Greatest Scene

goddevil · 21-07-2009 5:45pm

The mother of all westerns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuAskRsP5K0

razorblunt · 21-07-2009 5:50pm

I love the end of Friday Night Lights, when the Dad who's tough in his soon for being, in his eyes, weaker than him, catches up with him on the sideline, and gives him the ring he won playing for the same team 20 years previously.

I love the end of Batman Begins, the whole nod to the Joker that was awesome.

BraveDonut · 21-07-2009 5:51pm

The scene in Fight Club where they are making soap and Tyler Durden gives the narrator a chemical burn on his hand....

goddevil · 21-07-2009 5:56pm

An EPIC scene from let the right one in. One of the best horror movie ever made. The nosferatu of modern cinema. Twilight my ass:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBB7htM8d8

scouttio · 21-07-2009 5:59pm

the end of monthy python and the holy grail has to be one of the best ha

robby^5 · 21-07-2009 6:18pm

So many to choose from, what I can think of right now...

Heat - Coffee shop scene, Bank robbery.
Collateral - Club scene, Final train scene.
American Pyscho - Paul Alans murder.
Public Enemies - Shootout at the lodge.
Dark Knight - Opening bank robbery, Joker interrogation.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Ether.

Probably a load more that I cant think of right now, been on a bit of a Depp/Bale/Mann-athon at the moment so thats all I can come up with

purple_hatstand · 21-07-2009 6:27pm

This is the opening credit sequence from 'Once Upon A Time In The West' and even minus the extended intro, it's easily one of my favourite sequences ever...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHZpO6aNLwE

Incidentally, I have no idea how to get the YouTube tags working in here - any help?

foxinsox · 21-07-2009 6:31pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hGvQtumNAY

A Few Good Men

"You Can't Handle the Truth"

Jack Nicholson/Tom Cruise

21-07-2009 6:42pm

MayoForSam wrote: »

Batty's (Rutger Hauer) death scene in 'Blade Runner':

Quote: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die".

Classic.

You beat me to it.

That scene is good for a number of reasons. I also like the scene in fight club where Brad Pitt spits blood all over Lou's face. Can't find it on youtube.

RadioGaGa · 21-07-2009 6:49pm

Casino contains many great scenes but my personal favourite is this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5CTEQ8SeIs

Definitely my favourite use of music in film, "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" suits this montage to a tee. Nicky's antics are amusing and the fast changing shots of his various tipsters are excellent.
When the song changes to a jazz sound, the growing pace of the guitar solo coincides with Nicky's interrogation of the guy starting at 5:20 in the video and is just amazing.

Spiritoftheseventies · 21-07-2009 6:52pm

When Kevin Costner's character Elliott Ness pushes the bad guy off the roof in the Untouchables. so many great scenes from that movie. Then of course there is the iconic scene of John Wayne silhouetted in the doorway in the Searchers, the beginning of Citizen Kane when the snowball falls out of Kanes hand, the opening scene in Raging Bull when Le Motta shadow boxes, harry Lime coming out of the shadows in the Third Man etc.

Manic Moran · 21-07-2009 7:00pm

When a movie brings war vets to tears for its accuracy, it's hard to think that SPR did much wrong. (The rest of the movie sortof sucked, but the beach scene was classic).

Don't know why, but the Blues Brothers car chase through the shopping mall is one of the classics for me as well.

NTM

Exar Khun · 21-07-2009 7:10pm

krudler wrote: »

Its "Roma Vita!" that he shouts, which is also a huge mistake as it means "Rome has been conquered!" That whole scene is full of errors, from the arrows on the ground infront of the barbarians before the Romans have started firing them to the extras laughing as the pretend to hit each other in the wide shots of the battle, seriously watch the bottom of the screen in some parts .

I believe it is Roma Victor.

Roma vita doesn't even make sense...

Also the Scene at the end of Blade Runner gets my vote

Makaveli · 21-07-2009 7:55pm

Greatest scene ever, no but a great scene, yes. The petri dish scene in The Thing. Talk about atmosphere and tension. Do not watch the video if you haven't seen the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Ce0On5HcQ

X-Calibre · 21-07-2009 8:07pm

goddevil wrote: »

An EPIC scene from let the right one in. One of the best horror movie ever made. The nosferatu of modern cinema. Twilight my ass:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBB7htM8d8

Was going to thank that post until I heard the dubbing... That is horrendous! I actually cant believe there was a dubbed version done as bad as that for such an amazing movie...

Favorite scene that springs to mind for me is the Hamburgers/Ezekiel scene in Pulp Fiction. Everytime I watch it, it just to get funnier and more awkward to watch

goddevil · 21-07-2009 11:09pm

X-Calibre wrote: »

Was going to thank that post until I heard the dubbing... That is horrendous! I actually cant believe there was a dubbed version done as bad as that for such an amazing movie...

Favorite scene that springs to mind for me is the Hamburgers/Ezekiel scene in Pulp Fiction. Everytime I watch it, it just to get funnier and more awkward to watch

The dubbing was terrible, yes. But i watched the original with subtitles and it was awesome. In fact one of my favourite scenes from the movie was when oscar asks " Are you old?" and she replies "I am 12. But i've been 12 for a long time"... Bloody awesome:pac:

monosharp · 22-07-2009 1:21am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyd2QHFJtoc

Beginning of Oldboy on the roof. Oh-Daesu holding the guy by the tie and the little dog just watching

Still kicks ass even after the 10th time watching it.

thischarmingman · 22-07-2009 1:31am

this is my favourite scene in any movie...and i've seen at least 8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_xBT_xavzM

film is called ski party

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 7:45am

Makaveli wrote: »

Greatest scene ever, no but a great scene, yes. The petri dish scene in The Thing. Talk about atmosphere and tension. Do not watch the video if you haven't seen the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Ce0On5HcQ

should we re call this thread favourite scene. Not enough classic films referenced here. Film history goes back a long way folks. also could people posting name the film they are referencing when posting links.

myk · 22-07-2009 8:09am

I think the closing speech at the end of Chaplin's The Great Dictator is pretty excellent. Very poignant considering that it was made and released before the reality of the Holocaust was known outside Germany.

Lamper.sffc · 22-07-2009 1:47pm

bayviewclose wrote: »

should we re call this thread favourite scene. Not enough classic films referenced here. Film history goes back a long way folks. also could people posting name the film they are referencing when posting links.

Everybody to their own mate. If you feel that the thread is lacking in classic films scenes then post a few up yourself. Dont forget to name them links though.;)

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 2:03pm

Lamper.sffc wrote: »

Everybody to their own mate. If you feel that the thread is lacking in classic films scenes then post a few up yourself. Dont forget to name them links though.;)

or we could just rename thread to favourite scenes to avoid any confusion!

Makaveli · 22-07-2009 8:17pm

How can you have a definitive greatest scene of all time? The whole premise of the thread is pointless as it's completely subjective. You gave five scenes in your post. The Thing is a classic film by the way.

MrStuffins · 22-07-2009 8:23pm

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this, one of my faves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ff46b58Hk

And then goes this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oP1NMB_I0s

Pesci, possibly the best actor of all time!

MrStuffins · 22-07-2009 8:34pm

X-Calibre wrote: »

Was going to thank that post until I heard the dubbing... That is horrendous! I actually cant believe there was a dubbed version done as bad as that for such an amazing movie...

Favorite scene that springs to mind for me is the Hamburgers/Ezekiel scene in Pulp Fiction. Everytime I watch it, it just to get funnier and more awkward to watch

You think a dubbed version is hard to watch, how about this

Spiritoftheseventies · 22-07-2009 10:24pm

Makaveli wrote: »

How can you have a definitive greatest scene of all time? The whole premise of the thread is pointless as it's completely subjective. You gave five scenes in your post. The Thing is a classic film by the way.

Yes and they are all recognised as being great scenes. Talking from a merely artistic point of view as opposed to pop culture. And yeah the thing wasnt a bad movie but unfortunately think people are always going to draw comparisons with Alien. Think the thing was made first though wasn't it.

Makaveli · 22-07-2009 10:37pm

My point that you gave 5 scenes wasn't that I was questioning them it was just to illustrate that you couldn't pick one which suggests that there is no greatest scene. I agree with you that it should be favourite scenes rather than greatest.

Alien was released 3 years before The Thing, 1979 and 1982.

irish_bob · 22-07-2009 10:41pm

the final scene in INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS when donald sutherland turns out to be an alien leaving his female friend all alone

goddevil · 23-07-2009 12:25am

The mexican standoff from The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

goddevil · 23-07-2009 12:40am

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWTNBRs7Ccs

There is of course the immortal climax scene in the movie ---the immortal freezeshot- 'Fuego'

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