Best movie speeches (redux?)

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  1. Aurora

    Aurora Vincerò!

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    I'm completely sure we had that thread not too long ago but somehow I'm unable to fine it.

    Anyway. I thought of two more that get me every time:

    The Nobel speech in A BEAUTIFUL MIND and
    the president's speech in INDEPENDENCE DAY.

    Crowe is good anyway. I :wub: his speeches - as well as his acting - in GLADIATOR. It's something in his voice that makes me almost swoon every time he says something.
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  2. marathon

    marathon Calm Down, Europe...

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    Bill Pullman's corny patriotic speech in ID4?

    That's the last speech I thought I'd find you praising :garamet:
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  3. Aurora

    Aurora Vincerò!

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    I think it's most excellent. The delivery is spot on and the words are inspiring even tho we're not in that situation :shrug:
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  4. Dan Leach

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    Aragorns speech before the black gates?
    The actual speech was cobbled together from other (better) speeches by Eomer, Aragorn and Theoden. But it was still well delivered :D
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    Theoden totally owned Aragorn (and everyone else) when it came to speechifying.

    That speech before the Rohirrim charged the Orcs made me want to grab a sword and horse and join 'em...:mob:
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  6. Ash

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    Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendement outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. -- Crash Davis
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  7. phantomofthenet

    phantomofthenet Locked By Request

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    That's a good one. Works pretty well in RL. That last bit, that is. :techman:
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    I was going to list the ID4 speech, but only in a sarcastic manner. :unsure:

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    Ash how 'bout a kiss?

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  10. Paladin

    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    I like Pullman's speech in ID4 right up until this clumsy line:

    "Today we celebrate our Independence Day." :vomit:

    And the grease monkey who gives him the empassioned salute doesn't help.


    Let's see...good speeches...

    How about Kenneth Branagh's St. Crispin's Day speech in Henry V?

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  11. phantomofthenet

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    OTOH, just imagine the George W. Bush version...

    "In less than...er...maybe an hour...y'all will be joining aircraft....um...from...uh, all over Earth and parts beyond...I mean, from just this planet...and y'all will be...you know...uh, fightin' a pretty big naval battle, you know, up in the air..."
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  12. Marso

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    Boss's "A man's got a right to defend his life and his property" speech in Open Range.

    Theoden before the ride of the Rohirrim. "It's a shield day! A red day!"

    The dicks, pussies, and assholes speech from Team America.
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  13. Paladin

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    Michael Douglas (President Andrew Shepherd) in An American President.
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    OMFG! Techman watches liberal chick flicks! :soma:


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  18. Marso

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    What about the 'Greed is good' speech in Wall Street?
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  19. Paladin

    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    Look above you. :D
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    "Fruity Oaty Bars! Make a man out of a mouse! Fruity Oaty Bars! Make you bust out of your blouse! Eat them all the time! Let them blow your mind... ohh! Fruity Oaty Bars! "

    :ramen:
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    Is that the ditty from Serenity right before River went and kicked the crap out of Jayne and the rest of the bar?
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    Yep.

    It's also my cell phone ringtone.
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    I didn't much care for it. He sounded too much like Bradley Whitford doing the cheezy Hamlet sketch in Billy Madison.
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    Better still, his opening speech...

    Patton Speech on YouTube

    That's probably the best movie speech EVUH!
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    Not that great to read it, but it really was one of Picard's more powerful moments.

    Also, http://picardartclass.ytmnd.com/

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