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What's the most quotable pay-off line in an action film?

Live and Let Die — 'He always did have an inflated opinion of himself' … Live and Let Die. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive

A great action film isn't just about big bangs and rivers of sweat. It's also about meeting guns with puns. Which rapier line of action wit is your favourite? "Hasta la vista, baby"? "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker"? Or do you prefer James Bond's smoother verbal ripostes? Let us know below.

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