So as to not further derail the Colt Cobra thread, I figured I'd make a playground here for us to share movie quotes.
First up for me is "Last Man Standing", a Bruce Willis shoot-em-up in a Depression era setting. Bruce Willis, as "John Smith", is a gangster who's trying to get to Mexico until "things in Chicago" cool off, and he gets involved in a little gang war in a small town on his way. Capt. Pickett explains to him the new order of things to come:
Capt. Tom Pickett: Things in this town are out of control. Two gangs is just one too many. I'm not an idealist. I know a lot of things that people do are awful low, but that's between them and God. Do you believe in God? I believe in God, son. But what I'm concerned with is keeping a lid on things, and what we got here in Jericho is just way out of hand, and Sheriff Galt, here, can't do much about it, right? Matter of fact, it might be fair to say that he's part of the problem, right? Now you been going back and forth, playing both sides according to Mr. Galt, here, making yourself a lot of money out of all this. Well, it's over, son. I'm coming back here in ten days, and I'm gonna bring about twenty rangers with me. I will tolerate *one* gang, because that is the nature of things. A certain amount of corruption is inevitable. But if I find *two* gangs here when I get back, then in a couple of hours there will be *no* gangs here. So it's simple. One gang quits and goes home. You boys work it out. I don't give a damn which one.
John Smith is injured and unarmed, a fellow who's not been much of a helper up to that point brings him supplies and his 1911's:
John Smith: The funny thing about people, one time out of a hundred they turn out better than you expect.
If you haven't seen this, it's worth a watch. Here's the original trailer:
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