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Dumb lines in movies

Elliott

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Was watching some christmas movies when I heard this gem in Jack Frost:

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For context, Michael Keaton plays a guy who dies and comes back as the snowman his son built. As winter nears it's end, Michael Keaton begins to melt, so his son tries taking him up into the mountains where it's still cold enough for snowmen to survive. During their journey, they run into the local bully, who's tormented the son for most of the film. The bully insults Michael Keaton, which prompts him to speak. Upon realizing the snowman is truly alive, the bully has a change of heart and decides to help the son on his quest to get Michael Keaton up the mountain.

This incredible bit of dialogue was the inspiration for this thread. So ERA, what dumb lines from movies do you want to share?
 
Gorgamel

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The sand line in AOTC.

It is the main reason I can't rewatch that movie. Even if I can skip it, knowing it's there drains my soul.
 
MercuryLS

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I watched a bit of Revenge of the Sith yesterday, the first 20 mins has so many bad lines. Like one after the other, I don't understand how a movie can be made with such a huge budget but with such a poor script.

I turned it off after this scene:

 

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Air Force One 'Get off my plane.'

And on top of it, the worst cgi in an era where better was possible with the plane crash at the end. Garbage movie.
 
Temp_User

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Dale Arden: Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!
 
jett

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There was a time above... a time before... there were perfect things... diamond absolutes. But things fall... things on earth. And what falls... is fallen

-Snyderman, Batman Bin Suparman
 
DiipuSurotu

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X-Men:

Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else.
 
Arkestry

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DiipuSurotu said:
X-Men:

Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else.
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I always see this get trotted out as an example of bad writing but it seems fine to me? It's a weak quip but it's not offensive.

It sets up the expectation that something particular happens to toads when struck by lightning, then subverts it to highlight the power of a lightning bolt. It's not genius, but it's functional.

What am I missing?
 
Kain-Nosgoth

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Lois : "you smell good..." -
Superman : "what, it wasn't the case before"?

For context, that's just after superman was resurrected, before that he was still in a grave
 
Maledict

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It's mostly how ridiculously over acted the line is. You're right, in of itself it's a fairly tame quip. The problem is Halle Berry doesn't get that, so massively overacts it as some huge stunning revelation and it comes across as really dumb.

Had it been said in a casual, light hearted manner as she takes him down without much effort it wouldn't be memorable at all.
 
Namiks

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Basically every attempt at comedy in superhero films.
 
shaneo632

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"No more dead cops"
"Things are worse than ever"
"Have a nice trip, cya next fall"
"Is that a bazooka?"
"I didn't sign up for this"
"I suggest next time you buy American"
TDK

"He's comin' right up on yer butt!"
Batman Begins

Nolan really likes having goofy cringe-worthy cop characters in his Batman movies for some reason.
 
emir

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jett said:
There was a time above... a time before... there were perfect things... diamond absolutes. But things fall... things on earth. And what falls... is fallen
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And

''Never do anything out of hunger. Not even eating.'' - Frank Semyon, True Detective
 
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The Fallen
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if we believe there's even a one percent chance that he is our enemy we have to take it as an absolute certainty
 
Budi

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Considering the movie, this is one of the best parts of it and something I actually want to see/hear when watching movies like it. But still dumb ofcourse. Especially considering that he is responding to a situation where he isn't involved but imagines it. He is talking to himself while adressing someone else. The musical cue at the end just adds to the hilarity. Explaining why it's dumb probably wasn't necessary though.
 
Baked Pigeon

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The fast and the furious

Dom: What are you smiling about? Brian: Dude, I almost had you! Dom: You almost had me? You never had me! You never had your car ...
 
Ogami Itto

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"More human that humans." Blade Runner 2049, I love the movie but that line was so fucking stupid.
 
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