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*** Mark's moments include when Chen claims that Emma wouldn't want the Titans exterminated even to save her own life, Mark, [[HotBlooded in the middle of his tirade]], hypocritically says it wouldn't be the first time Emma prioritized her work before herself or her family. Later, when Stanton queries what he's asking to see Godzilla's normal movement patterns for, Mark snarks that it's because he wants to open a boat tour.
*** [[Characters/MonsterVerseAlanJonah Alan Jonah]] is played by Creator/CharlesDance, and he has this exchange with his MookLieutenant when they first see the frozen Ghidorah before they set about releasing him:

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*** Mark's [[Characters/MonsterVerseRussellFamily Mark]]'s moments include when Chen claims that Emma wouldn't want the Titans exterminated even to save her own life, Mark, [[HotBlooded in the middle of his tirade]], hypocritically says it wouldn't be the first time Emma prioritized her work before herself or her family. Later, when Stanton queries what he's asking to see Godzilla's normal movement patterns for, Mark snarks that it's because he wants to open a boat tour.
*** [[Characters/MonsterVerseAlanJonah [[Characters/MonsterVerseEcoTerrorists Alan Jonah]] is played by Creator/CharlesDance, and he has this exchange with his MookLieutenant when they first see the frozen Ghidorah before they set about releasing him:
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* ''Film/TwiceRoundTheDaffodils'':
** Henry is rather a supercilious man and uses his snark to let the other patients know this:
--->'''John:''' I'd like to see 'em swing a pick.
--->'''Henry:''' The extent of a man's usefulness in this world is not judged ''exclusively'' by the way he "''swings''" or otherwise ''manipulates'' a "''pick''".
--->'''John:''' Swallowed a dictionary, have you?
--->'''Henry:''' In a matter of speaking, yes, I work for an encyclopaedia company.
** Nurse Catty is driven to it by having to deal with everybody else driving her mad:
--->'''Joyce:''' We can't be seen from the building, can we?
--->'''Nurse Catty:''' Not unless Matron possesses a periscope, which I rather fancy she does.
** Nurse Beamish is too, when standing up for herself:
--->'''Nurse Beamish:''' I just ''opened'' it, and it... came away in my hand, nurse.
--->'''Nurse Catty:''' It ''couldn't'' have done.
--->'''Nurse Beamish:''' Well, it ''did'', nurse.
--->'''Nurse Catty:''' Don't contradict me, Nurse Beamish.
--->'''Nurse Beamish:''' All right, it ''didn't'' come away in my hand, then. It took an immediate dislike to me, hopped off the hinge, and ''crushed'' my foot all by itself... nurse.
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* Narnia has enough to be a WorldOfSnark.
** ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'': As Jadis' wolves drag a Good Narnian fox and throw him in front of her and Edmund:
-->'''[[BigBad Jadis]]:''' Nice of you to drop in. You were so helpful to my wolves last night, perhaps you can help me now.\\
'''Fox:''' Forgive me, Your Majesty.\\
'''Jadis:''' Oh, don't waste my time with flattery.\\
'''Fox:''' Not to seem rude, but I wasn't actually talking to you.
** ''Prince Caspian'':
*** Peter Dinklage as Trumpkin fulfills this role beautifully, pointing out just how ridiculously most of the other characters are behaving, and generally saying what audience members are thinking.
*** Lucy angrily tells her siblings to "Stop talking like grown-ups!" in the same film.
---->'''Trumpkin:''' I am a grown-up.
** High King Peter has a moment of his own when Caspian expresses shock at the ancient kings' and queens' youth.
--->'''Peter:''' We could go away and come back again in a few years.
** Skandar Keynes as Edmund has traits of this, as well.
** Edmund is actually the biggest snarker in the series. His line of snarky replies is quite long and some of them have practically become [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular on the internet]]:
--->'''Susan:''' Besides, we could all use the fresh air.\\
'''Edmund:''' It's not like there isn't air inside.
** And:
--->'''Peter:''' Is it Latin?\\
'''Edmund:''' Is it Latin for worst game ever invented?
** Also:
--->'''Lucy:''' Weren't you wondering where I was?\\
'''Edmund:''' That's the point. That was ''why he was seeking you''.
** In the second part:
--->'''Susan:''' Pretend you're talking to me.\\
'''Edmund:''' We ''are'' talking to you.
** After Susan and Caspian's kiss:
--->'''Lucy:''' I'm sure when I'm older, I'll understand.\\
'''Edmund:''' I'm older and I don't think I want to understand.
** To Peter:
--->'''Edmund:''' I know...you had it sorted.
** When talking to Miraz:
--->'''Miraz:''' This is not a question of bravery.
--->'''Edmund:''' So you're bravely refusing to fight a swordsman half your age.
** And in [[Film/TheVoyageOfTheDawnTreader the third part]], ''he's actually in his full DeadpanSnarker mode''.
--->'''Reepicheep:''' (about Eustace) He's quite the complainer, isn't he?
--->'''Edmund:''' He's just warming up.
** To Eustace:
--->'''Edmund:''' I have the right to tell your father it was you who stole aunt Alberta's sweets.
--->'''Eustace:''' Liar!
--->'''Edmund:''' Oh, really? I found them under your bed. And you know what? ''[[MagnificentBastard I licked every one of them]]''.
** When rolling in:
--->'''Soldier:''' Are you sure you're 18?
--->'''Edmund:''' Why, do I look older?
** Reepicheep has one awesome moment of snark.
-->'''Pattertwig:''' We can collect nuts!
--> '''Reepicheep:''' Yes! And throw them at the Telmarines! ''glares at Pattertwig'' Shut up!
** Reepicheep also has this:
-->'''Soldier''': [[PhraseCatcher You...are a mouse!]]
-->'''Reepicheep''': You people are so unoriginal.
*** He follows it up with "Yes, I know. I am a mouse" to someone else.
** Susan has her moments herself.
-->'''Peter''': But the Beaver says he knows Lucy's faun.
-->'''Susan''': He's a ''Beaver''. He shouldn't be ''saying'' anything!
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Obi-Wan Kenobi: Jedi Knight and Master of Snark
*** From ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode I]]'', after the Trade Delegation try to kill the Jedi before even meeting them, he quips on the run. "You were right about one thing, Master. The negotiations were short."
*** Then when Jar Jar warns them not to expect a warm welcome in Otoh Gunga:
--->"Oh, don't worry. This hasn't been our day for warm welcomes."
*** In ''[[Film/AttackOfTheClones Episode II]]'', he muses in a dogfight, "''This'' is why I hate flying." And when Anakin sarcastically says "Excuse me" and jumps out of a moving speeder, Obi-Wan calmly says, "I hate it when he does that."
*** Also, in the arena:
--->'''Anakin:''' We relayed your message just like you requested, Master. Then we decided to come and rescue you.\\
'''Obi-Wan:''' ''(glancing at his handcuffs and chain)'' Good job.
*** And later (also in the arena) when Anakin is worried about Padmé, Obi-Wan draws his attention to the fact that she's freed herself and has climbed to the top of her pillar: "She seems to be on top of things."
*** In ''[[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Episode III]]'', when the ''Invisible Hand'' begins to fragment: "Not to worry, we are still flying ''half'' a ship." And when they finally crash-land, "Another happy landing."
*** Later, after he [[spoiler:takes out General Grievous with precision blaster-fire]] Obi-Wan discards the blaster simply saying "So uncivilized." (This is [[CallForward a reference to his earlier (later?) line]] in ''Episode IV'' about the lightsaber being "elegant weapon, of a more civilized age" and being "not as clumsy or random as a blaster" and it is made even funnier in the book. He spends a moment thinking of the absolute worst word in his vocabulary, a real crusher. "Uncivilized" is what he came up with.
*** Earlier in the fight with Grievous (in the novelization):
--->'''Grievous:''' I was trained by Count Dooku himself.\\
'''Obi-Wan:''' Funny. I trained the man who killed him.
*** Age does not wither his snark nor the years condemn. In ''[[Film/ANewHope Episode IV]]'', when Luke tells "Ben" Kenobi that his uncle says that Obi-Wan is dead, the CoolOldGuy assures him, "Oh, he's not dead." Then he takes a quick look at his desolate surroundings and adds, "Not yet."
*** In the novelizations, even his internal narration is snarky:
--->(while clinging to a flying assassin robot hundreds of miles above Coruscant) ''This is not the best idea I ever had.''
*** And if you want to see him dial it up, check him out in the [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]] animated series.
** Anakin Skywalker in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. When Obi-Wan points out the inadvisability of trying to clear pesky droids off his fighter's wing by shooting at them: "I agree, bad idea." (And then he does it. Although he does blow half of the fighter wing off in the process.) When asked if he can fly the ''Invisible Hand'' as it's falling toward Coruscant's surface: "Under the circumstances I'd say the ability to fly this thing is irrelevant." (And then he does it.)
*** His snark is even worse in the novelization of ''Revenge of the Sith,'' especially when as Vader he's killing the Separatist leaders:
--->'''Rune Haako:''' We surrender! Please -- you're a Jedi!.\\
'''Vader:''' You fought a war to destroy the Jedi. Congratulations on your success.
--->'''Nute Gunray:''' You can't! Lord Sidious promised we'd be left in peace.\\
'''Vader:''' The transmission was garbled. He promised you'd be left in pieces.
--->'''Shu Mai:''' We were promised a reward, a handsome reward...\\
'''Vader:''' I am your reward; you don't find me handsome?
*** And, like Obi-Wan, the version of Anakin in the [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Clone Wars]] animated series is even snarkier.
*** Anakin may have "Taken a Level in Snark" after he became Darth Vader with a healthy dose of menace thrown in. Highlights include his classic "I find your lack of faith disturbing" to the idiot he was force-choking ''[[Film/ANewHope Episode IV]]'' and his line from the sequel: "We would be ''honored'' if you would join us", given to Han and Leia, who he'd just caught in his trap.
** Failing hyperdrive + Princess Leia = instant snark. Actually, a ''lot'' more situations than that. Apparently, she gets it from her father.
** Han Solo, whose snarkiness is most present in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'':
--->''(the ground of the asteroid they just landed on shakes violently)''\\
'''C-3PO:''' [[CaptainObvious Sir, its quite possible this asteroid is not entirely stable.]]\\
'''Han:''' ''Not entirely stable?'' [[SarcasmMode Well I'm glad you're here to tell us these things.]] Chewie, take the professor in the back and plug him into the hyperdrive.\\
''(the ground shakes again; Leia falls and Han catches her)''\\
'''Leia:''' Let go please.\\
'''Han:''' Don't get excited!\\
'''Leia:''' Captain being held by you isn't ''quite'' enough to get me excited.\\
'''Han:''' Sorry sweetheart... We don't got time for anything else.
*** In ''A New Hope'', smuggler Solo and Jedi master Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi engage in quite a few moments of SnarkToSnarkCombat:
--->''[Luke gets shot by the remote.]''\\
'''Han Solo:''' ''[laughs]'' Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.\\
'''Luke Skywalker:''' You don't believe in the Force, do you?\\
'''Han Solo:''' Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls MY destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.\\
'''Ben Kenobi:''' ''[gets up and takes a blast helmet]'' I suggest you try it again, Luke. This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct. ''[puts the helmet on Luke, which covers his eyes]''\\
'''Luke Skywalker:''' ''[confused laugh]'' But with the blast shield down, I can't even see! How am I supposed to fight?\\
'''Ben Kenobi:''' Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them. ''[Watches Luke succeed in blocking the lasers]''\\
'''Han Solo:''' I call it luck.\\
'''Ben Kenobi:''' In my experience, there is no such thing as luck.\\
'''Han Solo:''' Look- good against remotes is one thing: good against the living..that's something else!
--->''[The Millennium Falcon is captured by the Death Star's tractor beam]''\\
'''Han Solo:''' They're not gonna get me without a fight!\\
'''Ben Kenobi:''' You can't win. But there ''are'' alternatives to fighting.
--->''[The crew of the Millennium Falcon have evaded discovery by the Stormtroopers and emerge from the ship's secret compartments.]''\\
'''Han Solo:''' This is ridiculous. Even if we ''could'' take off, we'd never get past that tractor beam.\\
'''Ben Kenobi:''' Leave that to me.\\
'''Han Solo:''' Damn fool, I ''knew'' you were gonna say that!\\
'''Ben Kenobi:''' Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who ''follows'' him?
*** In Episode IV (after Han Solo shoots Greedo), "Sorry about the mess," and (after he shoots out an intercom) "Boring conversation anyway." Another gem from Han Solo in Episode VI, on the way to the Sarlacc's Pit while he was half-blind:
--->'''Luke Skywalker''': There's nothing to see. I used to live here, you know.\\
'''Han Solo''': You're gonna die here, you know. Convenient.\\
'''Luke''': Just stick close to Chewie and Lando. I've taken care of everything.\\
'''Han''': [[SarcasmMode Oh. Great.]]
*** A little earlier, when first reunited with "the kid":
--->'''Han:''' How are we doin'?
--->'''Luke:''' Same as always.
--->'''Han:''' That bad, huh?
** C-3PO is something of a snarker in ''A New Hope''.
--->'''C-3PO:''' Just you reconsider playing that message for him!\\
''(R2 beeps a question)''\\
'''C-3PO:''' No, I don't think he likes you at all.\\
''(R2 beeps again)''\\
'''C-3PO:''' No, I don't like you either.\\
...\\
'''C-3PO:''' I would much rather have gone with Master Luke than stay here with you. I don't know what all this trouble is about, but I'm sure it must be your fault.
** Luke has a few moments in the original trilogy...
-->'''Luke:''' You know, between his howling and your blasting everything in sight, it's a wonder the whole station doesn't know we're here.
*** But in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' he gets much ''much'' [[GrumpyOldMan snarkier]]. Well, given Creator/MarkHamill's [[ComicBook/TheJoker other famous role]], this was inevitable.
---->'''Luke:''' What do you know about the Force?
---->'''Rey:''' It's a power that Jedi have that lets them control people, and make things float.
---->'''Luke:''' Impressive. Every word in that sentence was wrong.
** You could probably even include [=R2D2=] on this list. While C-3PO is the only one who knows ''exactly'' what he's saying [[SilentSnarker in that odd binary language of his]], the viewers can get a pretty clear idea (through his partner's translations and reactions) and he can seem somewhat sarcastic at times.
*** In the ''[[Literature/NewJediOrder Enemy Lines]]'' 2-parter, we finally get an insight into Artoo's dialogue (albeit an insight done by Creator/AaronAllston, who tends to create a WorldOfSnark in whatever story he writes). The part where Artoo is programmed to insult anyone who queries him may or may not count (depending on whether the programming was responsible for the quality of the insults, or Artoo himself), but after that part of it, Artoo does get one dig in when Threepio asks him how he'd be able to tell direction:
---->'''Artoo:''' [[AC:If you get there within the next eight standard hours, east will be where the sun is.]]
** ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens The Snark Awakens]]'' Poe Dameron seems to be the snarker-in-chief of the sequel trilogy, ''especially'' when he's in extremely dangerous situations. Rey, Finn, and even Kylo Ren get in on the fun occasionally too.
---->'''Poe:''' So who talks first? You talk first? It's just very hard to understand you with all the... Apparatus.
** Yoda is arguably the most snarkiest Jedi character.
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* Sir Benjamin from ''Film/RaisingTheWind'' is perpetually fed-up and grouchy, and isn't afraid to let this be known as he takes it out on all and sundry:
-->'''Cab Driver''': I just want to exchange addresses with the young lady.
-->'''Sir Benjamin''': Although you might find it hard to believe, this is a concert hall and ''not'' a marriage bureau!
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* David from ''Film/NoKidding'' can be when under stress:
-->'''Mrs. Spicer''': How much extra help have you specifically to aid with childcare?
-->'''Catherine''': A Matron, doing a holiday job for us. She's from a small public school.
-->'''Mrs. Spicer''': Is she qualified?
-->'''David''': No, no. The school in question ''insists'' on employing struck-off African witch doctors.
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* ''Film/{{Godmothered}}'':
** When Eleanor says "A woman your age couldn't possibly still need someone to make her dreams come true," Mackenzie responds by saying "Yeah, right, because I'm clearly living the dream" in a sarcastic tone.
** When Mackenzie gets home, she sarcastically says "I see everyone is still wide awake and watching TV. Only thing that would make this better is if you'd had pizza for dinner and you hadn't done your homework."

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* Lady Spratt from ''Film/DoctorInLove'' has no time for her husband's attitude and lets him know:
-->'''Sir Lancelot''': What you want to let me in for attending this ''damn'' lecture for, I don't know. I should be pruning the roses.
-->'''Lady Spratt''': I was ''thinking'' of the roses, dear. You're apt to confuse ''pruning'' with amputating.

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Lady Spratt from ''Film/DoctorInLove'' has no time for her husband's attitude and lets him know:
-->'''Sir --->'''Sir Lancelot''': What you want to let me in for attending this ''damn'' lecture for, I don't know. I should be pruning the roses.
-->'''Lady --->'''Lady Spratt''': I was ''thinking'' of the roses, dear. You're apt to confuse ''pruning'' with amputating.amputating.
** By the time of ''Film/DoctorInDistress1963'', Sir Lancelot views Dr. Sparrow as an equal, which means that now Dr. Sparrow has no problem in taking the mickey out of him:
--->'''Sir Lancelot''': You know... you're quite wrong to despise these old folk remedies. I've got a maiden aunt who ''swears'' by garlic. Never without a bit next to skin. I'm convinced that's why she's lived to be 92.
--->'''Dr. Sparrow''': Perhaps that's why she's still a ''maiden'' at 92.
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* Lady Spratt from ''Film/DoctorInLove'' has no time for her husband's attitude and lets him know:
-->'''Sir Lancelot''': What you want to let me in for attending this ''damn'' lecture for, I don't know. I should be pruning the roses.
-->'''Lady Spratt''': I was ''thinking'' of the roses, dear. You're apt to confuse ''pruning'' with amputating.
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* In ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984'', the Scrooge of Creatpr/GeorgeCScott is a particular DeadpanSnarker.

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* In ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984'', the Scrooge of Creatpr/GeorgeCScott is a particular DeadpanSnarker.
-->''Mr. Poole:'' Mr. Scrooge, I presume?
-->''Scrooge:'' Indeed you do, sir.
-->''Mr. Poole:'' You don't know us.
-->''Scrooge:'' Nor do I wish to.



* Scrooge himself is a particular DeadpanSnarker in ''Film/AChristmasCarol1984''.
-->''Mr. Poole:'' Mr. Scrooge, I presume?
-->''Scrooge:'' Indeed you do, sir.
-->''Mr. Poole:'' You don't know us?
-->''Scrooge:'' Nor do I wish to.


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* In ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', despite his sweet, tender nature, the Tin Man occasionally makes a mild snarky quip. For example: after the winged monkeys tear the Scarecrow to pieces:
-->'''Scarecrow''': They tore my legs off, and they threw them over there! Then they took my chest out, and they threw it over there!
-->'''Tin Man''': Well, that's you all over.

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