English_Bob Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I was watching 'Love Actually' again the other day, and there's a scene where Emma Thompson realises her husband is having an affair. The music is by Joni Mitchell and there is no speech. But Emma Thompson's performance is so moving - a middle-aged woman who's life has come crashing down and yet she still finds the strength to hide her heartache for her children's sake. So what's your favourite movie scene? It doesn't need to be your favourite movie, just a scene that appeals to you or touches you or makes you laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 There is a scene in Saving Private Ryan where private Ryan is old and at the grave at the end of the movie, and he asks his wife if he was a good man, and talks to his dead captain, telling him, he tried to live his life the best he could, and hopes it was enough. The scene is very moving to me, everytime I see it. It reminds me of my father, and makes me think of him every time. He has been gone now for 8 years on this very day. I was planning to write a journal talkng about this today, but just decided not too. Well there are of course other movies that move me in some way, or scenes that capture my attention, but on this day, that is the first that comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LingBaah Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Shawshank Redemption: The whole ending where Morgan Freeman narates what he thinks after getting his freedom, finds the stash of money and cryptic note directing him to "that place we talked about Red" and then takes a bus down to Zihuatnejo to find Tim Robbins' charater. I always thought they should have made a sequel to that flick, picking up where they left off in MX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Both good ones... I love the Kevin Spacey walk at the end of The Usual Suspects... as his limp disappears and he flicks open the Zippo lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldMember Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 A 'Life Of Bwian' scene: Pontius Pilate: [Pilate is going to release a prisoner to the crowd] People of Jewusalum, [Everybody laughs at his speech impairment] Pontius Pilate: Wome... is your fwiend! [They laugh more] Pontius Pilate: To pwove our fwiendship, we will welease one of our wong-doers! Who shall I welease? Man in crowd: Welease Woger! [Everybody laughs, and begin to chant, "Welease Woger"] Pontius Pilate: Vewy well, I shall... Welease... Woger! [Everybody laughs] Centurion: Uh, we haven't got a "Woger", sir. Pontius Pilate: Oh, okay. We have no "Woger'! [They all laugh] Man in crowd: Well what about "Wodewick" then? [They laugh and chant "Welease Wodewick!"] Pontius Pilate: Vewy well! I shall welease... Wodewick! [the crowd laughs some more] Centurion: Sir, there's no "Wodewick". Pontius Pilate: Who is this "Wodewick" you speak of? Man in crowd: He's a wobber! [they laugh] Man in crowd: And a wapist! [more laughter] Girl In Crowd: And a pick-pocket! [Everybody shakes their heads at her and say no] Pontius Pilate: He sounds a notowious cwiminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I love the Kevin Spacey walk at the end of The Usual Suspects... as his limp disappears and he flicks open the Zippo lighter. Yes very good scene. Good movie as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bware Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Training Day: where Alonzo (Denzel Washington) realises his world is crumbling, but still acts tough: "King Kong got nothing on me ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 'The Thing' Starring Kurt Russell. The ending where he finds the character Childs played by Keith David, sitting by the exploded building. He does not know if he is the thing or not, and so he sits down passing a bottle of J&B between them to keep warm saying... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Childs: The explosions set the temperatures up all over the camp. But it won't last long though. MacReady: When these fires go out, neither will we. Childs: How will we make it? MacReady: Maybe we shouldn't. Childs: Look, if you're worried about me... MacReady: Nah. If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think either one of us is in much shape to do anything about it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [last lines] Childs: What do we do now? MacReady: Why don't we just wait here for a little while... see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iam_sweethoney Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 OMG!!! too many to mention here... would love to see your favourite ones though xoxo B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mike Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Check out the scene about 75% into the movie "GIRL NEXT DOOR" when the guys walk into the club and there this dude on the sofa with two girls in a really hot moment... He's writing this message right now.... Yea, you know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyoiy Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I was watching 'Love Actually' again the other day, and there's a scene where Emma Thompson realises her husband is having an affair.The music is by Joni Mitchell and there is no speech. But Emma Thompson's performance is so moving - a middle-aged woman who's life has come crashing down and yet she still finds the strength to hide her heartache for her children's sake. So what's your favourite movie scene? It doesn't need to be your favourite movie, just a scene that appeals to you or touches you or makes you laugh. ho ho I was watching again just 2 nights ago... Only one film that I can watch again and again.. normally I watch it every X'mas.. I like the scene when that guy came to Keira with the chart saying ....to me, you are perfect... When I watch it again this time, I actually like all he wrote her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessWho Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Die Hard 4.0 when Bruce Willis kills the helicopter with a car..yeh i just watched it a few nights ago (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Jerry Maguire.. when Jerry came back home where his wife is for apologize.. and ... "you had me since hello" :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 The Willow Song scene from The Wicker Man (original not awful Nic Cage remake) where a (naked) Britt Ekland sings a very haunting pagan song...and a very disturbed Edward Woodward has to listen!!! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-bYNe9XRfLE (for those who either want to see Britt naked or hear a lovely song :wink: ) Also, Pacino and De Niro's first ever scene together in Heat where they meet in a coffee bar... The end scene in Scarface...a coked up Pacino takes on a posse of Columbian hitmen and for something a bit lighter... The goodbye scene at the end of Casablanca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 The Crying Game ..... Classic ! - Have you ever pick your teeth up with broken fingers? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-W7z0E04vA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rccoXsL-LBM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Dead Poets Society when the boys stood up on their chairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 resevoir dogs. Ear cutting. With song "stuck in the middle with you". Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 There is a scene in Saving Private Ryan where private Ryan is old and at the grave at the end of the movie, and he asks his wife if he was a good man, and talks to his dead captain, telling him, he tried to live his life the best he could, and hopes it was enough. The scene is very moving to me, everytime I see it. It reminds me of my father, and makes me think of him every time. He has been gone now for 8 years on this very day. I was planning to write a journal talkng about this today, but just decided not too. Well there are of course other movies that move me in some way, or scenes that capture my attention, but on this day, that is the first that comes to mind. :shock: that movie would have been brilliant if Spielberg had cut those cornball bullshit old-private-ryan scenes OUT. the d-day invasion sequence could well be the most convincing war movie ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 that movie would have been brilliant if Spielberg had cut those cornball bullshit old-private-ryan scenes OUT. the d-day invasion sequence could well be the most convincing war movie ever. Well I think sometimes some emotional scenes in war movies are fitting. Anyways, this scene makes me think of my father, and that's probably why I feel the way I do about it. So to me, it was not cornball bullshit, as you say. As for the d-day invasion sequence, yes I have to agree it was very convincing. I remember when I got the movie, and was watching it with my dad, that scene where they landed on the beach to invade, and everyone was getting cut down must have hit him hard. He got up and quietly left the room, and never came back to watch. So I know its emotional impact must have been big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 that movie would have been brilliant if Spielberg had cut those cornball bullshit old-private-ryan scenes OUT. the d-day invasion sequence could well be the most convincing war movie ever. Well I think sometimes some emotional scenes in war movies are fitting. Anyways, this scene makes me think of my father, and that's probably why I feel the way I do about it. So to me, it was not cornball bullshit, as you say. As for the d-day invasion sequence, yes I have to agree it was very convincing. I remember when I got the movie, and was watching it with my dad, that scene where they landed on the beach to invade, and everyone was getting cut down must have hit him hard. He got up and quietly left the room, and never came back to watch. So I know its emotional impact must have been big. i'm guessing you're implying your dad is a vet? his reaction is pretty typical of a vet confronting a lot of memories if so. the thing is i don't think the framing story at the graveyard actually was an emotional scene. it was very hokey and contrived. it was ccompletely unreal, very fake and shallow. it was poorly written, poorly acted, and basically fake emotion because the writers were too lazy and wanted to cash in on the kind of cheap emotion that "Titanic" was full of (and SPielberg typically ruins his movies with). it nearly took me out of the movie. i mean if you like it, enjoy it guilt free, i have yet to see an actual vet behave like a cornball from "titanic' (which is not to say they don't cry or lose it sometimes, just not that way) and my grandma's brother was at Anzio. bottom line is that scene was very poorly written and only works because the subject matter evokes emotion, not because the actual movie does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain-uk Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 One of my Favourite scenes has to be the pre-title scene for the film Serenity. When they in the ship and things are falling off. That whole 5 minute jobbie was done in one take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 i'm guessing you're implying your dad is a vet? his reaction is pretty typical of a vet confronting a lot of memories if so. the thing is i don't think the framing story at the graveyard actually was an emotional scene. it was very hokey and contrived. it was ccompletely unreal, very fake and shallow. it was poorly written, poorly acted, and basically fake emotion because the writers were too lazy and wanted to cash in on the kind of cheap emotion that "Titanic" was full of (and SPielberg typically ruins his movies with). it nearly took me out of the movie. i mean if you like it, enjoy it guilt free, i have yet to see an actual vet behave like a cornball from "titanic' (which is not to say they don't cry or lose it sometimes, just not that way) and my grandma's brother was at Anzio. bottom line is that scene was very poorly written and only works because the subject matter evokes emotion, not because the actual movie does. Yes my dad was vet, and yes I think you are right about the reaction of a vet. I do respect your point of view and thoughts on this scene. However, my point was that scene just reminded me of my father. I'm not saying it was the best scene ever, but it does move me becuase it just reminds me of him, and for that reason alone, I do like the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Zeus and Bushi... isn't this thread about movie scenes that meant something to you individually? Therefore it doesn't matter if someone says their favourite scene ever is the Ommpah Looompahs' song from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - it's personal choice. I didn't like the graveyard scene much. And actually I found the Dday landing scene to contain more realism than I could bear - I don't think I could watch it again. But if Bushi likes it, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushi Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Zeus and Bushi... isn't this thread about movie scenes that meant something to you individually?Therefore it doesn't matter if someone says their favourite scene ever is the Ommpah Looompahs' song from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - it's personal choice. I didn't like the graveyard scene much. And actually I found the Dday landing scene to contain more realism than I could bear - I don't think I could watch it again. But if Bushi likes it, so be it. There we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I still like my the crying game tranny trick classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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