OT --Greatest movie scenes of all time
by cubfanwill on Feb 14, 2009 7:08 PM CST
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PrintWatching Shawshank Redemption today on Encore gave me an idea. What are the greatest movie scenes of all time?
Here's my list: (As you can see, Raiders of the Lost Ark is my favorite movie)
Raiders of the Lost Ark the golden idol scene
Raiders of the Lost Ark the desert chase scene
Shawshank Redemption Andy escapes from Shawshank prison
Rocky,Rocky 2, Rocky 3, Rocky's training
Now for some guilty pleasure scenes No, not THAT kind of entertainment :)
Raiders of the Lost Ark Top Men
Rocky 4 look at how big up Sly and Drago are I'm sure it's all natural :)
Ace Ventura Hi, I'm looking for Ray Finkle
Air Force One Get off my plane!!!!
Please share your favorite scenes, I'd like to hear them.
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This might be the most OT of all the OT posts ever
nice effort with the links though!
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
Thanks...
As you can tell, I’m ready for some actual baseball. :)
My vote would goto...
The final court scene in “A Few Good Men”. I know it gets alot of bs press for the “You Can’t Handle the Truth” quote, but Nicholson’s rant is legendary.
Deep down in places you don't talk about at parties
You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall!
This was also great because the SportsCenter guys would say it when someone robbed a homer.
I'd also put up there...
The opening scene in “Saving Private Ryan”
The ending scene in “The Usual Suspects”
2 of my personal favs nonetheless…..
Well done...
good call on both.
I have nothing funny or creative to write.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Feb 15, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions
In No Country for Old Men
when Tommy Lee Jones goes and visits his uncle at the end. For me, that’s it.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
As good as the movie is...
…McCarthy’s book is much better.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
How about the scene
in the gas station and the scene in the hotel with woody harrelson? i have been reading cormac mccarthy non stop since that movie came out and am anxiously waiting for the movie adaptation of the road.
THE ROAD
was scheduled to come out last November and has since been delayed until this year. Ever seen The Proposition? A very underrated western film, and its director is the same for this film, too. Viggo stars, as does Omar Little for any THE WIRE fans. I know primary photography was mainly done in Pennsylvania’s mining areas, and I really hope the bleakness of the book is portrayed. As good as NCFOM is, The Road is much better.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I did see The Proposition
and i thought it was excellent. i didnt know it was the same director for the road, thats a good sign. these delays are driving me nuts and no trailer yet! The Road is definitely one of my favorite books of all time. I am just finishing the third story in the border trilogy right now and will read blood meridian next.
I need to take breaks from McCarthy.
None of his stories are entirely redeeming, his prose is difficult and requires a lot of attention, and I just have to break away from him for awhile before I can read another of his. I have The Orchard Keeper on my list now, however.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Here we go..
The crash scene under the “L’” in the (Blues Brothers).
Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in the pool scene in (Wild Things).
The Godfather- [Tessio brings in Luca Brasi’s bulletproof vest, delivered with a fish inside]
Sonny: What the hell is this?
Clemenza: It’s a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.
Roy Hobbs
knocking the cover off the ball in the rain
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
With respect to "High Fidelity"
My Top 5 movie scenes of all time:
5) The Natural – Roy Hobbs smashes a ball into the lights, raining sparks on the field as he trots in slo-mo around the bases to Randy Newman’s classic theme. Goosebumps.
4) The Godfather – Michael meets with McCluskey and Sollozzo in the restaurant. The tension in this scene is incredible.
3) Return of the Jedi – Luke’s final fury against Vader, attacking with his lightsaber and cutting off his hand, then realizing he and Vader are the same. “You’ve failed, Your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”
2) Pulp Fiction – Vincent and Jules go to pay a visit to some punks who have something that belongs to Marsellus Wallace. Classic dialogue. “What ain’t no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?”
1) Jaws – Brody and Hooper listen in rapt attention as Quint details the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. The best monologue ever. “So, eleven hundred men went in the water; 316 men come out and the sharks took the rest, June the 29th, 1945.”
"I've got an idea...an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." ~Peter Griffin
SAY WHAT!
SAY WHAT ONE MORE TIME!
I DARE YA!
I DOUBLE DARE YA!
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
WHAT...DOES...MARCELLUS...WALLACE...LOOK....LIKE?
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not gonna..............
…………think too much about this, but you have touched upon some of the best movies and their best scenes. Hat’s off to you, Goodie.
As for “Jaws”, when the shark comes up to the boat for the first time, I love the look on Brody’s face, and then he quips to Quint, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”.
Without question, “Jaws” is one of the most underrated movies of all time.
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns
Roy Hobbs
hitting the game winning home run
.
But in the book, he struck out. One of the few instances when a movie was better than the book.
Runner up: Mark Grace’s walkoff home run against the Angels in the world series in “Taking Care of Business”
Honorable mention: Crash Davis telling Annie his philosophy of life.
the "rain out"
in Bull Durham looked fun
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Not so much.
The book was better than the movie. Much better. The movie was just romanticized.
Free Ronny Cedeno
Crash talking to Annie
about the cock, the soul, and soft core porn is one of the best speeches in the history of cinema.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman as the blind monk and Peter Boyle comes to visit. Brilliant comedy.
This is beyond OT. This is like Ridiculously-OT. ROT.
Neo learning bullet time on top of the skyscraper.
James Bond—Daniel Craig—telling his torturer to keep hitting his balls, so he can tell everyone he scratched his balls right before he died. If that’s not the epitome of a BAMF, I dunno what is.
Brad Pitt asking “What’s in the box?!”
Figuring out what warm apple pie feels like.
Private Gomer Pyle loading his full metal jacket.
Heath’s Joker introduction in the kitchen.
“HEY! I’M WALKIN HERE!”
And the winner is…
The bank robbery scene in HEAT.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
"Heat" wins an Oscar in the Best Non-Verbal STFU category
I’m a little sketchy on the characters, but it’s the scene where the bad guys are in the diner, sitting in a booth. There’s a bit of dissension and I think it’s DeNiro who raises his voice a bit and then slams Waingro’s(?) head into the table or something like that. Meanwhile, a goody two-shoes in the next booth kinda half gets up to see what’s going on.
Tom Sizemore just leans out into the aisle and absolutely stares a hole right through this goodie two shoe’s head, heart, and probably half his family. The guy quickly sits down, most likely after pissing his pants. Best non-verbal STFU scene of all time…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Actually
the guy just looks up from his paper, then Tom Sizemore pulls the BAMF stare
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
See? Just thinking about it got me so nervous that I couldn't remember the details... ;-)
thanks for the clarification.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
HEAT also wins...
…best movie to turn the volume up to 100 and listen as your speakers are blown by constant gunfire. Whenever I’m testing audio out on someone’s sound system—I worked in electronics for 6 years—I always test it with Heat’s bank robbery street scene. It’s just brutal.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Another diner scene in Heat..
When DeNiro and Pacino sit down face to face before the final bank robbery segment. Absolutely brilliant acting, the facial expressions, the eyes, the tones and inflections in their voices. “Normal ? What’s that, baseball and barbecues ?”
by Southside Steve on Feb 15, 2009 9:19 AM CST up reply actions
Favorite TV adaptation
Rodger Dorn telling Ricky Vaughn that he only has one thing to say:
“Strike this [motherf*****] guy out.”
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 14, 2009 10:13 PM CST reply actions
Honestly...
I think the end of The Usual Suspects tops them all.
“And just like that…poof! He’s gone.”
The first Rocky
When Rocky knocks down Apollo Creed in the first round. You see the reaction in the local bar. That’s Philly!!!!!
Typical Kenso!!! LOL!!!
It's obviously more on the sappy side of the Rocky series...
But the Rocky II scene where Adrian wakes up from the coma and tells Rocky to “Win”…and Micky yells out “Whatta we waitin’ fer!”.
by CubFan in STL on Feb 14, 2009 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
Im Not Even Susposed To Be Here Today
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Here are some comedies for ya...
“Over? Did you say "over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!" Animal House
“Al Donnelly’s a guy with a dream. His dream is to become governor of this great state of Washington. Hell, every guy’s got his dream, am I right? Between you, me and the wall here, I had a doozy myself last night. Ha ha, ha, ha. Get this: A corn-fed harvest mouse, a hooker, a nun, a Flemish peasant woman. Whips, chains, whistles, yo-yo’s. A circus midget. My grandmother, riding by on a bicycle giving me the finger, and a duck! Now, I don’t know ha, ha, ha. Are you crying? Oh my lord. I am sorry honey, please don’t ! Could you get your daddy on the phone.” Black Sheep
Lloyd: Yeah, I was able to raise 25 extra bucks before we left.
Harry: Where did you get 25 extra bucks?
Lloyd: I sold some stuff, to Billy in 4-C.
Harry: The blind kid?
Lloyd: Yeah, ha ha! Yeah.
Harry: What did you sell him Lloyd?
Lloyd: Stuff.
Harry: What kinda stuff?
Lloyd: I don’t know, a few baseball cards, a sack of marbles,
[cough]…Petey.
Harry: Petey? You sold my dead bird to a blind kid? Lloyd! Petey didn’t even have a head!
Lloyd: Harry, I took care of it..
Best quote of all-time...
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
My top five
5.Point Break- Chase scene between Johnny Utah and Bodhi. UTAH! GET ME TWO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJMIdEbFbxM
4.Heat- Bank robbery/ shootout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONHHdjyyVHo
3.The Good The Bad and The Ugly- Ending scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIcqYH7tmu4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvfgZRDalEs&feature=related
2.Big Lebowski- Pretty much any scene. Walter yelling at the foot over the line violation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED4VL7W6VdQ
and
1. Se7en- The final scene. Including the drive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUIpgiPBk5k&feature=related
Opening scene of Full Metal Jacket
Gunnery Seargant Hartman welcomes his recruits to boot camp:
“I am Gunnery Seargant Hartman, you’re senior drill instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to — and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir. Do you maggots understand that?”
Pacino’s rant at the end of Scent of a Woman is pretty good too!
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Oh man
How could I have forgotten Pacino’s monolgue in Scent of a Woman? That ranks right up there.
“Baird men, what is that? You hurt this boy, you’re gonna be Baird bums, the lot of ya. And Harry, Jimmy, Trent, wherever you are out there, f___ you, too!” Awesome.
"I've got an idea...an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." ~Peter Griffin
Scent of a Woman gets my vote
Hands down. I get goosebumps every time I watch it.
“If I were the man I was five years ago, I’d take a FLAMETHROWER to this place”
The problem with Scent of a Woman
is that Pacino has basically played the same character in every movie since.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
What other movie was he blind in?
Or do you just mean the way he yells and screams? He did win an Oscar for his role.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Just about any scene in "North by Northwest"
But the closing scene where Cary Grant and Martin Landau fight it out on top of the sculptures on Mt. Rushmore is an all-time classic.
I know I’m dating myself.
Also, I agree with the everyone about the closing scene in “The Usual Suspects”.
See, I’ve watched movies that were made after the fifties!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Feb 15, 2009 12:49 AM CST reply actions
Army of Darkness
When Ash grabs the girl and pulls her close. He says, “gimme some sugar baby.”
Actually, just about any scene with Ash is funny.
While many of the scenes above are powerful...
… I’ve always liked the final scene in “Field of Dreams”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
+1919 if you're talking about the scene...
…where Ray and his father are finally playing catch and the camera pans out to show a gorgeous Iowa dusk and the long line of cars starting to arrive at the field.
But I’ll have to give you -1919 (and throw in a few Woo Woo’s) if you’re including the part where Ray looks at his dad and says in a cracking falsetto voice… “Wanna have a catch?”
You don’t “have” a catch. You play catch. Ugh. And then Ugh some more…
btw – my best scenes from FoD is a toss-up between Terrence Mann’s “People will come, Ray” speech from the bleachers and Dr. Graham’s describing his unrealized “…To stare him down, and just as he goes into his windup, wink. Make him think you know something he doesn’t” wish.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You're right, it's the FINAL scene....
…. when they play catch and you see all the cars.
“Have a catch” is just plain wrong.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
You forgot
Terrence Mann’s response to Ray:
“I’m going to beat you with a crowbar, until you go away”
James Earl Jones was channeling Darth Vader there.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
You told me your finger was a gun, you big jerk
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 15, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
That's the crap people are always trying to lay on me!
It isn’t my fault you wouldn’t play catch with your father!
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
"Hoosiers"
When Buddy hits the foul shot to advance them in the state playoffs.
Bleeding Cubbie Blue since 1985.
how about these?
THE DEPARTED……the final scene where mark wahlberg takes out matt damon, but i also like the elevator scene with leonardo and matt
FOR LOVE OF THE GAME….the final inning of kevin costner’s perfection is always fun to watch.(i had to have some baseball scene in here)
PULP FICTION….i like the scene where bruce willis and ving rhames get their revenge on zed….("who’s zed? zed’s dead.)
PSYCHO…..the scene near the end in the celler where the sister thinks she’s talking to norman’s mother but when the chair turns around, it’s her corpse. then the creepy weeee weeee weeee violins start up and here comes norman. great scene that still sends chills up my spine
You forgot "baby".
“Who’s motocrycle is this?”
“It’s a chopper, baby.”
“Who’s chopper is this?”
“It’s Zed’s.”
“Who’s Zed?”
“Zed’s dead, baby, Zed’s dead.”
Awesome Bruce, awesome.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Favorite scenes from favorite movies, in no particular order...
1. Big Lebowski—-“Mark it zero. Am I the only one that cares that this is a league game?”
2. Anchorman—- The street fight.
3. Apocalypse Now—" I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like victory"
4. Boogie Nights— The drug deal/robbery gone wrong/firecracker scene
5. Swingers—- Trip to Vegas
6. Fight Club—- I can’t pick one. Favorite movie of all time.
7. Good Will Hunting—- Last counseling session w/ Robin Williams and Matt Damon
8. Cast Away— After being rescued, Tom Hanks visits his ex-wife
9. American Beauty— Kevin Spacey quitting his job & dinner scene after w/ his family
10. Say Anything— first date/the party/the morning after
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
Lebowski
I think its “Am I the only one who gives a sh** about the rules?!?”
Walter then explains his anger to the Dude with “This is a league game, is it not?”
You might be right....
….I always have about 5 white russians before I watch that movie.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Feb 15, 2009 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
A few I will watch over and over again
I tend to really ejoy scenes of great dialogue. Not in any particular order
1) Glengary Glen Ros- " Coffee is for closers".
2) Not a movie scene, but thinking of Alec Baldwin made me think of Schweaty Balls from SNL, which in turn makes me think of Chris Farley & Patrick Swayze in the Chippendales skit which then makes me think of Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell in the More Cowbell skit.
3) Two scenes from True Romance- Gary Oldman & Christian Slater and Christopher Walken & Dennis Hopper
4) DeNiro and Pacino at the diner in Heat
5) Meryl Streep’s scene in Sophie’s Choice
6) Russel Crowe at the end of The Gladiator
7) Mel Gibson at the end of Braveheart
so many more
by Southside Steve on Feb 15, 2009 9:39 AM CST reply actions
Shawshank
Best movie I’ve ever seen…very fitting that movie started this conversation. As someone else mentioned, the car scene driving out to the desert in Seven…Spacey is brilliant.
I have nothing funny or creative to write.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Feb 15, 2009 9:43 AM CST reply actions
Um any movies BEFORE your lifetimes ?
Jeez I couldn’t even doing such a list but if I did there probably would be one film out of 20 made in the last 20 years.
A few things off the top of my head
The opening scene of TOUCH OF EVIL ( one long shot no cuts)
The airport scene in CASABLANCA
The tornado scene in STEAMBOAT BILL
Norma Desmond descending the staircase in SUNSET BLVD
Prisoners from the chain gang watching a Mickey Mouse Cartoon in a black church in SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS
I could add a lot more including almost ANY scene in films by Lubitsch & Sturges.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 15, 2009 10:07 AM CST reply actions
The opening scene from The Player
They reference the opener of Touch of Evil and the shot continues. The first time I saw it, my date – who was also in production – and I looked at each other and asked “Have they cut yet?”
Best Steadicam/crane work I’ve ever seen, and Altman’s direction was amazing. Even visualizing that would have been a nightmare.
And when Griffin Mill finds the snake in his car, I thought she was going to dig a hole in my leg with her nails.
Plus, anything with Greta Scacchi in it is by definition one of my favorites.
Even more impressive
is the opening sequence of Brian DePalma’s Snake Eyes. It’s a full 20 minute Steadicam shot. Not one of DePalma’s best movies, but that sequence is unreal.
"I've got an idea...an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." ~Peter Griffin
Snake Eyes
A friend of mine worked on the post-production. I told him I saw his name in the credits. His comment: Oh, that was you?
Not an especially good film, even by DePalma standards.
I've literally seen none of those movies.
Gotta say, I don’t like movies that are (1) in black and white and/or (2) contain minimal or no special effects. I also like iPods, surround sound systems, and TVs that don’t come in wooden cases.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Expand your horizons man and watch a few of these classics. There were a few good movies made before 1978.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
I see this is hopeless.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
hope you saw that I was kidding.
I’m on your side – see my previous comments re: Spartacus, Citizen Kane, Godfather. And if I really wanted to bore folks, I could post screensful on the likes of Casablanca, Ben Hur, Charade, Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, Bridge On the River Kwai, The Great Escape, Cool Hand Luke, The Sting, Rear Window, Rope, Twelve Angry Men, The Hustler, and the scariest movie I’ve ever seen, The Exorcist.
Netflix is our friend…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I knew you were kidding, Hawk. I have complete faith
that you realize that good moviemaking didn’t start the same time multiplexes were invented. I cringe when I hear people say “I don’t really like movies that aren’t in color.” That sounds like a response from a two-year-old. Maybe that explains it. By the way, your list of films gets an A+.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
Hey man, different strokes different folks.
No need to slam me because I don’t like movies that are two or three times my age. I much prefer to read older novels and see newer films. We are talking about silly movie scenes, something that is in little or no way quantifiable beyond profits and snobbish awards. I think two-year olds also name call, too, don’t they?
I’ll take my favorite piece of film small or large, the 2002-2008 show THE WIRE, and stand up against any so-called masterpiece. Here’s your Luke Jackson or Captain Willard, updated in color. It’s all in the game, yo.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I understand about different strokes and all, but I think to
eliminate all movies made without color is a bit narrow-minded. It’s like saying, “I don’t enjoy watching higlights of games before 1978.” I think there was some good baseball played before ‘78 and some pretty good films were made before that year. I’m just sayin…..
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 10:25 PM CST up reply actions
Fair enough.
Maybe I should have wrote “I don’t generally like”, because I have plenty of classics in my collection. Maybe next time we want to discuss something there isn’t name-calling included.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
If that is as bad as our name-calling gets, we will have plenty of
spirited discussions in the future. I’m looking foward to it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
and just for the record...
Post 1978 movies like Braveheart, Unforgiven, TDK, Gladiator, Little Miss Sunshine, LOTR, Dead Poets Society, Pulp Fiction, The Shining, Million Dollar Baby, The Verdict, Apocalypse Now, Fargo, Good Will Hunting, and Blade Runner are okay in my book too.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Funny
I generally don’t care for movie with lots of special effects and prefer black and white to color. In fact I prefer silent to sound.
The end of the silent film era ( 1926-28) was without question the high period of film as an artistic achievement. Filmmakers had to use their visual imagination ( check out SUNRISE, THE GENERAL, THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, THE WIND, etc). Now sound wasn’t all bad ( it brought us Cagney for one thing) and I love films with great dialogue but again the high point of that was the 30s & 40s when the production code forced writers & directors to be more imaginative and not just spew whatever sounded cool. Check out ANY film by Billy Wilder, Ernst Lubitsch or Preston Sturges ( check the IMDB) and you will hear most of the best dialogue ever written for film. I feel bad for folks who don’t get the chance to see and appreciate these films.
Also worth noting that there is not a single foreign language film mentioned on this list and they did make a few good films out of Hollywood. I do find it hard to pin down exact scenes but try a film by Renoir, Truffaut, Visconti ( oh now that I think of it the ballroom scene in THE LEOPARD is one of the top 10 of al time) Wajda etc.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 16, 2009 6:54 AM CST up reply actions
Another good one
That was officially a talkie but had a lot of periods without sound was M.
"I don't know, I think the Bears should just defer so they don't have to put their offense out there to start" -Tony Kornhesier
Not a fan of actual storytelling, then?
Citizen Kane, Casablanca, White Heat, Sunset Boulevard, Ugetsu Monogatari, Rashomon, The Maltese Falcon – all B&W and good, tight storytelling there.
And special effects are called that for a reason. They are supposed to be special (as in – unusual, out of the ordinary). That said, there are some wonderful animations out there – Cars, Ratatouille, Toy Story, and more. Fantasia (the original) if you’re more into cel work than CGI.
Need to get out more, dude.
THANK YOU
When movie topics crop up, I often cringe at people’s selections. Not that I desire to thumb my nose at people’s tastes, but Ace Ventura belongs nowhere near such a discussion. Good call on the ‘Touch of Evil’ opening.
The taxi scene in ON THE WATERFRONT
Orson Welles destroying the bedroom in CITIZEN KANE
The final shootout in BUTCH CASSIDAY & THE SUNDANCE KID
“Mrs. Robinson you’re tying to seduce me.” from THE GRADUATE
The USS Indianapolis scene in JAWS
Slim Pickens on the bomb in DR. STRANGELOVE
Newman speaking to god in the church in COOL HAND LUKE
The most significant reel change of all time in THE WIZARD OF OZ
The final shootout in UNFORGIVEN
I could probably go on a little bit more, especially if I had a more comprehensive knowledge of the really important films.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Star Wars and Indiana Jones as much as the next guy. And while Indy stealing the golden idol is a very memorable scene, it isn’t really fair to compare it to the greatest moments in cinema of all time.
by WittyUserName on Feb 15, 2009 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
You should see how emotional it gets
when Sam Witwicky is saved from some nasty Decepticon gunfire by a sacrifical Bumblebee. Now there’s an emotional scene.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
To be fair
Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, while being huge successes at the box office, absolutely belong on a list of the greatest films of all time. And that’s not just me talking, but the American Film Institute and Roger Ebert would back me up on this. BTW, the biggest blockbuster of all time remains a crusty old piece of celluloid called Gone With the Wind, and I think you’d be hard-pressed to deny it its place on the list because of its worldwide popularity.
"I've got an idea...an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." ~Peter Griffin
As far as box office success...
…I believe Titanic still holds the record — Over $1 billion worldwide
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Not if you adjust the dollar figures for inflation
and I am talking domestic ticket sales, not worldwide. On top of that, compare the number of screens showing GWTW versus how wide the Titanic release was, and I think the numbers become even more impressive.
"I've got an idea...an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." ~Peter Griffin
Oops
I did say worldwide in my initial post. My bad. Luckily, Dan was able to back me up with the link below. Good looking out…
"I've got an idea...an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about." ~Peter Griffin
IMDB just updated this a bit ago...
…Titanic isn’t even in the top 10 adjusted for ticket prices. Willie Mays Hayes’ Glove will be happy with this list.
http://www.imdb.com/features/poweroffilm/index4
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
I stand corrected!
I’ve never seen GWTW. I’ll have to check it out.
Thanks for the info Dan the Man
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
I think in pure ticket sales...
…Titanic is still the champ, just not in adjusted means.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Not surprised...
…my GF @ the time saw it 3 times in the theater. I never really got why people were so blown away by it. It was good, but once was enough 4 me.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Actually the top film of all time
in terms of both ticket sales and adjusted revenue is BIRTH OF A NATION but because of difficulty of dealing with the box office records of the period ( I will not waste a long thread explaining the " States Rights" distribution system in place at the time. Personally I would not put GWTW, STAR WARS, RAIDERS, TITANIC anywhere near any list of the greatest films ever made. Popularity rarely equates with great films though it can ( GODFATHER)
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 16, 2009 6:59 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I've never heard of this movie before.
Interesting, I like keeping up on box office records and whatnot, and this is something I’ve never come across.
I understand that box office numbers do not equate to value of a movie (see: You Don’t Mess With The Zohan making $100+ mil), I do think that the movies on IMDB’s top 25 are ones that have more than staying power and work for each and every generation, something the best of films can and should do.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
If you never heard of BIRTH OF A NATION
You need to catch up on American history more than films. The most important film ever made and still to this day the most controversial. A GIANT leap forward in the art and commerce of film and GIANT step backward in racism in America. A film which almost single handedly changed the artistic and commercial achievements of film and also led to 20th Century re-emergence of the KKK. I doubt you would make it through 10 minutes but you should at least know what it was and its place in the history of America.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 16, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
Perhaps you forgot a few words in there
like “I think” and/or “in my opinion”.
Otherwise, it comes off rather condescending, which I don’t think was your intention.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Well it is a bit snarky
but it is not really meant as an opinion re the quality of the film. BIRTH is the most historically important film ever made . I realize a lot of people have not heard of it which is a likely a combination of the extremely controversial nature and the overall lack of interest in REALLY old movies but if you want to understand both American history and film history you need to at least know what it was. I doubt most folks would want to watch it and I don’t blame them but it would sort of be the baseball equivelant of not knowing Babe Ruth or perhaps more accurately Ty Cobb.
Needless to say I am history major gone wrong with special interest in film history.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 17, 2009 6:29 AM CST up reply actions
I wish they would take this one step further
I’d love to see a list of all-time movies based on ticket sales. Not dollars, adjusted for inflation or otherwise – just plain old number of tickets sold. To me, that’s a truer indicator of a movie’s popularity – how many times was it seen.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Question on that:
Would that not tend to favor longevity? A good movie made further back would have greater cumulative sales than a good movie made two years ago. (Were there any?)
I like those movies
For sure, Raiders and Empire are quality films, the other 4 in those trilogies, not quite so much.
I wouldn’t fault anyone for putting those two films on their list of 100 best American films, but if you considered foreign works as well, I would not be surprised to see them fall short.
I’m not one who completely disregards contemporary and commercially driven movies, I can enjoy a guilty pleasure as much as the next. But there is often a distinct difference between a ‘Good’ film, and I feel that I enjoy watching. For example, I can enjoy watching Rocky III or The Adventures of For Fairlane, but rest assured that is has zero to do with the cinematic genius behind those works. In fact my enjoyment of those films is found in quite the opposite.
I’m aware that based on adjusted gross that Gone With the Wind is still the most financially successful film of all time. I’m not quite sure what point you were trying to make, but ticket sales are hardly an indication of a quality product. Per another post, according to the IMDB list of top 25, Titanic comes in at 11. And by no means do I consider Titanic worthy to share any list with the likes of Butch Cassidy, Mary Poppins, Jaws, or The Sting.
dtpollitt-
I honestly couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic or not.
I am still reeling from having seen John Turtorro appear in that thing. I have yet to comprehend who lived or died in that final fight sequence, and may never completely understand the ethnic diversity among the Autobots. There might as well have been an Mitsubishi transformer that spoke broken english.
I also don’t understand what you feel you’re missing out on when you see a film in black and white. It doesn’t change the story, it simply gives it a different feel, and perhaps ages it a bit. Special effects may bring spectacular ideas to life, but they can’t replace a good story and dialogue. For example: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith. All the brilliant CGI and finger bleeding compositing can’t make up for “NNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
by WittyUserName on Feb 16, 2009 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
a few obscure, screwball and guilty pleasure scenes
-any of a million in Airplane!…I’ll go with the Kareem dialogue or maybe the scene in the bar with girl scouts and a knife in the back
-Dinner at Bushwood Country Club…“I bet you were something before electricity”
-David Lightman goes to his computer nerds for help to break into his favorite gaming site (WarGames)
-either graduation parade or the interview with the recruiter in Stripes
-Randy Watson and “Sexual Chocolate!”
-Lee Marvin leading his gang to a victory in the war game in Dirty Dozen
-Frank Drebin as Enrico Polazzo as an umpire
-Opening dialogue around the diner table in Reservoir Dogs re: tipping and Madonna
-End of Red October (captains meet and subsequent sub chase)
AND
-My favorite 30 second scene of all time…simple and stupid. “Rex Kramer: Danger Seeker” from Kentucky Fried Movie.
Hasn't anyine mentioned
Something About Mary when his “beans and franks” get caught in the zipper and they show iit? While there are far better scenes in movie history, I cannot remember laughing that hard while feeling as though I need to throw up in any other movie.
I think men can appreciate my post a little more than women personally.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
Ouch.
It hurts just THINKING about that scene.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
God tell me about it!
I saw that movie sitting next to my GRANDMOTHER! AWWWKWARD!
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Feb 15, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Scarface is filled with memorable scenes
Particularly when Pacino tells Pfeifer: “Why don’t you go find a job or somethin — Anything beats lying around the house all day waiting for me to ____ you”
I also love his line “I always tell the truth — Even when I lie”
And every time he tries to say cockroach
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Too many to list...but here are some
“The Color Purple,” when Celie and her sister are reunited and Mister looks on from afar
“Field of Dreams,” when Ray realizes Doc Graham can’t come back after saving Ray’s daughter
“Rocky” when Rocky pulls himself up after Apollo floors him
“Godfather” — every single scene is one of the greatest, but my favorite might be the very second Sonny realizes he’s dead
“Schindler’s List” when Schindler collapses saying, “I didn’t do enough”
“The Dark Knight” — How about a magic trick?
“Pulp Fiction” — Christopher Walken’s monologue
Now, guilty pleasures that make me feel like I’m 11:
“Teen Wolf” — The ‘Win in the End’ part
“Wedding Crashers” — When Vince Vaughn punches Bradley Cooper
“40-year-old Virgin” — The scene where Andy chases Trish on the bike to “Heat of the Moment”
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Ralph Fiennes killed it in Schindler's List too!
Any actor that makes you hate his guts delivers a great performance!
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Just a couple
The Godfather-baptism/hit scene
ANY scene from Goodfellas
The final scene of The French Connection
Pick a scene from Forrest Gump
Opening and final scenes from Saving Private Ryan
"I don't know, I think the Bears should just defer so they don't have to put their offense out there to start" -Tony Kornhesier
Goodfellas
I was waiting for someone to mention it. I love the joe pesci “you think i’m funny?” scene among others.
For the best ever I’d have to say the breakout scene in Shawshank particularly when Andy rips off his shirt in the pouring rain.
Others:
AMERICAN BEAUTY just about anything, after Kevin Spacey’s tirade at the dinner table after quitting his job
ALMOST FAMOUS tiny dancer bus scene
TAXI DRIVER deniro “you talking to me?”
RISKY BUSINESS porsche into Lake Michigan
THE DARK KNIGHT the joker and his cronies break into Bruce’s penthouse during the cocktail party
THE GODFATHER I & II everything
106 miles
to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas. a half pack of cigarettes, it’s dark out and we’re wearing sunglasses…Hit It!
Harry Lime's appearance
in The Third Man.
"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."--Woody Guthrie
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
the whole scene at the group counseling.
“do you have any extra large condoms?” “oh, you’ve got a tiny penis”
“i’ll tap dat” priceless stuff
LOL
awesome.. Too funny
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Couple of my favorites
1. The Rock- The car chase scene through downtown San Fran.
2. Gladiator- The second major gladiator scene where Maximus defys Commidus
3. Rounders- Damon vs. Malkovich at the end
4. ROTY- The floater. What a great pitch
5. The Departed- The end. So many headshots so little time
6. American Pie- Nadia goes to jims room.
Just some of my favorites. I am sure I am leaving a bunch out
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Too many to list
but I have always loved this scene from “The Rock”:
John Mason: Are you sure you’re ready for this?
Stanley Goodspeed: I’ll do my best.
John Mason: Your “best”! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.
Classic.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
I especially like when Cage stabs himself in the chest, pops the flares, and
gets on his knees and waves the green flares. Awesome.
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
Really a great movie
One of my favortie action movies ever.
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
LOL
i am watching the Rock on TNT right now and they change fuck to date. Silly editing..
Yea that used to be one of my favortie quotes of all time when i was dating a prom queen
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Bill Murray - Caddyshack
What an incredible Cinderella story!
This unknown comes out of nowhere to lead the pack.
He’s on his final hole.
He’s about yards away.
He’s going to hit about a two iron, I think.
Well, he got out of that.
The crowd is standing on its feet.
The normally reserved crowd……is going wild!
For this young Cinderella who has come out of nowhere……he’s got about yards left.
He’ll get a five iron….l would expect. Don’t you think?
He’s got a beautiful back swing.
That’s…oh! He got out of that one! He’s got to be pleased with that.
The crowd is on its feet here.
He’s a Cinderella boy.
Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last shot.
He’s got about yards left, and……looks like he’s got an eight iron.
This crowd has gone deadly silent.
Cinderella story. Out of nowhere.
A former greenskeeper now about to become the Master’s champion.
It’s in the hole!
"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." ~Groucho Marx
My top ten favorite movie scenes
The Car Chase - from The Seven Ups
The Final Moments Of Turkey One – Fail Safe
(3:24 – to the end of the clip is the most terrifying cinema ever made)
Hobson’s Last Words To His Son – Arthur
Eric Liddell’s Win – Chariots Of Fire
Sol Goes Home – Soylent Green
The Cabin Scene – A Night At The Opera
The Great Leslie’s Duel With Baron Von Stoop – The Great Race
“Run, Run, Here Comes The N——r!” – The President’s Analyst
The Voice Of World Control – Colossus: The Forbin Project
Tears In Rain – Blade Runner
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
The Seven Ups? Really?
I hated that movie.
But if you are talking car chases, the one from “The French Connection” is a classic, and still great, 38 years after the movie was released.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
you hated it? man, I thought it was awesome
It makes Goodfellas look like a high school drama .. you can’t get any more realistic then that flick. Roy Scheider brings it that role as the leader.
You have to at least watch the car chase if nothing else. That was about 9 minutes of total adrenalin. Only the chases in French Connection and To Live And Die In LA (and that thing with Stevey Mc in Bullitt) come close.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
Was it five or six hubcaps flew off one car in Bullitt?
I forget – definitely more than four, though.
Gotta love 90% of Joe Pesci's scenes from Goodfellas....
…particularly when he’s making everyone laugh in the bar. An Oscar winning role, BTW!
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Oh, and who could forget Anthony Hopkins...
…in Silence of the Lambs, when he hears Jodie Foster’s screaming lamb story. Some of the best acting I can remember!
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
"Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?"
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Feb 15, 2009 9:48 PM CST up reply actions
Anthony Hopkins
“I’m having an old friend for dinner.”….LOL
Surprised nobody mentioned Braveheart!
Mel Gibson and Patrick McGoohan both give great performances.
I love when Longshanks (McGoohan) throws his son’s lover out the window!
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
Did you know McGoohan died a couple weeks ago?
I am a fanatical fan of his spy game series “The Prisoner” .. quite possibly the most engaging TV series of all time, IMHO ..
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
I think he died a few days ago (1/13)...
…he was really good in Escape from Alcatraz too. He played that MEAN warden. He was so good at playing a mean, heartless role.
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things fish do in it" -W.C. Fields
I'm partial...
to everyone standing on the desks to wrap up Dead Poet’s Society and the courtroom scene in A Few Good Men. Both give me chills every time.
Free Ronny Cedeno
And...
given your taste for the Indiana Jones movies, can we all agree to strike the Crystal Skulls one from our memories? Like, completely.
Free Ronny Cedeno
Completely agree...
I do not consider Crystal Skull part of Indiana Jones!
I can't believe no one has thought of this yet!
2001: A Space Odyssey
The opening scene during the dawn of mankind? The two tribes of monkeys attack one another. One of the monkeys then picks up a femur bone and bludgeons one of the enemy monkeys to death. Then, after he establishes dominance over all the monkeys, he throws the bone into the air and it morphs into a space station.
Absolutely incredible, the music, the symbolism, all flawless.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
You know those times when girls are like. "Oh man, I shouldn't have f'd that guy
…we could be that mistake!
I’m so jealous you got to suck on your mom’s t*ts when you were a baby.
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Feb 16, 2009 2:19 PM CST reply actions
Funny thing
about my back Jules is that its located on my cock.
I was still laughing at that joke during the next scene
Memento
Like, all of it. One great big memorable movie.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Feb 17, 2009 10:29 AM CST reply actions
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