10-06-2003, 09:32 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Favourite movie SCENE
A lot of us have favourite movies, characters and indeed actors.
I've been thinking lately of what fellow board members would consider their favourite movie scenes. Two of my favourites: GodFather II - de Niro (as Vito Corleone) kills the "Big Boss" in New York during a festival. The towel catching fire due to the gun-blast was a nice touch. Withnail and I - Withnail, Marwood and Danny in the rat infested flat smoking huge joints. Mr Mephisto |
10-06-2003, 10:51 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Birth of the Nation - when the two old family friends now wearing Blue and Grey uniforms meet in battle when one of them leads the charge on the other's line and they literally fall on each other.
The Maltese Falcon - the scene where Sam Spade is drugged and the camera takes the entire five minutes covering most of the apartment in a single take without any editing or cuts at all Citizen Kane - the groundbreaking fades and small things like transitioning/zooming through the skylight smoothly to focus on the table far below.
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10-07-2003, 12:42 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Fight Club-The Human sacrifice, Raymond H. Kessel(I think thats how it was spelled.)
Se7en-The final scene The Matrix-When Neo Saves Trinity from the Helicopter. Lord of The Rings-The scene when Gandalf fights the Balrog at the bridge. Those are just a few off the top of my head that I always loved. |
10-07-2003, 09:30 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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Dragons Forever: The scene where Yuen Bao comes home and notices someone in his house. He climbs in from the roof. He sees someone stumbling around in the dark. He attacks them. The guy keeps struggling not to get cut up whilst repeatidly yelling "its me Johnny". This goes on for a while until Johnny (jackie Chan) opens the fridge door so Yuen can see his face. They then turn on the light and Yuen starts spouting all this philsphical crap whilst Jackie has to ask him like a million times the same question. It is one of the best scenes ever.
The other one is in Hercules Returns where Herses and Machismo are facing off. Machismo says "I'll fight you on one condition. You lower your nipples". Herses does it and they fight. Hillarious |
10-07-2003, 09:41 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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The Matrix Neo vs Morpheus (Dojo scene).
Army of Darkness Ash jumps up to his chainsaw and it locks in. Those are some good watchin'.
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10-07-2003, 10:07 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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Gone With the Wind- when Scarlett runs towards Tara in the darkness, unsure if its been burned by the Yankees...and the clouds shift, and she sees its still standing.
or The Silence of the Lambs- the scene in Tennessee where Dr. Lecter is being held in that cell in the middle of a big room...and Dr. Chilton comes in, dragging Clarice away. Dr. Lecter hands her the case file and strokes her finger with his. Gives me chills every time.
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10-07-2003, 11:59 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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Hardboiled... opening scene in the Jazz club.
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10-07-2003, 03:09 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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Scarface: the final scene in the mansion. Snorting coke, people dead, large-caliber machine guns, is there anything better?
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10-07-2003, 03:37 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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Agree with SabrinaFair on "Silence of the Lambs"
A couple more: Goodfellas with Joe Pesci questioning I amuse you True Romance With Dennis Hoppers character answering to Christopher Walkin Caddyshack, Bill Murray and Chevy Chase in the assistant grounds keeper quarters All of Friday.... |
10-07-2003, 09:09 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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have to add:
Casablanca - at the end where they exchange those looks and then the police chief says that immortal line "Round up the usual suspects" trying to thinkof newer films but my overall preference tends to be in the 1900-1950 range. Although the end of Dumb and Dumber is so incredibly fucked up and yet so funny (seem to recall reading/hearing that the filmed ending was actually a Jim Carey adlib)
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10-07-2003, 09:31 PM | #18 (permalink) |
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Platoon - Dafoe shot and left for dead, staggers out of the jungle as the helicopter passes overhead, falling to his knees and reaching up. the look between Sheen and Berenger to top it off.
2001: opening and final scenes Deer Hunter: final russian-roulette scene and the closing "god bless america" scene Godfather: murder in the restaurant |
10-07-2003, 11:07 PM | #20 (permalink) | |
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10-08-2003, 12:11 AM | #21 (permalink) | |
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American Pyscho, the initial monologue... is one of them...
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i also think that the Bamboo Fight Scene in Crouching Tiger was fantastic.
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10-08-2003, 02:32 AM | #22 (permalink) |
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1. In Dune, when Maud'Dib kills Feyd-Rautha at the end.
Paul's all worked up, he looks down at Feyds' body and screams at it, which causes the body to expand and burst, and the ground to heave up and crack the marble floor. Then Alia says, "And how can this be? For he is the Kwisatz Haderack!". Always sends a chill up my spine. 2. Another of my favorite movie scenes is in "The Bone Collector", with Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. It's when Lincoln Rhyme is laying in bed, apparently asleep, and Amelia Donaghy(in the book, Amelia Sachs) walks over to the bed, and starts slowly rubbing his non-paralyzed finger. Lincoln opens his eyes and teases her, saying what she's doing might be illegal, or something like that. The scene is very sensuous, imo.
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10-08-2003, 03:33 AM | #23 (permalink) | |
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Great movie. Another line in the same scene is the classic "If you don't get on that plane now you will regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and for the rest of your life" uttered by Rick to his old flame Ilsa Lund. Call me an old fogey, but this is probably my favourite movie of all time. Mr Mephisto |
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10-08-2003, 03:45 AM | #24 (permalink) |
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Since my favorite scenes have already been said (end of Casablanca, Dafoe in Platoon) here's some of my others.
Wesley vs Inigo Mantoya in Princess Bride. My favorite sword fighting scene ever. Also Inigo meeting the six fingered man (containing my favorite quote "My name is Inigo Mantoya. You killed my father. Prepair to die.") Empire Strikes Back - Vader reveals he is Luke's father. The final scene of Clockwork Orange in the hospital. Helms Deep - LOTR The Two Towers
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10-08-2003, 03:55 AM | #25 (permalink) |
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The Ring--The last killing in the film. If you've seen it, you know what I mean, and if you haven't, the I'm not giving it away, just go rent that movie NOW.
I second the nomination of the bamboo fight in Crouching Tiger. The polluted river spirit scene in Spirited Away. Also the scene on the train. The hotel room scene in Fight Club, when the other shoe falls. I remember sitting on my couch going, "Oh, shit!" Man, too many to even think of.... |
10-08-2003, 06:51 AM | #27 (permalink) | ||
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10-08-2003, 07:33 AM | #28 (permalink) |
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Apocalypse Now - All the Heuys coming in with the sun behind them and the classic "dum dum dum dum dum dum!" music blaring in the background
Annie Hall - The part where Alvy and Annie are talking on the balcony and it shows what they are thinking in subtitles while they speak. Classic stuff. Alien - Spagetti. Joke. Chest burster. Need I say more? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - the final stand off scene where they are in the circle in the middle of the cemetery. Very epic. The Bridge on the River Kwai - The final big scene. |
10-08-2003, 12:29 PM | #29 (permalink) | |
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I ask you again... That is indeed one of the greatest ever. I also really enjoyed the 'graduation scene' of Bill Murray and the gang in Stripes. Boom chugga lugga lugga boom chugga lugga lugga chugga lugga lugga BOOM.... |
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10-08-2003, 01:04 PM | #30 (permalink) |
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail - "The Black Knight always triumphs!"
And the 'Poo splatter' scene in Trainspotting
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10-08-2003, 01:46 PM | #33 (permalink) |
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One of my favorite scenes in a movie is from Léon, otherwise known as The Professional. The scene where the SWAT team has been taken out by Léon (Jean Reno). Agent Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman) looks to one of his mean and tells him "Bring me everyone." Stansfield's man looks at him and ask "What do you mean everyone?" Agent Norman Stansfield looks at him and yells "EVERYONE!" And the theme music begins to play. Gives me the chills watching that part. I have the cd and love listening to that theme music. Gary Oldman is one of my favorite actors. The man definately gets into character.
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10-09-2003, 05:45 AM | #36 (permalink) | ||
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and i should also add seeing the Fanny Ardant and Catherine Deneuve singing in 8 Femmes is another fav. so is the Juliette Binoche love scene in The English Patient... those candles in the little shells - leading to him - now that was good...
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10-09-2003, 10:39 AM | #39 (permalink) |
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Sudden Impact, the diner scene, where Clint is talking to the robbers, "so, you're thinking, did he fire 5 shots or 6, well you have to ask yourself, do I feel lucky, well do you punk?" That is great!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Do I have to pick just one? Caddy Shack - Too many to mention Groundhog Day, when he finally gets it right Patton - the scene in Africa when goes out and shoots at the airplanes, plus many many more... |
10-09-2003, 11:58 AM | #40 (permalink) | |
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1. Opening scene for Star Wars
classic gives me shivers everytime. god, I'm dating myself. 2. Blazing Saddles - too many to mention " 'cuse me while I whip this out" 3. Quote:
4. Highlander, the fight between the Kargan and Ramirez "There can be only one" 5. Sixteen Candles - too many to mention - "JAKE!!" |
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