Avengers: Age of Ultron
“I know you’re good people. I know you mean well. But you just didn’t think it through. There is only one path to peace… your extinction.” – James Spader as Ultron
Category: Epic
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
“Something festers in the heart of Middle-Earth. Something that you have failed to see. But the Great Eye has seen it. Even now he presses his advantage. His attack will come soon. You’re all going to die. But you know this don’t you, Gandalf?” – Christopher Lee as Saruman
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
“The veiling shadow that glowers in the East takes shape. Sauron will suffer no rival. From the summit of Barad-dur his eye watches ceaselessly. But he is not so mighty yet that he is above fear. Doubt ever gnaws at him.” – Ian McKellen as Gandalf
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.” – Ian McKellen as Gandalf
Braveheart
“Every man dies, not every man really lives.” – Mel Gibson as William Wallace
All Quiet on the Western Front
“We live in the trenches out there. We fight. We try not to be killed, but sometimes we are. That’s all.” – Lew Ayres as Paul Bäumer
Doctor Zhivago
“Wouldn’t it have been lovely if we’d met before?” – Julie Christie as Lara
Jimmy Stewart: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
While this film is considered one of the weakest Best Picture winners, it is also another example of Stewart’s skill.
