I can't tell you how badly I wanted to include the line from Step Up 3-D about "One move setting a whole generation free." I was threatened with physical violence if I did.
Below you shall find, in no particular order, 30 quotes from various 2010 films we remembered most fondly. Undoubtedly we have forgotten a ton of as great, if not better ones, so by all means, flood the comments of this story with your most favoritest quotes...unless of course it's that whole "Release the Kraken!" thing. Then you can just go to hell.
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling." -- Eames in Inception.
"The subject's mind can always trace the genesis of the idea. True inspiration is impossible to fake." -- Arthur in Inception.
"You're going to go through life thinking that girls don't like you because you're a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won't be true. It'll be because you're an asshole." -- Erica Albright in The Social Network.
"It's as if she evaporated, straight through the walls." -- Dr. John Cawley in Shutter Island.
"You're as violent as they come. I know. because I'm as violent as they come. Don't embarrass yourself by denying your own blood lust, son. Don't embarrass me. If the constraints of society were removed, and I was all that stood between you and a meal, you'd crack my skull with a rock and eat my meaty parts." -- The Warden in Shutter Island.
"It must be some kind of... [looking at the camera] hot tub time machine." -- Nick in Hot Tub Time Machine.
"Of course... You're American. You think you can escape history. You live for the present." -- Father Benedetto in The American.
"...Timing isn't my strong suit." -- King George the VI in The King's Speech.
"Give me a phat beat to beat my buddy's ass to." -- Tony Stark in Iron Man 2.
"Remember this shit at Christmas!" -- Hale Caesar in The Expendables.
"I have a homework assignment for you... I want you to go home and touch yourself." -- Thomas Leroy in Black Swan.
"Bio-digital jazz, man!"
Kevin Flynn in TRON: Legacy.
"I'm in lesbians with you." -- Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
"Jews invented spark plugs to control global traffic." -- Barry in Four Lions.
"It's either me or Santa. I suggest Santa." -- Pietieri in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.
"They are the best, and they specialize in the ridiculous." -- Capt. Charisa Sosa in The A-Team.
"I'm puttin' this whole town in my rear view." -- Doug MacRay in The Town.
"I want a dollar from every Catholic in the world." -- Paul in Gone With the Pope.
"I feel like we're literally driving around in a vagina." -- Terry Hoitz in The Other Guys.
"I'm gonna break your hip." -- Allen Gamble in The Other Guys.
"I hope your kids have bad influences and develop bad personalities. I wish this with all my heart." -- Father in Dogtooth.
"I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore." -- Banksy in Exit Through the Gift Shop.
"Machete don't text." -- Machete in Machete.
"This planet is a game preserve... and we're the game." -- Royce in Predators
"Hurt people...hurt people." -- Florence Marr in Greenberg.
"Wet...t-shirt..." -- The dying words of Derrick Jones in Piranha 3D.
"So long...partner." -- Woody in Toy Story 3.
NAWT YOU, NAWT YOU AND NAWT YOU
What about;
"Let's bomb boots!" from four lions
Sean Parker: You think you know me, don't you?
Eduardo Saverin: I've read enough.
Sean Parker: You know how much I've read about you?
Eduardo Saverin *glances for answer*
Sean Parker: Nothing...
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Marylin Delpy: Bosnia. They don't have roads, but they have Facebook.
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And this one I don't remember (its not on IMDB quotes) but it roughly goes:
Sean Parker: With Napster I faced the record companies head on and won
Eduardo Saverin: You were sued for millions of dollars, how did you win?
Sean Parker: Do you want to buy a Tower Records right now?
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Tower Records went out of business in 2006. I love this quote because it encompasses what I loved about the movie as a whole in three lines. The story itself was about Facebook and how it was created, but along the way their was an amazing amount of subtext and themes about how this website identifies everything about this past decade and likely the current generation. It was a fascinating film that I adored, I hope it gets Best Picture. It rightly deserves it.
"Baby, I love this because you gave it to me, but it is one fuckin ugly tie." -Teddy Daniels
" Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man?" -Teddy Daniels
"You just contact the mayor's office. He has a special signal he shines in the sky; it's in the shape of a giant cock." -Hit Girl
yeah that was awesome. that said, i think its an awesome list. i also would suggest:
Date Night
Gangster: Exactly what do you think your doing?Steve Carrel: SHUT YOUR VAGINA!
Tina Fey: It's okay; when he says vagina he means your face.
Greenberg
Greenberg's Friend: Well, you know what they say: youth is wasted on the young.Greenberg/Ben Stiller: I'd go further. I'd say life is wasted on... people.
Let Me In
Chloe Mortez: You have to say it. Let me inKodi McPhee: Ok, ok: I let you in.
Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio: I specialize in a very specific type of security...Sub-conscious security.The Joneses
David Duchovny: We are gonna do some damage in this town!The Expendables
Jet Li: I should get paid more. I'm shorter so I work harder than you. Every time we get injured, my injury is bigger than yours. Every time we walk somewhere, I have to walk more. It's not easy being little.The Karate Kid
Jackie Chan: Pick up your coat. Take it off. Hang it up. Put it on.Due Date
Robert Downey Jr.: The last time I saw my dad was December, 1976. He was at the door with all his things. Then he picked up his back and left.[Pause}
Zack Galifianakis: HAHAHAHAHAHA! Ohmygod thats hilarious. HAHAHAHAHA. My dad would never do that; he loved me.
ill think of more later.