Ok, I'm not talking pickup lines and this goes for TV too, especially Saturday morning cartoons. There are so many phrases that just sound so incredibly cheesy and yet for some reason they keep getting used over and over and over in films and TV shows.
Like: "That idea is so crazy, it just might work!"
Or: "I will get you if it is the last thing I ever do!"
What are some others you can think of?
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
"Bond, James Bond"
Posted by weezer (Member # 6643) on :
"Is that a threat?" "No; it's a promise."
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
"I've got a bad feeling about this"
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
is it a problem that many of these lines have come up in normal conversations I've been in with my friends?
Posted by weezer (Member # 6643) on :
I always use cheesy movie lines. Doesn't everyone?
Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :
"He must be the king, he's the only one what hasn't got s**t on him."
I've never used that one.
On the other hand, there is another line form Monty Python that I have used many times: "I'm not dead yet!"
THe most overused movie line may be from Princess Bride: "Inconceivable!"
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
No, no, I'm talking about lines that are cliche, that movies and TV like to use over and over. (They are usually really DUMB movies and TV) They are the sorts of things no one would *ever* say in real life.
Except that today, Porter said to me, "That's so crazy, that just might work!" Which sparked this train of thought in my head.
Posted by weezer (Member # 6643) on :
"You better watch your back."
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
"It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it."
Posted by fil (Member # 5079) on :
quote:"It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it."
Gah! Wasn't this in that dang movie thread?? What movie was it from?? Gah!!
fil
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
The line that wouldn't DIE!!!
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
quote:"It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it."
I still vote for that M*A*S*H episode - "Depressing News" from season 9 - where Hawkeye builds a tower from tongue depressors. Can't prove it yet because they aren't showing season 9 in reruns currently.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
beverly,
how about weird associations that get perpetuated? like, kids with english accents are harbingers of creepiness?
fallow
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
"I'm getting too old for this."
(Maybe I'll appreciate that one and use it when I'm older, but I've NEVER heard anyone say that one...)
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Good one, plaid.
[ June 27, 2004, 01:45 AM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
quote: Good one, plaid
nope, never heard nobody say that one. what movie is it from?
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Might be an interesting topic for another thread?
*honestly is not sure what fallow is talking about*
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Fallow it feigning ignorance that I was responding to plaid, and pretending that he thinks that I was saying a movie quote. *deletes snarky comment*
[ June 27, 2004, 01:45 AM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
cut to commercial:
Fallow? the fresh Maker!
now back to your regularly scheduled *cough* programming
*this ad paid for by (bleep)*
Posted by Mikal (Member # 5564) on :
I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of (insert name here)
you'll never get away with this
i'll think of some more later
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Oooo, good ones!
"And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling kids and their dog!"
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."
Posted by fil (Member # 5079) on :
Again, not a distinct line, but any time the police captain berates the rogue detective for blowing up half the city to capture a nearly insigificant hood.
"You know how much your shenanagins cost this city?! I have the mayor breathing down my neck!"
fil
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote: kids with english accents are harbingers of creepiness
Posted by Alucard... (Member # 4924) on :
"He's dead, Jim." - Bones from Star Trek TOS
"I'll be back" - T800 from The Terminator I and II Posted by Jalapenoman (Member # 6575) on :
Isn't the line "It doesn't do anything....." actually from "The Meaning of Life" when they are talking about the machine that goes ping?
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
I don't think I've seen "The Meaning of Life"
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
"You've won the battle, but you haven't won the war!"
Posted by weezer (Member # 6643) on :
"Don't try this at home, kids."
Posted by alath (Member # 6150) on :
"I'll get you for this if it's the last thing I do!"
Edit: to add the pretty quotation marks
[ June 28, 2004, 12:31 AM: Message edited by: alath ]
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
"Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!"
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
You had me at hello.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
have I not seen you before, monsieur?
Posted by BrianM (Member # 5918) on :
"Oh man, that thing killed two people already!" "Lets be calm about this, we gotta have a plan!" "You want a plan? Well then, f*ck it up! That's my plan!"
[ June 29, 2004, 02:07 AM: Message edited by: BrianM ]
Posted by Taberah (Member # 4014) on :
quote:"Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!"
Actually, I'd say virtually everything from the Batman TV series falls in this catagory.
Posted by fil (Member # 5079) on :
"Does your dog bite?" "No." *gets bit "I thought you said your dog doesn't bite!"
"That is not my dog."
This never works. It always comes down to lawsuits in real life. Try it.
"Is your coffee hot?" "No." *sips coffee and gets burned "I thought you said your coffee wasn't hot!"
*cashier quietly sips coffee "That is not my coffee."
$$$$
fil
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
"Don't worry. The ones we love will always be right here. *points to heart*"
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Isn't the line "It doesn't do anything....." actually from "The Meaning of Life" when they are talking about the machine that goes ping?
Nope.
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
Dont try this at home, kids...
THats a line you'll hear outside of movies on a very regular basis... especially when dealing with science teachers.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
"Hey lady, here's your pizza, and here's you pepperoni!"
Trust me, the only result is 2-10 behind bars and a free pych exam.
Oh, you didn't mean those type movies.
"You'll be sorry you broke up with me."
No they won't.
Never.
"You scruffy looking nerf hearder".
It just gets you blank stares and a geek reputation.
May also result in another free psych exam.
"Today is a good day to die."
Maybe, but its a better day to live.
"Tis a far far better thing I do..."
Maybe, but nobody cares. Just shut up and do it.
"Look, its spiderman!"
If you are not standing outside a theater, under a bill board, or near an arachnid lovers house, this will also get you a free Psych exam.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
"I've said it before, and I'll say it again..."
Or, the common action-movie line during action sequence: "Let's go!" and "This way!"
Does anyone say that when they're in great danger? I can imagine "Run!" or "Argh!"
Another thing that really bothers me is when bad things happen in high-tech movies the control centre gets a loud beeping siren so no one can see anything. And the lights go red and/or flash, so no one can see anything! It looks scary but it's completely impractical.
EDIT: "All systems are go."
[ June 30, 2004, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: Teshi ]
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Good one, Book.
"What's the worst that could happen?"
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
hmm Where did I hear that Myr?
Oh yes, that was in Prince of Persia Sands of Time, but that's a video game. Posted by Ron Lambert (Member # 2872) on :
"Well, at least things can't get any worse."
"What could go wrong?"
"Something tells me we're not in Kasas anymore."
"No, no, I wasn't talking to you! Argh!"
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"I love it when a plan comes together!"
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I am the pater familias !
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote: "Today is a good day to die."
Am I the only one that recognized that as a cheat code from Warcraft?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote: Dont try this at home, kids...
THats a line you'll hear outside of movies on a very regular basis... especially when dealing with science teachers.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
IIRC, isn't that an incomplete quote, pooka?
But I like your version better. Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
"All we have to do is reverse the polarity."
As if that ever really works.
"Two negavtives make a positive, but two positves do not make a negative."
Yeah, right.
(think about it)
"I'm feeling much better now." Cures don't work like that.
"Its only a flesh wound." Ever hear of "Shock" people? Flesh wounds are not something people walk away from.
"I'll just knock him out by hitting him on the back of the head."
Um, hit him to soft and you just get him mad. Hit him too hard and you kill him.
"Karate Chop!" Pork chops are much better tasting, and if undercooked, could be more lethal.
Posted by Ron Lambert (Member # 2872) on :
Eruve, wasn't that line ("Today is a good day to die") originally attributed to Geronimo, who was supposed to have said that to his braves just as they launched their attacks?
Of course, today, we just yell "Geronimo!" as we're jumping off the plane, or whatever.
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
"Gimme some sugar, baby"
Posted by Mabus (Member # 6320) on :
Actually, I believe "Today is a good day to die" is Shaka Zulu...
Posted by Ron Lambert (Member # 2872) on :
Probably Shaka Zulu said it in Swahili, and Geronimo said it in Apache, so whatever they said was original for them.
Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
"Sometimes the magic works. Sometimes it doesn't."
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
"Just keep punchin', Apollo."
"Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are!"
"The ultimate male versus the ultimate meatball."
Sorry -- though we didn't watch more than 20 minutes or so, Rocky III (and IV, though we didn't watch any of that) was on last night.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
"Badges. we don't need no stinking badges!"
Yes you do or my lawyer will be on you like white on rice.
"You can't enter here without a warrant."
He's got a gun. If he wants to enter, there tain't much you can do to stop him.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
I've been knocked out by being hit on the head once. It was only for like 30 secs, but I was definitely knocked out. And this wasn't a concussion thing, either.
The worst part is that it was during a movie my friends were making, and all they did was just tape my unconscious face.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
"I'm not that kind of girl."
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
Just for the record it's actually
quote:Badges? We don't got no badges. We don't need no badges. We don't have to show you no stinking badges.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:The worst part is that it was during a movie my friends were making, and all they did was just tape my unconscious face.
They knew your dedication to art was so high that they didn't want to dishonor you by missing the shot.
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