Memorable movie speeches.
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javapadawan
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"Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian Leyte, we'd just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in twelve minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half hour. Tiger. Thirteen footer. You know how you know that in the water, Chief? You can tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know, was that our bomb mission was so secret, no distress signal had been sent. They didn't even list us overdue for a week.
Very first light, Chief, sharks come cruisin', so we formed ourselves into tight groups. It was sorta like you see in the calendars, you know the squares in the old calendars like the Battle o' Waterloo and the idea was the shark come to the nearest man, that man he starts poundin' and hollerin' and sometimes that shark he go away... but sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark looks right at ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn't even seem to be livin'... 'til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all your poundin' and your hollerin' those sharks come in and... they rip you to pieces.
You know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand. I do know how many men, they averaged six an hour. Thursday mornin', Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Bosun's mate. I thought he was asleep, reached over to wake him up. He bobbed up, down in the water, he was like a kinda top. Upended. Well, he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon the fifth day a Lockheed Ventura swung in low and he spotted us, a young pilot, lot younger than Mr. Hooper here, anyway he spotted us and a few hours later a big ol' fat PBY come down and start to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened? Waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went into the water. Three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the twenty-ninth, nineteen-forty five. Anyway, we delivered the bomb."
-Quint [Jaws]
Very first light, Chief, sharks come cruisin', so we formed ourselves into tight groups. It was sorta like you see in the calendars, you know the squares in the old calendars like the Battle o' Waterloo and the idea was the shark come to the nearest man, that man he starts poundin' and hollerin' and sometimes that shark he go away... but sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark looks right at ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn't even seem to be livin'... 'til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all your poundin' and your hollerin' those sharks come in and... they rip you to pieces.
You know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand. I do know how many men, they averaged six an hour. Thursday mornin', Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Bosun's mate. I thought he was asleep, reached over to wake him up. He bobbed up, down in the water, he was like a kinda top. Upended. Well, he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon the fifth day a Lockheed Ventura swung in low and he spotted us, a young pilot, lot younger than Mr. Hooper here, anyway he spotted us and a few hours later a big ol' fat PBY come down and start to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened? Waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went into the water. Three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest, June the twenty-ninth, nineteen-forty five. Anyway, we delivered the bomb."
-Quint [Jaws]
Lady Mer
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Well, if we're looking at Babylon 5, Ivanova's got some wonderful speeches.
"Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out. Babylon Control out. [Sigh] Civilians. [Looking up] Just kidding about the God part -- no offense."
"Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova, Commander, daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth ... I am Death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me."
And Delenn's short, but wonderful exchange with an Earthforce captain
"This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection. Withdraw, .. or be destroyed."
"Negative. We have authority here. Do not force us to engage your ship."
"Why not? Only one human captain has ever survived battle with Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else."
"Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out. Babylon Control out. [Sigh] Civilians. [Looking up] Just kidding about the God part -- no offense."
"Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova, Commander, daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth ... I am Death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me."
And Delenn's short, but wonderful exchange with an Earthforce captain
"This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection. Withdraw, .. or be destroyed."
"Negative. We have authority here. Do not force us to engage your ship."
"Why not? Only one human captain has ever survived battle with Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else."
Marius Delphus
Adventurer
John Quincy Adams' (Anthony Hopkins') speech at the narrative climax of Amistad. No, I can't transcribe it at the moment, but I sure as heck nominate it.
Fast Learner
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This might be it:Marius Delphus said:
I think my favorite speech in that film is that of the leader of the uprising, John Cinque:
MaxKaladin
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For me, the thing that made this speech so great was the presentation. You didn't see Ivanova deliver most of it. You experienced it from the bridge of one of the opposing ships where they heard it as audio only. This gave it a vaguely sinister "voice from the ether" quality that gave it much more impact than it might otherwise had. Just listening to this disembodied voice made it much easier to believe that it really was death incarnate and that God really did send her.Lady Mer said:
Tom Cashel
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I'm gonna cheat and put in this exchange from The Big Lebowski:
LEBOWSKI
Where's my goddamn money, you bum?!
DUDE
Well, well we--I, I, I don't--
LEBOWSKI
They did not receive the money, you nitwit! They did not receive the money! HER LIFE WAS IN YOUR HANDS!
BRANDT
This is our concern, Dude.
DUDE
No, man, nothing is f***ed here--
LEBOWSKI
NOTHING IS F***ED!
DUDE
No man--
LEBOWSKI
THE GODDAMN PLANE HAS CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAIN!
DUDE
Well man, come on, who're you gonna believe? Those guys or uh--we dropped off the damn money--
LEBOWSKI
WE?!
DUDE
I--the royal we, you know, the editorial we--I dropped off the money, exactly as per--Look, man I've got certain information alright? Certain things have come to light, and uh, ya know, has it ever occurred to you, that uh, instead of uh, you know running around, uh uh, blaming me, given the nature of all this new s**t, you know it, it it, this could be a uh, a lot more uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean it's not just, it might not be, just such a simple, uh--you know?
LEBOWSKI
What in God's holy name are you blathering about?
DUDE
Well I'll tell you what I'm blathering about! I got information man--new s**t has come to light and and--s**t, man! She kidnapped herself!
Lebowski stares at him, dumbstruck. The Dude is encouraged.
DUDE
Well sure man, look at it! Ya know. A young trophy wife, in the parlance of our times, ya know. She uh, uh, owes money all over town, including to known pornographers--ha, and that's cool, that's that's cool--I- I'm saying, she needs money man, and uh, you know, of course they're gonna say they didn't get it, uh uh, because she wants more, man, she's gotta feed the monkey, I I mean--uh, hasn't that ever occurred to you man? Sir?
LEBOWSKI
(quietly)
No Mr. Lebowski, that had not occurred to me.
BRANDT
That had not occurred to us, Dude.
LEBOWSKI
Where's my goddamn money, you bum?!
DUDE
Well, well we--I, I, I don't--
LEBOWSKI
They did not receive the money, you nitwit! They did not receive the money! HER LIFE WAS IN YOUR HANDS!
BRANDT
This is our concern, Dude.
DUDE
No, man, nothing is f***ed here--
LEBOWSKI
NOTHING IS F***ED!
DUDE
No man--
LEBOWSKI
THE GODDAMN PLANE HAS CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAIN!
DUDE
Well man, come on, who're you gonna believe? Those guys or uh--we dropped off the damn money--
LEBOWSKI
WE?!
DUDE
I--the royal we, you know, the editorial we--I dropped off the money, exactly as per--Look, man I've got certain information alright? Certain things have come to light, and uh, ya know, has it ever occurred to you, that uh, instead of uh, you know running around, uh uh, blaming me, given the nature of all this new s**t, you know it, it it, this could be a uh, a lot more uh, uh, uh, uh, complex, I mean it's not just, it might not be, just such a simple, uh--you know?
LEBOWSKI
What in God's holy name are you blathering about?
DUDE
Well I'll tell you what I'm blathering about! I got information man--new s**t has come to light and and--s**t, man! She kidnapped herself!
Lebowski stares at him, dumbstruck. The Dude is encouraged.
DUDE
Well sure man, look at it! Ya know. A young trophy wife, in the parlance of our times, ya know. She uh, uh, owes money all over town, including to known pornographers--ha, and that's cool, that's that's cool--I- I'm saying, she needs money man, and uh, you know, of course they're gonna say they didn't get it, uh uh, because she wants more, man, she's gotta feed the monkey, I I mean--uh, hasn't that ever occurred to you man? Sir?
LEBOWSKI
(quietly)
No Mr. Lebowski, that had not occurred to me.
BRANDT
That had not occurred to us, Dude.
replicant2
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More from Excalibur
"Excalibur" is absolutely loaded with great speeches and dialogue. Here's another:
(Arthur): "Perceval, I did not know how empty was my soul, until it was filled.
"Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I've lived through others far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guinevere my guilt. Mordred bore my sins. My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be -- King."
(Kay): "Guards, squires! Prepare for battle!"
Cue score from "Carmina Burana" (epic riding music) as knights and Arthur ride, and flowers come into bloom.
"Excalibur" is absolutely loaded with great speeches and dialogue. Here's another:
(Arthur): "Perceval, I did not know how empty was my soul, until it was filled.
"Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I've lived through others far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guinevere my guilt. Mordred bore my sins. My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be -- King."
(Kay): "Guards, squires! Prepare for battle!"
Cue score from "Carmina Burana" (epic riding music) as knights and Arthur ride, and flowers come into bloom.
milotha
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For some strange reason the speach by Rutger Hauer at the end of the movie Blade Runner still sticks in my head.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.
