Your Top 5 All-Time Memorable Movie Scenes
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My top 5... in no particular order: 1. "American Psycho" - First killing 2. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - Mothership Revealed 3. "...And Justice for All" - Final Courtroom Scene 4. "The Gangs of New York" - Assassination attempt of Bill Cutting 5. "2001 a Space Odyssey" - Stargate |
A few from the Godfather Part II come to mind: when Tom Hagen and Frankie Pentangeli talk in the prison compound and discuss the history of how things used to be; Michael and Fredo discussing Fredo's betrayal, and the ensuing consequence. Pretty much any scene in the same movie with Robert De Niro.
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Jimmy Chitwood's jumper
Col. Kilgore's surfing scene The gimp scene (pulp fiction) When Greg Focker meets Kevin. A looper, you know, a caddy |
My personal favorites:
1. Bar scene, fade to Paris flashback, Casablanca 2. Valera saves Conan, Conan kills Rexor, Conan the Barbarian 3. Luke defeats Vader/Vader kills the Emperor, Return of the Jedi 4. Preparation for Fort Wagner assault/Give 'em hell, 54!, Glory 5. Kirk returns fire on the Reliant/Here it comes - Star Trek II |
From the top of my head...
1. Train station stairs scene - The Untouchables 2. Han comes back, clears shot for Luke - Star Wars 3. Indy Jones gets the idol, evades boulder - Raiders of the Lost Ark 4 (TIE) End of Big Fish/End of Rudy/End of Field of Dreams (chokes me up every time) 5. "WHAT's IN THE BOX???? - Seven Honorable mention for "WTF!!!!" Movie moment - end of Saw |
No particular order:
* "Saving Private Ryan" Normandy Beach landing * "The Godfather" the baptism/ all accounts settled scene * "The Quiet Man" the brawl at the end of the film * "True Grit (original John Wayne version)" last gun fight scene * "The Deer Hunter" Russian Roulette scene Honorable mention for "Road To Perdition" and the Church basement scene. Any and all of these are subject to change as others come to mind. |
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raiders of the lost ark sword vs gun
jaws gonna need a bigger boat dark night returns magic trick star trek 3 KAAAAAAAAAAHN Avengers Puny god things that have made me happy in movies |
I could probably just use 5 scenes from the Star Wars trilogy. So many iconic scenes.
I'd probably go further than the emperor's scene in RotJ, though, and use the entire closing sequence, where you have three different plotlines coming together simultaneously, with the Vader/Luke/Palpatine fight, the lowering of the shield on the moon of endor, and the space battle and destruction of the death star. It's just huge in scope and I just love watching that whole 15-20 minutes. "Epic" is a word that's both been bastardized and overused these days, but that 20 minutes is an epic conclusion to an epic film trilogy. It's like the final movement of a symphony. 2001 is the same, there are so many iconic moments in that film, from the apes with the monolith, to the initial sequence in space, to HAL, to the stargate. Casablanca, too, so many iconic (and quotable!) scenes. My favorite's probably the end sequence at the airport, where Rick has Ilsa convinced he's leaving with her, only to have her leave with Victor Lazlo. Then he walks off into the fog with Captain Renault. Just tremendous. Damn, I need to watch Casablanca again now. Andy Dufresne in the rain, after his escape from Shawshank. The end of Se7en. Alec Guinness, "What have I done?" and falling onto the detonator at the end of The Bridge Over the River Kwai. Sharon Stone in interrogation during Basic Instinct! I was 18. I will never forget. |
1. The period from where John McClane discovers the C4 on the roof to jumping off the roof of the Nakatomi building.
2. The bank shootout in Heat. 3. The "Sicilian" scene in True Romance. 4. Bruce Willis killing Jack Black in The Jackal, because I ****ing hate Jack Black. 5. I know this might not count to some of you, but the Normandy leaving Earth in Mass Effect 3. I've never seen a video game scene evoke so much pathos. |
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Outstanding one....had forgotten that.....and throw in Oldman and Slater scene also! |
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I now feel compelled to do another five (I could probably do another 20 or 30):
Dad... do you want to have a catch? Field of Dreams Michael assassinates Sollozo and McCluskey - Godfather Final shootout - L.A. Confidential Pruett plays Taps - From Here to Eternity Students file into the classroom when Jurel threatens to quit - Teachers |
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I still say that game's better than all of the Star Wars movies combined. |
Maximus reveals himself to Commodus - Gladiator
The Enterprise arrives in time to support Spock's vessel -Star Trek (2009) McQuade drives his truck out of the dirt filled hole - Lone Wolf McQuade The Dude learns what Jackie Treehorn was writing - The Big Lebowski Hans Landa gets branded - Inglourious Basterds |
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Jimmy Chitwood's jumper
You talking to me Horse head in bed I could have been a contender Saving Private Ryan beach scene |
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In this order...
1. The Godfather: Baptism/Settling scores 2. Citizen Kane: "Rosebud." 3. Psycho: Shower scene 4. Singin' in the Rain: "Singin' in the Rain" 5. The Godfather II: "I know it was you, Fredo." Honorable mention Network: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take this anymore!" |
Forest Gump, feather scenes with the music or lt. dan on top of the boat thanking forrest and talking about god.
Predator, whole scene with Jesse and the minigun getting shot by the predator, then the group going nuts unloading ammo. Basic Instinct, when the legs open up, cinema gold. Spartacus, When Spartacus is forced to kill his friend Varro. I was pissed for days at work.. Dr. Who, When Tennet is saying his goodbyes.. |
Other scenes for consideration:
* "Chinatown" Final scene, "Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown." * "Patton" Opening scene, speech in front of the flag * "Apocolypse Now" Opening scene * "Goodfellas" Funny How? scene * "From Russia With Love" fight on the train |
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Absolutely. |
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I consider when the music start to be one scene. I get entranced & marveled by it. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rKuSoaIbpFU?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z4UdK0lBafM?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nJUbz_Z35JY?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Lxtoj1Op-CA?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> My favorite scene in Diggstown comes about at the 9:35 mark. What a great ****ing movie. Cool Hand Look is my favorite movie any scene would be on my list. |
i see many that i agree with. here are a few more that haven't been mentioned
blade runner - Tears in rain soliloquy unforgiven - you shouldn't decorate your place with my friends the thing - petri dish heat test |
Most of mine have been mentioned, but I'll add a few.
The sacrifice/killing scene at the end of Apocalypse Now. The Bible quote/English mother****er scene from Pulp Fiction. The tipping scene in Reservoir Dogs. Ferris Beuhler running home. The battle for Helms Deep in LotR: Two Towers |
Lots of good ones already mentioned. I must add "FREEDOM" from Braveheart.
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I'll be your huckleberry
Michael Corleone standing outside the hospital How do you like my little friend The best trick the devil ever played was convincing the world he didn't exist The home run into the lights in the Natural Not at the table Carlos |
1. No Country for Old Men - the coin toss scene
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wkh6if8TL2U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 2. Dirty Harry - Do I feel lucky? <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u0-oinyjsk0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 3. Apocalypse Now - Charlie don't surf! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vZ32rTzmVXM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 4. Heat - Al Pacino and Robert Deniro having coffee surprisingly I can't find a video 5. The Jerk - He hates these cans! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eXRM3lFRwRI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Heck, five more...
Serenity engages the Alliance fleet with the Reavers right behind them - Serenity "Tell 'em large Marge sent ya." - Pee Wee's Big Adventure "...I will find you, and I will kill you." - Taken Chuck Norris with the thumbs up - Dodgeball Frank Drevin peeing with the mic still on - The Naked Gun |
Would be hard to pick only 5. Hell, I've already seen more than five from posts in this thread.
More of my favorites: Arthur's knights riding through the blossoming trees for their final battle in Excalibur <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K1MuvvS_xSw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Faramir's Sacrifice <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dm2c4Li1VzI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Shugart and Gordon, Black Hawk Down <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5ETf91hbb60?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> |
Jaws appears -jaws
Ship appears -star wars Beach scene -saving private ryan Freedom -braveheart say hello to my little friend -scarface. |
campfire scene -blazing saddles.
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28 Days Later - Opening scene (Hellooooooo.....)
Full Metal Jacket - Private Pyle meltdown Last Boy Scout - Aien't Life a Bitch Crossroads - Ralph Machio guitar duels with the devil It - Sailboat falls into the gutter (could never look a clown in the eye again) |
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The other two show my John Wayne homerism. But I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I just got done watching the movie "M*A*S*H", and while I wouldn't put any of the scenes in my top 20, let alone top 5, the film is chuck full of wonderful scenes from start to finish. Great movie, and great theme song. |
Beaver shot - Basic Instinct
beach scene -from here to eternity |
Excellent suggestions so far. Most of the ones that initially popped to mind have been mentioned, so I'll throw a feew more out....
John Coffey rides the lightning - The Green Mile Goose gets killed ejecting from the plane - Top Gun "Run, Forrest! RUN!" - Forrest Gump Vader tells Luke he's his father - Empire Strikes Back Phoebe Cates showing her boobs coming out of the pool - Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
So many great ones.
I'll just name the most powerful scene I've seen in years, which was the very first scene in Inglorious Basterds. Also, the crucifixion of Christ in Passion of the Christ. |
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Ugh! That was depressing. How the hell do you have that in a top 5? |
Goodfellas: Could be any scene but I'll go with the first time Henry takes Karen to the night club through the back way
Godfather: Opening wedding sequence. Pulp Fiction: The scene where they are cleaning up the car at Tarantino's house Glengarry Glen Ross: Coffee is for closers scene The Shawshank Redemption: Tarring the roof scene, followed by the bull queer getting the shit kicked out of him. |
Debo gets knocked the **** out -friday
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Lots of tarantino and coen bros. would make up mine.
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Hey dad...wanna have a catch?
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Take that scene in "We Were Heroes" where the Asian soldier is burned badly. They try to pick him up to get him on the chopper, only to have the skin on his legs peel off. Both shocking and incredibly depressing, but it is damned well memorable. |
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As for the SPR Normandy scene, I can hardly contemplate, let alone watch, that opening scene, but I love it with all of my heart. My maternal grandfather was a buck private on that beach and worked his way all the way to Berlin. Get him liquored up and he's bust out stories on occasion, including the whole pretending to be dead as Germans inspected the killing fields. But my idiot cousin [lived next door to gramps] decided to break out some German right behind him when he was unsuspecting, and got a gut punch on reflex for his efforts [late '80s and gramps' reflexes were as sharp as '45]. |
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I'd like to nominate the last 5 minutes of both Usual Suspects and Midnight Run. |
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I'm also not stall enmbarassed to say I like singing in the rain. I gotta say, though, that I had no appreciation for Citizen Kane. I like many o,d movies but that one really didn't do it for me. |
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"The Ghost" Mel Gibson slaughters a British detachment with a tomahawk - The Patriot
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Warrior - Final fight, brother against brother.
Braveheart - Torture scene in the end. How to Train Your Dragon - I loved the scenes when he bonds with his dragon, symbolizes a man and his best friend. Star Trek (Remake/Reboot) - The beginning, very emotional. Last of the Mohicans - The end cliff scene was a great one no doubt about it. Theres so many but these are the five that when I watched them on the big screen it was crazy awesome. |
a few more
Pulp Fiction - Say what again mother****er The matrix - when neo starts seeing things in code Goodfellas - How am I funny? Funny like a clown? Psycho - the shower scene Exorcist - when they were trying to give her an exorcism The Deer Hunter - russian roulette scene Saving Private Ryan - normandy landing Taxi - you talking to me? |
Shawshank Redemption- final scene on the beach
American Beauty- plastic bag video scene Amadeus- Mozart toying with Salieri's march of welcome on piano Passion of the Christ- flashback to Jesus the boy and Mary running to him Spinal Tap- these go to 11 |
1. Shawshank Redemption - Andy finally tastes freedom in the rain.
2. Forrest Gump - Forrest says goodbye to Jenny's grave. 3. Stalag 17 - Sefton exposes Price as the spy. 4. The Godfather - Woltz wakes up with his horse's head in his bed. 5. Star Trek II - KAAAHN!!!!! |
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The final 10 minutes of The Last of the Mohicans.
The scene in Goodfellas with the Helicopter. The scene in Boogie Nights at the drug dealers house, (little kid with firecrackers). Master and Commander: The final battle. History of the World: Either the Inquisition or the French Revolution. |
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Opening scene of Super Troopers (stoners get pulled over)
Dark Knight - Ledger's Joker debut scene w/ the mob Johnny Ringo vs Doc Holliday duel in Tombstone Normandy scene - Saving Private Ryan Radio contact blackout scene Apollo 13 (I was really young when this movie came out..knew it was a true story, but didn't know about any of the missions really other than 11 moon landing. |
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Braveheart: Freedom
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i6zGEBhJMHA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> No country for old men: Dream end scene <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VXNfxK5Q2Qg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> LOTR: Sam's Speech <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JEMdXhfO-Wk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Forrest Gump: LT. Dan makes peace with god <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HqAbjHKO5jM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Burn After Reading: Brad Pitt gets shot <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/c38HJR-9vhU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Full Metal Jacket - Sniper Scene
Pulp Fiction - Wristwatch Scene The Dark Knight - Two face / Joker in Hospital |
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1. Schindler's List - Girl in the red coat scene and "I could have done more"
2. A Few Good Men - "You want me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall" 3. Pulp Fiction - Ending scene with Ringo 4. Star Wars - "I love you." "I know." bad ass line. 5. Saving Private Ryan - Beach scene and the end "Tell me I'm a good man" 6. Usual Suspects - Roger Kint shuffles out of the Police Station. Non-Movie Honorable Mention: Band of Brothers "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" "Grandpa says no, but I served in a company of heroes" (dust gets in my eyes, every time) |
Rounders - Final game with KGB
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The, "I don't shine shoes no more," scene in Goodfellas.
The scene in Goodfellas where he describes Paul Cicero slicing garlic with a razor blade. Maltese Falcon where Spade tells O'Shaughnessey that she's taking the fall. The, "I coulda been a contender," scene from On the Waterfront. I don't know about the 5th. |
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Fletch The scene where Chevy Chase is running from the cops and he grabs the mic and improvs at a tribute to Fred "the dorf" Dorfman
Good Will Hunting- The scene where Ben Afflek basically tells Matt Damon that he's pissing his life away if he's still hanging around and not taking advantage of his smarts Clerks- My girlfriend sucked 37 dicks. In a row? Casino- The scene where Joe Pesci threatens to put the banker into a coma. Goodfellas- The scene where they threaten to throw the mailman into the pizza oven. |
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Mullholland Drive - when Laura Harring "meets" Naomi Watts
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1: "You have offended my family and you have offended a Shaolin Temple" - Enter the Dragon
2: At the end of Wall-E when Eve is trying to revive Wall-E but it isn't happening and he starts to go back doing his job. 3: First 9 minutes of Full Metal Jacket introducing Boot Camp. 4: "The first rule of fight club is...you don't talk about fight club" - Fight Club 5: The end of "For a Few Dollars More" where the Colonel is squaring off against Indio and you have the music playing and just before the music ends Clint comes in with the other watch and makes the fight fair. |
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-Reservoir Dogs Scene in the Coffee Shop where they discuss "Like a Virgin" and tipping. -Gallipoli: Ending scene- "How fast are you going to run?...as fast as a leopard." -Glengarry Glen Ross: "Coffee's for closers" -Miller's Crossing: "When I've raised hell sister, you'll know it." -Unforgiven: "I've killed women and children. I've killed every thing that walks or crawls at one time or another, and I'm here to kill you Little Bill for what you done to Ned." Honorable Mention: -Ending scene in Breaker Morant. "Shoot straight you bastards, don't make a mess of it." |
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