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The Greatest Movie Line Ever

We've all heard Rhett Butler's famous line of "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" from Gone With the Wind or The Terminators famous, "I'll be back." These are lines that we all remember. They have become part of pop culture. Many times they are humorous and become jargon we use frequently. I'm not talking about those lines. I'm talking about the lines you hear while watching a movie and instantly you want to meet the guy who wrote them and shake hands with brilliance. I also believe that a line taken in context or the action that comes before it or after it can be just as powerful. In Oldboy, when Dae-Su says "I want to eat something alive," then eats a baby octopus and tears it apart with his teeth and hands, while the tentacles grab onto part of his face. These are the things that resonate in your mind, years after seeing a movie.

I've heard many lines that I have loved. Many have touched my heart. Many have been last lines of movies. Some have been the main scene of the film. Some may have started the movie. We remember lines from movies, sometimes because of a mood we're in, or a state of mind. Maybe it touches us in a way others can not understand. Maybe the feeling is mutual. I remember watching Lars and the Real Girl when the therapist helping Lars speaks openly about herself and states "Sometimes I get so lonely I forget what day it is, and how to spell my name." I remember exhaling and feeling as if it was one of the most real moments ever caught on film. Here is this professional, basically telling her patient, it's OK to feel isolated. It's a line I will never forget.

Some lines are funny. The movie Clerks was filled with one liners that I personally will never forget, but one of the most memorable comes when Dante learns from his girlfriend (who said she hasn't slept with many people) that she has performed fellatio on thirty-seven different people. As she leaves he screams "Hey, try not to suck any dick on the way through the parking lot!" It isn't the funniest line, but the whole scene demonstrates man's insecurities and there constant fascination with their beau's past lovers. It's human nature and we all want to know, until we find out. Myself included.

I could go on forever with classic lines and funny quips, but I'm going to cut to the chase and give you my favorite line of all-time. If you would like to see the entire scene. click on the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH0kOWNtLFo

During a conversation between Jack Horner & Floyd Gondolli in Boogie Nights, Floyd is trying to convince Jack to go to videotape. Jack is very against this and while he starts to get heated Floyd stops him and during his explanation he releases this gem "I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth. That's just me, that's just something I enjoy. Call me crazy, call me a pervert, that's just what I like." The greatest part of this scene is that during it, a character named the Colonel can be seen laughing in the background and they left it in the movie. To me this just might be the greatest line ever uttered in a film. I have seen this movie multiple times, but this is the line that makes the movie for me. Call me crazy, call me a pervert, that's just me, that's just something I enjoy.

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