I’m a movie fanatic and can quote a lot of films. Narrowing it down to ten was difficult, but here are my favorites in no particular order. (Wonder if we get bonus points if we match someone else?)
Mal: Define "interesting"
Wash: Oh God, oh God, we're all going to die?
- from Serenity
Mike: Putting the men's room in the tower, what was I thinking?
- from Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie
Max: Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that would haul that tanker. You want to get out of here? You talk to me.
- from The Road Warrior
- from Evil Dead II
John: All major theme parks have had delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!
Ian: But, John, if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.
- from Jurassic Park
- from Aliens
Jack Burton: Are you crazy... Is that your problem?
- from Big Trouble in Little China
- from Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie
Batty: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die.
- from Blade Runner
- from Galaxy Quest
So, what’s your favorite movie quote?
Big thanks to Jeffrey at World of the Scribe for his fantastic nine out of ten review of CassaStar!
Like your list. A few of those are favorites of mine - Galaxy Quest, Big Trouble in Little China, Aliens and Jurassic Park. I especially like the opening of Jurassic Park where they guy is screaming, "Shoot her, shoot her."
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Galaxy Quest! I love that movie! One of my favorite ones: "Well, I got nowhere else to go, the ex-wife took the whole damn planet in the divorce. All I got left is my bones." from the new Star Trek
ReplyDeleteI have a Serenity quote, too! And love Big Trouble in Little China - a tucked-in-tank on guy never looked so good ~ :) Great list - Jurassic Park, Alien...and yay to the King of Kitsch (in a good way) - Bruce C! Thanks for sharing ~
ReplyDeleteIt is said that great minds think alike. I, too, use the Jurassic Park quote. We differed on the Big Trouble quote, but I'd say we are birds of a feather!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
-James
Ah, The Road Warrior...I will never forget that line!
ReplyDeleteWow, we have 4 of the same movies, one of which is the same quote. Cool. You got good taste.
ReplyDeleteI like the Blade Runner one and
ReplyDeleteJurassic Park quote.
I like in "All About Eve" when
Bette Davis says, ""Fasten your seat belts - it's going to be a bumpy night."
Gosh there are so many great ones. I will have to go check out the fest!
One of my favourites for sheer awfulness, so bad, pointless, and delivered with an excess of hammed-up contempt that my wife & I can't help but join in whenever we see that part of the movie:
ReplyDelete"You rebel scum" - soldier in Return of the Jedi.
My award for brevity, and again the tone makes it:
"Oops" - Trudy appearing out of the mist and firing on the gunship in Avatar.
from THe Thing: "YOu've got to be effing kidding me"
ReplyDeleteGreat picks, Alex. I like Jack Burton's best, even though I didn't see the movie.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite movie quote: "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" -Jack Nicholson, A Few Good Men
xoRobyn
No bonus points between our lists. Most of my quotes come from olders movies, but I'm sure that won't surprise anyone. Some great quotes on yours. Am I surprised that one of yours comes from Serenity?
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My fave quote comes from Serenity. Good ol Kaylee Frye "Going on a year now, I ain't had nothing twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries." Makes me laugh every time.
ReplyDeleteInteresting quotes from Jurassic Park. But that is the only movie I know on your list.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED Mystery Science Theater when I was in college. We watched it all the time late night... so great! Some great quotes here. Hubby and I use a line from Big Trouble in Little China all the time, "Like I always say, check's in the mail ..." lol
ReplyDeleteI did wonder how you would have chosen ten quotes - you watch so many movies.
ReplyDeleteGame over, man! I love that line; it always makes me laugh. Thank you for taking part.
Top Ten Movie Quotes Blogfest
Great list of movie quotes, Alex. The "Serenity" one was my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteI should have participated in this one...
he he he didn't even know that SERENITY had so many hilarious quotes!
ReplyDeleteI personally prefer quotes from historical films, especially 300 and ELIZABETH THE GOLDEN AGE - a film which basically consists 100% of sentences to remember.
big trouble in little china!!!! whoo hoo!!!
ReplyDeleteand that serenity quote!!!
ooh! and galaxy quest! great pics!!
Great choices. I could have picked a dozen from Serenity alone! And I totally blanked out on Galaxy Quest...one of my all-time favorites!! :)
ReplyDeleteMason, Big Trouble and Galaxy Quest had so many, it was difficult to choose!
ReplyDeleteGood one, Mack!
Words, that was a great line from Star Trek.
Donea, I'll have to see your list then!
James, that's cool. I had about ten Big Trouble quotes selected before settling on that one.
Gail, Road Warrior is just a great film.
Wendy, all right - another quote match!
Ella, that's a good one. Yeah there's going to be some great quotes today.
Botanist, it's the ones you remember that matter!
Charles, The Thing almost made the list.
Robyn - if it wasn't genre specific, that Nicholson line would've been there. And you really should watch Big Trouble for the cheesy fun.
Lee, it was hard to only pick ONE from Serenity as well!
Melissa, that's a good one as well!
Pk - another MST3K fan! I could quote that entire movie. Same with Big Trouble.
Ellie, thanks for holding this fest - it was fun!
Nebular, you should've!
Dezz, my whole list could've been Serenity lines.
Glad you liked them, Aspiring!
I love everything and everyone and every line said in Galaxy Quest!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay!!! Take care
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Great list. Yes, Galaxy Quest was filled with memorable quotes.
ReplyDeleteLoved your list and will look up the couple I didn't know. I'm another huge Galaxy Quest fan, it has so many great lines.
ReplyDeletePsst....really enjoyed CassaStar!
MST3K! Awesome! Also, seeing a lot of Serenity quotes. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteSince I couldn't remember song titles, no way with movie quotes. :0( I did remember most of the scenes from the ones you posted, does that count? Your memory is out of this world! (No pun intended.)
ReplyDeleteThere's no way I could remember movie quotes...unless, of course we're talking a Disney movie I've seen 500 times and could recite backwards. But those wouldn't be "favorites" at all.
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes! My mom and I used to be able to quote a ton of lines from the movie Tremors. I was home from school with the flu and we watched that movie over and over and worked on puzzles. Good memories!
ReplyDeleteHello! Good list - I'd forgotten that classic line from Jurassic Park. I love the way Galaxy Quest is popping on several lists - I didn't consider it despite it being one of my fave films: 'It's a rock! It doesn't have motivation!'
ReplyDeleteI think I could make a whole top ten Mal quotes from Firefly - he had some fantastic lines!!! :)
ReplyDeleteKitty and Holly, once I started looking, I realized how many there were in Galaxy Quest.
ReplyDeleteMargo, thank you!!! I'm glad you did.
Dan, I'm a big MST3K fan.
Mary and Vicki, the IMDB really helped with those quotes...
Jamie, a Tremors quote almost mad the cut!
Brio, that's a good line as well!
He sure did, Jemi!
good god how could I have forgotten Big Trouble in Little China! I own it for crissakes! Great list :)
ReplyDeleteYour list is great!
ReplyDeleteI just realized I totally left out the entire Resident Evil franchise and the Aliens franchise. *sigh*
Too many good ones to choose from!
That's a great quote from Jurassic Park.... of course I love the humor from MST 3000 too.
ReplyDeleteWash: This landing is gonna get pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteMal: Define "interesting"
Wash: Oh God, oh God, we're all going to die?
- from Serenity
Seriously, wish I'd been this interesting.
.......dhole
great picks from the king of syfy!.
ReplyDeleteA few I like there plus some I forgotten so thanks for the reminder
Jurassic Park is one of my all time favorite movies. Serenity and Galaxy Quest, too.
ReplyDeleteOMG I can't believe I forgot Jurrasic Park!! That is one of my favorite movies of all time. And Mystery Science Theatre 3000 the movie is one of my favorites. I just love it. I think I need to own that one. Thanks for the reminder of these great movies!
ReplyDeleteBlade Runner and Serenity are definitely winning - they crop up everywhere (must the quality of the writing.)
ReplyDeleteMsHatch, I had a lot of quotes in mind for Big Trouble.
ReplyDeleteMara, there were too many!
Stephen, the whole list could've been MST3K.
Donna, that was the first quote that came to my mind!
Dempsey, us movie fiends could've made a list of thousands...
Abby, you need to purchase MST3K then!
Elaine, yes they seem to be on everyone's list.
Jack Burton's best quote has got to be "It's all in the reflexes".
ReplyDeleteJurassic Park, totally forgot about that awesome line.
ReplyDeleteThis is the second blog I've seen a Serenity quote but never seen the movie, now I've got to go check it out.
Alex-
ReplyDeleteWe both had the same Jurassic Park quote-but it's a classic.
I can't belive I did not think of Serenity-there's a million of them in that movie.
I am a leaf on the wind...
Larry
A great list Alex. I love reading things like this, though I don't get to watch the films unless they're on the TV.
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I only recognise one in this list - the Jurassic Park one. But I love it!
ReplyDeleteHmm... off the top of my head I can think of a lot favourite quotes from the animated MADAGASCAR movies!
Great list! How could I have forgotten Evil Dead? I think Netflix is going to have a sci-fi/horror boom from this blogfest!
ReplyDeleteGalaxy Quest is one of my favorite movies! I also love the Jurassic Park reference.
ReplyDeleteRicky, it was difficult to select just one.
ReplyDeleteKimberly, it seems to be THE movie for this fet - you've got to watch it!
Disc, that's a good one as well.
Yvonne, some of these are older movies, so you might see them on TV.
Rachel, add some bloodshed and Madagascar might have qualified for the list!
Witless, I bet it will as well!!
Excellent quotes, Alex. And that review wouldn't have been made possible if you hadn't written CassaStar.
ReplyDeleteSerenity has some great lines. The whole Firefly series was loaded with them. Still haven't forgiven them for not giving that show a chance.
ReplyDeletegreat list, great minds think alike. By Grabthor's hammer.
ReplyDeleteLove Galaxy Quest! I should have put it on my list but I wasn't on the ball, I guess. And I'm glad to see another person put Jurassic Park on the list. It's a big favorite in the house although it doesn't make my personal top ten. (I paid $70 for the original 'Summer 1993' promo poster as a Christmas gift!)
ReplyDeleteSad to admit I haven't seen a couple of these movies, but I'd totally forgotten about Jurassic Park.
ReplyDeleteThe original Evil Dead is one of my favs, but I couldn't think of any memorable quotes from that one. Yay for Galaxy Quest!
My favorite quotes are from comedies. Like this one from Groundhog Day"
ReplyDelete"Ned, I would love to stay here and talk with you... but I'm not going to"
I love that Serenity and Jurassic Park and MST3K on your list. Fantastic quotes all!
ReplyDeleteWould be cool to join that blogfest, but it's impossibel. I hardly remember a single movie quote, excepth "I'll be back" >:D
ReplyDeleteCold As Heaven
Thanks, Jeffrey - really appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteSusan - me neither!!
Budd, that's right!
Danette, you are a devoted fan then! We have the original posters of many movies.
Lisa, I've seen Evil Dead II dozens of times.
Cheeseboy, why does that not surprise me?
Thanks, MJ!
Are you crazy? Is that your problem?
ReplyDeleteGotta love it!!
Where's the LIKE button? I wish I had the kind of mind that remembers great quotes... Love yours, definately!
ReplyDeleteSerenity has heaps of brilliant quotes.
ReplyDeleteThat 'Blade Runner' quote is the number one of all time I think. You can't claim to be a geek if you don't know it by heart.
ReplyDeleteMy second favorite - Predator
"Why'd you pass on Libya?"
"Oh, just wasn't my style."
"You GOT no style Dutch. Come on, why'd you pass?"
"We a rescue team. Not assassins."
She Writes - that's right!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tessa - appreciate that!
Lynda, yes it does.
Kal, not losing my geek card! And wish I'd had room for a Predator quote.
Haha, I've seen Galaxy Quest quoted almost as many times as Star Wars in this blogfest. It was really a great movie. Nice list!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great list! Forgot about Galaxy Quest too!
ReplyDeleteExcellent list! But I'm not surprised. We have several of the same movies and I almost, almost went with your Jurassic Park quote. So close. It's such a great one!
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ReplyDeletethat is the best, galaxy quest and big trouble! so many great quotes.
Thank you for being part of this, it was a great time and success.
Jeremy [iZombie]
http://izombielover.blogspot.com/2011/02/thank-you-all-success-my-plans-out.html
Renee, I think Galaxy Quest and Serenity win.
ReplyDeleteJennie, we both have great taste.
Jeremy, thanks for hosting this fest!
I can't believe you remember all these lines - and character names. The only one of these I remember is the Jurassic Park one. I haven't been awake too long ... I barely remember my name.
ReplyDeleteOh God that's so hard - I don't think I could pick A favourite movie quote! Love some of the ones you've got on here.
ReplyDeleteHmm... I love a lot of quotes from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Jack Sparrow never fails to crack me up. Jurassic Park and Serenity also have some great lines... No, it's useless. I can't pick one.
Great quotes! Not a horror flick, but Jack Nicholson in "A Few Good Men" (I think) - his classic response to snotty-nosed Harvard Grad marine officer/lawyer's (played by Tom Cruise) request, "I want the truth" - when Nicholson said, "You can't HANDLE the truth!"
ReplyDeleteSerenity is one of my faves! I'm a movie junkie. No one wants to watch Star Wars with me because I know every line in the film. LOL
ReplyDeleteDang! How is it I missed this blogfest? Too fun!
ReplyDeleteA lot of my favorite lines need the visual/audio to make them funny.
"MmmGuy" - Galaxy Quest
"Auto washshshsh" - Fifth Element
"Leelou Dallas, multi pass. Mu-ulti passs" - Fifth Element
"Gimme the cashshsh" - Fifth Element
"Zero stones. Zero crates!" - Fifth Element
Do you get the idea I love Fifth Element? I bet I could come up with a lot more great ones if I thought about it. :)
Great quotes, Alex! :)
ReplyDeleteThis fest was right up your alley, eh?
ReplyDeleteMy fave is not horror/sci-fi. I bet you can guess the movie, though:
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
I can quote that entire movie. Much to hubs, and the kiddies, dismay.
Loved the Jurassic Park and Serenity quotes (and of course the Blade Runner one, I picked that one too)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah and Road Warrior! Awesome! I think you are the first to remember that movie.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list of quotes. Love these. Thanks for the memories. :)
ReplyDeleteCarol, most days I do good to remember my own name!
ReplyDeleteSangu, my original list was much longer than this.
Marvin, had that been allowed, that quote would definitely be on the list.
Ciara, Serentity was very popular in this fest.
Ali, the multi-pass one cracks me up every time!
Tara, The Princess Bride! And what's wrong with knowing every line?
Margo, you're right, I don't remember another Road Warrior line...
The ability of men to remember quotes from movies never ceases to amaze (and amuse) me. :)
ReplyDeleteMy all-time favorite movie is The Princess Bride. One of my favorite quotes is from Vizzini: "You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"!" (Yes, I had to look that up.) :)
Thanks for sharing your marketing experiences on my blog today!
Great quotes! I really wanted to participate in this but school is kicking my rump on the weekends and during the week. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI loved Galaxy Quest!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite movie quotes are all from The Princess Bride, probably. There's really too many memorable to mention.
That is my favorite quote from Galaxy Quest!
ReplyDeleteAlison, thanks for inviting me! And The Princess Bride is a great movie.
ReplyDeleteSummer, kick it back.
Carolina, the whole movie is one great quote.
Alexis, I almost forgot it, too!
I pretty much love some of these too! Great choices!
ReplyDeleteThese are really good!
ReplyDelete"we're all going to die!"
Of these. like the Jurassic Park one the best. In general, love to quote The Princess Bride. There are so many useful ones there!
ReplyDeleteoh, oh, oh!... great list and great comments! ANYTHING ever said by Kaylee Frye in Serenity or Firefly is practically priceless. Very well written.
ReplyDeleteI lean more towards being able to still quote the classic Star Wars movies and these are my favorites:
"That's no moon..."
and
"I know."
But I cringe for every, "delusions of grandeur" and "I've got a bad feeling about this..."
Thanks Doo and Pat!
ReplyDeleteKaren, that whole movie is a great quote.
Bryan, you know your Star Wars! And Kaylee's "nickers" comment was someone's pick.
Great list. I love the Blade Runner quote best. Great movie.
ReplyDeleteMy fave movie quote: 'Here's lookin' at you kid.' from the late great Humphrey Bogart.
Off to catch your interview.
Love that JP line. classic!!! I'm off to check ya out. Wait that didn't come out right!
ReplyDeleteWe love to quote movies at my home, and we have to guess where, too! (Our range comes from Walt Disney to Jim Hensen, Lol)
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Great list and quotes! I haven't seen any of these... actually.. I THINK I saw Aliens... but Serenity is definitely on the list :)
ReplyDeletei LOL'd at the Jurassic park quote
ReplyDeleteGood one, Denise.
ReplyDeleteCopyboy, I know what you meant.
Writing, you have to see Serenity!
Great quotes and great movies make a powerful combination. "Big Trouble in Little China" is one of my cult favorites. It even inspired a video game character from Mortal Kombat!
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes!
ReplyDeleteStill laughing over the Serenity one :D
I quote movies all the time, much to the enjoyment (er...annoyance) of my family.
~Jen
My favorite one is the Aliens quote. In fact, I use it all the time to annoy my kids at random moments LOL. My all time favorite though is this:
ReplyDelete"I was pondering the immortal words of Socrates who said...I drank what?"
Real Genius - Val Kilmer.
These are great quotes! I'm SO glad you quoted Big Trouble in Little China! That movie is outrageous, and I keep asking people whether they've seen it but NO ONE HAS. Except you. You're cool.
ReplyDelete"Putting the men's room in the tower, what was I thinking?" from MST3K is my favorite from your list! I wish I remembered it for my list.
ReplyDeleteMaurice, I didn't know that!
ReplyDeleteEric, that movie has a ton of great lines as well!
Mandarin, I try to be cool.
Reid, that's great! It's not a movie many have seen, either.
I wanted to participate in this Blog Fest, but I just couldn't get it together in time to do it. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteYou have some good ones.
That Jurassic Park quote is funny, but it has ALWAYS bothered me.
Disneyland opened in 1955.
Karen, way to be on top of the details!!
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