Post your favorite Going-to-Battle Speech from movies/TV

[TheMightyFavog]

My favorite is Bernard Hill as Theoden King from Return of the King:

Arise! Arise, Riders of Theoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day... a red day... ere the sun rises! Ride now!... Ride now!... Ride! Ride to ruin and the world's ending! Death! Death! DEATH! Forth, Eorlingas!

Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn has a really kickass speech, too.

Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!

[Initech]

1. Fight Club:

"As I look around, I see a lot of new faces. Shut up! That means you've been breaking the first two rules of Fight Club. Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off. "

[Fox Mulder]

16. I added that quote to my facebook profile yesterday.

I like it. So true.

[mcctatas]

This one, hands down!

D-Day: War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one.
Bluto: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Otter: Germans?
Boon: Forget it, he's rolling.
Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...

Bluto: the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!

Bluto: What the flip happened to the Delta I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer...
Otter: Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastage. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part.
Bluto: We're just the guys to do it.
D-Day: Let's do it.
Bluto: LET'S DO IT!

[Auggie]

22. Absolutely seconded!

For a while the Oakland A's played this at home games when the team was behind after 8 1/2 innings. It was/still is hilarious.

[trof]

26. yep

[MorningGlow]

2. Henry V all the way

St. Crispin's Day speech, excellently done by a young Kenneth Branagh.

What's he that wishes so?
My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;
If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

[JNelson6563]

27. When I first saw Branaugh's version of this

I was ready to call for my sword and armour! :toast:

Julie

[MrScorpio]

29. Henry V is the greatest of them all

The Independence Day speech is a distant second

[Paladin]

31. Henry V, By A Landslide

All I have to do is imagine Branagh speaking those words, and I get goosebumps. Lawrence Olivier's version wasn't too shabby, either.....

[Paladin]

33. Another Great One: Gregory Peck In "12 O'Clock High"

His "pretend you're already dead" speech to the hard-luck WWII bomber squadron is second only to Henry V as far as I'm concerned....

[Hangingon]

42. Good pick. I love that movie.

[bertha katzenengel]

36. Kenneth Branagh IS Henry V.

We few
We happy few

:wow:

[petronius]

3. "You have bled with Wallace - now bleed with me!"

[Redneck Socialist]

4. Henry the Fifth

Saint Crispin's Day

"This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day

Damn, I was scooped! :-(

[Shakespeare]

11. My fave, too. Here's a clip of it from Branagh's Henry V.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cRj01LShXN8

[Redneck Socialist]

43. Woooo, chills, gives me chills to hear it. n/t

[Adsos Letter]

5. "The Longest Day"

John Wayne: " I don't think I have to remind you that this war has been going on for almost 5 years. Over half of Europe has been overrun and occupied. We're comparative newcomers. England's gone through a blitz with a knife at her throat since 1940. I'm quite sure that they, too, are impatient and itching to go. Do I make myself clear?"

followed later by: "You can't give the enemy a break. Send him to hell."

[TrogL]

6. Do you want to live forever?

[Inchworm]

7. Funny you ask this.. the "band of brothers" speech

has been making me want to actually see it in a play. I think it's Shakespeare or something...

:hi:

[jobycom]

8. Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago...

...we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

[Doug.Goodall]

25. My favorite also

Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHa_jqxnn4o

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. 'Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war

by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

"Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

"When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. Now, I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war — because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.

"Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating.

"Now, we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know, by God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're going up against. By God, I do. We're not just going to shoot the bastards. We're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel.

"Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you'll chicken out under fire. Don't worry about it. I can assure you that you will all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood. Shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, you'll know what to do.

"Now, there's another thing I want you to remember: I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything. Let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're gonna kick him in the ass. We're gonna kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're gonna go through him like crap through a goose!

"Now, there's one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War II?" you won't have to say, 'Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana.'

"All right, now, you sons of bitches. You know how I feel. Oh, I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere.

"That's all."







Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDecLiA_Qbw

[Bryan]

10. This one's pretty hard to top

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avXsM2n2oqg

ETA: I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.

[RoyGBiv]

12. That would be mine as well ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OTVHAIHDRcg

The whole scene literally took my breath away in the theater.

Prior theme ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpwsKRpKS_M&NR=1

[pokerfan]

13. Don't know the best

but I have the worst:

Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind.

Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests.

Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation.

We're fighting for our right to live, to exist.

And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice:

"We will not go quietly into the night!

We will not vanish without a fight!

We're going to live on!

We're going to survive!"

Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!

[papapi]

14. Best Going Into Battle Scene

"Glory" - 1989 - Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_DyBVdeYH30

[Fox Mulder]

18. I was thinking of that exact one when I saw the thread title.

I love that movie. It's one of my favorites.

[txwhitedove]

28. Agree, love Glory. I wanted to post my favorite clip of a different...

movie, a battlecry from the homefront but the sounds
was bad. Cold Mountain, the letter "Come Back...if
you are fighting, stop fighting. If you are marching,
stop marching...."

[Tuesday Afternoon]

38. Yes. Glad I read the thread before I posted.

:patriot:

[1]

15. george c. scott. patton...

"now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. he won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

[krispos42]

17. The speech from "Armageddon"

Just before the spaceships lift off.

I address you tonight, not as the president of the United States, or as the leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity. We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. The bible calls this day Armageddon, the end of all things. And yet, for the first time, in the history of the planet, a species has the technology to prevent its own extinction. All of you praying with us need to know that everything that can be done to prevent this disaster is being called in to service. The human thirst for excellence, knowledge, every step up the ladder of science, every adventurous reach in to space, all of our combined modern technologies and imaginations, even the wars we have thought have provided us with the tools to wage this terrible battle. Through all the chaos that is our history, through all of the wrongs and the discord, through all of the pain and suffering, through all of our times, there is one thing that has nourished our souls and elevated our species above its origin. And that is our courage. The dreams of an entire planet are focused tonight on those fourteen brave souls traveling in to the heavens. And may we all, citizens the world over, see these events through, god speed and good luck to you.

[democracyindanger]

19. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Hell no!

[av8rdave]

40. That gets my vote

All time greatest battle speech.

[pokerfan]

20. Babylon 5's is a little grim

This speech occurs right before the "Battle of the Line", in which a massed alien fleet approaches for a final all-out assault on Earth

This is the President.

I've just been informed that our mid range military bases at Beta Durani and Proxima 3 have fallen to the Minbari. We've lost contact with our bases at Io and must conclude that they too have been destroyed by an advanced force.

Our military intelligence believes that the Minbari intend to bypass Mars and attack Earth directly, and the attack may come at any time.

We continue to broadcast our surrender and a plea for mercy. They have not replied. We can therefore only conclude that we stand at the twilight of the human race.

In order to buy more time for our evacuation transports to leave Earth, we ask for the support of every ship capable of fighting to take part in a last defense of our homeworld. We will not lie to you. We do not believe that survival is a possibility. Those of you who join the battle, will never come home. But, for every ten minutes we can delay the military advance, several hundred more civilians may have a chance to escape to neutral territory. Though Earth may fall, the human race must have a chance to continue elsewhere.

No greater sacrifice has ever been asked of a people but I ask you now, to step forward one last time, one last battle to hold the line against the night.

May God go with you all.

[WildEyedLiberal]

21. Those are both amazing - love Aragorn's "Men of the West" speech

Both of those give me chills every time I watch them.

[sarge43]

23. I loved

that moment after Sauron tries to seduce him when he turned to the soldiers, smiles and whispered "For Frodo.", then charges into the mob with the hobbits hot on his heels. Why we fight.

[YankeyMCC]

24. You took the ones that came to my mind first...

and I have to admit to feeling a bit stired up by the recruiting scene in the church in The Patriot.

[Robb]

30. The late, great Rufus:

Rufus: "Gentlemen... we're history."

[Bennyboy]

32. FOOD FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blutto Blutarski.....Animal House.

[Cannikin]

34. The best sci fi going into battle speech EVAH from Battlestar Galactica season 3

Words cant do it justice, so I uploaded it to youtube. It makes the hair on my arms stand on end. LOVE it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgcUCGu_flo

[bertha katzenengel]

35. There's a rule in tournament play: never think about the next

step until you've climbed the one in front of you. (and the rest) Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers"

[bikebloke]

37. "Who cried when Old Yeller was shot?"

Bill Murray's stirring speech.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCHTzumpk4Q

[GarbagemanLB]

39. Independence Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRGUqd_M6Mg

[Starry Messenger]

41. From Dr. Strangelove

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ynY5NvYsZY

"We gots some flyin' to do!"

This always cracks me up.

MPK