Film & TV The Greatest Movie Speeches of All Time

[ChrisZimbo]

http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1782

casino , full metal jacket , 25th Hour . I think they have all the greats there:thumb:

 

[Glockmatic]

Charles Chaplain's from The Great Dictator isn't there.

"Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power! Let us all unite!! Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give you the future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie! They do not fulfill their promise; they never will. Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people!! Now, let us fight to fulfill that promise!! Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness."

 

[Devious]

there are some good choices in that list there, but they missed a couple imo. Ed Norton's monologue in the 25th Hour is good, damn good, but so is his monologue in American History X, the scene right before the skinheads raid that convenience store. that's a damn powerful scene. another one that missed the list is Pacino's final rant in Scent Of A Woman. "If I was the man I was 5 years ago, I'd take a flamethrower to this place!" i love that scene.

 

[Jeremy]

lol. Those are great.

 

[gaylord]

Charles Chaplain's from The Great Dictator isn't there.

"Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power! Let us all unite!! Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give you the future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie! They do not fulfill their promise; they never will. Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people!! Now, let us fight to fulfill that promise!! Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness."

wtf, you took mine... but yeah, that's the one i was thinking of coming into this thread... we watched this movie in AP Euro a whilea go.... and while it was pretty damn funny, charlie obviously had other intentions by doing this movie... and the ending was actually an essay question for our final... so... yeah.... good stuff..

 

[CoolWaterz]

i woulda had to include good will huntings "club a baby seal" monologue in that as well.