The scar comparing scene and Quint’s speech in Jaws.
Yes. the silence was deafening…
I know I’ll catch flac for this… The closing scene in Vanilla Sky is fantastic. When it finally all comes together…
The Big Lebowski dream sequence.
The Baldwin ‘motivational speech’ in Glengarry Glen Ross, and also arguably the “you stupid fuckin’ cunt” dressing-down of Williamson near the end.
“I am the motherfucking shore patrol, motherfucker! I AM THE MOTHER FUCKING SHORE PATROL!” in The Last Detail.
Similarly, the “hold the chicken” scene in 5 Easy Pieces.
The beat-down of Lord Bullingdon at the music recital in Barry Lyndon.
“You will kindly remove your mask” when Dr. Bill is exposed as an trespasser at the party in Eyes Wide Shut. (The guy in the red cloak and mask is Leon Vitali, the same guy who played Lord Bullingdon.)
R. Lee Ermey’s opening monologue in Full Metal Jacket.
Reading these is reminding me of some more. I’ll add in when Al Pacino drove was driving the sports car in Scent of a Woman and scattering the ashes in The Big Lebowski.
Getting the diapers in Raising Arizona.
Business card comparison in American Psycho.
The opening of Withnail and I with the Whiter Shade of Pale organ instrumental.
“I’m Finished!” in There Will Be Blood.
The first coin toss scene at the gas station in No Country for Old Men.
The first encounter with the bandit gang in The Road and the following dialog between Garret Dillahunt and Viggo Mortensen’s characters.
Tom Stall’s son finally beating up the high school bully in A History of Violence. The audience in the theater went nuts when this happened, cheering and applauding - I’ve never seen anything like it before or since.
The armoured car robbery in Heat.
Final confrontation with Dolarhyde in Manhunter. (The remake, Red Dragon, is not worth watching.)
Marching Band title credits in Angus.
The Campbell’s Soup scene in The Great Santini. “Chow down on me, hogs!”
The identity of Yuri in No Way Out - to this day one of the best twist endings of all time.
Children of Men - The final battle, seamlessly edited together as a single shot. When the soldiers temporarily stop fighting, I always tear up.
From Keaton’s “The General”: the steam locomotive bringing down the bridge.
From Lloyd’s “Safety Last”: Harold climbing the building and hanging from the clock.
Absolutely.
The opening tracking shot in “The Player.”
The scene in the remake of Ocean’s 11, where Andy Garcia is realizing exactly what just happened in his casino.
Joe
best scenes, best movies? Not sure. Here are some favorites?
The various apparently-one-shot scenes from Children of Men.
The dream sequence from The Big Blue with the hotel room filling up with water, also the scene with the print out of his heart beat
Zoe on the car hood in Grindhouse
The strawberry scene in Across the Universe
The chase scene ending at the beach in Apocalypto
The learning to fly scene in Avatar
The dancing scene in Beautiful Thing
John Malcovitch entering his own head in Being John Malcovitch
The Color Purple - so many - being taught pleasure, the Sister song, standing up for herself at dinner, and sisters reunited
Contact - pan through the universe all happening inside the mirror
Delicatessen - everything happening to the same rhythm
Drawing Restraint - chopping off each others body parts
Electric Dreams - The Duel, you have a dog, fixing the cello, crystallization of tears
Fight Club - watching the world end
Fried Green Tomatoes - the biblical passage invitation
Galaxy Quest - I knew it!, whoever wrote this episode should die!, taking out the garbage
Gattaca - the second swim
Get Real - coffee or tea?
Groundhog Day - letting the groundhog win
Love Actually - wedding orchestra, placards
Memento - the end is the beginning
Mission to Mars - holographic slide show
Pleasantville - the burning bush
Rescuers Down Under - flight of the eagle
Serenity - River’s last stand, the calvary arrives
Shortbus - our national anthem, blackout
Tank Girl - musical number, strip show, what worked?
Eternal Sunshine - the race through memory lane
The Fall - the plea
The Matrix - seeing green
The Pillow Book - silence
Y Tu Mama Tambien - last gleaming
Watchmen - 35 minutes ago
Children of Dune - Inama Nushif
X-Files - bublebee kiss
Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken in True Romance, also the scene with Patricia Arquette and James Gandolfini in the same movie.
That wonderful sequence in The Driver where Ryan O’Neal trashes the Mercedes is priceless
The Godfather Part 2 - the murder of Don Fanucci
Apocalypse Now - Ride Of The Valkyries
Alexander Nevsky - Battle on the Ice
The D Day Landing Opening Sequence in Saving Private Ryan.
A lot of good ones listed.
I always loved the Matrix Lobby Shooting Spree
My two top nominees are already taken:
Rick: I’m saying it because it’s true. Inside of us, we both know you belong with Victor. You’re part of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves the ground and you’re not with him, you’ll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.
Ilsa: But what about us?
Rick: We’ll always have Paris. We didn’t have, we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.
Ilsa: When I said I would never leave you.
Here’s one no one else mentioned: In Jezebel Bette Davis’ character, wearing a red dress, goes to the Olympus Ball with Henry Fonda’s character. That dress is said to be the reddest dress ever of any movie, despite that Jezebel was filmed solely in black and white!
Inglorius Basterds: Scene with Jews hiding under the floor. Scene at the restaurant where she is not sure if he recognizes her.