There are all kind of awards for movies, but none for the most memorable lines. Screw that. This may be one award that actually means something. I can't think of The Godfather without hearing, "I made him an offer he can't refuse." Movies that suck can also have lines that stick. The 2003 Bruce Willis clunker Tears of the Sun stays with me only for the moment when Navy SEAL Willis turns to his men like John Wayne reborn and says, "cowboy the fuck up."
So let's put the movies of 2007 to the test. What are the lines you'll never forget? Vote for the ones below or pick your own. I want names, and I want to rank them. Game on.
"I drink you milkshake—I drink it up!" —[Daniel Day-Lewis to Paul Dano in There Will Be Blood
"Call it, friendo." —Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
"I am Shiva, the god death." —Tom Wilkinson going wacko on George Clooney in Michael Clayton
"Nobody has gotten a handjob in cargo pants since Nam." —Jonah Hill in Superbad
"If any of us gets laid tonight it's because of Eric Bana in Munich" —Seth Rogen on the Jewish self image in Knocked Up
"I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into." —Ellen Page in Juno
(to a crucifix) "How does it feel?" —Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in* I'm Not There*
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Lulz | December 19, 2008 2:03 PM
Woot!
Scarface | August 18, 2008 10:31 AM
There will be blood-'I drink your milkskake I drink it up'
No Country for Old Men-'Call it friendo'
Amarican Gangster-'There you go 20%'
choran | August 11, 2008 11:06 PM
not sure how it goes exactly, but the line from Superbad about the girl who gets a breast-reduction: "It's like slapping God in the face..."
lenny ogun | May 5, 2008 9:43 AM
juno
"your like the coolest person i know and you dont even try"
"actully i try really hard"
its not extremly funny but its so sweet and so true
Creighton W | April 4, 2008 12:53 AM
come on man you came so close!
best line from I'm Not There is when Cate looks up at jesus and yells "DO YOUR OLD STUFF!!!"
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ChristianH | February 25, 2008 4:35 AM
Oh, god, that "Milkshake" line is classic.
Also props to "This is Sparta!", "You should adopt a baby from China. I hear they give them away like free cell phones.", "Call it, friendo.", any number of humorous lines from Knocked Up, especially those coined by Paul Rudd, "Would we be friends in the real world? Not as brothers, but as people?" (The Darjeeling Limited; I'll have to get the DVD to remember the exact line), several great quotes from Superbad, and, of course, "Pregnancy can often lead to an infant." "Yeah, that's what happens when our moms and teachers get pregnant."
Tom Robinson | February 23, 2008 5:08 PM
i'm not to sure how the line exactly goes but my favorite quote in "No Country for Old Men" is "I heard of a couple of boys who would rent out rooms to old people, kill them, bury them in the backyard and collect their social security checks. They wouldn't just kill them either, they would torture them first. I don't know why they did this perhaps the TV was broken." as said by Tommy Lee Jones, in a contemplating manner
kind of long, but it stayed with me more than any other ive heard in a very long time
Moses | February 6, 2008 3:34 AM
I think that "I'm your brother... from another mother." in There Will Be Blood was pretty good, by no means the line of the movie, but I enjoyed it.
Jonathan | February 6, 2008 1:53 AM
So many favorites:
"If I don't come back, tell my mother that I love her.
You're mother's dead, Llewelyn.
Well, I i'll go over there and hell her, then."
-from "No Country For Old Men"
"I'm finished."
-from "There Will Be Blood"
"THIS. IS. SPARTA!!!"
-from "300"
"Just how dangerous is he?
Compared to what, the Bubonic Plague?"
-from "No Country For Old Men"
joe | February 5, 2008 11:38 PM
Not really a line, but the phrase I've heard the most this year, from "The Simpsons".
"Look Out!!!....Here comes the SpiderPig"
Anonymous | February 4, 2008 6:43 PM
tarded movies for an audience. Stunned may have a point
Rob'e Lee | February 4, 2008 1:09 PM
"Is H.W. okay?"
"No he isn't."
"That was one goddamn helluva show"
"...and then I woke up."
James | February 2, 2008 12:21 PM
"You're name's Dave right?"
"Big Dave"
"Hi big Dave, I'm medium Pat"
From Gone Baby Gone. Great moment of confrontation (feel free to correct me if I didn't get that one spot on).
And Michael Cera had some of the best lines from Super Bad
"You have such a smooth cock"
"Yeah, you would too if you were a guy"
"My pussy is so wet"
"Yeah, they said that'd happen in health class"
But still, "She wants my dick... in and around her mouth" is hilarious.
dan meehan | February 2, 2008 11:24 AM
The milkshake line is already a classic, but even better is Plainview to Eli: "I AM THE CHURCH OF THE THIRD REVELATION! I TOLD YOU I WOULD EAT YOU!"
Rachel | February 2, 2008 1:11 AM
"Just imagine if girls weren't weirded out by our boners and stuff, and just like wanted to see them. That's the world I one day want to live in." - Evan from Superbad
"I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!" - Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blood
"What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss?" - Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men
"PAPRIKA!!!" from Paprika
Peter | February 1, 2008 9:54 PM
"I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy." Best line/ scene / film of 2007. Clooney is the man, and this is a bad ass line from Michael Clayton.
Peter | February 1, 2008 9:52 PM
"I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy that you buy." Bad Ass Line from a great film / scene/ character / actor.
Micheal Clayton...of course Clooney.
PS | February 1, 2008 2:50 PM
Superbad had WAY better lines than that one:
A little P in the Va-G
Anyone not in this class needs to leave...ummm FOGLE...HI!
and of course
FO SHO! I'M GETTING THAT FO SHO!
Stunned.. | February 1, 2008 11:56 AM
Do any of you people (including Peter Travers) actually speak English as your first language? This hurt to read. Lord!
zac o | February 1, 2008 11:43 AM
oh, king of kong, anything billy mitchell says
and maybe my fav of the year
"Billy Mitchell is the closet anyone in the competitive gaming community has come to a Jedi."
-Walter Day
Savon | February 1, 2008 11:36 AM
I have tremendous respect for the warmth and energy the late director-writer-actress Adrienne Shelly invested in her feature film Waitress. The line that sticks with me is from the song Jenna (Kerri Russell) sings in the film: "Gonna bake a pie with a heart in the middle." Waitress is Shelly's "pie with a heart in the middle," her gift to the world. To learn more about Shelly and her legacy, visit www.adrienneshellyfoundation.org.
steph p | February 1, 2008 11:30 AM
D Plainview in There Will Be Blood, to Eli:
“Well it was a goddamn hell of a show”
TheAlwaysClassyMaynard | February 1, 2008 11:22 AM
Um, Peter? "Call it, friendo" was never said in No Country for Old Men. That was only in the trailer, my friend. And I'm pretty sure it's "I drink your milkshake!! I drink it up!!" "I", not "I'll"
I'm such a dick :D
Anywho, I'll say... "I can't keep doing this with these...people... (evil laugh)" from There Will Be Blood.
a reminder | February 1, 2008 10:47 AM
Looking back, there have been some superb films this year- I can name ten that I think have enough backbone to take a pretty strong stance at longevity. The best quote of the year? While the ones Peter mentions are great, the award clearly goes to "The King Of Kong (Fistful of Quarters)." What line you ask? Well, the entirety of it
"Billy Mitchell will one day be on a Wheaties Box."
Zac O | February 1, 2008 10:46 AM
I would have to say the best line from No Country that has stuck with me is, "I don't know, can you see me?" One of the funniest and most evil lines I can think of. Other good bets, Clooney's last bit of monologue in Michael Clayton was great as well, and the "don't be so modest your a rat for Pete's sake" i really enjoyed, just a sweet line.
The Pig In Zen | February 1, 2008 10:14 AM
I am so sick of this "milkshake" bullshit. It was an alright line, but THAT'S what we remember??? The dude yells, "BASTARD IN A BASKET!" for 3 minutes, not to mention the line that is superior to the both of them: "You put on a goddamn hell of a show." as said to Eli.
Movie Mike | February 1, 2008 9:52 AM
Hey Doc Howard, Ben Stone calling. Guess what the fuck's up?! Allison's going into labor and you are not fucking here! No, where are you? You're in a fucking bar mitzvah in San Francisco you motherfucking piece of shit and you know what I'm gonna have to do now? I'm going to have to kill you, I'm gonna have to pop a fucking cap in your ass. You're dead. You're 2pac. You are fucking Biggie you piece of shit. I hope you fucking die or drop the fucking chair and kill that fucking kid. Hope your plane crashes. Peace, fucker
jason b. | February 1, 2008 9:27 AM
Mr. Travers, you absolutely picked the wrong line from Superbad. The line that really brought the house down was, "That's funny, Jules, because my back is actually located on my cock..." The 'Nam line is good tho.
AJ Bell | February 1, 2008 12:32 AM
Well, no matter how much i love No Country, Juno, The Apatow Productions, and I'm Not There(All of which are on my top ten films of 07) the greatest line of the year are spurted from the mouth of Daniel Day Lewis. "I'll Drink your Milkshake! I drink it up!"
My father and i have an inside joke with that because none of our friends care see incredible films such as this.
ammar-chep | January 31, 2008 11:34 PM
daniel day-lewis in there will be blood.
"i see people and i see nothing like it." (if i not mistaken, it sound something like that)
Nick B. | January 31, 2008 11:33 PM
The best quote from Knocked would have to be Seth's Rabbi's line when they discover Mr. Skin "Fuck me and the beard."
Juno's best and most truthful quote was "I bought another Sonic Youth album and it was just noise!"
WalkinDude | January 31, 2008 11:22 PM
Oh, and not to intentionally double post, but I have to include The Simpsons Movie, "Look at that, you can see the four states that border Springfield: Ohio, Nevada, Maine, and Kentucky!" and "Hello, I'm Tom Hanks. The US Government has lost its credibility so it's borrowing some of mine."
JellyFishBrains | January 31, 2008 11:19 PM
and the correct line from Juno...
"Nah... I mean, I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into?"
come on peter
WalkinDude | January 31, 2008 11:13 PM
I def. think the "I'm finished!" and "I'll drink you're milkshake - I'll drink it up!" are two of the more memorable lines of the year, as is Javier Bardem's line in NCFOM "What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss?" But on a less "indie" or award nom. film, I have to include "I am Optimus Prime." from Transformers. The combination of the line in itself and the fact that it is the original Prime's voice just make is awesome. It's kind of like that soothing, kind voice that gives you hope in a seemingly impossible situation. Not to mention that it represents the return of one of the greatest leader's of all time. There are others, but I don't want to take up a bunch of space.
JellyFishBrains | January 31, 2008 11:12 PM
Peter Travers stop being so lazy and actually look up the correct quotes.
The correct line from Superbad is...
"Nobody has gotten a hand job in cargo shorts since nam."
MrSean | January 31, 2008 10:00 PM
Seriously.
What could be more memorable in 2007 than,
“THIS. IS. SPARTA!!!!!!!”
blah | January 31, 2008 9:39 PM
i'm a big fan of Rainn Wilson's line from juno: "that ain't no etch-a-sketch. this is one doodle that can't be undid, homeskillet." as soon as that was over i thought: best. cameo. ever.
T. Rex | January 31, 2008 9:07 PM
The quote for No Country should be "And then I woke up."
The quote I remember best from Juno was "I think I'm in love with you." That was such a great line. You wouldn't think so, considering it seems so obvious and boring, but it was so honest and blatant that it really did show Juno's love for Bleeker.
Jackson | January 31, 2008 7:37 PM
No Country For Old Men-
"It's a mess ain't it, Sheriff?"
"If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here."
Satya | January 31, 2008 7:36 PM
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead presents many possibilities. I suggest "It's a victimless crime" (Philip Seymour Hoffman to Ethan Hawke). My favorite movie of all time, Broadcast News, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007, so I can't resist offering my favorite line from that movie as well: "He spent six weeks in Tripoli, he interviewed Khadafi, he reported on the '81 story, and I feel he's essential to the job we're capable of" (said by the incomparable Holly Hunter as Jane Craig).
Bailey | January 31, 2008 7:15 PM
Also from There Will Be Blood, I think DDL screaming "I've abandoned my son! I've abandoned my boy!!!" is a pretty damn classic scene/line also.
Bailey | January 31, 2008 7:13 PM
Having seen the movie 3 times in the 2 weeks since it was released here, i believe the correct line was "I drink your milkshake. I drink it up!" not "I'll". he'd already drank the proverbial milkshake/oil when he uttered the line.
I agree about "I'm finished" though. Classic.
charles | January 31, 2008 6:36 PM
"God doesn't save stupid people" from "There will Be Blood" was the best line from the any movie this year. Or "Have you ever seen a vagina by itslef, it's not for me" from Superbad. That might run a close second.
M.Komar | January 31, 2008 5:33 PM
Gotta give it up to "Call it, Friendo", even though that was "Call it" and "Friendo" edited together in the trailer. Also from "No Country" would be the question, "What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss?"
Jon F | January 31, 2008 5:30 PM
I can't believe more credit hasn't been given to "I'm finished." That might be the most evocative, powerful movie moment I've ever experienced. Not only is it viscerally arresting, it frames the entire film such that in that one moment you finally understand the point of Plainview's character arc and thus the whole film.
Hunter | January 31, 2008 5:13 PM
I agree with the milkshake quote, but "Bastard in a basket!" also stood out for me...
Mr Snrub | January 31, 2008 4:49 PM
"Steely Dan gargles my balls." from Knocked Up. Could never have put it better myself!
John Debono | January 31, 2008 4:36 PM
This one is as obvious as the ending 27 Dresses. "I'll drink you're milkshake—I'll drink it up!" from There Will Be Blood. That line will stay with me until the day I die. Why doesn't P.T Anderson have a f*cking oscar yet?