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Saga What's your favorite line from each film?

Discussion in 'Star Wars Saga In-Depth' started by darth_mccartney, May 22, 2014.

  1. darth_mccartney

    darth_mccartney Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    And don't go for the obvious "I am your father" type lines. Unless they genuinely are your favorites! lol

    The Phantom Menace - "Wipe them out. All of them" just drips with evilness from Palpatine. Such a great line and I remember first seeing it in the trailer and getting MASSIVE chills!

    Attack of the Clones - "This party's over" is a great badass line from Mace. It suits him down to the ground and he delivers it in a really cool way. Plus it signals the start of the arena battle which is fantastic!

    Revenge of the Sith - "Anakin, my allegiance is to the republic to democracy". Powerful line from Obi Wan just before the big fight. Love the how he raises his voice towards the end of the line too.

    A New Hope - "Watch your mouth kid, or you'll find yourself floating home" is one of those great Han lines. Nuff said.

    The Empire Strikes Back - "Bring my shuttle" is such a moody p****d off line from vader. Was sorry to see it go from the special editions, it was genuinely the only change I didn't like. You can tell he's mad!

    Return of the Jedi - "Come on, Han old buddy, don't let me down". Desperation's starting to creep into Lando's voice...he knows everything's on the line, we know everything's on the line, it's crunch time!

    So what are your guys fav lines from the films and why do you love em?! Go!
     
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  2. Cryogenic

    Cryogenic Force Ghost star 5

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    So many lines, so little time.

    LOL. Seriously, though, this list can be considered pretty transient, except the first one, which I stand by my description of...


    TPM - "Always remember: your focus determines your reality." One of the most important lines in any movie ever.

    AOTC - "Dreams pass in time." The strange mix of soothingness and ignorant, almost nihilistic, dismissiveness make this one of the cleverest and most poignant lines, given its placement (who says it in what film, to whom, and when), to ever emerge from the pen of George Lucas. Though, push me, and I'll tell you that the interrelated "Jedi don't have nightmares" is the best line of the movie.

    ROTS - "Not from a Jedi..." Frankly, there are so many of Palpatine's lines to choose from, but this line closes a great scene out with such concise malevolence and scheming matter-of-factness that I felt I HAD to pick it. Great delivery by Ian McDiarmid, too, of course.

    ANH - "Situation normal." I think the hilarity of this one speaks for itself.

    TESB - "That is why you fail." Kinda like the "Not from a Jedi" line in ROTS. Beautifully concise, beckoning Luke, and the audience, to higher understanding as the scene concludes. The dialogue on Dagobah is the high-point of the screenplay, IMO.

    ROTJ - "Then my father is truly dead." Very Biblical in intonation. I guess I just love these sharp, acidic scene-closing one-liners. The Star Wars saga, I think, excels at this kind of dialogue. Repeat viewings inevitably ripen meanings embedded in each.
     
  3. Ingram_I

    Ingram_I Force Ghost star 5

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    The Phantom Menace "I shall do what I must, Obi-Wan."

    Attack of the Clones"We live in a real world. Come back to it."

    Revenge of the Sith"Anakin is the father, isn't he?" ..."I'm so sorry."

    A New Hope "You're who?"

    The Empire Strikes Back"Adventure, heh! Excitement, heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You. Are. Reckless!"

    Return of the Jedi "Jabba! This is your last chance. Free us, or die."

     
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  4. bstnsx704

    bstnsx704 Force Ghost star 5

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    TPM: "I have a bad feeling about this."
    AotC: "I've got a bad feeling about this."
    RotS: "Oh, I have a bad feeling about this."
    ANH: "I have a very bad feeling about this" and "I got a bad feeling about this."
    TESB: "I have a bad feeling about this."
    RotJ: "Artoo, I have a bad feeling about this" and "I have a really bad feeling about this."

    I found it a bit hard to narrow some of them down to only one. ;) In all seriousness, here's my real list:

    TPM: I want to say "There's always a bigger fish" bit I think I'm going to have to go with "Always remember: Your focus determines your reality."
    AotC: "Well... If it works." A sarcastic jab from Anakin, but truly evocative of what he will become.
    RotS: "Only a Sith deals in absolutes." Ohhohoho, the irony. This is one of those defining Star Wars quotes to me. The whole story in a nutshell, really.
    ANH: "Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough."
    TESB: "Never tell me the odds" or "You must unlearn what you have learned."
    RotJ: "I am a Jedi like my father before me." One of the most poignant lines in the saga, perfectly delivered by Luke in one of the film's most powerful moments.
     
  5. Kato Sai

    Kato Sai Chosen One star 8

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    TPM: "Yusa guys bombad!."
    AOTC: "I hate it when he does that."
    ROTS: "You were the Chosen one! You were suppose to destroy the Sith not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in Darkness! You were moy brother Anakin and I loved you.'

    ANH: "You have taken your first step into a larger world."
    ESB: "Do or do not, there is no try."
    ROTJ: "You're wrong your highness, I am a Jedi like my father before me."
     
  6. Cushing's Admirer

    Cushing's Admirer Chosen One star 7

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    Lets see if I can do this from memory:

    TPM: Remember: Your focus determines your reality./We will watch your career with great interest.
    AotC: Twice the pride, double the fall.
    RotS: Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?
    SW: Vader! Release him!
    ESB: Wars not make one great.
    RotJ: I'll not leave you here.
     
  7. Gamma626

    Gamma626 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    ANH: Will someone get this walking Carpet out of my way?
    ESB: IT'S NOT MY FAULT!
    ROTJ: it's alright, I can see a lot better!

    The prequels I'm less familiar with so they may not be exact!

    TPM: always two there are. A master. And an apprentice. No more. No less.
    AotC: you want to go home and RE-think your life!
    RotS: So uncivilized!
     
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  8. WriterMan

    WriterMan Jedi Master star 4

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    The Phantom Menace: My parts are showing? Oh my!
    Attack of the Clones: Dangerous and disturbing this puzzle is.
    Revenge of the Sith: So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause.
    A New Hope: I find your lack of faith disturbing.
    The Empire Strikes Back: Never tell me the odds.
    Return of the Jedi: Here we go again!
     
  9. FRAGWAGON

    FRAGWAGON Jedi Master star 4

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    TPM: Why do I have the feeling we've picked up another pathetic lifeform?
    AOTC: Well if droids could think, there'd be none of us here, would there?
    ROTS: Magnetize! Magnetize!!
    ANH: It looks like I'm going nowhere.
    ESB: Anoat system, there's nothing there.
    ROTJ: You're gonna die here, you know. It's convenient!
     
  10. Anakin's Daddy

    Anakin's Daddy Force Ghost star 4

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    TPM: He can help you. He was meant to help you.
    AOTC: He's like my father!
    ROTS: You were my brother Anakin! I loved you!
    ANH: I want to learn the ways of the force and become a Jedi like my father.
    ESB: Do or do not, there is no try.
    ROTJ: You failed your highness. I'm a Jedi like my father before me.
     
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  11. Orman Tagge

    Orman Tagge Jedi Master star 4

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    That's actually RotS ;)

    TPM: "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
    AOTC: "Master Kenobi, you disappoint me. Yoda holds you in such high esteem."
    RotS: "So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause..."
    ANH: "If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
    ESB: "Do or do not, there is no try."
    ROTJ: "There is no conflict."

    Of these, ROTS was probably the hardest. Any number of Palpatine's lines could've made it, or Dooku's "twice the pride, double the fall", or most of Obi-Wan's lines during the duel on Mustafar. But I think Padme's line, by itself, is the single most powerful, especially given today's political climate and the fearmongering in the media. It's almost...PALPATINEISH (and that's all I have to say about that).

    AOTC was not very quotable, I found. I actually had to google some quotes for it, trying to remember exactly what was said, and the one I decided on I chose mostly because of Christopher Lee's delivery, not the line itself.
     
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  12. Cushing's Admirer

    Cushing's Admirer Chosen One star 7

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    Well, it was from memory. I haven't seen any SW film in years except the lame SE of SW a few months ago. :p
     
  13. trip2boy

    trip2boy Jedi Youngling

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    TPM: Don't center on your anxieties, Obi-Wan. Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs.
    AOTC: Don't move, Jedi!
    ROTS: It seems that in your anger, you... killed her.
    ANH: A more elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
    ESB: Size matters not.
    ROTJ: No, young Skywalker. You will find that it is you who are mistaken. About a great many things.
     
  14. TIE34567

    TIE34567 Jedi Master star 4

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    TPM: If they find us, they'll crush us, grind us into tiny pieces, and blast us into oblivion.
    AOTC: Well I hope this won't take too long...I've got work to do.
    ROTS: Army or not, you must realize you are doomed!
    ANH: Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her.
    ESB: Laugh it up fuzzball.
    ROTJ: So be it...Jedi.
     
  15. Ord-Mantell70

    Ord-Mantell70 Jedi Master star 3

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    TPM : "Now they will elect a new chancellor. A strong chancellor...One who will not let our tragedy continue"
    AOTC : "Begun this Clone War has"
    ROTS : "Anakin, if one is to understand the Great Mystery, one must study all its apects, not just the dogmatic-narrow view of the Jedi"

    ANH : "I haven't gone by the name of Obi-Wan since, oh, before you were born..."
    ESB : "You like me because I'm a scoundrel. And there are no scoundrels in your life"
    ROTJ : "Do not, do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor, or suffer your father's fate you will."
     
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  16. Seagoat

    Seagoat Former Manager star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    TPM: Obi-Wan: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
    AOTC: Qui-Gon's ghost: "NOOOOOOOOOOO"
    ROTS: Vader: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
    ANH: Luke: "NOOOOOOOOO"
    TESB: Luke: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
    ROTJ: Anakin: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
     
  17. KitsterAKABobaFett

    KitsterAKABobaFett Jedi Grand Master star 3

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    TPM: "I will make it legal."
    AOTC: "Good job!"
    ROTS: "The burden is on me not to destroy all the droids before you get there."
    ANH: "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"
    ESB: "That is why you fail."
    ROTJ: "Never. I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You've failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
     
  18. Game3525

    Game3525 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    TPM: "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."

    AOTC: "Why do I get the feeling that you're going to be the death of me"

    ROTS: "So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause."

    ANH: "Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time....a long time."

    ESB: "His as clumsy as he is stupid."

    ROTJ: "Nothing can stop that now."-My favorite line in the entire saga and it highlights how Anakin's arc has come to a full circle.
     
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  19. VadersLaMent

    VadersLaMent Chosen One star 10

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    Phantom Menace: "We'll be watching you career with great interest" says the Sith Lord.

    Attack of the Clones: "Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me?"

    Revenge of the Sith: After Anakin tells him he would like to kill him, "Yeesss, I know you would. I can feel your anger." It's like a vampire delivering a line.

    An New Hope: "The Force will be with you, always."

    The Empire Strikes Back: Not only the best of the film, the best fo the Saga, it's probably the best line in the all films and no it's not the "I am your father" line. It's, "The Force is with you young Skywalker. But you are not a Jedi yet."

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    Return Of The Jedi: "So be it, Jedi."
     
  20. Iron_lord

    Iron_lord Chosen One star 10

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    ANH: 'You're all clear, kid, now let's blow this thing and go home!"
    TESB: "For my ally, is the Force. And a powerful ally it is."
    ROTJ: "Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey toward the Dark Side will be complete!"

    TPM: "Wesa no caaare about the Naboo!"
    AOTC: "Began, the Clone War has."
    ROTS: "At an end your rule is, and not short enough it was."
     
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  21. MOC Vober Dand

    MOC Vober Dand Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Agree, agree and agree!
     
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  22. Hammer_Head

    Hammer_Head Jedi Padawan

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    Hilarious!

     
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  23. Hammer_Head

    Hammer_Head Jedi Padawan

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    TPM: Viceroy, I don't want this stunted slime in my sight again.
    AOTC:If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist.
    ROTS: Ironic. He could save others from death but not himself.
    ANH: Governor Tarikin, I should've expected to find you holding Vader's leash. I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.
    TSB: All Too Easy.
    ROTJ: I'm out of it for a little while, everyone gets delusions of grandeur.
     
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  24. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    TPM: "The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here."
    AOTC: "Aggressive negotiations are negotiations...with a lightsaber."
    ROTS: "This is where the fun begins."
    ANH: "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."
    ESB: "I love you"..."I know."
    ROTJ: "Luke...help me take this mask off."
     
  25. Chancellor Yoda

    Chancellor Yoda Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    TPM : There's always a bigger fish.
    AOTC : Begun The Clone Wars has.
    ROTS : Well, hello there.
    ANH : You Will Never Find A more Wrenched Hive of Scum and Villainy.
    ESB : Would It Help if I got Out and Pushed.
    ROTJ : Not Bad for a Little Fur Ball.
     
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