Your favourite moments/sequences of cinema?

WoollyRedHat

One of my favourite movies since I watched it in secondary school was Billy Elliot, and there are so many great scenes from it, but in particular this always stood out for me. The Tap dance sequence is full of energy and fantastically shot with a great soundtrack to boot .

What's some of your favourite moments or sequences from cinema?

Hallyington

The scene in The Deer Hunter when De Niro is crossing the mountain with the lake near him, with the choir in the background.

Bipolar Joe

I dunno if this would be my favourite, but it's the first one that comes to mind. The opening scene of Leon: The Professional, where he's hunting the bodyguards to his disappearance into the shadows. Gripping stuff!

e_e

The montage of the kids growing up in The Tree of Life, where this amazing music plays:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcRaiqYdqNc

Gives me goosebumps every time.

bellinter

The entire scene at the railroad station early in Once Upon A Time In The West, when Harmonica arrives.

"You brought two to many."

Great tension.. water dripping, fly buzzing. Excellent.

Potential-Monke

The opening sequence of The Matrix. Blown away by it! Still get the goosebumps i got when i first watched it in the cinema.

krudler

The truck chase in Raiders, utter brilliance from start to finish.

The moment in Jaws when the two dopey fishermen try to catch the shark with a chunk of meat and it rips the pier off and swims away, that moment when all you see is the broken piece of pier slowly start to turn back and Williams' score start the infamous theme is brilliant. "Take my word for it, swim Charlie!"

rednik

Hard to separate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfbYp9oaIT8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjyB2MpxBU

o1s1n

The Galleria scene in Terminator 2. Action film perfection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnkcW-relzo

So many to choose from.

The Usual Suspects when it hits you!

All of Jaws

The Godfather baptism scene is so well done as posted above.

The one that sprung to mind first though was the end of Unforgiven, that whole scene in the tavern is absolutely brilliant. So dark and Clint really done a great job of showing the man that Munny was known to be for years in those 10-15 minutes.

LCD

Two of them

True Romance, when Dennis Hopper knows he is fecked, he takes a drag on his cigarette, gets this look on his face & proceeds to tell the story about the Moors invading Sicily. Absolute classic scene, great dialogue.

2nd is one for fan boys only, the Phantom Menace, fight scene towards end, door goes back & Darth Maul is standing there. Extends his light saber one side & then the double side. Visually is a class scene, as Darth Maul looks stunning & as a long time fan it brings you out in goose pimples. Pity film was so unenjoyably.

krudler

o1s1n wrote: »

The Galleria scene in Terminator 2. Action film perfection.

I love the SWAT van/helicopter chase later on, there's a fantastic shot where the chopper barely makes it over a bridge, and it looks cool because it's real. CGI has ruined stunts like that.

Skerries

Zulu just gives me the chills for this scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmoZBQN2vvY

and the duel at the end of For a few Dollars More is unforgettable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onjt2L2lDEY

LuckyLloyd

Dustin Hoffman running his kid to the ER through the streets of New York after he falls in the playground.

Jack Lemmon's look of panic and fear as he's been called into the office at the end of Glenngarry Glenn Ross.

The opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan.

Morgan Freeman's successful Parole Hearing

salacious crumb

The steady cam tracking Henry and Karen's entrance to the restaraunt through the kitchen in Goodfellas is a pretty good piece of film making.

salacious crumb

LCD wrote: »

Two of them

True Romance, when Dennis Hopper knows he is fecked, he takes a drag on his cigarette, gets this look on his face & proceeds to tell the story about the Moors invading Sicily. Absolute classic scene, great dialogue.

And allegedly all done in one take. That whole scene between Hopper and Walken is fantastic.

bellinter

Some great shouts here, particularly the True Romance one. Had forgotten all about that. Definitely due a watch soon.

Few others;

The Club Silencio sequence in Mulholland Dr
Whats the most you ever lost on a coin toss? - No Country For Old Men
kills 6 and 7 in... Seven
Wise Up singalong in Magnolia
Any Given Sunday - inches. Been quoted to death at this stage but still gets the hairs on the neck up

and I have to say it

Vin Diesel's "flying rescue" of Michelle Rodriguez in Fast and Furious 6. Doesn't really get any more ludicrous/brilliant than that!

LuckyLloyd

Ah, Seven. "Someone call someone" - the end sequence is unforgettable - never has space and sunlight been so jarring on screen following the outright claustrophobia of the rain, noise and pokey city streets of the first 95% of the film.

jonnyfingers

Always loved the mirror scene from Contact. Not a fantastic sequence, but remember the first time I saw it and having to rewind it back again to check what I just saw!

Potential-Monke

Another, the end of The Game, when Douglas

jumps off the roof

, that just really caught me. So well done imo. Implausible, yes, but entertaining none the less! I know a lot of people didn't like it, but it still is one of the best films i've ever seen, and is up there in my top 3.

krudler

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Another, the end of The Game, when Douglas

jumps off the roof

, that just really caught me. So well done imo. Implausible, yes, but entertaining none the less! I know a lot of people didn't like it, but it still is one of the best films i've ever seen, and is up there in my top 3.

I like The Game, the ending is really implausible alright but in the context of the journey the character goes on it makes sense.

DrumSteve

The long single shot in children of men. Amazing film.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Cinema Paradiso where grown up Toto watches Alfredo's reel of cut scenes.

This scene from Serenity always sends shivers down my spine. It was just so excellently shot and directed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pgFXCnksJk

for me, this movie just proved how good at sprawling action sequences and fight scenes Joss Whedon actually was.

LuckyLloyd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNZgUM542VI

A few more that sprung to mind.

The phone call at the end of the Silence of the Lambs is very well done with him following your man as the film comes to a close.

Apocalypse Now when they are attacking with the helicopters is unreal, could watch it over and over again. Then obviously the quick scene with Duvall straight after. Brilliant

The Deer Hunter, the Russian Roulette scene is just incredible.

Reservoir Dogs , stuck in the middle with you.

Seven as already mentioned I only seen it for the first time in the last year and was blown away by that closing scene. Just sitting there after for about 20 minutes going " Huh"

bellinter

Lady Chuckles

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.

:cool::)

Ole Rodrigo

3. The children of men sequence

2. The upcoming Gravity film ( a bit premature but hey )

1. Tree of Life - creation scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EEIeH7ymwA

Potential-Monke

krudler wrote: »

I like The Game, the ending is really implausible alright but in the context of the journey the character goes on it makes sense.

Aside from the fact that the whole idea of the game was to

drive him so deep into depression that he commits suicide!

marco_polo

Jill's arrival, in Once Upon a Time in the West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPMoVtHSOs

delbertgrady

The photo booth scene in Buffalo '66.
The diner scene in Five Easy Pieces.
When Dustin makes a break for it and starts running in Marathon Man.
Graysmith pounding on Toschi's front door in Zodiac.

bellinter

marco_polo wrote: »

Jill's arrival, in Once Upon a Time in the West

love the tribute they do to this in BTTF3 when Marty arrives in Hill Valley

razorblunt

The brontosaurus in the park in Jurassic Park.

salacious crumb

"Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father" etc., etc....

Also, pretty much all of The Outlaw Josey Wales, and the Gutterballs scene in Lebowski. And the rest of the movie too :pac:

Ole Rodrigo

salacious crumb wrote: »

"Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father" etc., etc....

Also, pretty much all of The Outlaw Josey Wales, and the Gutterballs scene in Lebowski. And the rest of the movie too :pac:

The Big Lebowski is simply the greatest film ever.

krudler

razorblunt wrote: »

The brontosaurus in the park in Jurassic Park.

As great as that scene was it always bugged me that they only see the brachiosaur as they're right beside it, and then look slightly to the left and see all the other dinos over a hill with nothing obscuring their view, they would have seen them straight away!

LuckyLloyd

krudler wrote: »

As great as that scene was it always bugged me that they only see the brachiosaur as they're right beside it, and then look slightly to the left and see all the other dinos over a hill with nothing obscuring their view, they would have seen them straight away!

They had been kind of busy running / climbing / scrambling for their lives to be fair!!

salacious crumb

ror_74 wrote: »

The Big Lebowski is simply the greatest film ever.

After Josey Wales

krudler

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

They had been kind of busy running / climbing / scrambling for their lives to be fair!!

Sure that's before all that stuff it's the first dino they meet. Spielberg was so intent on giving us an awe inspiring moment that in reality what they see makes no sense. There's a shot from behind the three actors showing a pile of dinosaurs literally standing in their eyeline, they would have seen them long before the "welcome to Jurassic Park" moment.

pedantic :pac:

80s Child

Jesus, there are still a lot i haven't seen!!

In no particular order:

The opening scene in Intermission when Colin Farrell hits her.

Easy Rider... The Band song..

The Departed: Walhburg (prob spelt that horrendously).. all his scenes.

The Man who shot Liberty Valance: James Stewart on the train at the end when the conductor says, 'Anything for the man who shot Liberty Valance'.

Stagecoach: The table scene.

City of God: The night club scene when, can't think of the character's name, gets shot.

Good Will Hunting: The bar scene

Jesus there's loads!

Aside: I studied in the Houston School in Galway for a while and one of my lecturers was an executive porducer on Intermission, working on behalf of the IFB; they were shooting the scene where they hit the sheep and the sheep lies across the bonnet of the car. They were having trouble sedating the sheep and Colin Farrell asked what the story was and was told the problem, he replied with 'Get Colm Meaney to tell him one of his f***ing Star Trek stories, that'll knock the c*** out!'....:D

salacious crumb

80s Child wrote: »

They were having trouble sedating the sheep and Colin Farrell asked what the story was and was told the problem, he replied with 'Get Colm Meaney to tell him one of his f***ing Star Trek stories, that'll knock the c*** out!'....:D

Class :pac:

bellinter

krudler wrote: »

Sure that's before all that stuff it's the first dino they meet. Spielberg was so intent on giving us an awe inspiring moment that in reality what they see makes no sense. There's a shot from behind the three actors showing a pile of dinosaurs literally standing in their eyeline, they would have seen them long before the "welcome to Jurassic Park" moment.

pedantic :pac:

I love Jurassic park and this scene but there is no getting away from just how little sense this makes! Plenty of other moments too... just how did the T Rex get into the visitor centre at the end... and without making a sound! I'm sure we could pick out similar in nearly any film though!

Alfred Borden

Favourite scene of all time

krudler

bellinter wrote: »

I love Jurassic park and this scene but there is no getting away from just how little sense this makes! Plenty of other moments too... just how did the T Rex get into the visitor centre at the end... and without making a sound! I'm sure we could pick out similar in nearly any film though!

Happens all the time in movies, character perception goes out the window in favour of a jump scare or big reveal. The T-Rex can be heard from miles away when it suits but then appears out of nowhere when the scene requires it, same in The Lost World, where not one but two Rexes sneak into a camp with everyone sleeping. :pac:

ectoraige

Some off the top of my head


The Matrix - Hotel Lobby Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es2uYtSJh-Y

Full Metal Jacket - the sequence near the end where they stop screwing around and [spolier]hunt down the sniper [/spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XNyNAjF1m0

and the

execution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9mET2oDRBI

The Pursuit of Happiness
The subway scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLwjEtY4uas

and the end...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bklNWWoJyzE

Dirty Pretty Things
The ending was perfect - It could have been spoiled so easily, but Frears was spot on, I believe. I can't find a clip, but just watch the entire movie instead

Blade Runner
The scene where

Batty mourns for Pris

, again I can't find a clip

Also, the crying in the rain monologue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGHUUtUMXEA

The Fifth Element
The opera diva scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoW_ZOfsrzA

The Shining
I love the opening sequence to this. Maybe it's because I know what's to come, but I think it stands up on it's own as an opening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw23KM3-Ry8

2001 A Space Odyssey
The spacewalk scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z02kJf559DM

I'd better stop or I'll keep thinking of more.

Ooh, how can I leave out...

Vertigo
Another fantastic opening scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7sznnL0NZ0

Also, from that movie, the scene where Judie appears dressed up as Madeleine.

Damn it. Now I just remembered all of Clockwork Orange.

This question is officially *way* too hard.

Theta

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Always loved the mirror scene from Contact. Not a fantastic sequence, but remember the first time I saw it and having to rewind it back again to check what I just saw!

Can someone explain how this is done? is there a clever cut somewhere?

I've still not seen Blader Runner or a Space Odyseey.... I know I should be shot just haven't got around to them...

lahalane

Mexican stand off in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

salacious crumb

lahalane wrote: »

Mexican stand off in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Fantastic.

ectoraige

Theta wrote: »

Can someone explain how this is done? is there a clever cut somewhere?

The mirror was a blue screen. The sequence was filmed normally, then a second sequence with the hand opening the cabinet was filmed. The main sequence was then placed onto the mirror post-production.