# The Best \[Blank\] Scene in Any Movie Is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919 "2011-04-27T17:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/41 "2011-04-28T01:08:15Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > [QUOTE=Paintcharge] > > Best Sword FightThe Princess Bride _Ladyhawk_ [/QUOTE] **Raiders Of the Lost Ark**. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/42 "2011-04-28T01:14:44Z")
Best cavalry scene: LOTR: Return of the King Best “roll end credits” scene: Buckaroo Banzai Best chase scene with VERY tight pants: Matrix Reloaded Brian ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/43 "2011-04-28T01:33:42Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Best chase scene with VERY tight pants: Matrix Reloaded You misspelled “Legend”. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/44 "2011-04-28T02:33:54Z")
Best extended delay before running the opening credits: _Raising Arizona_ ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/45 "2011-04-28T02:40:54Z")
Best bully-gets-what-he-deserves scene: _A History of Violence._ When I saw this film in the theater, the audience went _nuts_ when the kid finally beat the shit out of the bully who harassed him at school. People were cheering and applauding. It was amazing to witness such an emotional reaction from the crowd. (It’s a testament to Cronenberg’s skill as a director, I think.) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/46 "2011-04-28T02:41:51Z")
Best western gunfight scene: Ha! Too many to choose from. I’ll nominate _Silverado_. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/47 "2011-04-28T04:06:04Z")
Best automobiles stranded on an iceberg scene: The Great Race. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/48 "2011-04-28T04:17:36Z")
Best henchmen job interview: Blazing Saddles Best superhero job interview: Mystery Men ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/49 "2011-04-28T04:46:36Z")
Best scene of the White House getting destroyed: 2012. I know, I know - ID4 is more recognizable and has the iconic image thing going from the commercials. And 2012 sucks in a way the more enjoyable (but still silly) ID4 doesn’t. But the WH in 2012 wasn’t just destroyed by a big wave or a meteor strike or terrorists or invading aliens - _it was hit by an aircraft carrier_. I salute any man with balls big enough to put such a preposterous shot in their movie. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/50 "2011-04-28T04:50:24Z")
Best scene to show the dangers of drug use (there are so many): James Woods going face-down in a mountain of cocaine in _The Boost_. Best scene to show the pleasures of drug use (there are so few): John Travolta shooting up in _Pulp Fiction_. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/51 "2011-04-28T04:59:44Z")
Best meltdown scene: a tie between Al Pacino in the courtroom in\* …And Justice for All\*, and Julianne Moore in the drugstore in _Magnolia_. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/52 "2011-04-28T05:20:55Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Best extended delay before running the opening credits: _Raising Arizona_ I think this one goes to _Star Wars_ Here’s one that may spur some argument… Best Dance Scene: “Make 'Em Laugh” from _Singin’ in the Rain_ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/53 "2011-04-28T05:29:06Z")
Best use of a lawnmower: Peter Jackson’s _Dead Alive_ (aka _Braindead_) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/54 "2011-04-28T05:42:47Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Best ‘Guy getting shot up’ Scene: Sonny Corleone at the toll booth in _The Godfather_ Well, _Bonnie and Clyde_ might be a possible rival. But that was 2 people getting shot up. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/55 "2011-04-28T05:52:39Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I think this one goes to _Star Wars_ Change it to “title sequence,” then. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/56 "2011-04-28T06:36:04Z")
Best chase scene, western division - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Best murdering someone with an axe scene - American Psycho Best campfire scene - Blazing Saddles Best courtroom confrontation scene - A Few Good Men (Honorable mention goes to Nuts) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/57 "2011-04-28T06:42:03Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Best pulpit scene: Footloose. > [@HeyHomie](#): > > There’s an equally good one in _Mass Appeal_. “…wishing I had the kinds of ears that could hear fish screams…” I’m fond of the one from _Cold Comfort Farm_. “Well, I’ll tell ye, there’ll be no butter in hell!” ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/58 "2011-04-28T12:24:46Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Best Butt Sex With Butter scene: That should be an Oscar category. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/59 "2011-04-28T12:33:59Z")
Best corrupt government official: Claude Rains in “Casablanca” Best car racing scene: The Italian Grand Prix using the banking at Monza in “Grand Prix” Best career advice: Seymour Love in “Opening of Misty Beethoven” quoting Hyman Mandel Never let the fact that they are doing it wrong keep you from doing it right". ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919/60 "2011-04-28T12:39:31Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > That should be an Oscar category. It probably is an AVN awards category. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-blank-scene-in-any-movie-is/579919.md?page=4)