Greatest Movie Scene?

The Golden Miller

I should narrow the question down, a film you'd re-watch just for one scene, one where the hairs on your neck stand up every time? To top the first two films (arguably making it the most perfect cinematic trilogy ever) was an achievement in itself, it also contains one of film's greatest moments.... the Ride of the Rohirrim:

Temptamperu

Oh Hi Mark!

Captain Red Beard

The end of The Last of the Mohicans. The chase, music, landscape, photography, actors, everything about it is what film making should be.

charolais0153

The Golden Miller wrote: »

I should narrow the question down, a film you'd re-watch just for one scene, one where the hairs on your neck stand up every time? To top the first two films (arguably making it the most perfect cinematic trilogy ever) was an achievement in itself, it also contains one of film's greatest moments.... the Ride of the Rohirrim:

Good will hunting. Any scene.
/thread

JupiterKid

The nightmare sequence in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958). Which also happens to be my all time favorite film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAxDlUOw-w

A close second would the amazing unknown voyage sequence in Stanley Kubrick’s incredible 2001: A Space Odessey (1968), which revolutionized the sci-fi genre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0

bodhrandude

Its still the scene from True Romance for me, All Sicilians are part eggplant aka the Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken showdown.

Dave_The_Sheep

In terms of heavyweights and impact (coupled with simplicity) possibly Heat's coffee scene.

Obviously, highly subjective.

Other candidates:
Gettysburg - BAYONETS
Saving Private Ryan's opening battle scene, where the troop ship's front drops and men start getting chewed up. That was sobering.
Usual Suspects - the final realisation scene. Favourite film of all time.
True Romance - Hopper pissing off Walken. Up there with Heat for heavyweights.
Sicario's border crossing scene deserves an honorable mention for tension building.
Gladiator's opening battle scene. Superb. No other words required.

Bret Hart

Tears in Rain-Blade Runner

https://youtu.be/HU7Ga7qTLDU

DaintyDavy

i knew 2001 would show up in posts fairly quick.

bodhrandude

Another one that stands out for me is the Terminator first searching for Sarah Connor in the nightclub scene, first time I seen that I was blown away.

DaintyDavy

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

Ipso

The Princess Bride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s0UURBihH8

The suspense gets me every time.

gimli2112

Matrix 1"He's beginning to believe"

Unforgiven "If he was going to decorate his shop with my friend he should have armed himself"

Gladiator The Massacre of Carthage

Stardust When yer man realised Claire Danes is going to turn to dust (guilty pleasure)

LOTR Shelob's Lair

Bonzo Delaney

The opening scene from Indina Jones Radiers of the lost Ark . Adventure, suspence and comedy brilliant

King of Kings

elias death scene in platoon

Optimalprimerib

The USS Indianapolis scene in Jaws

sydthebeat

There will be blood

Bowling alley scene.....

EDit

Train station scene in Untouchables gets me every time

razorblunt

Batman Begins, closing scene, "a taste for the theatrical ... he leaves a calling card".

Tuco88

Just a few.

The shining.
Full metal jacket.
Jaws.
No country for old men.
Mostly anything with Clint Eastwood.

Bob Harris

The Godfather part II, the senate committee scene.

SeaFields

Goodfellas "what the fcuk is so funny about me"

Zorya

So many great movie scenes.

One that sticks in my mind is the final scene for the father in Life Is Beautiful, where he does a funny march for his hidden son, to make it seem like the final elimination is part of a game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-QZ801OkCM

KungPao

bodhrandude wrote: »

Another one that stands out for me is the Terminator first searching for Sarah Connor in the nightclub scene, first time I seen that I was blown away.

Tech Noir, rocking on a Friday night.

A highlight for me is when Arnie goes shopping for new guns and shoots the guy from Gremlins. Great stuff.

Alf Veedersane

Not the best film or anything but a film I'll watch every so often is Pulp Fiction and the scene is the Ezekiel 25:17 scene.

When I first saw it I was 14/15 and thought it was the best film ever cos it was so different to anything I'd seen and there's probably an element of nostalgia.

But I love that scene.

wexie

EDit wrote: »

Train station scene in Untouchables gets me every time

yup, surprised to see it get only one mention (so far)

and the ending of Apocalypse Now (or the whole movie really)

saintsaltynuts

Shawshank Redemption Ending Scene.

Beanntraigheach

I was blown away by the powerful performances in this tense scene from the 1991 action classic "Samurai Cop".

A masterpiece!

valoren

Growing up there were the usual films such as Jaws, Raider's, Star Wars etc but when I was 12 I watched JFK and the courtroom scene where Garrison recounts "So what really happened that day" and the scene then segues into a superb, mad cap recap of the conspiracy plot was when my love of movies began in earnest.

Costner at the top of his game, John Williams' score which was more nuanced than his epic themes, some of cinema's best ever editing and cinematography coupled with an intelligent but bat siht crazy plot. It's just pure cinema, utterly kinetic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MLc0udf_74

Keyzer

charolais0153 wrote: »

Good will hunting. Any scene.
/thread

I'll see your Good Will Hunting and go all in with Schindlers List.

A harrowing and heartbreaking film, the deathcamp scenes from that movie will stay with me until I leave this world.

murpho999

Tuco88 wrote: »

Just a few.

The shining.
Full metal jacket.
Jaws.
No country for old men.
Mostly anything with Clint Eastwood.

Good movies but asking for favourites scenes not films.

Hector Savage

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

The end of The Last of the Mohicans. The chase, music, landscape, photography, actors, everything about it is what film making should be.

Good one!!!

k99_64

Once upon a time in the west opening scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc

CrankyHaus

Helicopter scene from Apocalypse Now.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QzkBNmHALEw

PlaneSpeeking

Keyzer wrote: »

I'll see your Good Will Hunting and go all in with Schindlers List.

A harrowing and heartbreaking film, the deathcamp scenes from that movie will stay with me until I leave this world.

When Schindler breaks down and feels guilty his posessions could have saved more - "This pin, that's one more" - I weep for hours.

How Liam Neeson never won the Oscar that year will always be Hollywood's shame.

PlaneSpeeking

My personal list:

Brokeback Mountain - first time together in their tent, it's awkward but beautiful.
Jaws - first time you see the shark and also Quint's tale about the Indianapolis.
Usual Suspects/The Sixth Sense (the "reveals" - no spoilers there!!)
Blade Runner - the death of Roy Batty and the speech he gives.
Psycho - the first time you realise who Mother really is ....
Goodfellas - "I'm funny how ?" - Pesci at his best.

Hector Savage

JupiterKid wrote: »

The nightmare sequence in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958). Which also happens to be my all time favorite film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAxDlUOw-w

A close second would the amazing unknown voyage sequence in Stanley Kubrick’s incredible 2001: A Space Odessey (1968), which revolutionized the sci-fi genre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0

You have good taste!
I watched that film for the first time last Saturday (Vertigo)
Such atmosphere!!!!

Keyzer

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

My personal list:


Goodfellas - "I'm funny how ?" - Pesci at his best.

People probably know this but that scene was completely improvised. Scorcese left the camera running and let the actors shoot the sh1t.

PlaneSpeeking

Keyzer wrote: »

People probably know this but that scene was completely improvised. Scorcese left the camera running and let the actors shoot the sh1t.

I actually did not know that!!!

Wow, even more impressive and I thought so highly of it already!!!!

kung fu hustle

landlords reveal

genius

JohnnyFlash

That scene in Goodfellas where Jimmy starts getting worried about his crew after the airport robbery. Bodies turning up in freezers, dump trucks etc while Layla plays in the background. It’s magnificent.

https://youtu.be/1Z6MJIjCJ20

XsApollo

Top gun,
Opening scene,
Usually stop watching after Maverick has to go back for goose.


EDIT: it’s not goose, the other guy Cougar?

Hector Savage

wow .. what a thread, literally every post is a great scene.
There is so much to choose from , and I can't say which is the best, most of what I wanted to post is here already so I'll add one that isn't

This was probably the best 4 minutes I've ever spent in a cinema

super troopers- pre credits scene

heat- the heist goes wrong

tinker tailor soldier spy- smiley calls out esterhazy with the plane threatening in the background

russia with love- the great robert shaw puts up the only real fistfight connerys bond ever looked like losing

the sting- the great robert shaw places a losing bet

jaws- the great robert shaw tells a story about the uss indianapolis

PlaneSpeeking

Can I be a total girl and also put up the scene in Beaches where the mate dies ? The second Wind Beneath My Wings starts and I am a mess.

JohnnyFlash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV3E5e7fZ6M

AndyBoBandy

Greatest movie scene ever? Absolutely not, but in terms of recent movies I've watched, this scene is pretty awesome!! and I'm not afraid to admit I've watched it more than a few times.

Of course the movies are just huge big CGI fests, but they are entertaining, and I still think this scene is bloody great, and tied in with that score.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7mDue5HOE8

Also this, again with an immense score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU7CDejp6Lw

Hector Savage

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV3E5e7fZ6M

The first drop in quality ...

Hector Savage

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Greatest movie scene ever? Absolutely not, but in terms of recent movies I've watched, this scene is pretty awesome!! and I'm not afraid to admit I've watched it more than a few times.

Of course the movies are just huge big CGI fests, but they are entertaining, and I still think this scene is bloody great, and tied in with that score.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7mDue5HOE8

Also this, again with an immense score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU7CDejp6Lw

Every time I watch Predator I joke that would be me ... about Billy , just saying F*ck it , throwing down me guns and facing the Predator with a knife ...