re: #210 ckkatz

My assumption was that the ‘trash talking’ as a plot device. It seems to happen in a lot of movies. Somebody, usually a Bond movie Bad-guy stops just to gloat and describe to the audience what they are doing and why they are doing it.

But yes, these days my first thought is “could you just shut up and do what you are going to do”.

Reminds of the friend who once told a cop who had stopped him for speeding and was lecturing him: “Either give me the lecture or the ticket”. Yup, he got the ticket.

It’s actually in LOTR:
Éowyn then removed her helmet and declared:

But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Éowyn I am, Éomund’s daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him.