[yt="So I Married An Axe Murderer"]y5Q8SRwIo3E[/yt] A fairly derivative and formulaic (but not entirely unpleasant) flick, featuring Mike Meyers' first Big Screen appearance with the Scottish accent. The "pentavret speech" is still great for a laugh. [yt="The Shining"]2TVooUHN7j4[/yt] Kubrick's cinematic bastardization of King's novel didn't really deliver on it's promises, but did produce this bit of iconic Nicholson. [yt="The Exorcist"]d1o8Et76d6o[/yt] As much as this film suggested dialogues in regard to the nature of religion's "good vs. evil" scenario, alienation of the individual and the impassivity of medicine, The Exorcist assaulted our notions of security within our own homes, our own beds. "No matter how safe you feel under those covers," came the message from Friedkin and Blatty, "this evil is going to have it's way with you". Ironically at the time, the film disturbed audiences enough to cause more than a few sleepless nights. [yt="Tombstone"]E1vsmpGfB9Q[/yt] There are so many great moments in this flick, it's hard to choose just one (hell, you could fill a thread with Kilmer's performance alone). The walk to the OK Corral is striking. (thanks for the reminder, Muad) (...and thanks to Paladin for the previous YouTube clip post......great idea)
The final scene in Last of the Mohicans. The one evil dude kills the one young dude. Old Pops comes running in and you think it's gonna be a big fight scene. Instead, Pops dominates the evil dude and kills him right quick. Love it.
10 more... Ran: Akira Kurosawa's re-telling of King Lear, set in feudal Japan. This is full of the samurai action and spectacle you'd expect in a Kurosawa film, but it's more than a samurai film. Like Lear, Hidetora, the prideful, aging head of house Ichimonji, unwisely divides his kingdom among his children, much to his later sorrow. Hidetora's sons are brought to war against their father and one another by the scheming of a truly great villain: Lady Kaede. The image below is the greatest sequence of the film: Hidetora's castle burns, and the old king, probably now insane, walks out into the wilderness. Years before CGI, this had to be done in one take: the full-size castle set was literally burned down and could not be replaced. This is truly a spectacular scene. Chinatown: the infamous scene where detective Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) learns the truth about the relationship between Evelyn (Faye Dunaway) and Kathryn. [yt="Chinatown"]HuAZGFYW6DE[/yt] The Maltese Falcon: this classic Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) detective story revolves around the pursuit of an ancient falcon statue by a cast of very interesting characters. I like the scene where Spade meets Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre). Note how, though it can't be said outright in a 1940 film, the viewer is clearly made aware that Cairo is a homosexual. [yt="The Maltese Falcon"]LqOlZ_SUEnA[/yt] The Silence of the Lambs: this is probably my all-time favorite movie. Although it's chock full of great moments, many centering around Dr. Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins), my favorite moment is just before the climax when an FBI raid is conducted on what is believed the hideout of serial killer Buffalo Bill. Finding the house empty, lead FBI man Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) realizes that his young protege, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), may be closer to the murderer than she suspects... [yt="The Silence of the Lambs"]I5hdE7m_c3w[/yt] The Untouchables: After his organization suffers a setback by a raid from crusading G-men led by Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner), gangster boss Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) gives his lieutenants a little peptalk, using baseball as a metaphor. Brutal and unforgettable. [yt="The Untouchables"]GkJmSUhNBHY[/yt] Heat: aside from it being a legendary confrontation of Al Pacino (as cop Hanna) and Robert DeNiro (as crook McCauley), this crime drama has the single best gunfight in movie history in it. And here it is... [yt="Heat"]c6ovm7ezVRM[/yt] Smokey and the Bandit: few antagonists can be menacing when they're so comical, but Jackie Gleason's Sheriff Bufford T. Justice pulls it off beautifully. I love his introduction. [yt="Smokey and the Bandit"]U_IR0Tmem-E[/yt] The Empire Strikes Back: yes, many people will come up with this one: the finale of Luke's devastating duel with Darth Vader. I was 11 years old when it came out and the revelation hit me like a truck (even though one of my asshole nephews actually spoiled it for me several days before ). [yt="The Empire Strikes Back"]h6sj89xgnl4[/yt] As Good as it Gets: obsessive-compulsive Jack Nicholson is on the verge of winning the heart of the waitress (Helen Hunt) he's fallen for. After some obnoxious behavior on his part, she threatens to call off their date unless he comes through with a compliment for her. He starts out in a roundabout way, talking about his medications, but delivers one for the ages... [yt="As Good as it Gets"]FbyP8gbb1hw[/yt] Glengarry Glen Ross: this tale of nearly down-and-out real estate salesmen (including Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey) seems engineered to make life ridiculously unfair for the protagonists, but it's still powerful and very well-acted. The best scene is a cameo by Alec Baldwin, where he gives the salesteam some incentive to sell. I also think this is Baldwin's best acting work... [yt="Glengarry Glen Ross"]TROhlThs9qY[/yt]
I'm not a big Jack Nicholson fan, but his rants in "As Good as it Gets" are keepers: That bolded sentence is a Wordforge classic if I ever saw one.
Great Batman moment from Justice League: Starcrossed. [YT="Bats reveals the secret I.D.s"]wsOp3akxj5w[/YT] Admiral James T. Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. [YT=""I don't believe in the no-win scenario.""]YCRcJzuuAZM[/YT] A truly great moment from the Bruce in Evil Dead 2. [YT=""Groovy""]dxrkyTMfOvI[/YT] One of Pierce Brosnan's best moments in Goldeneye. [YT="Tank Chase scene"]WtnVPzMHdMg[/YT] John Wayne & Dean Martin roust the bar in Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo. [YT=""We'll remember you said that.""]lIt_54ZcnqY&feature=related[/YT] Fun scene with Capt. Henry and Nikki from Howard Hawks' & Christian Nyby's The Thing (from another world). [YT=""You can tie my hands if you want.""]928ioZr9lfA&feature=related[/YT]
OK. So my tastes aren't particularly sophisticated. I know it's derivative of an older Russian film ("Battleship Potemkin"?), but speaking of "The Untouchables", the scene on the steps at the train station is a classic.
In Harm's Way: "Oh, Rock of ages! We've got us another war...a gut bustin', mother lovin', navy war!" "It does shape up that way, Commander Eddington!" The 13th Warrior: The scene before the last battle where they all recite the viking prayer together, and the arab joins them after his final prayers to Allah. That's the moment his journey comes full circle- he has accepted these men as his brothers, and they him. They're in it together. Mulholland Falls: "See? That's federal property. This isn't. This is L.A. This is my town. Out here you're a trespasser. Out here I can pick you up, burn your house, fuck your wife, and kill your dog. And the only thing that'll protect you is if I can't find you. And I already found you."
I could pick almost any scene from this film, which is the best ever IMO, but I'll go with this one... Best acting ever. Not a word said by DeNiro, but you understand perfectly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2owcQDvQLc&feature=related EDIT: I need to include the following sequence as well... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbwFXngs9Lw
"Aw man. I shot Marvin in the face." "WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT?!" "Well I didn't mean to do it, it was an accident...you must have hit a bump or something."
The 300, right near the beginning - "THIS! IS! SPARTA!!" It is at that precise moment you know you're going to see one kick-ass movie. Godzilla 1985 - The big G emerges from Tokyo bay. The whole JSDF is lined up on the docks and they unload everything they have at him. Godzilla stands there for a moment, then his back glows and he blasts out his death ray, wiping them all out in three seconds.
The sword fight between Cary Elwes and Mandy Patankin in The Princess Bride. In Ladyhawk, when Michelle Pfeiffer finally faces the Cardinal in her human form, his curse broken. She stands so regally over him, and SO fucking beautiful I can't stand it, shows him the thongs that bound her when she was a bird, and drops them at his feet. The classiest "fuck you" ever. In Big Jake, when Maureen O'hara says the job of tracking down her grandson's kidnappers is a particularly foul and dirty job, and will require a particulary foul and dirty man, and we hard cut to:
Speaking of the Duke, how about "Fill your hands you son-of-a-bitch!!" And how could I leave out the new Hulk movie, with that one perfect Hulk moment, fighting the Abomination, where our big green hero bellows "Hulk . . . SMASH!!!"
A truly heart-warming moment from the good folks at TOHO... [YT="Godzilla: Final Wars, The real deal vs. the Devlin / Emmerich embarrassment!"]JOISbaA2G18[/YT]
The courtroom scene with "You can't handle the truth!" Wallace's horseback challenge at the Bridge in Braveheart Eddie Murphy in the cowboy bar in 48 Hours ("There's a new sheriffs in town..") The fist fight between Milton Berle and Terry Thomas in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" John Wayne in (I think( Rio Bravo where he says "Someone oughta slug you but I won't" The battle of wits in Princess Bride. (I missed out on posting the swordfight) Spock's Death scene The flyby in TMP when Scotty is revealing to Kirk - and to us - the new Big E Billy in the cockpit in Airplane Indy shoots the guy with the whip Crash's monolog about what he believes in Bull Durham; also the whole scene where Nuke shakes him off and crash tells the hitter what's coming The "Love Stinks" scene in "The Wedding Singer"
I don't know Boss, that one's good and all, but dig this; [YT="Sean Thornton vs. Red Will Danaher..."]8Bm0RIs-VJU[/YT] And I'll admit to soft spot for this one too... [YT="Tom Cody vs. Raven..."]gA72rE5nVTs[/YT] And I really like this one too. [YT="Shadow on the bridge..."]svqEH2G1Rc0&feature=related[/YT] One of my favorite Errol Flynn scenes... [YT="Capt. Thorpe is back from a Spanish slave galleon, and he is pissed!"]o9kgVN8g3YI[/YT] Edit: And George Lucas only wishes the pod race in TPM was this good... [YT="The Chariot race from Ben-Hur."]pbQvpJsTvxU&feature=related[/YT] Everything is better with Sean Connery! [YT="Juan Sanchez Villalobos Ramirez tells MacLeod about the Quickening & The Gathering"]ev3BbKTsM48&feature=related[/YT] [YT="Bonny Portmore scene from Highlander III"]55Zy8VPFP-E[/YT]
"You tell them I'm comin'! AND HELL'S COMIN' WITH ME!" That part and when Doc does his little tin cup revolver thing.
As Good As It Gets: Receptionist- "How do you do it? How do you get inside here (points to head) ...and here (points to heart)." Nicholson- "...I think of a man, and take away reason and accountability." Honestly, The Dark Knight: The Joker: "You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness, and I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever." The Princess Bride: Inigo Montoya- "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Ocean's 11: The moment when Benedict realizes what just happened, but Danny and the crew are long gone in the SWAT trucks. Clue: The real (or third) ending Mr. Green- "I told you it wasn't me. Now I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife." Die Hard: "Yippy-Ky-Yay Mother Fucker." The Matrix: The dialogue between Agent Smith and Morphius when they captured Morphius. Agent Smith talking about humanity. Fight Club: Norton: "You have the gun....I have the gun...." When he shoots himself and kills Tyler Durden. Animal House: The panty raid. Classic. Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence Bato- "No matter how far a jackass travels, he'll never come back a horse." Dr. No: Bond(offscreen)- "I admire your courage Miss..." Woman: "Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck Mr..." Bond(casually lighting a cigarette)- "Bond. James Bond." Goldfinger: Bond: "Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?" Goldfinger: "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." Superman Returns: Luthor- "I would sell every ounce of your blood for a GALLON of gasoline!" Vanilla Sky: Cruise- "TECH SUPPORT!!" (scene playing Good Vibrations) Snatch: Broken up carcrash scene with Boris the Blade. One punch knockout by Pitt. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels: The end, when they're trying to call him.
Shawshank Redeption: When they realize he's gone, and he throws the rock through the poster. Trainspotting: Sick Boy(in Connery accent) "Do you see the beast? Have you got it in your sights?" Rent(in Connery accent- "It should appear to present no particular problem, Miss Moneypenny." (He shoots the dog, it attacks it's resting owner.) Sick Boy- "Rent, for a vegetarian, you're a fucking evil shot."
"October Sky" - The scene where Homer's taking the lift down into the mine and looks up into the night sky. No words needed.
Too many great bits to count, but it all starts here; [YT="Uneeda Medical Supply"]1UuoGar2RJA&feature=related[/YT]
OOOH! What's the movie!? Where the Bad Guy is wearing an assload of hand grenades. And he is just about to finish off the Good Guy when the Good Guy shows him the pin from a grenade?
