Greatest Movie Scene?

PlaneSpeeking · 19-11-2018 4:13pm

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Car chase scene from the second Matrix movie.

'Biggus Dickus' scene from Life of Brian.

The best set up line ever; "He has a wife you know...."

The guffawing like a 4 year old starts there cos you know what's coming!!!

tipptom · 19-11-2018 4:43pm

John Tuturro shining up his balls in The Big Lebowski in the bowling alley to the soundtrack of the Gypsy kings Hotel Calafornia.

The slowdown and cut to the tight pink lycra clad Tutturo when he scores a strike and does his victory dance and his strut back to his seat to the individual grimaces from messers Goodman,Bucemi and Bridges is classic.

PlaneSpeeking · 19-11-2018 4:54pm

tipptom wrote: »

John Tuturro shining up his balls in The Big Lebowski in the bowling alley to the soundtrack of the Gypsy kings Hotel Calafornia.

The slowdown and cut to the tight pink lycra clad Tutturo when he scores a strike and does his victory dance and his strut back to his seat to the individual grimaces from messers Goodman,Bucemi and Bridges is classic.

Turturro is a very very underrated actor. Made Quiz Show for me. And I'm a huge Feinnes fan.

Insect Overlord · 19-11-2018 6:15pm

PlaneSpeeking wrote: »

Turturro is a very very underrated actor. Made Quiz Show for me. And I'm a huge Feinnes fan.

I couldn't believe it was the same guy playing the simple escaped convict in 'O Brother Where Art Thou?'

McDermotX · 19-11-2018 7:46pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I couldn't believe it was the same guy playing the simple escaped convict in 'O Brother Where Art Thou?'

"I'm gonna keel you !!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McA6bWhuZ8o

More than a few scenes from that are worth a post in here TBH.

Certainly Clooney's best work as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ4z0QhD92Y

Wheres Me Jumper? · 20-11-2018 2:32am

one of my all time favourite movies.
i could have chosen any one of 20 scenes, all hilarious.

Wheres Me Jumper? · 20-11-2018 2:34am

what the heck here's another,

Wheres Me Jumper? · 20-11-2018 2:40am

even better ...

squawker · 20-11-2018 2:43am

Not the greatest ending, but one I always remember

"To late the hero" with Cliff Robertson and Michael Kane

I you haven't seen it it's a decent ww2 movie with a great ending

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0066471/

applehunter · 20-11-2018 3:29am

valoren · 20-11-2018 10:59am

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:

I much prefer the editing for this scene from the theatrical edition which leads into your video. The pacing is much more appropriate. In the theatrical cut, the city is breached and there is a montage of the Orcs over running the city. All seems lost, the world of men will fall but then Gandalf in the midst of the desperate fighting hears the horn from the Rohirrim off in the distance and he stops in his tracks. The scene then cuts to hundreds of horses cresting the hill and you get the swell of emotion with the rohan theme playing and the Orcs blindsided completely.

It just doesn't have the same impact in the extended edition. The same Orcs over running montage is kept but the exact same footage of Gandalf reacting is again used except this time it's Pippin alerting him that Denethor is going to burn Faramir alive. The scene then has a jarring cut to them approaching the citadel but they get stopped by the Witch King. After a brief scuffle, Gandalf is about to get his ass handed him but it's then we hear the horn from the Rohirrim, the Witch King flies off to investigate and it plays out as before.

Interesting how the same footage of Gandalf 'reacting' to two different events but for me the theatrical cut sways it every time.

xzanti · 20-11-2018 11:12am

The café scene between Pacino and De Niro in Heat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUy2Wx_r0_w

_Puma_ · 20-11-2018 11:16am

The Thin Red line

Lead up to and the climax of a classic war movie bunker scene. Shines out for the sense of impending doom in the lead up to the assault.

Kevin Finnerty · 20-11-2018 11:21am

The manhunt in the DIY warehouse in The Equalizer.

yuridwyer · 22-11-2018 12:40am

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

Yep, definitely should be in here, great scene

Relikk · 22-11-2018 1:06am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jts9suWIDlU

Ipso · 22-11-2018 1:25am

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Car chase scene from the second Matrix movie.

'Biggus Dickus' scene from Life of Brian.

Stwike him, centuwion. Wather woughly.

valoren · 22-11-2018 1:36pm

"Murderer........."

I would make another case for this scene which has an entirely computer generated character with a split personality having a heated argument with itself.

Andy Serkis in the digital effects age redefined what acting has the potential to be. His on-set performance was extrapolated by the effects teams and through such a collaborative effort you watch with suspension of disbelief and accept the performance and the emotions pertaining to it. In the case of this scene, humour, manipulation, vitriol, bullying, submission and ultimately defiance.

You don't think that you are watching a special 'effect' but rather a character helping to tell the story. The Smeagol personality becoming dominant again but who will ultimately feel betrayed by Frodo allowing 'Gollum' to return. For me it was no more different than John Hurt's pre-digital era performance as John Merrick in The Elephant Man. He 'performed' through the heavy duty make up prosthetic's which themselves were so good that it lead to the creation of the Make Up category at the Academy Awards. Serkis himself was effectively snubbed by the Academy for his performance as Gollum/Smeagol in what is arguably one of the best supporting performances in cinematic acting. No doubt if he became emaciated (think Christian Bale in The Machinist thin) and wore a prosthetic's for the role he would have had swept the board at every award ceremony. His digitally 'rotoscoped' performance negated the need to do just that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB2CNr692RE

little bess · 22-11-2018 8:43pm

Has anyone mentioned Misery, the hobbling scene? Watching it right now on Netflix, yikes!

Tilikum17 · 22-11-2018 8:47pm

I’m sure it’s been said multiple times in the thread but Roger Kint leaving the police station in the usual suspects.

buried · 22-11-2018 9:06pm

The editing in 'Predator' is really brilliant. You could try to imagine yourself trying to shoot some sort of coherent scenes in a feicing jungle with all the plants and trees and just what a pain in the arse it could actually be and most likely probably was.

Tilikum17 · 22-11-2018 9:29pm

Predator really was/is an unreal movie.

Anytime it’s on I’ll watch. All the ones after we’re ****e.

Yer man billy was a nightmare by all accounts on set.

bodhrandude · 22-11-2018 9:54pm

This is probably my favourite from Australia, the wacky Bad Boy Bubby, I saw it when it was first shown in Channel 4, dark black comedy with such a beautiful ending. A disturbing film, especially the cling wrap sequence but worthy of watching and enduring.

buried · 22-11-2018 10:15pm

'Killing Them Softly' is a great little film and these couple of scenes are really brilliant. You could imagine this is how most actual dodgy heists actually happen in real life. The news broadcast in the background talking about bailing out the banks is a great little touch

fryup · 22-11-2018 10:27pm

the misunderstanding scene from My Cousin Vinny........when young & innocent Stan on his first day in prison is getting paranoid thinking he's gonna get buggered....and in walks Joe Pesci and hilarity ensues....:pac: