Weve had this before on the old forums, but ill do it again...

[Pete]

What about the shootout in TGTB&TU, in fact the whole final 30 minutes is masterful.

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Alien - My parents had it on VHS, and told me I was never to watch it. I was onlyh a nipper so of course I watched it at the first opportunity, but I had to stop the tape at the bit where the cat goes into that pitch black room - you know something really really horrible is gonna happen. Same for Aliens, I had to look away when Ripley went back down to save Newt.

Hero - The chess bit in the rain.

[jamieL]

One of the scenes in Donnie Darko, where Donnie discusses smurf reproduction:

Sean Smith: Beer and pussy. Thats all I need.
Ronald Fisher: We gotta find ourselves a Smurfette.
Sean Smith: Smurfette?
Ronald Fisher: Yeah, not some tight-ass Middlesex chick, right? Like this cute little blonde that will get down and dirty with the guys. Like Smurfette does.
Donnie: Smurfette doesnt f**k.
Ronald Fisher: Thats bulls**t. Smurfette f**ks all the other Smurfs. Why do you think Papa Smurf made her? Because all the other Smurfs were getting too horny.
Sean Smith: No, no, no, not Vanity. I heard he was a homosexual.
Ronald Fisher: Okay, then, you know what? She f**ks them and Vanity watches. Okay?
Sean Smith: What about Papa Smurf? I mean, he must get in on all the action.
Ronald Fisher: Yeah, what he does, he films the gang-bang, and he beats off to the tape.
Donnie: [shouts] First of all, Papa Smurf didnt create Smurfette. Gargamel did. She was sent in as Gargamels evil spy with the intention of destroying the Smurf village. But the overwhelming goodness of the Smurf way of life transformed her. And as for the whole gang-bang scenario, it just couldnt happen. Smurfs are asexual. They dont even have... reproductive organs under those little, white pants. Its just so illogical, you know, about being a Smurf. You know, whats the point of living... if you dont have a dick?
Sean Smith: [pause] Dammit, Donnie. Why you gotta get all smart on us?

Is it worrying I could quote all that from memory? I love that scene! It always makes me laugh

[redneck]

the cat scene from the boondock saints.

[jamieL]

Pulp Fiction: 3 Favourite scenes from it:

1. At the beginning, talking about foot massages and quarter pounders. With the classic line "Im the foot f*ckin master! Got my technique down n everything!"

2. Just after this scene where they go into the apartment and SLJ asks him for his burger, etc. etc.

3. Its after the car crash and (damn, forgot his name) escapes from being locked up with the gimp and goes to choose his weapon..

Also, Apocalypse Now when the choppers, etc. are flying across and have (if I remember correctly Flight of the Valkyrie) blasting  

[Quixoticish]

The majority of David Lynchs back catalogue do it for me, but if I had to pick one piece then its the theatre scene with Rebekah Del Rio in Mullholland Drive. Deeply disturbing and emotive.

The entirety of Iceland in Beowulf and Grendel. Absolutely sublime cinematography.

Apocalypse Now with "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" playing while the Air Cavalry arrive.

Hot Rod opening the Matrix and becoming Rodimus Prime in Transformers the Movie.  :mrgreen:

[Sam]

Im pretty stupid but I cannot be the only person who didnt get Mullholland drive on the first 5 viewings. Surreal doesnt cover it.

[Serious]

Apocalypse Now with "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" playing while the Air Cavalry arrive.

Ride of the Valkyrs IIRC and yes it was impressive.

[Quixoticish]

Apocalypse Now with "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" playing while the Air Cavalry arrive.

Ride of the Valkyrs IIRC and yes it was impressive.

The particular piece, whilst it become known as that in popular culture isnt actually called "Ride of the Valkyries". Its "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" from the start of Act 3 of Die Walküre from Der Ring des Nibelungen.

[jamieL]

First scene in The Transporteur. Amazing

[SteveF]

Just a few that spring to mind:

* Resevoir Dogs - Ear scene (stuck in the middle with you)
* Saving Private Ryan - opening scene (taking the beach)
* Fight Club - you are not you khakis (just about the whole film tbh)
* Matrix - invasion of Zion (sentinels coming through roof)
* Team America - Durkha Durkah (acting to get into club)
* American Psycho - Plastic Sheeting + axe (do you have a puppy Bateman?)
* Dune - Training with sound weapons (rotating machine target practice)



My three favourite non cinematic scenes of the moment are:

* Spaced - the male bond (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IYTolojQnM)
* R Kelly - His attempt at a serious opera from about episode 9 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLibF2OBS7Q)
* Lazy Town (Kids TV) - Pirate Episode (http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6188385598918453848&q=lazytown)

[neXus]

Odd thing actually, Even when i was younger and saw dune for the first time, i followed it and understood it and loved it ever since.
You watch it and appicate the words the scenes and the plot a lot more every time but I did understand it.

Bar some things tbh the sets and clothes are still on par/better then current films, you could just use the old footage clean it up replace the old graphics with new tech and the film would hold water today.

[Clock'd 0Ne]

Im the sane neXus, loved that film since I was younger.

[Serious]

Im the sane neXus,

You sure your only as sane as neXus?  :shock:  

The warping of space to move the ship at the beginning of Dune was impressive and the film, for all its complexity very easy to understand.

While the original author has passed on his son has written some prequels to explain how the situation developed before the film.