Lyman(Brian Cox): Our friends from the FBI will be here presently.
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Umm...it means soon, or shortly...
It is also a synonymn for "soon" and "shortly".
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It may or may not be the worst line in cinema history, but it is certainly one of the worst "delivered" lines by an actor in a serious action/drama. God, he was awful in this movie.
"We're going to need a bigger boat..."
I thought he was good, and the movie has some great lines (I've quoted them elsewhere in another forum here). Cox does make some grammatical errors, which I thought were meant to give some insight into his character. For example, he says at one point:
"If someone is going down for this, it is not going to be I."
That is simply wrong, one would say "...and it is not going to be me". I thought they put that in to show that he was this "fixer", some old-guard CIA operative/killer who is attempting to use a vocabulary and conversation skills he doesn't have.
About the comments here that the dialog is lousy, I disagree. Most of the dialog is fluid and believable, and there are good lines... here are some:
"Well... I think you'd better sell your utility stocks".
"Who would want this technology?"
"Cheap, clean, abundant energy... who wouldn't?"
"You understand the concept, Lyman... 'poor impulse control?'"
"Do you drug and kidnap everyone who's work you admire?"
"No, Dr. Barkley we left behind."
"Slay the dreamer, aye Mr. Shannon?"
Anyway, I think it's a good movie. It's not a great movie, but it's fun and it keeps the suspense taut until the last minute. A feat not easy to achieve.
"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus
Isn't Cox's line akin to saying "Bob and I bought cookies" rather than "Bob and me", or "Me and Bob"? If you eliminate Bob it becomes "Me bought cookies", doesn't it?
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Sure, but that doesn't apply to the sentence I quoted. I could just as easily say it's akin to saying, "Give Bob and me some cookies" rather than "Bob and I" or "I and Bob". If you eliminate Bob it becomes "Give I some cookies", doesn't it? No, it would be "Give me some cookies". There are times when "me" is correct, and times when "I" is correct.
The method you use to determine if it is correct is by perception. You remove the other person to determine if the sentence sounds "correct". "It is not going to be I", does not sound correct - that's the point.
"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus
"If someone is going down for this, it is not going to be I."Yes. A very clever, concise way to do a bit of characterization.
Lyman has a very cynical self centred personality - believing he is above the law. He thrived on power and control. Poor Impulse Control is really the measure of the man.
So many of his comments have a definite centricity to them or selfishness
"Our friends from the FBI" = sarcasm. The FBI and CIA are definitely not friends. It be akin to Churchill saying "Our friend Mr Hitler will be hoping for a Russian summer"
"If someone is going down for this, it is not going to be I." = I will do everything in my power to implicate anyone else to ensure I am not the only one to wear it. If Lyman was put in front of a question he will squeal about everyone - so therefore everyone should protect him so he will not be implicated.
A very complex and interesting character. I have had bosses like that :)
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^^Agreed, I thought those lines were great.
"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit' me!" Hudson in Aliens.
Though a little stilted, "If someone is going down for this, it is not going to be I," is grammatically correct as the verb "to be" takes a predicate (which has the same form as the subjective case) not the objective "me". In the same way, "It is I" is correct as opposed to "It is me" though it sounds odd to modern ears.
In the context of a film script, which form is appropriate depends on the character making the utterance, so an old fashioned schoolteacher might say who-m with a stress on the em.
I've never heard such a line. It's stupid.
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