So...what's the worst movie line ever?

[Justin]

It's not a movie really, but I'd like to nominate a line from one of my own screenplays:

"Well, the voices can go to Hell.  And so can you!"

It was a rush-job for a screenwriting class, but I still look back on that line and wonder how I thought it was even remotely passable.

Either that, or a line I read in an amateur Batman script five or six years ago.  At the end of the story Bruce, Dick and Barbara (Batman, Robin, Batgirl) are sitting in Wayne Manor when the doorbell rings.  A young boy we have never seen before stands on the front step as Bruce opens the door.  His line is something to the effect of, "Hello.  Bruce Wayne?  Or should I say...Batman?"

Bruce gasps and says, "I think you should come inside."

The next scene is Batman on a rooftop with the little boy dressed as the new Robin.  No explanation is given as to who this kid is, why he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman, or why he's suddenly qualified to fight crime.  To this day, my best friend and I still get a laugh from "Or should I say...Batman?"

[6079SmithW]

Has any one seen the trailer for Blood Diamond yet?

Leonardo DiCaprio, with an astoundingly believable (or perhaps not) Afrikaans accent delivers this little gem.

"In America it's bling-bling, out here it's bling-bang."

Dammit, DiCaprio, either stick to good movies so I can ignore your pansyishness, or stick to bad movies so I can hate you in good conscience..

[jasimon1]

Vigilante 2

"Did he ask you to please not kill muggers? Honey, why would he ask you not to kill muggers?"

[Dr.Impossible]

It's not a movie really, but I'd like to nominate a line from one of my own screenplays:

"Well, the voices can go to Hell.  And so can you!"

It was a rush-job for a screenwriting class, but I still look back on that line and wonder how I thought it was even remotely passable.

Either that, or a line I read in an amateur Batman script five or six years ago.  At the end of the story Bruce, Dick and Barbara (Batman, Robin, Batgirl) are sitting in Wayne Manor when the doorbell rings.  A young boy we have never seen before stands on the front step as Bruce opens the door.  His line is something to the effect of, "Hello.  Bruce Wayne?  Or should I say...Batman?"

Bruce gasps and says, "I think you should come inside."

The next scene is Batman on a rooftop with the little boy dressed as the new Robin.  No explanation is given as to who this kid is, why he knows Bruce Wayne is Batman, or why he's suddenly qualified to fight crime.  To this day, my best friend and I still get a laugh from "Or should I say...Batman?"

That's so ridiculous it makes me wish someone would film it.

You could always submit it to channel101.com, or youtube it.

[SecretAgentSuperDragon]

This one isn't a movie, but one of the most ridiculous commercials I have ever seen (no not head-on).

It's a diet pill one, and the female doctor says that she has done much research on obesity and on this pill, and that she is a certified doctor(not of gastrology or plastic surgery, but a anesthesiologist, you know, the one that handles the gas). So she delivers this wonderfully stupid line, right in the ranks of George W. Bush.

"All of my research has lead me to the conclusion that this is the MOST FASTEST working diet pill in America."

I watched that and just thought to myself, "Well....   There goes your credibility." 

It looked so professional too....

[Pak-Man]

As long as we're talking commercial lines, there was this radio ad for a varicose vein removal system that proclaimed (And I QUOTE)
"Now you don't have to suffer from hideous bulging varicose veins like your mom did!"

THAT'S how you grab the consumer! Trash-talk their mother. :^)

[SecretAgentSuperDragon]

Yo mamma's so varicosey.....

[Tyrant]

   Pak, tell them the McDonald's story about the 'i'm lovin' it' slogan.

[EVOLUTION117]

From Flash Gordon, not exactly a Bad line, just one that I can never fully understand.

"Flash I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the earth!"

I mean:

"Flash I love you!"

Fine.

"Flash we only have 14 hours to save the earth"

Okay.

"Flash I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the earth!"

Pardon?!  

[Pak-Man]

   Pak, tell them the McDonald's story about the 'i'm lovin' it' slogan.

Getting off-topic, but I think people here will appreciate it. :^)

Well, as some of you may have noticed, McDonalds, for a couple years now, has had the slogan, "i'm lovin' it". The lower-case i bugged me (And probably anyone else who took the time to earn an English degree.) I'm not a snob, but I can't stand to see improper English, especially 1st Grade stuff, like capitalize the start of a sentance and the pronoun "I". This has BOTH, so I decided to call 'em on it. I went to McDonalds' website and sent this to their customer service group:

To whom it may concern,

It concerns me that your new catch phrase "i'm lovin' it" is so grammatically skewed as to include a lowercase I, when 2nd grade grammar school has taught us that it should be a capital I when referring to the first person. I'm willing to accept lovin' as a cute improper contraction to increase the appeal of the brand, but what purpose does a lower case i where there should be an upper case I serve?

Curious about your response,
J.G.

I expected no reply, or maybe a form letter, but I figured if nothing else someone in McDonalds' customer service department would have a snicker over it and a story to tell his or her spouse. This was my reply:

Hello:



Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's regarding our new "i'm lovin' it" advertising. We are sorry for your dissatisfaction in the new slogan.

Our new "i'm lovin' it" approach strives to deliver our brand in a more contemporary setting and display a new attitude and energy that is "forever young." In advertising, creative licensing is sometimes used to bend the rules of grammar to portray a different slant on standard language.

Because this advertising is new, your feedback is especially appreciated. Your comments have been shared with our Marketing team where they will be included in their ongoing review of our advertising.

Thank you, again, for sharing your feedback. We hope to have the privilege of serving you soon at McDonald's.


Tiffany
McDonald's Customer Response Center

There you have it. :^) This was 2 years ago, and McDonalds continues to this day to abandon capitalization in their slogan, or ANY slogan they happen to stick on their burger wrappers. I guess reaching the masses is more important than looking professional, or perpetuating proper capitalization. :^)

Wonder if that's why they call it Capitalism...

[Rude]

...I can't stand to see improper English, especially 1st Grade stuff, like capitalize the start of a sentance and the pronoun "I".

Oh, the irony!... giggle~

-Rude

[Tyrant]

...I can't stand to see improper English, especially 1st Grade stuff, like capitalize the start of a sentance and the pronoun "I".

Oh, the irony!... giggle~

-Rude

Yep. He worked really hard for that degree.  *ducks*

[6079SmithW]

   Pak, tell them the McDonald's story about the 'i'm lovin' it' slogan.

Getting off-topic, but I think people here will appreciate it. :^)

Well, as some of you may have noticed, McDonalds, for a couple years now, has had the slogan, "i'm lovin' it". The lower-case i bugged me (And probably anyone else who took the time to earn an English degree.) I'm not a snob, but I can't stand to see improper English, especially 1st Grade stuff, like capitalize the start of a sentance and the pronoun "I". This has BOTH, so I decided to call 'em on it. I went to McDonalds' website and sent this to their customer service group:

To whom it may concern,

It concerns me that your new catch phrase "i'm lovin' it" is so grammatically skewed as to include a lowercase I, when 2nd grade grammar school has taught us that it should be a capital I when referring to the first person. I'm willing to accept lovin' as a cute improper contraction to increase the appeal of the brand, but what purpose does a lower case i where there should be an upper case I serve?

Curious about your response,
J.G.

I expected no reply, or maybe a form letter, but I figured if nothing else someone in McDonalds' customer service department would have a snicker over it and a story to tell his or her spouse. This was my reply:

Hello:



Thank you for taking the time to contact McDonald's regarding our new "i'm lovin' it" advertising. We are sorry for your dissatisfaction in the new slogan.

Our new "i'm lovin' it" approach strives to deliver our brand in a more contemporary setting and display a new attitude and energy that is "forever young." In advertising, creative licensing is sometimes used to bend the rules of grammar to portray a different slant on standard language.

Because this advertising is new, your feedback is especially appreciated. Your comments have been shared with our Marketing team where they will be included in their ongoing review of our advertising.

Thank you, again, for sharing your feedback. We hope to have the privilege of serving you soon at McDonald's.


Tiffany
McDonald's Customer Response Center

There you have it. :^) This was 2 years ago, and McDonalds continues to this day to abandon capitalization in their slogan, or ANY slogan they happen to stick on their burger wrappers. I guess reaching the masses is more important than looking professional, or perpetuating proper capitalization. :^)

Wonder if that's why they call it Capitalism...

As I understand it, they were trying to appeal to 'a more diverse audience'. In other words, they think black people don't know or don't want capitalization.

Honestly, it's not even just folksy or slangy, it's flat out condescending and it makes me angry. Casual spelling and grammar have their place, but there's no real justification for this other than marketing assholeness. Especially because the improprieties are really the whole campaign; take them away, and they're slogan is essentially, 'This is good.'

Actually, I would frequent any restaurant whose slogan was 'This is good.'

[EVOLUTION117]

I long for the day when I can walk into a restaurant's slogan is

'Yippie Ki Yay Motherfucker!'

Okay, yes I have just watched Die Hard, but you know you want it too!

[J-Proof]

Worst movie line ever:

"Listen, Corina - they're trying to take my tortillas! They are trying to kill you! AH! AH! AAAAAH!!!"

Who knows what that quote is from?