Quote Lists

Children are taught to never take candy from strangers, except on Hallowe’en when their parents send them out to beg for it.  Annually, a parade of little goblins and ghouls shout “Trick or Treat!” at our doors, having no real interest in resorting to the tricky part.  As we pass out the candy kisses, peanuts, and shrunken Kit Kats in our doorway, we have the opportunity to mention a few movie quotes for their consideration.  Here are the 10 best movie quotes that can add an extra treat to the traditional Hallowe’en doorway experience.

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Our blog production has suffered since we began our tour of France a couple of weeks ago.  It will continue to suffer for the next few weeks.  We recognize that the French have not been well represented in film.  They are stereotyped as rude and inconsiderate, yet we have experienced generally friendly people.  They are typecast as heavy smokers, wine drinkers, over-the-top romantics, and a nation of butter-eating fine diners.  Well, okay, there’s that.  However, in honor of the many great French people we have met so far, here are our favorite nine film quotes about the French.

Two years ago, the American Film Institute released its Top 100 Movie Quotes of All Time.  Over 1,500 experts selected “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” as the top quote. This is a great example of the intelligence of a committee, always generating a pop culture response.  We believe film writers are disappointed by this list; it doesn't feature their best work.  In their honor, we've taken the top 10 quotes from the AFI list and linked them to better quotes that show more of the screenwriters' talents.  We give a damn about great writing.

Great screenwriting does not always convert into a great film.  Similarly, the best quotes don’t always come from the best movies.  What is true is that films with lots of meaningful quotes are generally good thought-provoking films.  The new Quotes by Movie feature on Reel Life Wisdom enables users to view great quotes one movie at a time.  Here are the top 14 most quoted movies on the Reel Life site.