100 Greatest Movie Insults

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 6/30/10 at 7:49pm

the one from Ryan Reynolds from Blade Trinity at 8:35 is my personal favorite!! haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSEYXWmEse8

[StockardFan]

Posted: 6/30/10 at 8:11pm

I knew that scene from Monty Python's Holy Grail would be in there.

[jasonf]

Posted: 6/30/10 at 8:13pm

Ha - Stockardfan - as we were watching it I was saying "Where's the Monty Python one!"

My favorite are the one's from A Fish Called Wanda. I love that movie.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 6/30/10 at 8:22pm

I know, I love when she says "To call you stupid would be an insult to STUPID PEOPLE!"

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 5:01am

That was a disapointing list, I wanted more wit. It's easy just to swear at someone.

[DMsquared2]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 5:57am

I've always liked the Chevy Chase/Clark Griswold one from Christmas Vacation and I remember Ryan Reynold's in Blade Trinity making me laugh my head off when I saw it in the theater.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 8:19am

Watch and learn from the masters of the classics.
One of My Favorites

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 8:58am

Goth, I could watch that clip forever. Marie Dressler's take is like a train derailing.

And speaking (sort of) of Jean Harlow, my favorite insult ever was when she was at a dinner party and continuously addressed Margot Asquith as "Margot," pronouncing the "t." Mrs. Asquith finally had had enough and said to her, "No, dear, the 't' is silent, as in 'Harlow.'"

[broadway86]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 9:04am

This one KILLS me everytime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 11:10am

"It's an inanimate f***ing object!"
"YOU'RE an inanimate f***ing object!"
I <3 Martin McDonagh

And I've always loved the one from Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang:
"Look up 'idiot' in the dictionary, you know what you'll find?"
"A picture of me?"
"No, the definition of idiot, which you f***ing are!"

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 11:28am

I haven't watched yet, but Cher better be on there! "You are physically repulsive, intellectually retarded, you're morally reprehensible, vulgar, insensitive, selfish, stupid, you have no taste, a lousy sense of humor and you smell." Ah... I know it well.

Yes, she is... but why did they cut morally reprehensible?

Updated On: 7/1/10 at 11:28 AM

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 11:51am

Reg, I've always thought that clip is brilliant. Marie Dressler's timing is so perfect. I love the two step response: big physical movement, followed by quiet, understated "Reading a book?" It really is a lesson in masterful acting. If she had done them together, she would have squashed a laugh, but the two step response gets a double laugh from me every time.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 1:27pm

They left out my all time favorite! "Why should I listen to you? You're a virgin who can't drive!"

I'm glad they included Princess Bride and Toy Story, though!

[Weez]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 1:51pm

Eh, I could take or leave movie insults. The really good stuff these days is on TV. Particular favourites include anything out of the mouth of Malcolm Tucker on The Thick of It and approximately 60% of the dialogue from Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Yes, most of it is swearing but, like any art form, when swearing is done well, it is AWESOME. And if there's one thing these two shows are good at, it is artistic swearing.

Although having said all that, I'm willing to reconsider this list if it includes that all-time classic from Stand By Me.

[Millie Lammoreaux]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 2:29pm

Is Auntie Em's take down of Miss Gulch included? The all-time best ever!

[Weez]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 2:59pm

Okay, I've watched it now. It includes In Bruges, There Will Be Blood, Army of Darkness, In the Loop, Stand By Me, *and* The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! I HEARTILY APPROVE. :3

(Although the appearance of Malcolm Tucker (In the Loop) three times in this list helps prove my point about TV having the best sweary insults, as he's a character who's racked up a lot more telly hours than movie ones. XD)

[Q]

Posted: 7/1/10 at 3:04pm

I think looking for a montage of 'wit' is looking for a different experience - like sitting around a parlour clinking snifters and congratulating each other on the ability to understand the point.

This is like a dance remix that hits the top forty - I was almost snapping my fingers along with it!

It's about a rush of feeling, not thought, and I enjoyed every moment of the ride.

But I would have loved for Auntie Em's little comment to be included