Pulp Fiction, hands down. There's multiple good 10 minutes in that movie. Some of the best dialogue of any movie ever, in my opinion.

Forrest Gump, take any ten minutes.

Cyrano de Bergerac (Gerard Depiardieu) - his dying speech, but only in French with subtitles. Poetic, moving, funny, ridiculous genius

Come on, be specific. Any 10 minutes is essentially answering a 'tell me a good movie' quiz. Pick 10.

Any interaction between Jack Sparrow and someone else. Especially when he's bargaining for things though, or his interactions with Will in the first one.

alright, hmmmmmm

Breaker Morant. Breaker's testimany/speech: "I'll tell you what rule we applied..."

V for vendetta, when V introduces himself to Evey.

Evey: Who are you?
V. : Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a man in a mask.
Evey: Well I can see that.
V. : Of course you can, I’m not questioning your powers of observation, I’m merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
Evey: Oh, right.
V. : But on this most auspicious of nights, permit me then, in lieu of the more commonplace soubriquet, to suggest the character of this dramatis persona. Voila! In view humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the “vox populi” now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin, van guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition.
The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous.
Verily this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it’s my very good honour to meet you and you may call me V.
Evey: Are you like a crazy person?
V. : I’m quite sure they will say so.

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I know of no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot…

oh alright, got a time. In Pirates 3 during the Brethren Court part when Jack is trying to convince them all to fight. but I agree with Dingleberry about that part of Princess Bride.

The Big Lebowski--either 1) the first bowling scene when The Dude, Walter, and Donny are bowling, talking about The Dude's rug and Vietnam or 2) the combined scenes at the landlord's interpretive dance ("it's near the In-N-Out Burger") recital followed by Walter's interrogation of little Larry Sellers.

I vote for the princess bride. Inspired writing, quoted endlessly.

Cyrano doesn't count, it's a play, so by definition, the writing is better :-)

Although Pulp Fiction - the entire scene where Travolta and Jackson are headed to the first killing. The whole thing about the Burger King in France, and the foot massage. That's great stuff.

Memento - When Teddy reveals to the Protagonist the twist and how he changes things so that he'll have a new puzzle and whatnot.

The Quiet Earth - Protagonists monologue when he goes crazy, wears women's clothing and starts preaching to cardboard cutouts of famous people, with a remote controlled cheer track, about his existential angst and loneliness.

American History X - About 40 minutes in, at the dinner table when they're debating racism and social iniquity and it ends with Edward Norton cussing out his Mom's boyfriend with anti-semitic remarks. Intense stuff.

Hope I didn't spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen those movies.

First 15 minutes of Once upon a time in the West. Not a single word was superfluous.

@ DJ

"A Few Good Men – Jack Nicholson on the stand"

No better movie... Simply epic. I can recite that speech by heart.

And even though we're at war in one of our games, I very much like your taste in movies. :-)

any speech from snatch or lock stock

I would agree with the latter if I could understand a single thing that they said. :)

I loved the opening 10 minutes of Resevoir Dogs...moreso than Pulp Fiction. Seven guys sitting at the end of breakfast discussing "Like a Virgin", K Billy's SuperSounds of the 70's and Mr.Pink's philosophy on tipping. Classic!

Oh...and a big ditto for Princess Bride. I loved the scenes from the boat up until Vizzini dies.

1. Superman saving California, but not Lois, then reversing time.
2. The assassinations in The Godfather
3. Robocop moving through the drug factory
4. The attempt to blow up the bridge on the Kwai
5. The trial in the Planet of the Apes -- "You cut out his brain, you bloody baboon!"

More to come.

By the way, Quentin T's shtick is so formulaic now. His dialog with Rose McGowan, Kurt Russell et al. was tired and embarrassing.

Oops, this was strictly dialog. Sorry. So only No. 5 stands.

Except possibly for No. 2, also, when Michael confronts his treacherous brother-in-law after the hits.

Classic Pacino.

yipee ki yay, motherfucker

iMurk +infinity. Single. Greatest. Movieline. EVER!

But for something longer, Kenneth Branagh's rendition of Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 1 is simply astonishing.

The last 10 minutes or so of the Usual Suspects.

The opening of the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Voiceover of Galadriel while we watch the battle of the five armies take place and the ring betrays Isildur.

Smeagol's argument with Gollum (yes, they are the same person) in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

It's a bit longer than ten minutes and I know this hasn't yet faced the trials of time, but I'm going to go with the last scene of There Will Be Blood.

"I DRINK YOUR....MILKSHAKE!"

There's a ton of parodies on youtube that are quite entertaining.

The last scene from pulp fiction.

@Tolstoy: "I'm done"
Good stuff.

I also like the dialogue between Plainview and his fake brother on the terrace the day brother first showed up. "I've built my hatreds up over the years, little by little, Henry".