Favorite BADASS lines / dialogue (Page 1 of 3)

Forgot to kick things off:

"Are you an assassin?"

"I'm a soldier."

"You're neither. You're an errand boy, sent by grocery clerks, to collect a bill."

Apocalypse Now, Brando and Martin Sheen. I love how epic a diss that is, and how the exchange sums up both the characters and the story's central conflict. Legend has it that Brando, who was being a nightmare on set, is the one who came up with that errand boy/grocery clerks stuff. Which kind of amazing considering his general incoherence at that time.

I could come up with a solid dozen right now, but let's start with a more obscure one from one of my favorites, from the great Charles Bronson in the Elmore Leonard-written Mr.Majestyk.

"You make sounds like you're a mean little ass-kicker. Only I ain't convinced. You keep talking I'm gonna take your head off"

http://youtu.be/hTx_jDEnvxs?t=55s

Last edited by bullet3 (2013-11-07 22:47:44)

From V for Vendetta:
"The only thing you and I have in common, Mr. Creedy, is that we are both about to die...with my hands around your neck."
"Bollocks. We've swept every inch of this place. You've got nothing, nothing but your bloody knives and your fancy karate gimmicks. We've got guns!"
"No, what you have are bullets, and the hope that when you've used them all I'm no longer standing. Because if I am, you and your men will all be dead before you've reloaded."

I ultimately prefer Moore's less sympathetic, more psychotic V, but the film's V has just as many badass moments, and this one tops them all.

Also, I've always found this defiant monologue to be the most badass thing Tyler Durden ever said:
"You have to consider the possibility to that God doesn't like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, He hates you. This is not the worst thing that can happen. We don't need Him! Fuck damnation, man, fuck redemption! We are God's unwanted children? So be it!"

Last edited by Abbie (2013-11-07 23:27:51)

I think a good rule to follow here is also to point out when lines and/or the context/reasons explained are of a spoiler-y nature.

If we're gonna go through the classics, let's not forget Jaws.

(spoiler: ending of the film)

"Smile, you son of a bitch!"

I think it particularly works because this badass line is delivered by a not-so-badass guy. Brody struggles with water throughout the film, and to see him saying that while surrounded by an infinity of it is awesome.

And of course, Harrison Ford's ultimate "I know" improvisation.

Han's original "I love you too" would have been fine, but Ford went and made it badass - among other qualities.

It's one of the most intense moments in the trilogy, in my opinion; Chewie shouting at the sky gives me chills every damn time. And Han's simple yet full of sense reply is not only badass and very much into character; it also transcends he and Leia's relationship. It's amazing.

I always liked this moment from Men In Black.   It's a different kind of badassery, but still counts.

There's going to be a LOT of John Carpenter movies on here I suspect, but James Woods in Vampires has one of my favorite monologues on the subject:

Not a jinx if I posted it 3 minutes before you

Eduardo this entire scene:

Mark looks like he's about to cry.

"I like standing next to you, Sean... Makes me look so tough."

It's played for laughs in the movie but it still counts, I think. From Demon Hunters: Dead Camper Lake:

"You got a problem with vampires, buddy?"

"Nothin' Mr. Second Amendment here couldn't fix."

Oh man, here we go. Broken Allegiance:

"Wrong species."