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In 2005 , the American Film Institute put out a list of its choices for the 100 good motion picture quotes . For its time , AFI ’s option were jolly definitive . But it ’s been almost 20 years since that list came out , and it ’s clip for a refresh that includes citation from both the 20th and the 21st hundred .
The classic definitely have their place on our lean as well . But the last two tenner of movies have fork up some memorable quotes of their own and deserve to take their place alongside some of the most memorable line in cinema account . So after due consideration , these are our choices for the 10 best motion picture quote of all time , rank from 10 to 1 .
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10. Training Day (2001)
Famous line:“King Kong ai n’t got s * * * on me ! ”
Who say it : Denzel Washington ’s Detective Alonzo Harris
This was such a great quote that Warner Bros. even used it forTraining Day‘s promotional campaign . But the thing that ’s leisurely to forget is that Alonzo only say the line when he ’s been broken . His keep over the neighborhood has been shatter , and the word ’s he ’s screaming are just a materialization of his impotent furore .
Alonzo bang that any illusions about his power over civilians are choke , and his angriest words ca n’t change that . If anything , Alonzo is trying to convince himself that nothing has shift , and even he does n’t really believe that .
9. Gladiator (2000)
Famous line:“Are you not entertain ? ! ”
Who said it : Russell Crowe ’s Maximus .
avowedly , we pinched this one from our inclination ofthe ripe action picture show quotation of all - time . But it deserves it . Maximus ( Crowe ) may have fall from general to a slave , but he knew well than anyone what the gladiatorial game were about .
When he easily triumphed over much - right - gird gladiators with shocking viciousness , even the hardened papistic crowds look aside from the gore . That ’s not what Maximus wants . He wants them to face what they ’re doing , and what they ’ve become .
8. Frankenstein (1931)
Famous line:“It ’s active ! ”
Who said it : Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein .
Dr. Frankenstein ’s quote may actually be more far-famed for all of the parodies it inspired in the 93 years sinceFrankenstein‘s dismissal . But the delivery is everything as Dr. Frankenstein embraces his inner mad scientist after successfully reanimating a remains to become his creature . Suffice to say , Frankenstein wo n’t be celebrating for very long …
7. Scarface (1983)
Famous line:“Say ‘ hello ’ to my little ally ! ”
Who state it : Al Pacino ’s Tony Montana .
Tony Montana does n’t realize it yet , but he ’s a dead human race . Al Pacino ’s character say the line of descent while he ’s high out of his mind , and also after he ’s lost the last people in his life he care about .
So when Tony ’s enemies descend upon him , he does n’t think twice about attempting to fight them off all by himself . All thing considered , he does pretty well by himself . But his fortune does n’t last everlastingly .
6. The Dark Knight (2008)
Famous line:“Some humans just need to watch the world burn . ”
Who said it : Michael Caine ’s Alfred Pennyworth .
The Dark Knighthad an copiousness of smashing line , from “ Why so serious ? ” to “ You either die a hero or hold up long enough to see yourself become the villain . ” But the one that really sticks with us is Alfred relate the tale of a bandit not unlikethe Jokerhimself who did n’t care about money , riches , or mogul .
He merely wanted to watch the globe burn . The kicker to this story is that Bruce Wayne asks Alfred how he finally handled the brigand , and his reply was that he burned down the woodland he was hide in .
5. Star Wars (1977)
Famous line:“May the Force be with you . ”
Who enjoin it : Harrison Ford ’s Han Solo .
If we had n’t told you that Han Solo enjoin “ May the Force be with you , ” would you have guessed that he was the one to say the most iconic business inStar Wars ? Obi - Wan Kenobi has a similar blood line : “ the Force will be with you , always . ” But this is the one that was embraced by both George Lucas and the fans to the point where it ’s practically a normal thing to say in the Star Wars universe .
In the linguistic context of this scenery , Han is fundamentally saying as heartfelt a goodbye as he can finagle for Luke Skywalker , because he thinks that the Rebel rape on the Death Star is doomed from the jump . He ’s wrong , of course . But it was Han himself who changed the row of history by add up back before the struggle was over .
4. Dirty Harry (1971)
Famous line:“You’ve acquire to ask yourself one question : Do I palpate favorable ? Well , do ya , punk ? ”
Who said it : Clint Eastwood ’s Inspector “ Dirty ” Harry Callahan .
To be honest , Dirty Harry ’s dividing line fromSudden shock , “ Go ahead , make my solar day , ” could have easily been slot in here . Clint Eastwood did yawp rapscallion policeman like few others . The key fruit to this particular quote though is that Harry ’s bluffing a bank robber . Harry know that he ’s out of bullets , but the robber does n’t know that . And by making the robber doubt his own endurance , Harry walks off from this encounter without burn down another shot .
3. The Shining (1980)
Famous line:“Here ’s Johnny ! ”
Who say it : Jack Nicholson ’s Jack Torrance .
Someday , movie lovers will wholly forget that this line is a reference to the iconic intromission that Ed McMahon gave for Johnny Carson for decades onThe Tonight Show . So we ’ll just have to cue them .
By this point inStanley Kubrick‘s seminal repulsion movieThe Shining , Jack Torrance was completely out of his mind and willing to murder his wife and child . He said the line right after using an ax to snap off through a door and terrorise his wife . It ’s all about the delivery , and Nicholson successfully come off as altogether disquiet in this aspect .
2. Casablanca (1942)
Famous line:“Here ’s front at you , kid . ”
Who aver it : Humphrey Bogart ’s Rick Blaine .
Sometimes , the classics are the classics for a rationality . Casablancaalso has a lot of lines that could fill up a list of the best quotes , but this one stands out because it ’s Rick ’s redemption . alternatively of run off with his former lover , Ilsa Lund , he post her off with her husband to get by the Nazis with their letter of passage .
As for Rick , he ’s going to delay behind and fight the Nazis in his own way . It ’s a bittersweet closing to one of the with child films ever made , but it ’s the closing that givesCasablancaits staying power .
1. The Godfather (1972)
Famous line:“I’m gon na make him an crack he ca n’t refuse . ”
Who said it : Marlon Brando ’s Vito Corleone .
This line has been endlessly quoted and copy , even by Marlon Brando himself ! But when it comes toThe Godfather , everyone remember this consequence when he promises a favor … that may involve leaving a severed cavalry chief in the bottom of a Hollywood producer . That ’s what he intend by “ an whirl he ca n’t refuse . ”
Don Corleone is at the top of his great power here , and the moment is pregnant because the motion-picture show chronicles his fall before the mantle of Godfather pass by to his son , Michael .
