You know, I read CrazyChop’s post, immediately thought of Mystery Men, went to IMDB to verify The Sphinx’s name, came back here, scrolled down one post, and bam, I’m scooped.
I can add, “Thank you Captain Conundrum.”
I kind of agree with everyone on the X-Men line. When I read the thread title, I knew that would get mentioned. And I agree that it’s awful, and that Whedon meant it to be read with Buffy-esque flipness, and I agree that that doesn’t really fit Storm’s character well. It’s kind of a mess on everyone’s part, yet everyone is somewhat forgiveable for their part in it as well.
BTW, didn’t Joss also write this exchange?
Wolverine: How do I know it’s really you?
Cyclops: You’re a dick.
Wolverine: shrug of acknowledgement
Oh, and Little Nemo, thanks for the gloss of the Matrix as fantasy - I really like that take. We saw the movie on opening weekend, knowing nothing about it, and it was a wonderful, fun, gorgeous movie. I can see how going in hearing all the hype, or seeing the sequels, could ruin it for you, but for what it is, standing on its own, The Matrix is great, IMHO.
That reminds me of the movie’s worst line. When they enter the Genesis cave they look around in wonder, then Carol Marcus says “now do you believe I can cook?”
What? What?
It took a couple of viewings before I worked out what that line meant, and it’s still crap.
It took me a while, but I finally remembered it.
Gone with the Wind, Melanie is dying. Rhett said something like “She never was strong” or “She was the only one with real character” something like that. Ashley Wilkes was walking around and said “And **you ** were the only one who knew it.” WTF??? This has bothered me for a long, long time.
Ok, I know the “Fast and the Furious” should not be held to any kind of a standard when it comes to lines. I should just enjoy the chase scenes and flashy cars and ignore the rest. But there’s a line in it that is not only the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, but it is completely unneccesary.
So, the scene is the first time Paul Walker tries to get in with the racing gang. He’s standing by his car and the rapper-wanna-be-actor guy (Jay-z? Ja Rule? Ludicris? I’m really not sure) comes up to him and says, “That your car?”
Walker repiles, “I’m standing next to it aren’t I?”
RWBAG, “It’s not how you stand next to your car, it’s how you drive it. Know that.”
Ok, that’s what should have been said. It works, it puts Walker in his place. It rolls off the tongue. But, no! RWBAG leads it with, the worst line ever!
“People 'round here? We knows a few things. And one of the things we knows is it’s not how you stand next to your car - it’s how you drive it. Know that.”
What the fuck does that even mean? And why was it left in the movie? Did RWBAG get to write his own lines? Eeesh! it just grates on the ears.
I’m not sure where Justin gets his information. They’ve been common in the US since at least the mid 1970s, although maybe not every brand did it back then.
It’s an OK line, could have been better. Somehow it wouldn’t have been so clunky if McCoy had phrased it “Are you feeling OK, Jim?”
It is supposed to bring full circle how Kirk was feeling old at the beginning of the movie with his birthday and all. I’m not quite sure why having your best friend die would make you feel young, but maybe it’s because Kirk was invigorated after having beaten Khan and giving Spock a slight chance at living again on the Genesis planet.
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I’ve had this argument with other people. The delivery of this line is probably not a decision left up to the actor alone. There was an SFX shot involved, she was all alone on camera for the delivery, and the line referred to specific action taking place. Singer, at the very least, is as much to blame as Berry.
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The dumbest line in a movie… hmm…
“Shame on me for kissing you with my eyes closed so tight.” - Liv Tyler in That Thing You Do. Presumably Hanks wrote it, and presumably he talked with her about her delivery of it, and it still sucked. An awful, weak, convoluted and contrived way to express a sentiment of betrayal.
The sci-fi thriller Habitat, which should go down in history if only for the most gratuitous tittie shot in all of moviedom, contains an awesomely dumb line, so awesomely dumb that it has been acquired for regular household use here in the Olive household.
The world’s ozone layer has been so depleted that it’s dangerous to go outside in the sunshine. The young man is the child of geneticists and has recently discovered he’s part plant (or something to do with plants–does it really matter??!) Somehow this makes him able to be exposed to the sun.
We’ll let the online review here explain everything.
As loathe as I am to defend any part of this abomination, Sybok was using the Enterprise to get to God. They did not find out that “God” was just looking to bum a ride until they got there, at which point Kirk asked the question.
