Thread: Great Scenes

Pretty simple, what you think are great movie scenes. Try to put the movie title first so people can tell if it's a movie they've seen or not.


Lawrence of Arabia,


The scene at the well. Maybe it's cause I watched it on a big screen, but this scene was really chilling. Lawrence of Arabia was known for its cinematography and there's a lot of it here. You also can see how mythologies like people walking on water came about as the figure appears to merely glide over the bright blue.



Dr. Strangelove,


One of my favorite movies ever with my favorite ending ever. Movie is just chockfull of hilarious stuff literally right up to the end. The way Strangelove elaborates on his master plan gets me every time, but the pinnacle of the movie is its nearly instant combination of hilarity and morbidity.



There Will Be Blood,


Two scenes, actually. The first when Eli humiliates Daniel in the church. The second is when Daniel returns the favor. Damn good movie.

The last lightsaber dual in Return of the Jedi.

(also the space battle over Endor is awesome too)

Classic Alec Baldwin scene in Glengarry Glen Ross.

"Put that coffee down, coffee's for closers".

Last of the Mohicans.

After Colonel Munroe has surrendered to the French he and his men are allowed to leave the fort even with their weapons. An amazingly generous move by the French commander. This angers the Indian allies of the French.

As the column advances through a clearing the Indians lie in wait in the woods. When the moment of attack comes one lone Indian runs from hiding in the woods and clobbers one of the soldiers over the head with his tomahawk.

Then all Hell starts breaking loose, and a battle ensues showing the huge differences between the British military training and the Indian guerrilla tactics.

Beautifully shot, with a ton of action, and of course an opportunity for the hero Hawkeye to save the damsel in distress, while at the same time we see the Colonel Munroe butchered by Magua the Indian leader, who cuts out his heart and holds it before Munroe as he dies.

A lot more goes on in this scene than I can even describe, but to me one of the most engaging, exciting, visceral scenes in any movie I've ever seen.

If you haven't seen "Last of the Mohicans" go get it/rent it. The movie is brilliantly done, with many other brilliant scenes almost as good as this one. . .. although it completely disrupts the time-line of the original book by James Fennimore Cooper, it is a great adaptation to the big screen.

Man, so many.

Gladiator

When Maximus reveals himself to the King after the battle of Carthage. (hope i spelled and got that right)



Brotherhood of the Wolf

The final ending sequence when Fronsac comes back from the dead (fake death) to finally expose the secret society of extreme religious fanatics who were using a mysterious beast to attack female whores to rid their society of those who were not of the faith.



I have those two for now and will think of more later.

Animal House


Some ******* is playing guitar on the stairs during a toga party.

John Belushi is walking down the stairs...stops....

Takes guitar and bashes it against the wall.


That was the day I knew he was my hero.

When Indiana Jones faces the swordsman with two scimitars in Raiders of the Lost Ark, shrugs his shoulders gives an annoying look, pulls out his gun and shoots him.

Goodfellas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4jz00Eelbk

you might want to retitle the thread : Spoiler Alert...

pick a scene, any scene: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

ending to requiem for a dream -- goosebumps and a day of depression every time

Zoolander, freak gasoline fight accident

the departed has a bunch of great scenes. the psych evaluation and the rat scene
are some of the best.

Trailer to the 1964 classic Becket:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ0LadfyF1E

One of the finest movies, if not the finest movie, I have seen from an acting
standpoint, with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole in the leading roles.

It's still available on Amazon and NetFlix.

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Rounders -

The scene when Worm gets recognized as a card mechanic at game with all of the police officers.


The final scene from the point where Mike tells KGB that its still his money and that he basically wants to play for his life, until the end when KGB says the line "Pay da man his money"


Also, this scene is a classic:

Start at about 1:05

Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d54UU-fPIsY

young frankenstein....the whole movie

Sci-fi epic

Vader defeats the young & inexperienced Luke Skywalker, and tells him he is hs father.

Fantasy epic

The Lord of the Rings- The Battle of Helm's Deep, when Gandalf and the Rhorrim (spelling?) charges the Urukhai.

Historical drama

300- When the numerical superior Persians charge the Spartan lines and the fighting first breaks out.

Crime drama

The Godfather- When Michael baptises Connie's son and all his enemies are assassinated.

The Godfather- When Michael confronts Carlo in his home.

Western

Unforgiven- When William Munny (Clint Eastwood) enters the saloon and encounters Gene Hackman's crew, "Who runs this here shithole?"

Sports drama

Raging Bull- LaMotta/Robinson fight

War epic

Saving Private Ryan- D-Day scenes