February 7, 2007

The iconic movie quotes of modern geek life

There are certain phrases that are repeated throughout geekdom.  These are the ones I can remember off the top of my head, in no particular order, limited to one per movie.  What are some of your favorite movie phrases you repeat over and over?

  1. “My Precious”  - Gollum - FOTR
  2. “Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!” - Kirk to the sky - Star Trek 2
  3. “Wherever you go, there you are.” - Buckaroo Banzai to his audience - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. “I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubble gum.” - Roddy Piper - They Live
  5. “Shop Smart… Shop S-Mart.”  - Ash - Army of Darkness
  6. “Uh Uh Uh, You didn’t say the magic word.” - Nedry from Jurassic Park
  7. “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” Obi Wan Kenobi - Star Wars
  8. “Welcome to the Real World” - Morpheous - The Matrix
  9. “We are the knights who say… ‘Ni!’ - The Knights of Ni to King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  10. “I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that.” - Hal to Dave in 2001

5 Comments »

  1. “Get used to disappointment.”

    The Man in Black from The Princess Bride.

    Comment by dave rogers — February 8, 2007 @ 3:43 am

  2. “There can be only one!”
    - Connor MacLeod, Highlander

    “You shall not pass”
    - Gandalf, Fellowship of the Ring

    “Would you like to play a game professor”
    - Wargames

    Not really a scifi quote but a geek quote nonetheless:

    “and, I am going to miss the James Bond marathod for this”
    - Leonard, American Beauty

    Comment by grendel — February 8, 2007 @ 2:50 pm

  3. Another one -
    “Inconceivable.” - The Princess Bride (I completely forgot about that one)

    Comment by jb — February 8, 2007 @ 3:41 pm

  4. I second JB with his comment on “Inconceivable” and the followup quote “you keep using that word; I don’t think it means what you think it means”.

    Comment by Bill — February 8, 2007 @ 6:31 pm

  5. No, I don’t repeat it over and over but, it seems like I’m one of the few, so how about…

    “This is SPARTA!!”

    Comment by Slade — June 25, 2007 @ 10:19 am

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