30部最经典英文电影台词

What makes a movie great? Why do some stand the test of time while others slowly (or rather

quickly) lose their value? For some films, it?s the emotion the story invokes. Sometimes an actor?s

performance

is

so

unforgettable,

it

captures

our

attention.

Occasionally

a

film

is

so

visually

stunning, it can?t be forgotten.

I put together a collection of the 30 best movies of all time. To warn you in advance, this isn?t the

usual film snob list of black and white classics and foreign films meant to show off my knowledge

of classical cinema. These are the movies we watch because we want to, not because we?re told to.

30. Avatar (2009)

Avatar is one of the most visually beautiful movies ever made. Even people who complain about

special

effects

in

movies

dropped

their

jaws

upon

seeing

it

for

the

first

time.

This

film

pushed

modern cinematic technology into a new age, ushering in the age of stereoscopic 3D. Beneath its

beauty, the film features a cross-species love story and a social message. Avatar is a must see for

any movie fan.

Best Quote: Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) “I became a Marine for the hardship. Told myself that I

can pass any test a man can pass. All

I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for.”

29. Scarface (1983)

There are a lot of gangster movies out there, but Scarface is easily the most quoted. The story of

Cuban

immigrant

turned

maniacal

gangster

Tony

Montana

is

gritty

from

front

to

back.

The

chainsaw scene in the beginning still gives me quivers. As he gains more power, his greed starts to

get the best of him. He makes a few bad decisions that lead to the one of the best death scenes in

movie history.

Best Quote: Tony Montana “You need people like me so you can point your fuckin? fingers and

say, ?That?s the bad guy.? So… what does that make you? Good? You?re not good. You just know

how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don?t have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.

So say good night to the bad guy!”

28. The Notebook (2004)

In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit I?ve never seen The Notebook. The reason I know

it?s a great film is because every time I tell a woman I?ve never seen it, she tries to convince me to

watch it. The basic premise is a boy falls in love with a girl. They have a budding romance, some

conflict

gets

in

the

way,

and

they

end

up

together

when

they?re

older.

This

movie

is

the bar

in

which many women measure a man.

Best Quote: Noah (Ryan Gosling) says, “I am nothing special; just a c

ommon man with common

thoughts, and I?ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will

soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who?s ever lived:

I?ve loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.”

27. Audition (1999)

I judge horror movies by how many full length cartoons I have to watch afterwards so I can go to

sleep, and Audition is easily a 10 toon film. A widower auditions women for his new wife. He

picks a young beautiful woman named Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina) …who turns out to be the

most eerily psychotic film

character

of all time. Yamazaki has scenes of torture so brutal they?re

almost unwatchable, and the pleasure she takes in her work is beyond disturbing.

Best Quote: Asami Yamazaki: “Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri!” (Translation: Pain pain pa

in pain pain

pain!)

26. Y

oung Frankenstein (1974)

Mel Brooks is a king of screwball comedy, and Young Frankestein is the film Scary Movie wishes

it

was. The cast delivers brilliant lines with impeccable comedic timing. Igor?s (Marty Feldman)

sarcastic responses to Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) crack me up every time. If you?re adverse to

older movies, this may be the one to change your mind.

Best Quo

te: Igor: “Dr. Frankenstein…”

Frankenstein: “Fronkensteen.”

Igor: “You?re putting me on.”

Frankenstein: “No, it?s pronounced ?Fronkensteen.? … You must be Igor.”

Igor: “No, it?s pronounced ?Eye

-

gor.?”

25. The One Percent (2006)

The

One

Percent

is

the

second

of

Johnson

&

Johnson

heir

Jamie

Johnson?s

documentaries

chronicling a lifestyle that 99% of us will never have. Born rich, Jamie gives the rest of us a look

into the lives of some of America?s wealthiest families. Jamie?s father Jim spends the majority of

the

film

opposing

it.

With

the

crash

of

the

artificial

housing

market

soon

after

and

the

Occupy

movement popping up 5 years later, it?s easy to see what he?s afraid of.

Best Quote: Jamie Johnson: “The top 1% of Americans, like my family and me, own roughly 40%

of the country?s wealth, and we share an aggregate net worth that is greater than the bottom 90%

of individuals combined.”

24. Cinderella Man (2005)

James Braddock (Russell Crowe), a washed up boxer who fights impossible odds to compete for

the

heavyweight

championship

is

one

of

cinema?s

most

memorable

underdogs.

Director

Ron

Howard expertly recreates the 1930s setting to draw you into this “based on a true story” sports

drama filled with award winning actors. Cinderella Man is everything you want in a sports movie.

Best Quote: James Bradd

ock “I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.”

23. Bad Boys (1995)

Hate on Michael Bay all you want, the man knows how to make an entertaining movie. Bad Boys

is

a

buddy

cop

movie

that

never

gets

old,

thanks

to

the

personalities

of

Will

Smith

and

Martin

Lawrence. Filled with flashy car chases and

spectacular

shoot outs, this is a movie that you can sit

down and watch anytime it?s on television, no matter how far in it is.

Best

Quote:

Marcus

Burnett

(Lawrence)

“You

made

me

think

you

were

gonna

shoot

me

for

a

minute.”

Mike Lowrey (Smith) “I was.”

22. Unforgiven (1992)

Before he went crazy and started talking to chairs, Clint Eastwood was responsible for some of the

most

classic

Westerns

in

American

cinema.

In

Unforgiven,

he

plays

Will

Munny,

a

retired

gunslinger who lets his old friend Ned (Morgan Freeman) convince him to collect a bounty from

some

hook

ers.

On

the

way,

they

encounter

other

bounty

hunters

and

a

hardnosed sheriff

(Gene

Hack

man). It takes a lot for Munny to snap, but once he does, you?ll be glad you?re watching from

a distance.

Best Quote: Will Munny “All right, I?m coming out. Any man I see out there, I?m gonna shoot

him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I?m not only gonna kill him, but I?m gonna kill his wife, all

his friends, and burn his damn house down.”

21.

Leon: The Professional (1994)

This tale of professional assassin Lé

on (Luc Besson) is dramatic and heartfelt. He takes in a young

girl

(Natalie

Portman)

whose

drugged

out

parents

are

killed

by

their

psychotic

dealer

(Gary

Oldman)

then

proceeds

to

teach

her

the

tricks

of

the

trade

while

protecting

her

and

seeking

veng

eance. Léon: The Professional is one of those movies where you can?t help but side with the

killer, who deep down has a heart of gold.

Best Quote: Léon “The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your

distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The

knife, for example, is the last thing you learn.”

20. Love & Basketball (2000)

While many romance movies are difficult for men to watch, Love & Basketball goes a long way

into

drawing

men

into

this

“chick

flick”

genre

by

incorporating

an

underlying

sports

theme.

Quincy (Omar Epps) and Monica (Sanaa Lathan) meet on the basketball court as kids, and their

love/hate relationship keeps their lives intersecting as they live their individual dreams of playing

pro ball.

Best Quote: Monica “It?s a trip, you know? When you?re a kid, you see the life you want, and it

never crosses

your mind that it?s not gonna turn out that way.”

19. The Hurt Locker (2008)

War. What is it good for? Fantastic movies. Hurt Locker is a thrilling look at the realities of the

Iraq

War,

and

modern

warfare

in

general.

It?s

not

a

propaganda

film.

It

doesn?t

take

sides.

It

focuses on the decisions faced by soldiers, specifically SFC William James (Jeremy Renner). Hurt

Locker is simultaneously a war mov

ie and a technically sound thriller. I don?t believe in war, but I

believe Hurt Locker is the second best war movie ever made, showing the good and bad in every

soldier.

Best

Quote:

SFC

James

“You

love

playing

with

that.

You

love

playing

with

all

your

stuf

fed

animals. You love your Mommy…your Daddy. You love your pajamas. You love everything, don?t

ya? Yea. But you know what, buddy? As you get older… some of the things you love might not

seem so special anymore.”

18. Princess Bride (1987)

Fairy tale movies are a dime a dozen. The Princess Bride stands head and shoulders above them

all. It?s a playful children?s movie with plenty for adults to love too.

It has everything a fairy tale

should: a mysterious protagonist (Cary Elwes), a giant (André

the Giant), swordplay, a princess,

and a happy ending. The Princess Bride is a reminder of everything that?s right about humanity.

Best Quote: Westley (Elwes): “If you?re in such a hurry, you could lower a rope or a tree branch or

find something useful to do.”

Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin): “I could do that. I have some rope up here, but I do not think

you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around to ki

ll you.”

Westley: “That does put a damper on our relationship.”

17. Inside Man

A cop (Denzel Washington) tries talking down a criminal mastermind (Clive Owen) in the best

bank heist movie ever put on film. What makes Inside Man so great is the cat and mouse tension.

As the story progresses, you find out this is much more than your average bank robbery. It?s not

just

money

these

guys

are

after,

and

eve

n

knowing

they

get

away

with

it

won?t

take

away

the

shock of seeing how… and why…

Best Quote: Dalton Russell (Owen): “This time next week, I?ll be sucking down pi?a coladas in a

hot tub with six girls named Amber and Tiffany.”

Keith Frazier (Washington): “

More like taking a shower with two guys named Jamal and Jesus, if

you know what I

mean. And here?s the bad news: that thing

you?re sucking on? It?s not a pi?a

colada!”

16. Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)

Godfather

2

is

often

cited

in

the

argument

of

sequels

outdoing

the

original

movie,

but

Bogus

Journey deserves a spot on that list. Bill S. Preston, Esq, (Alex Winter) and Ted Theodore Logan

(Keanu Reeves) were the models of slacker youth way before Beavis and Butthead. The first Bill

& Ted movie most triumphantly explored time travel in a phone booth, but the second movie ups

the

ante,

as

the

dimwitted

pair

battle

death

on

a

journey

through

heaven

&

hell.

Beneath

the

schlock, Bogus Journey is a lighthearted look at a scary subject.

Best Quote: Bill “And over here, our bass player, the Duke of Spook, the Doc of Shock, The Man

with No Tan, please say hello to Death himself, the Grim Reaper.”

15. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

This is the movie where Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie met. Watching their onscreen chemistry, it?s