In the realm of classic action films and romantic comedies, there�s a time and a place for
sappy dialogue and groan-inducing one-liners. But sometimes, a cheesy quote can put all
others to shame � even worse in movies where they feel entirely out of place. They�re
not all bad, but even the good ones deserve some recognition. Here are Screen Rant�s
10 Cheesy Quotes in Popular Movies.
Armageddon
Back when Ben Affleck was best known for underwhelming romantic comedies, joining forces with director
Michael Bay led to some less-than-surprising results. Butting heads over his boss's daughter
led to plenty of laughs, but when Affleck was asked to deliver some romance before heading
into space to save the world, he swung for the fences, delivering one of the cheesiest
lines in his - and Bay's - entire career.
Top Gun
Not every cheesy movie line has to be a bad one, and Top Gun has plenty to choose from.
The classic fighter pilot action movie is filled to the brim with egos, macho rivals,
and out of control bromances. But when the film�s hero Maverick and his nemesis Iceman
join forces in the final act, the film�s ending leaves every eye-rolling moment before
it in the dust (�You can be my wingman anytime� �Bullshit�you can be mine�).
The Wedding Singer
It seems every Adam Sandler movie must have a sappy, sentimental moment or two, and The
Wedding Singer�s came in the form of a sugary sweet love song. Based on a scene between
Sandler and Barrymore earlier in the film, �I Wanna Grow Old With You� is intentionally
cheesy and sentimental. Unlike other Sandler films,
however, it manages to do justice to the movie�s setting, offering an ending right at home
among the cheesiest love stories of the 1980s. We�ll allow it.
The Matrix
It's star Keanu Reeves who gets the most criticism for his dialogue in The Matrix, but he can't
take credit for the cheesiest. That honor goes to Trinity, played by Carrie-Anne Moss.
When Neo is shot dead inside the digital world, Trinity tells him that he must go on fighting,
thanks to a prophecy claiming that the man she loved would save humanity (�so you see,
you can�t be dead��). In a movie about killer machines, the life-giving kiss and
fireworks are overkill, to say the least.
Judge Dredd
As an action star of the 1980s and '90s, Sylvester Stallone spoke too many groan-inducing punchlines
to count. From incredibly cool to downright corny, most can be forgiven - but when playing
the policeman, judge, and executioner Judge Dredd, Stallone turned the motto of a dystopic
police state into a laughable catchphrase so cheesy, he should have locked himself up.
Thankfully, Karl Urban would deliver the line as intended in 2012's Dredd.
As Good as it Gets
This romantic comedy gets singled out for one of the sappier lines delivered by Jack
Nicholson, explaining that Helen Hunt�s character makes him �want to be a better
man.� But in the context of the story and the scene, the line actually makes sense.
The same can�t be said for the line that appears not long after. A beautiful woman
inspiring Greg Kinnear�s character to pick up pencil and paper is believable, but his
description his compliment is too manufactured and cheesy for ANY human being to deliver
with a straight face.
Van Helsing
Hugh Jackman�s role as medieval monster-hunter Van Helsing was one of the actor�s most
forgettable, looking to cash in on his fame AND the rise of supernatural action films.
But the movie�s ending is one for the ages. When his leading lady dies in his werewolf
arms, Van Helsing�s werewolf-to-human howl is cheesy enough to pull ANY viewer out of
the story. Just for good measure, the next scene doubles down on the melodrama, showing
her spirit reunited with her deceased family, shedding a single heavenly tear to guarantee
Van Helsing went from underwhelming to ridiculous.
The Fast & The Furious
To prove just how unpredictable street racer Dominic Toretto really is, he confesses to
living his life �a quarter mile at a time," and forgetting his troubles when going head
to head with a fellow racer. Aside from the painfully forced racing reference that comes
completely out of nowhere, it doesn't even seem accurate. Future films would show that
Dom cared fairly little about racing, traveling around the globe to defend his family and
friends � the things that really mattered to him. Apparently, the filmmakers loved this
cheesy catchphrase too much to care.
Star War: Revenge of the Sith
Of all the Star Wars prequels, it was the third and final that fans most eagerly awaited,
promised to see Anakin Skywalker long-awaited transformation into Darth Vader. It�s hard
to forget the scars and lost limbs delivered at the hands of his former mentor Obi-Wan
Kenobi, which would make him rely on his famous armor and helmet just to keep him alive. Anakin�s
shift to the Dark Side was completed when he learned that his wife and children had
been lost - letting out one of the cheesiest screams in movie history as a result. We couldn�t
agree more.
Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Fans made their feelings about the fourth Indiana Jones movie known as soon as it was
released, criticizing the overused CGI, the alien twist ending, and the reveal that �50s
greaser �Mutt Williams� was really Indy�s son, Henry Jones the Third. Ending the film
with a wedding so sweet it gave longtime fans a toothache, Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf
put the final nail in the coffin with the film�s cheesiest line and moment of all.
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