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Post by Xenia Onatopp- Bale on Nov 14, 2003 10:36:44 GMT -5
My Favorite EQ Quotes
1.Not without incident.
2.I paid gladly.
3.You're treading on my dreams.
4.You should be more vigilant in the future.
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Post by Witcher Wolf on Nov 14, 2003 10:53:00 GMT -5
"The Gun Katas: Through analysis of thousands of recorded gun fights, the Cleric has determined that the geometric distribution of antagonists in any gun battle is a statistically predictable element.
The Gun Kata treats the gun as a total weapon. Each new position representing a maximum kill zone, inflicting maximum damage on the maximum number of opponents, while keeping the defendant clear of the statistically traditional trajectories of return fire.
By the rote mastery of this art, your firing efficiency will rise by no less than one hundred and twenty percent, the difference of a sixty three percent increase to lethal proficiency, makes the master of the Gun Katas, an adversary not to be taken lightly." ~ Dupont - Equilibrium.
Those three as one, are my favourites.
It's the stressed T in element that really makes me grin.
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Post by Xenia Onatopp- Bale on Nov 18, 2003 8:33:00 GMT -5
Another fave quote:
"Witout love,without anger, wthout sorrow, breath is just a clock ticking.
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BatEmanGirl
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Post by BatEmanGirl on Nov 18, 2003 14:49:49 GMT -5
One I remember now: Then you know what I’m gonna to do now? or so. And I like when Preston pronounces so smoothily/slowly "Ludwig Van Beethoven"
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JD
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Post by JD on Nov 24, 2003 16:20:33 GMT -5
My favorite quote?
are you playing with me cleric!!!
you sweep, we clean!
JD
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Post by Trinity on Nov 24, 2003 16:36:42 GMT -5
And I like when Preston pronounces so smoothily/slowly "Ludwig Van Beethoven" Mmmmm, me too! I like his expression of curiosity.
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Post by MisterAnderson on Nov 24, 2003 17:33:13 GMT -5
I think its "You sweep, we'll clear" As in the military terminology of 'sweep and clear'.
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Rip
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Post by Rip on Nov 24, 2003 18:22:59 GMT -5
I have my own theory behind John's sudden look over at the Sweeper guard in the thread "How is it you came to miss it?" But what has already been suggested here can/is just as right in my belief. I think there are more than one reason why John suddenly looks over at the guard. But one thing is certain, no matter his reason: John DOES have a reason! Somehow he suddenly feels a little threatened. And by instinct he immidiately check out where his "adversaries" are, he analyzes his surroundings. The question is, why does he feel threatened? Because he missed that his wife was feeling? Or, as my thread suggests, he knew about it all along but never reported her? I suspect that when John looks at the sweepers he's memorising their positions in case he has to break into his gun kata in self-defence. I'm not sure that John did know about his wife's sense offence - he's seen at her trial - but then Father (Dupont) implies that he "has the capacity to feel...but didn't know it yet".
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Rip
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Post by Rip on Nov 24, 2003 18:25:05 GMT -5
Before I go into any quotes, I should say that one of the main reasons for my liking the characters is the fact that most of them are well spoken. I do like well spoken characters, as they carry more authority and can emphasise certain elements of their speech to appear yet more powerful.
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Post by flipsix on Nov 28, 2003 20:05:32 GMT -5
"You do dream dont you Preston"
I have to say that I loved Sean Bean in this, he played the part of Partridge, especially in the Cathederal perfectly....
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Rip
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Post by Rip on Nov 28, 2003 20:32:01 GMT -5
Sean Bean is my favourite actor. One quote that puzzles me is Dupont's "Be careful, Preston...you're treading on my dreams." How does he come to use a quote from the same poem as Partridge?
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Post by Witcher Wolf on Nov 30, 2003 6:23:06 GMT -5
Sean Bean is my favourite actor. One quote that puzzles me is Dupont's "Be careful, Preston...you're treading on my dreams." How does he come to use a quote from the same poem as Partridge? The irony of Father's regime, when you look at the room and the others. Brandt for instance, you can pretty much guess one of the reasons that all those people die, apart from Preston being so well trained, they're all sense offenders in some way/shape or form I think. Brandt is too cocky and smiles far too much for a Grammaton Cleric.
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Post by Witcher Wolf on Nov 30, 2003 6:24:05 GMT -5
Watch the suit, cleric...
That's another favourite of mine.
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Post by Ryu on Dec 1, 2003 23:06:26 GMT -5
"Just one day! one day..." When Jurgen said that, I feel his restrained passion for freedom. I like his accent and emotion in that quotes. ...And I love all of prestons line. I cannot make my choice
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Post by grammaton on Feb 18, 2004 8:59:30 GMT -5
I love all the quotes in the film, and I like it when Dupont says:
"And now preston, I have you as well. calmly coolly, utterly without incident."
Just love the way he says coolly, lol
and then of course when Preston says no not without incident, ummmmmm, I love that sooooo sexy.
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psychobitchua
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Post by psychobitchua on Feb 20, 2004 19:25:37 GMT -5
"...but I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams".
Banal, isn't it? But who cares. The quiet, but alive and emotional voice in the world, where everything and everybody are spiritually dead. The way he says it: with human calmness, not cleric one, already doomed to death, but still having his soul alive. It allocates this quote and Partridge character. I cried. And last time I cried watching Green Mile, which was soo long ago. Which, of course, speaks positively about director/screenwriter and actor skills.
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Post by MAX on Feb 22, 2004 2:10:34 GMT -5
...I like it when Dupont says: "And now preston, I have you as well. calmly coolly, utterly without incident." Entirely.
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Post by w00 on Feb 23, 2004 5:33:16 GMT -5
i think its just downright weird. everyone i know got the same damn chills watching the "not without incident" scene. i watched it 5 times.... same thrill in that scene every time
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Post by Xenia Onatopp- Bale on Feb 26, 2004 10:27:58 GMT -5
"...but I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams". Banal, isn't it? But who cares. The quiet, but alive and emotional voice in the world, where everything and everybody are spiritually dead. The way he says it: with human calmness, not cleric one, already doomed to death, but still having his soul alive. It allocates this quote and Partridge character. I certainly agree with you,psychobitcua.
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Post by baleheadnutcase on Feb 27, 2004 12:53:39 GMT -5
"...but I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams". Banal, isn't it? But who cares. The quiet, but alive and emotional voice in the world, where everything and everybody are spiritually dead. The way he says it: with human calmness, not cleric one, already doomed to death, but still having his soul alive. It allocates this quote and Partridge character. Very deep, and I agree. I just can't stop laughing at the *gun switching* scene where Preston is trying to tell Brandt that these resistance should be interogated. Taye's constand repeating of the line "cleric" is priceless.
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Post by guest on Feb 29, 2004 4:24:56 GMT -5
"why are you a guest?"
"I left my login in my coat"
"wheres your coat?"
"I dont have it"
"guests are subject to bannage."
"..."
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Post by Xenia Onatopp- Bale on Mar 1, 2004 10:39:40 GMT -5
"why are you a guest?" "I left my login in my coat" "wheres your coat?" "I dont have it" "guests are subject to bannage." "..." Nice quotes,guest. So you're subjecting yourself to bannage??
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Shalakashka
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No....Not Without Incident...
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Post by Shalakashka on Mar 4, 2004 9:05:13 GMT -5
^Lol^
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Post by EsbenF on Apr 2, 2004 5:58:08 GMT -5
I just realised that almost all of my favourite quotes are said by Brandt... hmmm...
I'm suprised noone mentioned it yet, but I love the simplicity of the sentence & the spirit in his voice when Brandt says:
"More than punctiual, Cleric!"
Another one of mine is when they bust into Mary's appartment, and Preston's standing skimming her inventory of EC-10, she says:
"You're going to burn it, aren't you"
And Preston answers, almost briskly (hehe):
"Eventually" - I love the way he places the stress on the first syllable, in stead of on the second when he says that.
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jadiepoo
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Post by jadiepoo on May 8, 2004 7:01:40 GMT -5
This movie is chock full of awesome quotes. Heck, I've only had EQ for just over a month and I can mouth along the words already.
I love the deja vu conversations and scenes. The Preston/Partridge and Preston/Brandt ones especially. Considering Preston finally found out about Partridge's offense after the conversation, it parallels so *effectively* his conversation by the car with Brandt. Cos he's the one doing the offense this time and it won't be long till he knows Brandt will find out.
Preston: Why didn't you just leave it for the evidentiary team to collect and log? Partridge: They miss things sometimes. And I thought I'd take it down myself...get it done properly. How long, Preston, till all this is gone? Till we've burned every last bit ot it? Preston: Resources are tight. We'll get it all eventually.
Compare with: Brandt: Cleric... Why didn't you leave that for the evidentiary team to collect and log? Preston: They miss things sometimes. I'll take it in myself... make sure it gets done properly. Brandt: You know, Preston... If we keep burning all this contraband, eventually there won't be anything left to burn. What'll there be for men like us?
It may be the sadist and tragedy-freak in me, but my favorite quote is (besides the Not Without Incident one) when Preston says "Not by my friends. By me." The way Bale says it... the nuance of him feeling but not exactly expressing guilt or sorrow outright, I find it amazing. I almost had tears then. I'm such a sap.
I'll try not to repeat already-mentioned quotes. I chuckled on this one: -Preston- You're Jurgen. -Jurgen- You're feeling.
Fav Partridge lines: You always knew. We both know...they never go easy.
Preston favs: - The mirror's frame is illegal. Destroy it The matter-of-factly way he says it after seeing the conflict of emotions in his face in the mirror is priceless.
- Sir... without the logic of process, is it not just mayhem -- what we have worked so hard to eradicate? This one strikes a bell for me because lately, I'm observing a lot of people totally ignoring process, specially in politics and law in the country I'm in right now.
Mary quotes: - I'm wondering if you have any idea at all what that word means -- "friend." - It's circular. You exist to continue your existence. What's the point? This one is pretty profound - this had me up for hours before bed for over a week. Heh
DuPont: - Call it faith. You have it, I assume? This line did it for me. I soo hated DuPont and wished him dead at this point.
Brandt: I'm not feeling! He is the one who's feeling! This is a mistake! ;D
There's another great quote (lol I should just post the entire film) that I've always wanted to use irl because it's so darned COOL: Preston: I have no feelings about it. I'm merely attempting to optimize.
I *love* this movie to death
Oh, I noticed the part when Preston looks away while DuPont drills him, the first time when he truly didn't know how to answer about his wife, he looks to the right, accessing the logic part of his brain. The next time, when he's feeling, and is "lying" he looks to the left, tapping the creative side. Of course this is probably just me overanalyzing and I could be just plain wrong and it's just a matter of the troop's position. *shrugs*
BTW, does anyone know what the acronym "ANR" stands for? I tried looking at military databases but no cigar. Preston mentions it while asking for Partridge's book and then Bobby mentions it during the "Stop that" breakfast.
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Post by Larry the Cleric on May 13, 2004 9:35:28 GMT -5
The quotes from scene with Brian Conley (in the library) would have been a bit better if I had been able to get Larry the Loafer out of my head. (For those of you who have been denied this fantastic piece of TV, Larry the Loafer was a puppet in a spoof of the BBC Children's TV Broom-Cupboard show, where a presenter would act like a visual radio presenter, introducing shows and what-not. The spoof starred Brian Conley.)
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Post by Larry the Cleric on May 13, 2004 9:55:53 GMT -5
"There's no war...no murder" "What is it you think WE do??" That and the discussion @ the resistance HQ about how the inhumanity caused by misplaced emotion (hatred, rage, anger, etc) making one human blind to the humanity of another has been replaced by the blind inhumanity caused by the tetragrammaton under the influence of prozium and "father's" teaching. It all brings home the fallacy upon which libria is based.
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Post by Libby on May 30, 2004 8:56:46 GMT -5
Oh, I noticed the part when Preston looks away while DuPont drills him, the first time when he truly didn't know how to answer about his wife, he looks to the right, accessing the logic part of his brain. The next time, when he's feeling, and is "lying" he looks to the left, tapping the creative side. Of course this is probably just me overanalyzing and I could be just plain wrong and it's just a matter of the troop's position. *shrugs* I haven't looked at this thread for ages... I hadn't noticed the left/right thing...but a few weeks back on a repeat CSI (love that prog) Catherine Willows pointed out the same thing concerning a mother who'd killed her child...will have to watch the scene again (oh joy!) BTW, does anyone know what the acronym "ANR" stands for? I tried looking at military databases but no cigar. Preston mentions it while asking for Partridge's book and then Bobby mentions it during the "Stop that" breakfast. It's A & R...Arrest & Recovery ( I think)
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Post by SenseOffender88 on Jun 2, 2004 14:14:33 GMT -5
All my favorite quotes have already been said. That's okay though. I really like the effort the director did in this movie. There's not alot, or barely, any corny jokes or lines. I like that.
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Post by ClericWilkinson on Dec 21, 2004 21:50:17 GMT -5
Hey! I've been browsing this forum for some time, but I only joined up today. I love Equilibrium and it was very refreshing to find some fellow fans. It seems that this is about the only EQ fan site out there...which is very sad...but since it's a good one--an awesome one, actually-- that's alright. Thank you so much for the incredible site, JenGe! Well, it seems that pretty much all of my favorite quotes are taken...but let's see... Mary-- "Without love, without anger, without sorrow, breath is just a clock ticking." "Processing...you mean execution don't you?" "News bulletin. I'm a sense offender. I don't hang 'round much with Cleric." Robbie-- "If I were you I'd be more careful in future." "You forget it's my job to know what you're thinking." Partridge-- "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I've spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly because you tread on my dreams." "It does?...It does." "A heavy cost...I'd pay it gladly." Dupont-- "You really should learn to knock." Preston-- "No...not without incident." "I'm coming." "I'm asking you one last time...don't do this." "Maybe I'm just better." "Once the door's down blow the bulbs." Hmm...Let’s just say the whole script, shall we? I love the entire movie and if I were to put down all of my favorite quotes...*lol* this would be a very long post. But those are a few of my favs. ^_^
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