[spoiler:9afdf13bf0]
(After watching the morbidly obses getaway driver take five minutes to get out of his (stolen) car:)
'Getaway driver?' What the fuck can he get away from?"
[/spoiler:9afdf13bf0]
Also, the entirety of The Mothman Prophecies. the movie didn't have any big scares, but it had a lingering sense of creepyness that lasted long after the movie ended.
Also, the final battle from the Animatrix short, The Second Reniassance Part 2.
[spoiler:9afdf13bf0] Watching the power armored suits the humans use getting cut open and their pilots literally being torn apart by the giant squid machines. It's pretty distubing, all things said. [/spoiler:9afdf13bf0]
And of course, in the original Matrix, the little speech Morphous goes through when he brings Neo into the training program to teach him about the Agents: (which isn't spoilered, for obvious reasons:)
"I've seen an agent punch through a concrete wall. Men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air, yet their strength and their speed are still based in a world that is built on rules. Because of that, they will never be as strong or as fast as you can be."
All of Chungking Express..really touching yet funny film.
:whistle: California Dreamin'... :whistle:
[spoiler:468c030464]That movie made me hate that song[/spoiler:468c030464]
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Return of the King
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
-The scene after the Ring is destroyed, and the Fellowship reunites in the bedroom.
-At the end, when Gandalf declares "I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.", and also when Sam and Frodo embrace for the last time.
-"You bow to no one."[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
American Psycho
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Paul: "Is that a raincoat?"
Bateman: "Yes, it is!"[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Alien
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The implied "rape" of Lambert. The first time I realized what was actually happening in that scene, my eyes remained wide, and my mouth hung open for several minutes straight.
And I don't think I have to mention the "birth" scene.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Dead Poet's Society
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
When Neil commits suicide in his dad's office, and his dad awakens with the sound of the gun. Very powerful scene.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Full Metal Jacket
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
-The end scene where the entire platoon is walking through a wartorn wasteland, singing the Mickey Mouse Club song.
-Vincent D'Onofrio sticking the M14 in his mouth after shooting R. Lee Ermey.
-The blanket party given to D'Onofrio's character. That scene stuck with me for a while.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Garden State
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The first scene that always comes to my mind is when Largeman wakes up with "BALLS" scribbled on his forehead in permanent marker.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Rocky
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The scene where he runs up the big staircase, and the camera pans around him.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Say Anything...
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The classic scene in this one is when John Cusack is standing outside Ione Skye's window, holding a boombox in the air, on full volume blasting "In Your Eyes".[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Batman Begins
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]"What the hell are you?!"
"I'm Batman"[/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
Fellowship of the Ring
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]Boromir's death... I get misty-eyed every time. [/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
Pulp Fiction
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]Butch going back to save Marsellus Wallace from his assraping after nearly blowing his head off minutes ago[/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
Star Wars, of course
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]"YAHOOOOO! You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home. "[/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
There's so much more... the end of Life Aquatic, most all of Shaun of the Dead, Jaws, Band of Brothers, Eternal Sunshine... oh, and I almost forgot, the end of The Departed.
So many from one movie, but my favorite would be...
Nazi Guard: I have been sent from the Iskenderun Museum, there is a car waiting to collect you. May I see your papers?
Marcus Brody: My reputation preceeds me.
Sallah: There is no museum in Iskenderun.
German Guide: Papers, please.
Sallah: [laughing] Papers? Of course
[to Marcus]
Sallah: Run.
Marcus Brody: Yes.
Sallah: Papers. (*Gets out newspaper*) Got it here. Just finished reading it myself.
[to Marcus]
Sallah: Run.
Marcus Brody: Yes.
Sallah: "Egyptian Mail," morning edition.
[to Marcus]
Sallah: Run.
Marcus Brody: Did you say, uh...
[Sallah punches one of the German guides]
Sallah: RUN!
Plus ofcourse, "Relax Dad, we're well out of range" and "DAD, ELEVEN O'CLOCK" "WHAT HAPPENS AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK?" And in Casino Royale. [spoiler:97e748cab9]Martini please.
Shaken or stirred?
Does it look like I give a damn.[/spoiler:97e748cab9]
Elsa: It's perfectly obvious where the pages are. He's given them to Marcus Brody.
Professor Henry Jones: Marcus? You didn't drag poor Marcus along did you? He's not up to the challenge.
Walter Donovan: He sticks out like a sore thumb. We'll find him.
Indiana Jones: The hell you will. He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody's got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he'll blend in, disappear, you'll never see him again. With any luck, he's got the grail already.
[Cut to middle of fair in the Middle East, Marcus Brody wearing bright suit and white hat, sticking out like sore thumb]
Marcus Brody: Uhhh, does anyone here speak English?
End of Season 2: [spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]Jack's fight with the guy in the stadium, where he just grabs the guy's head and kicks from one wall to the other, snapping his neck at the same time. First time in ages I sat up and yelled THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME at the TV[/spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]
End of Season 3: [spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]Jack breaking down and crying in the truck. For someone so ruthless and who shows no remorse at doing horrific things to people, it was a really moving moment.[/spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]
Mid Season 5: Interrogating Henderson at his home.
[spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]Henderson: Go ahead, go on, do it Jack, shoot me, go on. Kneecap me!
Bauer shoots his wife instead.
Henderson: YOU SON OF A BITCH, I'LL KILL
Bauer: I SHOT HER ABOVE THE KNEE, SHE'LL WALK AGAIN, TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW OR THE NEXT SHOT TAKES HER KNEE.
[/spoiler:a0b3a0bbde] (paraphrased)
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First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
[spoiler:e8173c452f]When the chip in Cartman's head goes screwy and he starts throwing profanity-charged energy blasts at the demons. I enjoyed that quite a bit.
Also the "Up There" scene with Satan doing a very Disney-esque musical number about how he just wants to live on the surface a la Little Mermaid. It's a pretty good song on its own by animated movie standards.[/spoiler:e8173c452f]
Also, the scene where Mr. Pink and Mr. White start fighting with each other, then Mr. White poses over Mr. Pink, aiming his gun like a bad ass. Mr. Pink lying on his back, aiming his gun up half feebly. Then the camera pans back to reveal Mr. Blonde leaning on a pole, drinking a soda. This scene is amazing because it perfectly captures the spirit of each character, and introduces post-robbery Mr. Blonde after all the talk about how insane he is.
Excellent choice. :^:
I can't believe that I forgot Harrison Ford's ad-libbed "We're all fine here, now - how are you?" scene in Star Wars. Beautiful.
Also, Triple B reminded me of my favorite scene in the entire LotR trilogy: when Aragorn is crowned and then he sees Arwen moving toward him in the crowd.
This guy has been fighting a damn guerilla war for a few years, traversing a large chunk of the continent and dodging, tracking, or fighting whole armies. His true love's father has convinced her to leave the land forever; he's never going to see her again. He pushes past his sorrow, because duty calls. The war continues, he faces down Sauron himself in the seeing-stone, and at about this time he starts to realize that his destiny may be to be the leader of Men after all, provided they survive the war. Against all odds, they do. The impossibly strong evil is vanquished, and like he expected, he takes the throne of Men. He's still ignoring his sadness, instead thinking to the future and to his new responsibilities and duties. He's a noble, selfless, emotionless king. Then he sees her, and that's it. Nothing else matters at all, except her. It's like his wife came back to life. Pure, unexpected, impossible joy.
I'm doing a terrible job of putting it to words, so a comparison might be better. This is like Max Payne, at the end of the second game, finding his wife alive and unharmed, somehow.
I can't believe that I forgot Harrison Ford's ad-libbed "We're all fine here, now - how are you?" scene in Star Wars. Beautiful.
I love the exchange between Leia and Han as he is being lowered into the freezing chamber.
Leia: I love you.
Han: I know.
That line couldn't have been written or performed any better.
that's a good actor. he came up with that line (I assume that's common knowledge but I'm not sure) on the spot when the original line wasn't working. Totally perfect for the character.
After the long drought that was RotJ, and Ep. I, I was in a theatre and they showed the preview for Ep. I, namely the part where Darth Maul takes off his hood, and ignites the dual lightsaber. I'll never forget that moment, as pretty much everyone in the audience was screaming "Fuck yes!"
And of course, the ensuing fight is still pretty fucking awesome, so that ranks up there in my favorite movie scenes ever.
Non Star Wars:
The chase scene in Ronin, right where they spring for the case, and the cars start hauling ass through the streets of the small french town. Fast cars, DeNiro with a rocket launcher, machine guns. A recipe for awesome.
"Relax Dad, we're well out of range" and "DAD, ELEVEN O'CLOCK" "WHAT HAPPENS AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK?"
(after he blows the tail of their own plane away) "Son, I have some bad news. They got us."
(or something like that)
EDIT: in reflecting, and to veer off topic for a sec, regardless of his qualities as an actor, after seeing harrison ford on both the daily show and conan o'brien, i have to say, the guy's personality is top-fucking-notch.
i swear to god, he's exactly like my dad.
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that's funny because when I saw him on those shows all I could think of is that I wish Harrison Ford was my Dad.
not that I don't love my dad and all.
I love Indiana Jones so much. I only recently realized how much so.
that's funny because when I saw him on those shows all I could think of is that I wish Harrison Ford was my Dad.
not that I don't love my dad and all.
I love Indiana Jones so much. I only recently realized how much so.
Remember the story of that kid who was lost in woods of California? The story which ends with Harrison Ford's chopper descending from the sky and pulling the kid to safety?
Imagine having that story to tell for the rest of your life.
"I was thinking, man, if Indy were here, he'd no what to do. Then I hear this thumping in the sky...."
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Imagine playing Han Solo and Indiana Jones?
think of how many people claim those as their favorite characters ever?
I know I do. at least 2 of the top five, if not my top two.
"Relax Dad, we're well out of range" and "DAD, ELEVEN O'CLOCK" "WHAT HAPPENS AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK?"
(after he blows the tail of their own plane away) "Son, I have some bad news. They got us."
(or something like that)
EDIT: in reflecting, and to veer off topic for a sec, regardless of his qualities as an actor, after seeing harrison ford on both the daily show and conan o'brien, i have to say, the guy's personality is top-fucking-notch.
i swear to god, he's exactly like my dad.
"They're trying to kill us."
"I KNOW, DAD!"
"Well, this has never happened to me before."
Although I think Raiders is the best of the three, Sean Connery was fantastic in Last Crusade.
For some favorite scenes of mine:
Dark City
[spoiler:4341805898]
When Murdoch is strapped to the table and he wakes up, spinning the table upright and walking off it. Just the idea, "The machine was yours, now it is mine." to me seems so badass.
[/spoiler:4341805898]
Also,
[spoiler:4341805898]
When the city is revealed in its entirety, just floating in space. My jaw literally dropped in the theater. I've never, ever, been so surprised by a 'twist' in my life.
[/spoiler:4341805898]
While it's not a movie or show, Final Fantasy VII:
[spoiler:4341805898]
When Red XIII finds out the truth of his father and begins to howl. I tear up now just thinking of it.
[/spoiler:4341805898]
Lately I've been thinking about the movie Thunderheart and:
[spoiler:4341805898]
When Val Kilmer is talking to the elder and the elder says to him "Run to the stronghold, Thunderheart. The soldiers are coming." is sticking in my head something fierce. I need to watch that movie again.
[/spoiler:4341805898]
The chase scene in Ronin, right where they spring for the case, and the cars start hauling ass through the streets of the small french town. Fast cars, DeNiro with a rocket launcher, machine guns. A recipe for awesome.
Changing Lanes had a pretty good ending. Not a payoff in any way, but actually managed to turn around a gloomy movie about personal vendettas into something decent. Okay, I guess a payoff.
I can't believe that I forgot Harrison Ford's ad-libbed "We're all fine here, now - how are you?" scene in Star Wars. Beautiful.
I love the exchange between Leia and Han as he is being lowered into the freezing chamber.
Leia: I love you.
Han: I know.
That line couldn't have been written or performed any better.
that's a good actor. he came up with that line (I assume that's common knowledge but I'm not sure) on the spot when the original line wasn't working. Totally perfect for the character.
I wasn't sure if he made it up, or if it was one of those debated things like when Indy shoots the sword guy in Raiders. So I didn't mention it.
If I remember correctly, the "I know" line wasn't ad-libbed, but it wasn't in the original script either. During shooting, Ford didn't care for the original line (probably "you too" or something), and suggested that "I know" would fit Han's I'm-going-to-aggravate-you-Princess character better.
The "how are you?" scene was definitely ad-libbed, though.
By far, the best moment on any show on television, I think, is in the third episode of the third season of Battlestar Galactica. These aren't terribly plot specific, more badass specific spoilers.
[spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]When Adama jumps the Galactica into the atmosphere of the planet, and it's plummeting to the ground. Natural reaction is oh shit and then you see the fighters launching out and you're like fuck yes, and then the Galactica jumps back out right before it hits the ground, and the air rushes back in to fill the gap of the giant fucking spaceship that was just there. SO BADASS.
And then, later in the episode, Galactica is getting hit by the four basestars that surround it, and it's not looking good, and then the fucking Pegasus jumps in and starts launching hundreds of missiles and nukes at the Cylons. And then Galactica escapes and the pegasus fucking crashes into the basestars and takes them all out. That, right there, is gangsta.[/spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]
My other top two badass moments are from Rome and the final season of Angel.
Rome:
[spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]The scene in Rome where the one legionaire is about to be executed in gladiatorial combat. They're insulting him to try and get him to fight back for a better show. No reaction. Then they start insulting his military unit and he fucking grabs one of their shields and decapitates a guy with it. And then kills the rest of them. Best fight scene ever.[/spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]
Angel:
[spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]After they've gone full out against Wolfram & Hart, and they're in the alley, facing a gigantic horde of demons and monsters. Facing doom. There's no way they can make it through it. And the final line in the series is Angel saying "I kinda want to slay the dragon." Badass. And then somehow they all survive anyway, as revealed in the comics. Which doesn't make a lot of sense because Gunn was both human and wounded pretty bad. But who cares, it's awesome.[/spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]
Sin City, Marv's story. Especially him jumping through the cop car feet first, and killing Kevin.
And for Indiana Jones, I love the battle against the tank in the Last Crusade, as well as Sean Connery bringing down the plane with a flock of birds.
Little Miss Sunshine
[spoiler:6efc90b987]After Dwayne's breakdown, Olive just goes down to him and puts her arm around his shoulder. He murmurs out "okay let's go" and I tear up a little bit every time. Also, when the Grandpa goes up to the front of the bus to console Richard on not getting the book deal.[/spoiler:6efc90b987]
Almost Famous has plenty of good ones, and the ending never fails to pick me up.
Monsters, Inc.
[spoiler:6efc90b987]Sully opening the reconstructed door and seeing Boo again. [/spoiler:6efc90b987]
PotC2: Dead Man's Chest:
[spoiler:6efc90b987]Jack screaming and running straight into the Kracken's mouth. So amazing. "Hello, beasty."[/spoiler:6efc90b987]
Huh, sort of a mix of sad and badass moments, I suppose.
I forgot Amelie, [spoiler:33c6557317] pretty much the entire running thing about her dad's garden gnome travelling around the world.[/spoiler:33c6557317]
I still can't believe that Davy Jones' face was entirely CGI.
His face? Man, ALL of him is CG. Same with the crew. All the actors were dressed in the black jumpsuits. When I was watching the film in theater I was sure it was prosthetics enhanced by CG. But yeah, they're completely computer generated.
I still can't believe that Davy Jones' face was entirely CGI.
His face? Man, ALL of him is CG. Same with the crew. All the actors were dressed in the black jumpsuits. When I was watching the film in theater I was sure it was prosthetics enhanced by CG. But yeah, they're completely computer generated.
Holy balls.
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If I remember correctly, the "I know" line wasn't ad-libbed, but it wasn't in the original script either. During shooting, Ford didn't care for the original line (probably "you too" or something), and suggested that "I know" would fit Han's I'm-going-to-aggravate-you-Princess character better.
The "how are you?" scene was definitely ad-libbed, though.
he and the director agreed the written response of "I love you too" didn't work for the character and he told Ford to come up with something. Next time they shot it he came out with "I know".
That's from the director's mouth on the commentary so I'd say it's pretty reliable.
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Anytime Brad Pitt talks just cracks me up. Especially the "D'ya like dags?"
The scene with Bullet Tooth Tony, "Your gun says Replica... mine says Desert Eagle .50" GOLD!
Or Tyrone parking the car. "Not enough room? You could land a fucking jumbo jet there."
I also got really choked up at the ending in Road to Perdition.
Other great movies: V for Vendetta, Independence Day, and Enemy of the State.
[spoiler:9afdf13bf0]
(After watching the morbidly obses getaway driver take five minutes to get out of his (stolen) car:)
'Getaway driver?' What the fuck can he get away from?"
[/spoiler:9afdf13bf0]
Also, the entirety of The Mothman Prophecies. the movie didn't have any big scares, but it had a lingering sense of creepyness that lasted long after the movie ended.
Also, the final battle from the Animatrix short, The Second Reniassance Part 2.
[spoiler:9afdf13bf0] Watching the power armored suits the humans use getting cut open and their pilots literally being torn apart by the giant squid machines. It's pretty distubing, all things said. [/spoiler:9afdf13bf0]
And of course, in the original Matrix, the little speech Morphous goes through when he brings Neo into the training program to teach him about the Agents: (which isn't spoilered, for obvious reasons:)
"I've seen an agent punch through a concrete wall. Men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air, yet their strength and their speed are still based in a world that is built on rules. Because of that, they will never be as strong or as fast as you can be."
:whistle: California Dreamin'... :whistle:
[spoiler:468c030464]That movie made me hate that song[/spoiler:468c030464]
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[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
-The scene after the Ring is destroyed, and the Fellowship reunites in the bedroom.
-At the end, when Gandalf declares "I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.", and also when Sam and Frodo embrace for the last time.
-"You bow to no one."[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
American Psycho
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Paul: "Is that a raincoat?"
Bateman: "Yes, it is!"[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Alien
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The implied "rape" of Lambert. The first time I realized what was actually happening in that scene, my eyes remained wide, and my mouth hung open for several minutes straight.
And I don't think I have to mention the "birth" scene.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Dead Poet's Society
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
When Neil commits suicide in his dad's office, and his dad awakens with the sound of the gun. Very powerful scene.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Full Metal Jacket
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
-The end scene where the entire platoon is walking through a wartorn wasteland, singing the Mickey Mouse Club song.
-Vincent D'Onofrio sticking the M14 in his mouth after shooting R. Lee Ermey.
-The blanket party given to D'Onofrio's character. That scene stuck with me for a while.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Garden State
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The first scene that always comes to my mind is when Largeman wakes up with "BALLS" scribbled on his forehead in permanent marker.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Rocky
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The scene where he runs up the big staircase, and the camera pans around him.[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
Say Anything...
[spoiler:19a57f32ce]
The classic scene in this one is when John Cusack is standing outside Ione Skye's window, holding a boombox in the air, on full volume blasting "In Your Eyes".[/spoiler:19a57f32ce]
I could go on forever. Great idea for a thread.
Cellmate: When there was no meat, we ate fowl. When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad. When there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand.
HI: You ate what?
Cellmate: We ate sand.
HI: You ate sand?
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]"What the hell are you?!"
"I'm Batman"[/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
Fellowship of the Ring
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]Boromir's death... I get misty-eyed every time.
Pulp Fiction
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]Butch going back to save Marsellus Wallace from his assraping after nearly blowing his head off minutes ago[/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
Star Wars, of course
[spoiler:4ac3fba069]"YAHOOOOO! You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home. "[/spoiler:4ac3fba069]
There's so much more... the end of Life Aquatic, most all of Shaun of the Dead, Jaws, Band of Brothers, Eternal Sunshine... oh, and I almost forgot, the end of The Departed.
Nazi Guard: I have been sent from the Iskenderun Museum, there is a car waiting to collect you. May I see your papers?
Marcus Brody: My reputation preceeds me.
Sallah: There is no museum in Iskenderun.
German Guide: Papers, please.
Sallah: [laughing] Papers? Of course
[to Marcus]
Sallah: Run.
Marcus Brody: Yes.
Sallah: Papers. (*Gets out newspaper*) Got it here. Just finished reading it myself.
[to Marcus]
Sallah: Run.
Marcus Brody: Yes.
Sallah: "Egyptian Mail," morning edition.
[to Marcus]
Sallah: Run.
Marcus Brody: Did you say, uh...
[Sallah punches one of the German guides]
Sallah: RUN!
Plus ofcourse, "Relax Dad, we're well out of range" and "DAD, ELEVEN O'CLOCK" "WHAT HAPPENS AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK?" And in Casino Royale. [spoiler:97e748cab9]Martini please.
Shaken or stirred?
Does it look like I give a damn.[/spoiler:97e748cab9]
Elsa: It's perfectly obvious where the pages are. He's given them to Marcus Brody.
Professor Henry Jones: Marcus? You didn't drag poor Marcus along did you? He's not up to the challenge.
Walter Donovan: He sticks out like a sore thumb. We'll find him.
Indiana Jones: The hell you will. He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody's got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he'll blend in, disappear, you'll never see him again. With any luck, he's got the grail already.
[Cut to middle of fair in the Middle East, Marcus Brody wearing bright suit and white hat, sticking out like sore thumb]
Marcus Brody: Uhhh, does anyone here speak English?
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Mid Season 2: George Mason.
End of Season 2: [spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]Jack's fight with the guy in the stadium, where he just grabs the guy's head and kicks from one wall to the other, snapping his neck at the same time. First time in ages I sat up and yelled THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME at the TV[/spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]
End of Season 3: [spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]Jack breaking down and crying in the truck. For someone so ruthless and who shows no remorse at doing horrific things to people, it was a really moving moment.[/spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]
Mid Season 5: Interrogating Henderson at his home.
[spoiler:a0b3a0bbde]Henderson: Go ahead, go on, do it Jack, shoot me, go on. Kneecap me!
Bauer shoots his wife instead.
Henderson: YOU SON OF A BITCH, I'LL KILL
Bauer: I SHOT HER ABOVE THE KNEE, SHE'LL WALK AGAIN, TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW OR THE NEXT SHOT TAKES HER KNEE.
[/spoiler:a0b3a0bbde] (paraphrased)
Bigger Longer and Uncut
[spoiler:e8173c452f]When the chip in Cartman's head goes screwy and he starts throwing profanity-charged energy blasts at the demons. I enjoyed that quite a bit.
Also the "Up There" scene with Satan doing a very Disney-esque musical number about how he just wants to live on the surface a la Little Mermaid. It's a pretty good song on its own by animated movie standards.[/spoiler:e8173c452f]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR9-_nxNlg4
[spoiler:758087ae31] ouch the propeller[/spoiler:758087ae31]
I can't believe that I forgot Harrison Ford's ad-libbed "We're all fine here, now - how are you?" scene in Star Wars. Beautiful.
Also, Triple B reminded me of my favorite scene in the entire LotR trilogy: when Aragorn is crowned and then he sees Arwen moving toward him in the crowd.
This guy has been fighting a damn guerilla war for a few years, traversing a large chunk of the continent and dodging, tracking, or fighting whole armies. His true love's father has convinced her to leave the land forever; he's never going to see her again. He pushes past his sorrow, because duty calls. The war continues, he faces down Sauron himself in the seeing-stone, and at about this time he starts to realize that his destiny may be to be the leader of Men after all, provided they survive the war. Against all odds, they do. The impossibly strong evil is vanquished, and like he expected, he takes the throne of Men. He's still ignoring his sadness, instead thinking to the future and to his new responsibilities and duties. He's a noble, selfless, emotionless king. Then he sees her, and that's it. Nothing else matters at all, except her. It's like his wife came back to life. Pure, unexpected, impossible joy.
I'm doing a terrible job of putting it to words, so a comparison might be better. This is like Max Payne, at the end of the second game, finding his wife alive and unharmed, somehow.
I love the exchange between Leia and Han as he is being lowered into the freezing chamber.
Leia: I love you.
Han: I know.
That line couldn't have been written or performed any better.
that's a good actor. he came up with that line (I assume that's common knowledge but I'm not sure) on the spot when the original line wasn't working. Totally perfect for the character.
After the long drought that was RotJ, and Ep. I, I was in a theatre and they showed the preview for Ep. I, namely the part where Darth Maul takes off his hood, and ignites the dual lightsaber. I'll never forget that moment, as pretty much everyone in the audience was screaming "Fuck yes!"
And of course, the ensuing fight is still pretty fucking awesome, so that ranks up there in my favorite movie scenes ever.
Non Star Wars:
The chase scene in Ronin, right where they spring for the case, and the cars start hauling ass through the streets of the small french town. Fast cars, DeNiro with a rocket launcher, machine guns. A recipe for awesome.
(after he blows the tail of their own plane away) "Son, I have some bad news. They got us."
(or something like that)
EDIT: in reflecting, and to veer off topic for a sec, regardless of his qualities as an actor, after seeing harrison ford on both the daily show and conan o'brien, i have to say, the guy's personality is top-fucking-notch.
i swear to god, he's exactly like my dad.
not that I don't love my dad and all.
I love Indiana Jones so much. I only recently realized how much so.
Remember the story of that kid who was lost in woods of California? The story which ends with Harrison Ford's chopper descending from the sky and pulling the kid to safety?
Imagine having that story to tell for the rest of your life.
"I was thinking, man, if Indy were here, he'd no what to do. Then I hear this thumping in the sky...."
think of how many people claim those as their favorite characters ever?
I know I do. at least 2 of the top five, if not my top two.
seriously. when he has a beard, he looks exactly like my dad (with a better haricut). his laid back mannerisms are also the spitting image.
i'm such a goddamn fan, such a lucky kid.
"They're trying to kill us."
"I KNOW, DAD!"
"Well, this has never happened to me before."
Although I think Raiders is the best of the three, Sean Connery was fantastic in Last Crusade.
For some favorite scenes of mine:
Dark City
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When Murdoch is strapped to the table and he wakes up, spinning the table upright and walking off it. Just the idea, "The machine was yours, now it is mine." to me seems so badass.
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Also,
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When the city is revealed in its entirety, just floating in space. My jaw literally dropped in the theater. I've never, ever, been so surprised by a 'twist' in my life.
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While it's not a movie or show, Final Fantasy VII:
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When Red XIII finds out the truth of his father and begins to howl. I tear up now just thinking of it.
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Lately I've been thinking about the movie Thunderheart and:
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When Val Kilmer is talking to the elder and the elder says to him "Run to the stronghold, Thunderheart. The soldiers are coming." is sticking in my head something fierce. I need to watch that movie again.
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seriously, if indy #4 doesn't have australians in south america, what's the goddamn point?
EDIT: i mean, nazis. not australians. i'm not sure why i said that.
I almost wished they were shooting at me.
[realspoiler:8f57efb989]makes out with that Vicki Appleby cheeleader[/realspoiler:8f57efb989]
A victory for the geeks!
I wasn't sure if he made it up, or if it was one of those debated things like when Indy shoots the sword guy in Raiders. So I didn't mention it.
The "how are you?" scene was definitely ad-libbed, though.
[spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]When Adama jumps the Galactica into the atmosphere of the planet, and it's plummeting to the ground. Natural reaction is oh shit and then you see the fighters launching out and you're like fuck yes, and then the Galactica jumps back out right before it hits the ground, and the air rushes back in to fill the gap of the giant fucking spaceship that was just there. SO BADASS.
And then, later in the episode, Galactica is getting hit by the four basestars that surround it, and it's not looking good, and then the fucking Pegasus jumps in and starts launching hundreds of missiles and nukes at the Cylons. And then Galactica escapes and the pegasus fucking crashes into the basestars and takes them all out. That, right there, is gangsta.[/spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]
My other top two badass moments are from Rome and the final season of Angel.
Rome:
[spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]The scene in Rome where the one legionaire is about to be executed in gladiatorial combat. They're insulting him to try and get him to fight back for a better show. No reaction. Then they start insulting his military unit and he fucking grabs one of their shields and decapitates a guy with it. And then kills the rest of them. Best fight scene ever.[/spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]
Angel:
[spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]After they've gone full out against Wolfram & Hart, and they're in the alley, facing a gigantic horde of demons and monsters. Facing doom. There's no way they can make it through it. And the final line in the series is Angel saying "I kinda want to slay the dragon." Badass. And then somehow they all survive anyway, as revealed in the comics. Which doesn't make a lot of sense because Gunn was both human and wounded pretty bad. But who cares, it's awesome.[/spoiler:d5df4f0a8d]
And for Indiana Jones, I love the battle against the tank in the Last Crusade, as well as Sean Connery bringing down the plane with a flock of birds.
Little Miss Sunshine
[spoiler:6efc90b987]After Dwayne's breakdown, Olive just goes down to him and puts her arm around his shoulder. He murmurs out "okay let's go" and I tear up a little bit every time. Also, when the Grandpa goes up to the front of the bus to console Richard on not getting the book deal.[/spoiler:6efc90b987]
Almost Famous has plenty of good ones, and the ending never fails to pick me up.
Monsters, Inc.
[spoiler:6efc90b987]Sully opening the reconstructed door and seeing Boo again. [/spoiler:6efc90b987]
PotC2: Dead Man's Chest:
[spoiler:6efc90b987]Jack screaming and running straight into the Kracken's mouth. So amazing. "Hello, beasty."[/spoiler:6efc90b987]
Huh, sort of a mix of sad and badass moments, I suppose.
For me, the most unforgettable scene was the single shot where
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The Kraken breaks the merchant ship in two.
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The music, the imagery, it was all so perfect. If you're gonna do an action flick that's CGI heavy, POTC2 is a good film to look at how to do it.
His face? Man, ALL of him is CG. Same with the crew. All the actors were dressed in the black jumpsuits. When I was watching the film in theater I was sure it was prosthetics enhanced by CG. But yeah, they're completely computer generated.
he and the director agreed the written response of "I love you too" didn't work for the character and he told Ford to come up with something. Next time they shot it he came out with "I know".
That's from the director's mouth on the commentary so I'd say it's pretty reliable.