Dumbing down the population one brain-cell at a time. The Lookalike 2014 starring Justin Long & Gillian Jacobs & Jerry O’Connell & Scottie Thompson & John Corbett & Gina Gershon & Steven Bauer & John Savage et al, director
We don’t steal from people who can’t afford it. We don’t hurt people who don’t deserve it. Parker 2013 starring Jason Statham & Jennifer Lopez & Michael Chiklis & Wendell Pierce & Clifton Collins & Bobby Cannavale & Patti LuPone & Carlos Carrasco & Micah Hauptman & Emma Booth & Nick Nolte et al, director Taylor Hackford
Sorry about the leg, Jackson. You sit tight for five minutes and I’ll call you an ambulance. ibid.
It’s the principle … Terms on both sides have to be honoured. ibid.
Ordinarily, Americans don’t think much about the existence of organized crime; they know vaguely that it is there, and they let it go at that … Unless Prodded By Some Unusual Circumstances. The Captive City 1952 starring John Forsythe & Victor Sutherland & Joan Camden & Harold J Kennedy & Marjorie Crossland & Ray Teal & Martin Milner & Ian Wolfe et al, director Robert Wise, opening caption
Kennington wasn’t just a town, it was our town. ibid. commentary
How would you like to bust this town wide open? ibid. bloke in library
You don’t know this town; not the way I do. ibid. widow to hero
I’d hardly call being beaten up by gangsters much of a future. ibid. apprentice’s mum to hero
Absolute rulers of a state within a state. ibid. hero
The say alcohol never cured anybody of anything but when your legs have been cut off at the knee believe me it helps. ibid.
Thugs with delusion of eloquence. Sin City 2005 starring Jessica Alba & Mickey Rourke & Brittany Murphy & Clive Owen & Bruce Willis & Elijah Wood & Rutger Hauer & Makenzie Vega & Devon Aoki & Alexis Bledel & Powers Boothe & Rosario Dawson & Benicio del Toro & Michael Clarke Duncan & Rick Gomez & Carla Gugino et al, director Miller & Rodriguez & Tarantino, Willis
Old man dies; little girl lives: fair trade. ibid.
Aim careful. And look the devil in the eye. ibid.
I’m as expert as a palsy victim doing brain surgery with a pipe wrench. ibid.
She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. ibid. The Customer is Always Right opening commentary
The night is hot as hell. It’s a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. I’m staring at a goddess. She’s telling me she wants me. ibid. The Hard Goodbye
Whoever it was that took your wife didn’t just pick your name out of a hat. They must have had some idea you kept that kind of cash in the house. A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014 starring Liam Neeson & Dan Stevens & Boyd Holbrook & Olafur Darri Olafsson & Brian Astro Bradley & Mark Consuelos & David Harbour & Adam David Thompson & Sebastian Roche & Laura Birn et al, director Scott Frank
Caress it, rub it, like it’s part of you. Feels good, doesn’t it? Turn off the safety. Now cock it. ibid.
Jesus Christ he trying to kill himself. I seen it on TV once. The Client 1994 starring Susan Sarandon & Tommy Lee Jones & Brad Renfro & Mary-Louise Parker & David Speck & Anthony LaPaglia & J T Walsh & Anthony Heald & Bradley Whiteford & Anthony Edwards et al, director Joel Schumacher, boy to boy
You boys attempted to interrogate a child outside the presence of his mother without her consent. ibid. Reggie
You file those petitions and incarcerate his young ass tonight. ibid. Roy
He’s just a client. ibid. judge
You were one of us! You murdered my son! Your kids are fucking dead! Homefront 2013 starring Jason Statham & James Franco & Winona Ryder & Kate Bosworth & Chuck Zito & Frank Grillo & Clancy Brown & Izabela Vidovic & Rachelle Lefevre & Christa Campbell & Stuart Greer et al, director Gary Fleder, Outcasts’ leader
I got some new news for you: people round here don’t shake and make up. Never goes away that easy. It’s old school in a feuding sense round here. ibid. Teedo
That’s Bobby Mercer. Heavyweight champion fuckup of the family. Four Brothers 2005 starring Mark Wahlberg & Tyrese Gibson & Andre Benjamin & Garrett Hedlund & Terrence Howard & Josh Charles & Chiwetel Ejiofor et al, director John Singleton, rozzer to rozzer
They never caught those guys ’cause they don’t exist. The crew hid the four million. Then they just made up that story about getting jacked. Armored 2009 starring Matt Dillon & Jean Reno & Laurence Fishburne & Columbus Short & Skeet Ulrich & Fred Ward & Andre Kinney et al, director Nimrod Antal, Mike in van
We’re gonna take that money, Ty. ibid. Mike
Is this it? You’ve got to get me out of here. Brake 2012 starring Stephen Dorff & Chyler Leigh & J R Bourne & Tom Berenger & Pruitt Taylor Vince & Sammy Sheik & Kent Stocknek et al, director Gabe Torres, voice
Please, don’t tell me you’re inside the trunk of a car. You’re not the only one – seven others. ibid. Agent Reynolds
It’s not good for you to make fun of someone’s handicap. Memento 2000 starring Guy Pearce & Carrie-Anne Moss & Joe Pantoliano & Mark Boone Junior & Stephen Tobolowsky & Harriet Sansom Harris & Callum Keith Rennie & Larry Holden & Jorja Fox et al, director Christopher Nolan, opening scene
You know who you are. And you know kind of all about yourself. But just for day to day stuff notes are really useful. ibid.
Even if you get revenge you’re not going to remember it. You not even going to know that it happened. ibid. Natalie
Are we shooting people or not? Three Kings 1999 starring George Clooney & Mark Wahlberg & Ice Cube & Spike Jonze & Cliff Curtis & Nora Dunn & Jamie Kennedy et al, director David O Russell, opening line
I don’t even know what we did here. ibid. Clooney
We are here for your protection and safety. ibid. soldier
Bush told the people to rise up against Saddam. They thought they’d had our support. They don’t. Now they’re getting slaughtered. ibid. Clooney
This is the worst apartment I have ever seen ... Your place looks like where I just came from. Except it’s worst. Stand Up, Guys 2013 starring Al Pacino & Christopher Walken & Alan Arkin & Julianna Margulies & Mark Margolis & Lucy Punch & Addison Timlin & Venessa Ferlito & Katheryn Winich & Bill Burr et al, director Fisher Stevens, Pacino to Walken
She’s from Minsk. Very clean. ibid. brothel madam
I’ll settle up with you. ibid. Walken leaves brothel
Guys, if you get back before seven, I’ll give you the early-bird special. ibid. brothel madam
Why is it that the landscape never looks more beautiful than when you’re standing on the edge of a cliff? What is it about raising the stakes that makes the waters so much more worthwhile? You ever find yourself in a position and wonder exactly how it is you got there? Life moves fast – you never really get a chance to get a good clear look. But the problem of clarity usually comes too late. Swindle 2002 starring Tom Sizemore & Sherilyn Fenn & Dave Foley & Conrad Pla & Katie Grifin & Alan Fawcett & Katie Griffin et al, director K C Bascombe, commentary
Who I am is not important. Now how I know about you is of fucking paramount importance, OK? Look look look I was arrested in Vegas. I got nailed on a Fedex van. I did time with a guy named Slim Tony. He told me about your little operation up here. ibid. Seth George to Sophie Zenn
When do I get to meet the big boss. ibid.
An unknown number of persons have taken four bank employees hostage. So far they have not made any demands. ibid. O’Malley to senior rozzer
Beautiful, just beautiful. Now we have a rogue cop loose on the inside. ibid. senior to junior rozzer
Out there there are good guys and bad guys. End of story. ibid. commentary
Here’s to an honest day’s work. Rage 2014 starring Nicholas Cage & Rachel Nichols & Peter Stormare & Danny Glover & Max Ryan & Michael McGrady & Judd Lormand & Max Fowler & Pasha D Lychnikoff & Ron Goleman & Aubrey Peeples & Elena Sanchez et al, director Paco Cabezas, toast at table
I was thinking I could make some deliveries. Yeah. Look, no-one’s gonna even look twice at some little girl running about town. Especially the cops. Bad Blood aka Wicked Blood 2014 starring Abigail Breslin & Sean Bean & Alexa Vega & Lew Temple & James Purefoy & Jake Busey & J D Evermore & Richie Montgomery & Thomas Francis Murphy et al, director Mark Young, bird to Bean
Eventually everyone ends up on my shit-list. ibid. Bean