Mike's Top 10 Movie Scenes EVER
Jun 1, 2007 0:40:06 GMT -5
Post by Mikey on Jun 1, 2007 0:40:06 GMT -5
I omitted comedy scenes from the list, because 1) Solly suggested it, and 2) comparing comedy and drama is VERY hard. I put together this list over a few days and may have very well missed some obvious ones. But let's go to the honorable mention list to begin with, as we have quite a few to get to. Remember, this is only what I've seen, which we know isn't a helluva lot. In NO particular order…
"If he dies, he dies." The saddest scene in the entire Rocky saga sees Apollo Creed die in Rocky Balboa's arms in the ring in Las Vegas, with the cold blooded perpetrator Ivan Drago towering over both of them. Drago and Rocky lock eyes… and you KNOW it's gonna be on in about an hour or so.
George McFly knocks out Biff Tannen. Marty successfully returning to the future was great and all, but it could not have occurred without THIS scene. It is the climax of Back to the Future, a one punch KO that changes the course of history. Nerdy George finally gets the girl and Biff goes from bully to lackey instantaneously. The music here was PERFECT.
Jake Brigance's closing argument. A lot of people think Matthew McConaughey is a joke of an actor, and for the most part I agree. But THIS monologue in A Time to Kill is some of the finest acting I've ever seen.
Ricky gets gunned down. Boyz N The Hood was one of the first movies I remember crying at, and this was the scene. Tre walks one way, Ricky walks the other and… drive-by. Tre hears the shots and watches his best friend, who we later find had passed the SAT to go to college, murdered right before his eyes, moments before Doughboy and company arrive on the scene.
"Daniel LaRusso's Gonna Fight!" Who didn't love this? Totally predictable, but it was great. Daniel-san finally gets Johnny Lawrence in a fair fight, "get him a bodybag, YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!" and then the crane kick to win the All Valley Tournament. Great theater.
"Bet two for good." I had to get a scene from Rain Man on here somewhere, but picking a singular scene was pretty difficult. There really wasn't one definitive scene to the movie, they were just all perfect together. But the closing two scenes, with Charlie meeting with Dr. Bruener and then subsequently sending Raymond off on the train were damn good. K-Mart still sucks by the way.
Forrest Gump leaves a letter at Jenny's grave. I've seen the scene probably 100 times, I've cried probably 100 times.
Richard Gere kicks Jason Alexander's ass. The awesomest scene from chick flick Pretty Woman sees Edward Lewis kick the shit out of whatever the hell Jason Alexander's character's name was, after he forces himself on Vivian at the hotel. Always cool to see the man with the white hat ride in and save the day.
"I love you guys." The locker room scene from Hoosiers is probably the last scene I cut from the top ten. I think it speaks for itself though.
"Oh my God, the Indians win it!" The incredible closing sequence to Major League has to fall in here somewhere. Jake Taylor points to the left field seats, gets brushed back, then proceeds to lay down a frickin BUNT, beats the throw to first, and Willie "Mays" Hayes beats the tag at the plate and does the Happy Dance as Bob Uecker goes crazy.
"I am your father." No explanation necessary.
"Daurice… you dead?" Nope, Daurice was not dead. He and his Jamaican bobsled teammates pick up their old, broken sled and carry it the final 100 yards or so across the finish line in Cool Runnings. And as silly as this sounds, I cry every time I see it. Sometimes I can make it til Daurice finds John Candy in the sprawl of people, but usually not.
Jimmy Morris tells his son that he's made The Show. My favorite scene from The Rookie chokes me up more often than not, as Dennis Quaid has been called up to the big leagues and calls his wife halfway across the country to tell her. Only before she lets him hang up the phone, she puts his son on the line so Dad can tell him the good news. AWESOME moment.
"I hope." Another scene that just barely missed the cut. The closing scene of The Shawshank Redemption was Red's journey to Zihuatanejo, as Morgan Freeman provided us with the final narration of one of the finest movies ever made. And if it doesn't get dusty when Red finds Andy on the beach, you don't have a heart.
Martin Riggs v. Mr. Joshua. Mel Gibson v. Gary Busey. Showdown for the ages, and the good guys finally win as Riggs puts Joshua down for good in the middle of Murtaugh's lawn, providing Danny Glover with the great line: "Get that shit off my yard."
"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows." More goodness from Rocky, this one coming from the recent addition to the saga, Rocky Balboa. Rocko and Junior have a talk out on the street about life and Rock lays down the truth on him in a great monologue.
"You knocked him down, why don't you try knocking me down?" Yeah, a scene from Rocky V makes the cut, only because I'm a Rocky mark. But it was the best one of the movie, as Tommy Gunn comes to the bar in Philly looking for Rocky so he can become his own man once and for all. But rather than set up a fight in the ring, they brawl right there in the bar and it spills into the street to mercifully end the movie.
Benjamin Martin and his son single-handedly take out an entire British unit. Total badassery here, as Mel Gibson saves Heath Ledger from the evil British by killing about 12 guys with only an assist from his son, earning major notoriety among the Redcoats as "the ghost."
"What's the matter with you??" The scene that changed Rocky III, as Apollo Creed is training Rocky to recapture his lost heavyweight title. Rocky quits, Apollo supplies the line above, and then Adrian talks some sense into the Italian Stallion.
"Yes, they deserve to die and I hope they burn in hell!!" Our final honorable mention slot goes to A Time To Kill, and Sam Jackson's famous line as Kevin Spacey's prosecutor character grills him on the stand.
Now we get down to the nitty gritty, my favorite 10 scenes of all time - subject to change given my mood for the day – beginning with #10…
10. "Pick me out a winner, Bobby." Then Roy Hobbs does his thing. Fucking epic.
9. Chuckie tells Will Hunting to be a man. "No. No, no no no. Fuck you, you don't owe it to yourself man, you owe it to me, 'cause tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be 50, and I'll still be doin' this shit. And that's all right. That's fine. I mean, you're sittin' on a winnin' lottery ticket. You're too much of a pussy to cash it in, and that's bullshit. 'Cause I'd do fuckin' anything to have what you got. So would any of these fuckin' guys. It'd be an insult to us if you're still here in 20 years. Hangin' around here is a fuckin' waste of your time." Like McConaughey earlier, Affleck gets shat on a lot, and deservedly so. But he was still a nobody here and knocked this one out of the park.
8. "I wanna know how come!" After Mickey brushes him off again, Rocky finally asks him why he doesn't respect him. After a heated exchange, Mick tells him he's wasting his life by working for a "second rate loan shark." Great scene, and not even the best of the movie.
7. "I'm a schoolteacher… I teach English composition... in this little town called Adley, Pennsylvania. The last eleven years, I've been at Thomas Alva Edison High School. I was a coach of the baseball team in the springtime. Back home, I tell people what I do for a living and they think well, now that figures. But over here, it's a big, a big mystery. So, I guess I've changed some. Sometimes I wonder if I've changed so much my wife is even going to recognize me, whenever it is that I get back to her. And how I'll ever be able to tell her about days like today. Ah, Ryan. I don't know anything about Ryan. I don't care. The man means nothing to me. It's just a name. But if... You know if going to Rumelle and finding him so that he can go home. If that earns me the right to get back to my wife, then that's my mission."
6. "Hey Rookie… you were good." When Moonlight Graham dropped his glove and stepped over the rocks, THAT was magic. He walks away from the game he dearly loves to save little Karen, who had fallen off the bleachers. And it's that moment where Mark finally is able to see the big picture. And then Doc's walk back to the cornfield… great stuff.
5. "What say, Fuzzybritches?" Warden Norton gets outsmarted by Andy Dufresne, and it's glorious. It's also all spelled out in this classic scene, as the warden goes ballistic, then gets his comeuppance.
4. Dr. Malcolm Crowe makes a discovery. The discovery is of course that he's dead. Best swerve ending to a movie I've ever seen, and a now legendary conclusion to a phenomenal horror/suspense film.
3. "That's right, it STINKS!!" My favorite scene from my favorite movie sees Mickey, after #8 above, come to Rock's apartment after hearing of his upcoming title match, hoping to talk Rocky into letting him manage him for the fight. Rocky blows him off the entire scene as Mick just spouts bullshit for 5 minutes, and then FINALLY unloads on him once he leaves the apartment, the tirade being heard into the streets. After Rocky is finished, he catches up with Mick and they work out their differences.
2. Atticus Finch leaves the courtroom. Like Darth Vader, this one also needs no explanation.
1. "Wanna have a catch?" Was there any doubt?
"If he dies, he dies." The saddest scene in the entire Rocky saga sees Apollo Creed die in Rocky Balboa's arms in the ring in Las Vegas, with the cold blooded perpetrator Ivan Drago towering over both of them. Drago and Rocky lock eyes… and you KNOW it's gonna be on in about an hour or so.
George McFly knocks out Biff Tannen. Marty successfully returning to the future was great and all, but it could not have occurred without THIS scene. It is the climax of Back to the Future, a one punch KO that changes the course of history. Nerdy George finally gets the girl and Biff goes from bully to lackey instantaneously. The music here was PERFECT.
Jake Brigance's closing argument. A lot of people think Matthew McConaughey is a joke of an actor, and for the most part I agree. But THIS monologue in A Time to Kill is some of the finest acting I've ever seen.
Ricky gets gunned down. Boyz N The Hood was one of the first movies I remember crying at, and this was the scene. Tre walks one way, Ricky walks the other and… drive-by. Tre hears the shots and watches his best friend, who we later find had passed the SAT to go to college, murdered right before his eyes, moments before Doughboy and company arrive on the scene.
"Daniel LaRusso's Gonna Fight!" Who didn't love this? Totally predictable, but it was great. Daniel-san finally gets Johnny Lawrence in a fair fight, "get him a bodybag, YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!" and then the crane kick to win the All Valley Tournament. Great theater.
"Bet two for good." I had to get a scene from Rain Man on here somewhere, but picking a singular scene was pretty difficult. There really wasn't one definitive scene to the movie, they were just all perfect together. But the closing two scenes, with Charlie meeting with Dr. Bruener and then subsequently sending Raymond off on the train were damn good. K-Mart still sucks by the way.
Forrest Gump leaves a letter at Jenny's grave. I've seen the scene probably 100 times, I've cried probably 100 times.
Richard Gere kicks Jason Alexander's ass. The awesomest scene from chick flick Pretty Woman sees Edward Lewis kick the shit out of whatever the hell Jason Alexander's character's name was, after he forces himself on Vivian at the hotel. Always cool to see the man with the white hat ride in and save the day.
"I love you guys." The locker room scene from Hoosiers is probably the last scene I cut from the top ten. I think it speaks for itself though.
"Oh my God, the Indians win it!" The incredible closing sequence to Major League has to fall in here somewhere. Jake Taylor points to the left field seats, gets brushed back, then proceeds to lay down a frickin BUNT, beats the throw to first, and Willie "Mays" Hayes beats the tag at the plate and does the Happy Dance as Bob Uecker goes crazy.
"I am your father." No explanation necessary.
"Daurice… you dead?" Nope, Daurice was not dead. He and his Jamaican bobsled teammates pick up their old, broken sled and carry it the final 100 yards or so across the finish line in Cool Runnings. And as silly as this sounds, I cry every time I see it. Sometimes I can make it til Daurice finds John Candy in the sprawl of people, but usually not.
Jimmy Morris tells his son that he's made The Show. My favorite scene from The Rookie chokes me up more often than not, as Dennis Quaid has been called up to the big leagues and calls his wife halfway across the country to tell her. Only before she lets him hang up the phone, she puts his son on the line so Dad can tell him the good news. AWESOME moment.
"I hope." Another scene that just barely missed the cut. The closing scene of The Shawshank Redemption was Red's journey to Zihuatanejo, as Morgan Freeman provided us with the final narration of one of the finest movies ever made. And if it doesn't get dusty when Red finds Andy on the beach, you don't have a heart.
Martin Riggs v. Mr. Joshua. Mel Gibson v. Gary Busey. Showdown for the ages, and the good guys finally win as Riggs puts Joshua down for good in the middle of Murtaugh's lawn, providing Danny Glover with the great line: "Get that shit off my yard."
"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows." More goodness from Rocky, this one coming from the recent addition to the saga, Rocky Balboa. Rocko and Junior have a talk out on the street about life and Rock lays down the truth on him in a great monologue.
"You knocked him down, why don't you try knocking me down?" Yeah, a scene from Rocky V makes the cut, only because I'm a Rocky mark. But it was the best one of the movie, as Tommy Gunn comes to the bar in Philly looking for Rocky so he can become his own man once and for all. But rather than set up a fight in the ring, they brawl right there in the bar and it spills into the street to mercifully end the movie.
Benjamin Martin and his son single-handedly take out an entire British unit. Total badassery here, as Mel Gibson saves Heath Ledger from the evil British by killing about 12 guys with only an assist from his son, earning major notoriety among the Redcoats as "the ghost."
"What's the matter with you??" The scene that changed Rocky III, as Apollo Creed is training Rocky to recapture his lost heavyweight title. Rocky quits, Apollo supplies the line above, and then Adrian talks some sense into the Italian Stallion.
"Yes, they deserve to die and I hope they burn in hell!!" Our final honorable mention slot goes to A Time To Kill, and Sam Jackson's famous line as Kevin Spacey's prosecutor character grills him on the stand.
Now we get down to the nitty gritty, my favorite 10 scenes of all time - subject to change given my mood for the day – beginning with #10…
10. "Pick me out a winner, Bobby." Then Roy Hobbs does his thing. Fucking epic.
9. Chuckie tells Will Hunting to be a man. "No. No, no no no. Fuck you, you don't owe it to yourself man, you owe it to me, 'cause tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be 50, and I'll still be doin' this shit. And that's all right. That's fine. I mean, you're sittin' on a winnin' lottery ticket. You're too much of a pussy to cash it in, and that's bullshit. 'Cause I'd do fuckin' anything to have what you got. So would any of these fuckin' guys. It'd be an insult to us if you're still here in 20 years. Hangin' around here is a fuckin' waste of your time." Like McConaughey earlier, Affleck gets shat on a lot, and deservedly so. But he was still a nobody here and knocked this one out of the park.
8. "I wanna know how come!" After Mickey brushes him off again, Rocky finally asks him why he doesn't respect him. After a heated exchange, Mick tells him he's wasting his life by working for a "second rate loan shark." Great scene, and not even the best of the movie.
7. "I'm a schoolteacher… I teach English composition... in this little town called Adley, Pennsylvania. The last eleven years, I've been at Thomas Alva Edison High School. I was a coach of the baseball team in the springtime. Back home, I tell people what I do for a living and they think well, now that figures. But over here, it's a big, a big mystery. So, I guess I've changed some. Sometimes I wonder if I've changed so much my wife is even going to recognize me, whenever it is that I get back to her. And how I'll ever be able to tell her about days like today. Ah, Ryan. I don't know anything about Ryan. I don't care. The man means nothing to me. It's just a name. But if... You know if going to Rumelle and finding him so that he can go home. If that earns me the right to get back to my wife, then that's my mission."
6. "Hey Rookie… you were good." When Moonlight Graham dropped his glove and stepped over the rocks, THAT was magic. He walks away from the game he dearly loves to save little Karen, who had fallen off the bleachers. And it's that moment where Mark finally is able to see the big picture. And then Doc's walk back to the cornfield… great stuff.
5. "What say, Fuzzybritches?" Warden Norton gets outsmarted by Andy Dufresne, and it's glorious. It's also all spelled out in this classic scene, as the warden goes ballistic, then gets his comeuppance.
4. Dr. Malcolm Crowe makes a discovery. The discovery is of course that he's dead. Best swerve ending to a movie I've ever seen, and a now legendary conclusion to a phenomenal horror/suspense film.
3. "That's right, it STINKS!!" My favorite scene from my favorite movie sees Mickey, after #8 above, come to Rock's apartment after hearing of his upcoming title match, hoping to talk Rocky into letting him manage him for the fight. Rocky blows him off the entire scene as Mick just spouts bullshit for 5 minutes, and then FINALLY unloads on him once he leaves the apartment, the tirade being heard into the streets. After Rocky is finished, he catches up with Mick and they work out their differences.
2. Atticus Finch leaves the courtroom. Like Darth Vader, this one also needs no explanation.
1. "Wanna have a catch?" Was there any doubt?
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