11. T-800 Terminator – ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’
“Hasta la vista, baby.”
10. John McClane – The Die Hard Series
“Yippie-ki-yay, mother f***er.”
9. Tony Montana – ‘Scarface’
“Say hello to my little friend!”
8. “Dirty” Harry Callahan – ‘Dirty Harry’
“But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?”
7. President James Marshall – ‘Air Force One’
“Get off my plane.”
6. Marion “Cobra” Cobretti – ‘Cobra’
“You’re the disease, and I’m the cure.”
5. Martin Brody – ‘Jaws’
“Smile, you son of a…”
4. Russell Casse – ‘Independence Day’
“Hello, boys! I’m back!”
3. Eric Brooks/Blade – ‘Blade’
“Some motherf***ers are always trying to ickate uphill.”
2. John Nada – ‘They Live’
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.”
1. Matt Hunter – ‘Invasion U.S.A.’
“It’s…time.”
What about pulp fiction:
There’s a passage I got memorized. Ezekiel 25:17. “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you.” Now… I been sayin’ that shit for years. And if you ever heard it, that meant your ass. You’d be dead right now. I never gave much thought to what it meant. I just thought it was a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherfucker before I popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some shit this mornin’ made me think twice. See, now I’m thinking: maybe it means you’re the evil man. And I’m the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here… he’s the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could mean you’re the righteous man and I’m the shepherd and it’s the world that’s evil and selfish. And I’d like that. But that shit ain’t the truth. The truth is you’re the weak. And I’m the tyranny of evil men. But I’m tryin’, Ringo. I’m tryin’ real hard to be the shepherd.