Movie Quotes - Les Miserables

I was in two minds after I watched Les Miserables about whether I just really really liked it or completely loved it.  This line, of course quoted from one of the many many songs that tell the story of Jean Valjean and the lives of the less fortunate of France really stuck with me.

Safe to say that this movie really stuck in my head days after seeing it and the songs hauntingly didn't leave my brain.  The more I think about it even now a few weeks since viewing it, I've come to realise Les Miserables is one of those epic encounters that does live up to it's reputation.  It isn't for everyone I know that - musicals don't tend to be and this is fairly long and not exactly the happiest of storylines.  I'm a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Phantom tends to be the token much loved musical of his for me, but I think there's a possibility that if I ever get to see Les Mis performed in its live, on stage state, that Phantom of the Opera will be swept aside as sort of the kid sibling in the shadow of a brighter, much more dramatic tale of angst, drama and tradgedy.

Movie Quotes - A League of their Own

One of my favourite roles played by Tom Hanks - Jimmy Doogan, the rather disgusting and pitiful drunken ex baseball player given a second chance by managing the Rockford Peaches.  An all female baseball league team.  Hanks doesn't actually star that much in this movie but his role is memorable and as Jimmy comes full circle, drawn out from his alcoholic existence for the love of the game again, he speaks a few truths of his own to one of the best players he has with the above quote.

Movie Quotes - Ghostbusters 2

There's only one reason I love this quote - it's because Bill Murray delivers it, in his usual, Bill Murray way.  And if you don't know who Bill Murray is, shame on you.

Movie Quotes - A Few Good Men

Anybody who has an inkling of this movie is generally well aware the most famous lines occur in the heated courtroom battle between Danny Kaffee and Colonel Jessup - 'You can't handle the truth'.

But I like this little gem also, a summation of Danny's journey as a lawyer and officer as well as his earning and showing respect for one of the men he is called on to defend.

To be fair the entire courtroom battle of wits between Kaffee and Jessop should be quoted to death - Jessop may be a hard SOB but he speaks some truth about the things we expect from the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our country (wherever you live in the world).  And this is a screenpaly written by Aaron Sorkin, so you kind of know he's going to blow you away with an intense battle of words.  You can't imagine anybody doing a better job of delivering Jessop's lines than Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, just starting to really make an impact in his movies (this was the early 90's afterall) really makes a statement as he pours all his energy into his defence lawyer attitude.  But that's a lot of lines to 'instaquote' and like I said, 'Can't Handle' is the cliche line of the movie.  I suggest, if you haven't seen it or if it's been a while, you track down 'A Few Good Men' (personally I think everybody should have it in their movie collection) and watch it in it's entirety before watching and rewatching these final scenes (yeah, I rewind and rewind again just to see these two man battling it out with words alone) because it's just that good.  And look out for the above quote, because it's a sweet, pivitol moment after such a heated, temper driven face off.