Favorite scene of all time.

[Kurtz]

For anyone who has seen tons of films, and loves films, this is a ****ing challenging question to be asked. So if you can't think of one favorite scene, go with three favorites, or five, or if you want to stretch it to an extreme, ten favorite scenes.

I'll keep mine simple and just have one; the village raid/helicopter raid scene in Apocalypse Now. I mean, gosh. This is probably the only scene in any film I've watched where I get goosebumps every single time I watch it. Explosions going off, guns being shot, Ride of the Valkyries being blasted in the background, absolutely beautiful ****ing cinematography, and just the overall feel makes this my favorite.

[Aeaon]

Mine would have to be the scene in Pulp Fiction where Butch and Marcellus are being trapped in a store and Marcellus is being raped by a cop. Never get tired of that one, and the jazz music in the background.

[Tillius]

The scene in Inteview With the Vampire where Louis finds Claudia and the other woman dead. It is then that he realizes there is nothing left for him....and he stops caring altogether.

[Pg.99]

I am not a huge movie person, but I thought this was really ****in funny, and one of my favorite movies. In Goodfellas when they are at Joe Peschi's moms house and she brings out the picture of the 2 dogs and the fisherman. He goes,"Yea mom I like that one.. That ones lookin one way, the others lookin the other, and that one in the middle is goin,"Hey, whattya want from me?"

[Kurtz]

I am not a huge movie person, but I thought this was really ****in funny, and one of my favorite movies. In Goodfellas when they are at Joe Peschi's moms house and she brings out the picture of the 2 dogs and the fisherman. He goes,"Yea mom I like that one.. That ones lookin one way, the others lookin the other, and that one in the middle is goin,"Hey, whattya want from me?"
I didn't know until not that long ago that the whole scene was improvised.

[FlyingPaul_83]

The beach scene in saving private ryan.

[JohnXDoe]

The bathroom scene in Full Metal Jacket when the fat guy kills the Sarg and then himself, while Private Joker looks on.

The scene in Born on The Fourth Of July when Ron is screaming and crying from his wheelchair at his mom about the horror he has faced and lived with. Then at the end he rips his cathider (misspelled) out of his pants and talks about how he can't have sex anymore.

The scene in Unforgiven where Clint is talking to the prostitute with the scarred face and it's so sold outside the scars appear purple.

The scene in Apocalypse Now that cuts between the slaughter of the cow and the killing of Kurtz.

The Russion Roulette scenes in The Dear Hunter. Take your pick.

The closing scene of American Beauty.....

You realize this is freakin' impossible, right? I have far too many. It can number in the tens of dozens. If not hundreds. It's gonna drive me mad! :angry:

[Understanding In a Crash]

The first 10 minutes of Pulp Fiction could sum it up.

The last 10 minutes of Reservoir Dogs.

[MAthiAS]

The amp/guitar scene in Spinal Tap.

[FlyingPaul_83]

The first 10 minutes of Pulp Fiction could sum it up.

The last 10 minutes of Reservoir Dogs.


hell yes, I love that movie.

[Badmoon]

The last 10 minutes of Reservoir Dogs.

There's scenes within Reservoir Dogs I greatly prefer.

1.) Mr. Pink's chase scene, when he fires at the cops--so raw.
2.) The tip debate within the Diner.

[Kurtz]

1.) Mr. Pink's chase scene, when he fires at the cops--so raw.
Best scene in the movie, along with Joe and Nice Guy Eddie finally arriving at the warehouse, and Mr. Pink and Mr. White arguing about Mr. Orange.

I just love when he whips his pistol out of nowhere when he's stealing the car. The second shot of him shooting at the cops where it zooms on him is great.

[Badmoon]

Some others:

Miller's Crossing: Leo fighting off the intruders while "Danny Boy" plays in the background.

Barton Fink: Charlie’s return scene with the hotel burning and his final conversation with Barton.

The Big Lebowski: Gutterballs at Jackie Treehorns

Deliverance: The Dueling Banjos scene between Drew and the hick kid.

Raising Arizona: Chase scene between H.I. and the cop with such disregard for life.

True Romance: Clifford Worley’s discussion with Christopher Walken’s character on the Sicilian heritage

Usual Suspects: Final few minutes

[thedeadwalk!]

The surgery scene in Spider-Man 2, in the nearly black and white.

War Room scenes in Dr. Strangelove.

Jeez, something in The Boondock Saints, Memento, and others.

[Illmatic]

The end of The Shawshank Redemption.

[Pg.99]

The end of The Shawshank Redemption.

:thumb: Agreed, one of my top 10 favorite movies, too.

[AA-12]

The ending of The Devil's Rejects. The slow motion, the energy, the music. It just made it awesome.

[Pop music sucks]

Aliens: Bishop being ripped in half

Pay it Forward: Haley gets stabbed around the end of the movie just cause he stood up for that kid.

Blair Witch Project: Part where that guy is dragged into the woods and his teeth are left in the little trinket, all the while you are hearing his screaming.

Dark Water (original): Elevator scene, for thost that seen the original, you know which one I'm talking about. So sad.

Tale of Two Sisters: Last 30 minutes are beautifully insane.

That's all I can think of right now.

[Floydfanatic]

taxi driver: scene with the crazy guy who wants to kill his wife, and the part where he shoots himself with his finger

[Loverman519]

awesome topic.

taxi driver - i love watchin him prepare for his big hit...hand-making those holsters on his wrists and watching himself in the mirror. awesome. travis is awesome.

seven - the last 15 minutes of that movie is always a very intense 15 minutes of my lief when i watch it.

goodfellas - pesci's "what the **** is so funny about me!?" shpiel always gets me.

[Dancin' Man]

A bunch of people will probably say this but the opening scene of Touch of Evil. It is like 5 minutes long and goes everywhere in one shot. Crap. I thought the question was favorite shot. Well, that's mine anyway.

Maybe blue velvet when Jeffrey is hiding in the closet and Frank comes in and he shoots Frank in the head. Just having the Tom Gordon standing there like a zombie and Don Valens dead in the chair makes the scene beautiful and suspenseful.

Or maybe in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind whenJim Carrey's character can't make it to the end of the block as he follows Kate Winslet. That is some master camera trickery right there and is just really awesome.

Or... maybe in House of Flying Daggers at the very end. That whole fight scene where it snows. Beautiful and really dramatic and emotional too.

[Aeaon]

The last 10 minutes of Reservoir Dogs.


I've been wanting to see that movie for-****ing-ever. I need to rent it sometime.

[FlyingPaul_83]

just buy it, it's like 7.50

[EightMilesHigh]

The Godfather - The scene with Michael and the police officer and the other gangster in the restaurant, right after the hospital scene....'nuff said.

Leon - The part in the end where Leon is leaving to go out onto the street. It's in slow motion, with no sound. Stansfield is right behind him, and he pulls out a gun....'nuff said.

The Usual Suspects - The final shootout at the docks near the end, where they all get picked off, one by one. 'Nuff said.


Miller's Crossing: Leo fighting off the intruders while "Danny Boy" plays in the background.


I love that. It's this beautiful, dramatic scene where this old man is being attacked in his bed, and having Danny Boy in the background is the typical Coen Brothers twist.

[Understanding In a Crash]

The light saber fight between Anakin and Obi Wan in the newest star wars... perfection.

[(LOKI)]

The scene in La Dolce Vita where Anita is in the fountain, or the part in Amelie when she realises the mystery guy out of the photo booth is the technition.

[Dancin' Man]

Holy ****. I just finished AMerican History X. That movie is filled with my favorite scenes ever. Seriously. Each scene is worth remembering.

[iliketoplaydrums10111]

Gladiator - When Maximus says his name to the greedy emperor after the emperor killed his family. That was awesome

[meshuggah026]

Fight Club - The ending where the buildings are blowing up and the pixies are in the background and then the weiner flashes onscreen for a second...fantastic

[Turkish]

The Last scene in Boondock Saints, when they are saying the prayer in the courtroom before blowing the mafia boss' head off.

[meshuggah026]

i watched that movie with my band...and i love that scene too

[(LOKI)]

The Last scene in Boondock Saints, when they are saying the prayer in the courtroom before blowing the mafia boss' head off.
have you seen the documentary type film on the director of that? basicaly filming how they all lost so much money etc

[Turkish]

no, I haven't seen that.


so they lost money filming the movie??

[Pop music sucks]

Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heaven's Door

The fight on the bridge to heaven, and then that shot of all of those "butterflies".

[3rdplanet]

The Fight on the Country of the Wave's Bridge scene in Naruto.

I 'spose thats more an episode really.

To pin-point the best part is where Zabuza and Haku lay down next to each other to die. Made me cry.

[Pop music sucks]

End of Evangelion: Shinji's catharsis.

[The Reincarnation Of Hendrix]

1) Anakin vs Obi Wan: Star Wars Episode 3
2) The Knights Who Say Ni: Monty Pythons Quest For The Holy Grail
3)Battle Of Helms Deep: Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers

[meshuggah026]

1) Anakin vs Obi Wan: Star Wars Episode 3
2) The Nights Who Say Ni: Monty Pythons Quest For The Holy Grail
3)Battle Of Helms Deep: Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers


roflcopters nights of ni...

[Iskandar]

The "tasty burger" scene in Pulp Fiction.

[The Reincarnation Of Hendrix]

I forgot to put

Death Star assault: Star Wars: A New Hope
Bohemian Rhapsody Singalong: Waynes World

[MattSharpIsCool]

End of Evangelion - Asuka's last fight

Star Wars 3 - Anakin/Obi Wan fight scene, also, the part right after when Anakin is lying on the ground and Obi Wan is yelling "you were the chosen one! you were my brother! I loved you!" and then takes Anakin's lightsaber and walks away. I thought that was pretty cool.

The Last Samurai - After the samurai have been defeated, and all of the Japanese soldiers kneel and bow.....I still get choked up.

We Were Soldiers - The entire movie.

[EightMilesHigh]

I love that bit near the end of Unforgiven, when Clint Eastwood's character rides into town. He walks into town and calmly opens the door. There's a big silence...and then he pulls out his gun and kills them all. It's amazing.

The Untouchables - I love big, dramatic shootouts. When they're in the train station, and they all assume their positions. All of a sudden, they all open fire. So cool.

The Last Samurai - After the samurai have been defeated, and all of the Japanese soldiers kneel and bow.....I still get choked up.

That movie was really good. Better than I expected.

[conspiracy_rocker3]

The scene in La Dolce Vita where Anita is in the fountain,

Awesome Movie.



The final scene in Cinema Paradiso with the spliced film strips
The Piano Duel in the Legend of 1900
The battle scene in the Seven Samurai
The fawn scene in Dead Man
The last scene in Straw Dogs
The last scene in Grave of the Fireflies
The last scene in Sanjuro
Tons of scenes from Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
The shoot out in the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

[The Persian]

The beggining part of Saving private ryan is great, the beach part

[Jawaharal]

The end of The Shawshank Redemption.
definatelly

[Black_Warlock]

The guitar solo where the guy rubs the violin on his guitar and stops and tunes th violin and then continues from spinal tap and any nude scene on a movie.

[MikeRatcliffe]

The most powerful scene in a movie, that I have seen, is when Al Pacino looks out the window, while standing in frank's house, who he had just killed, and reads the words on the blimp "The World is Yours," in "Scarface"

Also the Hawaii scenes in "Punch Drunk Love", among others from that movie.


The funeral at the end of "Man on the Moon"

The Uma and Travolta scene, in the restuarant, in "Pulp Fiction"

[Tillius]

The light saber fight between Anakin and Obi Wan in the newest star wars... perfection.
That was epic.

[Badmoon]

The funeral at the end of "Man on the Moon"

Yeah, makes me sad though :(

[Iron_Weed]

The "tasty burger" scene in Pulp Fiction.

Agreed. Also I'm amazed so many people have said parts from Reservoir Dogs and not mentioned the torture scene.

[Amit]

Come on...COME ON!

Not one mention of Shawnshank Redemption yet?!?!

I could think of so many perfect and beautiful scenes in that movie...I think the very last part at the beach is stunning though.

[Illmatic]

The end of The Shawshank Redemption.

The 15th post in the thread.

[Amit]

The 15th post in the thread.

My apologies :(

[Liberi Fatali]

The end of The Shawshank redemption is one of the most emotionally moving scenes in a movie ever, it is one of the only movies that has actually brought a tear to my eye. The only other movie I can think of that did that was My Girl.

Another scene in that movie that is incredibly emotional is the Brooks death scene, the way they can manage to make such a tear grabbing scene out of a minor character is genuis.

[strangerdanger]

True Romance: Clifford Worley’s discussion with Christopher Walken’s character on the Sicilian heritage

Oh yes.

And if you liked the usual suspects (and few didn't) then you should hire out an Australian movie called The Interview, with Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith from the Matrix) and Tony Martin (from every ozzie cop show ever made).

[Pg.99]

I am so glad you guys like The Shawshank Redemption as much as me, alot of my friends have never even heard of it :(

But anyway, did any of you guys notice how many references to The Escape from Alcatraz there was? There was also several in the green mile. Such as the mouse, the old man, the shop, etc.

[Amit]

The end of The Shawshank redemption is one of the most emotionally moving scenes in a movie ever, it is one of the only movies that has actually brought a tear to my eye. The only other movie I can think of that did that was My Girl.

Another scene in that movie that is incredibly emotional is the Brooks death scene, the way they can manage to make such a tear grabbing scene out of a minor character is genuis.

Indeed! That scene also always gets to me :(

[EightMilesHigh]

Come on...COME ON!

Not one mention of Shawnshank Redemption yet?!?!

I could think of so many perfect and beautiful scenes in that movie...I think the very last part at the beach is stunning though.

There were so many beautiful scenes in that movie. The last fifteen minutes of that....after I watched it, I left with a huge grin on my face.

[MattMan999]

Goodfellsa-----when Henry gets home and his mother-in-law is saying "Whats wrong with you. Your not normal!"

And Pesi is in his car goin " Shes right Henry. Whats wrong with you."

[Ascendancy]

Blade 2 - The last scene when that vampire Blade came across at the beginning and let go is in London at some XXX shop thing and he goes to a booth to watch a women lapdance or something and the curtain unvails and Blades there and goes "Ohh you didnt think I forgot about you did you?" and sticks his Blade in his head.

[YoungSavage77]

I don't really know what my all-time favorite is.. but I know one of my favorite scenes are in Tommy Boy, where Chris Farely is trying to explain how his breakpads are good with the model cars on the guys desk.. and he ends up lighting one on fire.
I also like the scene in the Boondock Saints when the detective in the beginning puts on his music and dances around, solving the crime scene. Also like the last 15 minutes of the movie.. when they are in the mansion and etc.

[evilmenhavenosongs]

I like the scene in Hostage where Mars kills the two brothers. That's what immediately comes to mind because I thought it was beautifully shot but I'm sure there's better I'm forgetting.

The piano duel in Legend Of 1900 and the scene where he's recording and her sees the girl through the porthole.

[YoungSavage77]

Oh fuçk! I forgot one..
In Dead Alive/Braindead when he takes the lawn mower and kills all of the zombies!

[Kif]

Man, I can't remember a lot of scenes from movies

Kill Bill Vol 1: The fight scene in the hotel place. That's pretty cool

Um I'll post more tomorrow, that's how blank-minded I am at the moment

[EightMilesHigh]

Die Hard - "Now I have a machine gun".

[TheBlackAcidChildren]

The opening scene of The Matrix, from the beginning up until Trinity escapes and the agents crush the phone box.

The "Inventing Room" scene of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Yes, the original film....

The "Singing In The Rain" Scene from A Clockwork Orange

Mufasa's death in The Lion King.

[Pop music sucks]

The Shining: The bedroom scene where Danny wants to get a toy, and Jack is just sitting there.

Jack finally lost it and now is trying to kill Danny in the kitchen.

[StrangelyBrewed13]

I think that the last scene in Garden State was pretty good. I dont think theres one bad scene in Shawshank.

[Tillius]

The end of Ladder 49. Only movie that ever even came close to making me cry.

[Lionheart1827]

The end of The Shawshank Redemption.

When I first saw that movie I was so happy that they finally met eachother on the outside, a single tear fell from my eye. :p

But one of my favorite scenes was the Battle of Carthage in Gladiator(also my favorite movie).

[Chanandler Bong]

The Return of The King - When the King Theodin and his Horsemen charge down at the orcs. It gives me a chill down my spine.

[deejuks2]

either the entire warehouse scene in resivoir dogs, or the acid scene in easy rider

[Badmoon]

either the entire warehouse scene

70% of Reservoir Dogs is in a warehouse. :p

I know what you mean though.

[PutsTheFunInFuneral]

The scene in Eternal Sunshine when Joel meets Clementine in the bookstore is one of my favorites. It's the one where all of the details in the scene slowly fade away. It's barely noticeable at first, like with book titles fading, but then everything starts disappearing.

I also like the scene in Collateral at the jazz club.

[thisis sceneSUICIDE]

The Usual Suspects : When the cop pieces everything together. The first time I watched it, when he dropped his coffee and started looking around the room, I got goosebumps, along with the final scene as he starts walking down the street and just gets in the car.

The Boondock Saints : When the detective re-enacts the shootout outside of the house. That was amazing.

[Illmatic]

The end of The Shawshank redemption is one of the most emotionally moving scenes in a movie ever, it is one of the only movies that has actually brought a tear to my eye. The only other movie I can think of that did that was My Girl.

Another scene in that movie that is incredibly emotional is the Brooks death scene, the way they can manage to make such a tear grabbing scene out of a minor character is genuis.

When I first saw that movie I was so happy that they finally met eachother on the outside, a single tear fell from my eye.

"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

my goosebumps are getting goosebumps.

I actually wrote a college essay about how much The Shawshank Redemption moved me and impacted my life. How many times can you say that about a movie?

Anyone who has seen it and doesn't like it probably isn't human.

[Kurtz]

How Forrest Gump got Best Picture over it still puzzles me.

[FlyingPaul_83]

I haven't seen it. I want to

[EightMilesHigh]

I haven't seen it. I want to

It's awesome. You definitely should, and soon.

[BigDaveUGA]

The last 10 minutes or so of Requiem for a Dream.

[GenuineImitation]

The "Say Hello to my Little friend" scene in Scarface and the beach scene in Saving Private Ryan.

[StrangeVision]

The scene where Billy Bob Thornton takes out the violin and starts playing with the Mexican Army in The Alamo.

[SalientArbiter]

The end of Pulp Fiction where they tie it all together.

That film made me truly appreciate how complex and artsy at the same time a good director could make a movie

[SeasonOfTheMad]

the part in american history x where ed norton gives a speech and then destroys the convenience store.

the part in "the wall" the pink floyd movie, called "empty spaces" its a cartoon, or the part for another brick in the wall part III, where Pink destroys his hotel room.

[Tim]

The beach scene in saving private ryan.

gotta love that scene. thats one of my favs.

[thedeadwalk!]

Another scene just occured to me: the opening scene of Dawn of the Dead (original); the hectic news room, frantically trying to figure out this new problem that has arisen. It skips all that slow beginning stuff, and jumps to the problem is on a national scale part. It's just so ingenious to me, to start a zombie movie that way instead of some runaway barrel, or stumbling upon some lone zombie.

The end of Pulp Fiction where they tie it all together.

That film made me truly appreciate how complex and artsy at the same time a good director could make a movie
If you want complex and artsy, check out Mulholland Drive. Then you'll know if you really like complex and artsy.

[Reaganista]

The house of Green Leaves from Kill Bill vol. 1 is my favorite scene.

[suspect]

Boondock Saints, where William Dafoe shrieks, "THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!".

Or the last 15 minutes of Equilibrium... Gun kata= The sex.

The opening of the Ghost in the Shell movie.

[The Cynic]

In Equiliburium when he hits the shotguns out of the 2 guards hands and shootd them with it, BEST SCENE IN THE WHOLE MOVIE!

[Major Tom]

Apocalypse Now: The beggining when the jungle explodes into fire and the doors in the background. If someone could tell me how they did that scene whether the fire is real or not would be greatly helpful.
Taxi Driver: The politics convention
Godfather 1: When Michael kills the cop
Resevoir Dogs: The beggining and ending scenes