The greatest three minutes in film
02-06-03, 11:21 PM
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The greatest three minutes in film
Either
the Gene Kelly solo in the rain in, you guessed it, Singing in the Rain - I just watched this with my 3-year-old son; we were both transfixed
or
the baptism/aria/tying up loose ends sequence in The Godfather - I DID NOT just watch this one with my 3-year-old son.
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the Gene Kelly solo in the rain in, you guessed it, Singing in the Rain - I just watched this with my 3-year-old son; we were both transfixed
or
the baptism/aria/tying up loose ends sequence in The Godfather - I DID NOT just watch this one with my 3-year-old son.
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02-06-03, 11:36 PM
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Good thread idea! (though in the wrong forum)
I would say:
The "Damn it feels good to be a gangsta" scene in Office Space.
Or, the walking scene in Reservoir Dogs.
I would say:
The "Damn it feels good to be a gangsta" scene in Office Space.
Or, the walking scene in Reservoir Dogs.
02-06-03, 11:41 PM
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You people are kidding me.
Everyone knows it's the fight scene between the Man In Black (see, I'm spoiler-friendly!) and Inego in The Princess Bride.
Yes, it narrowly beats out the "Black man in sci-fi/fanasy" scene from Chasing Amy, which in turn leaves the three sex scenes intercut with a football match in Trainspotting in its dust.
Sorry lads, those are the facts... it's not like I chose them.
Everyone knows it's the fight scene between the Man In Black (see, I'm spoiler-friendly!) and Inego in The Princess Bride.
Yes, it narrowly beats out the "Black man in sci-fi/fanasy" scene from Chasing Amy, which in turn leaves the three sex scenes intercut with a football match in Trainspotting in its dust.
Sorry lads, those are the facts... it's not like I chose them.
02-06-03, 11:46 PM
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The opening shootout in the Killer. Changed my view of action forever. From the moment he shoots the guy at the door till the last bullet is fired that is the greatest 3 minutes of action in cinema.
02-07-03, 12:05 AM
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki7
The opening shootout in the Killer. Changed my view of action forever. From the moment he shoots the guy at the door till the last bullet is fired that is the greatest 3 minutes of action in cinema.
The opening shootout in the Killer. Changed my view of action forever. From the moment he shoots the guy at the door till the last bullet is fired that is the greatest 3 minutes of action in cinema.
02-07-03, 01:35 AM
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Originally posted by Cornelius1047
"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hilarity and brilliance ensues...
K
"We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold."
Hilarity and brilliance ensues...
K
I would also have to add Michael Corleone in the restaurant in The Godfather. And also, the last 15-20 minutes of Requiem for a Dream.
02-07-03, 05:10 AM
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Originally posted by DonnachaOne
=Yes, it narrowly beats out the "Black man in sci-fi/fanasy" scene from Chasing Amy[/B]
=Yes, it narrowly beats out the "Black man in sci-fi/fanasy" scene from Chasing Amy[/B]
Hooper: And Jedi's the most insulting installment. Because Vader's beautiful black visage is sullied when he pulls off his mask to reveal a feeble, crusty, old white man! They tryin' to tell us that deep inside we all wants to be white!
Banky: Well, isn't that true?
02-07-03, 06:30 AM
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Omar Sharif's entrance in Lawrence of Arabia
Pretty much any moment in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Buck Turgidson's six points in Dr. Strangelove
And I also love the Inego/Man in Black fight scene in Princess Bride.
Pretty much any moment in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Buck Turgidson's six points in Dr. Strangelove
And I also love the Inego/Man in Black fight scene in Princess Bride.
02-07-03, 07:33 AM
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Got to agree with the showdown from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly being a great clip. The "tying up loose ends" scenes from either of the first two Godfather movies would be on my list as well, though if I had to rate one over the other, it'd be the original. But I think my personal favorite would the last three (okay, maybe fifteen or so) minutes of The Usual Suspects. I know what's coming and I still get chills when I watch that.
02-07-03, 07:39 AM
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All previous mentions are quite good, so I'll go with a couple of other examples that make me giddy:
The Convent - opening sequence set to Leslie Gore's "You Don't Own Me" - Violent, twisted and wonderfully sick.
An American Werewolf In London - the transformation
Hedwig And The Angry Inch - take your pick: either "Origins Of Love" or "Wig In A Box"
The Convent - opening sequence set to Leslie Gore's "You Don't Own Me" - Violent, twisted and wonderfully sick.
An American Werewolf In London - the transformation
Hedwig And The Angry Inch - take your pick: either "Origins Of Love" or "Wig In A Box"
02-07-03, 07:56 AM
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I could compile a huge list here.
Three from Michael Mann that I have seen again recently:
The flight into the mountains and Alice's final decision on the cliff in Last of the Mohicans; the bank heist spilling into the streets in Heat; the driving range sequence in the Insider.
Three from Michael Mann that I have seen again recently:
The flight into the mountains and Alice's final decision on the cliff in Last of the Mohicans; the bank heist spilling into the streets in Heat; the driving range sequence in the Insider.
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02-07-03, 08:15 AM
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Question:
How long is the 'Danny Boy' scene in Miller's Crossing?
Call me a sicko, but I like the 'Singin' In the Rain' sequence in A Clockwork Orange better than the original. Of course, it doesn't work well without the original, so maybe it doesn't count.
Oh yeah, and the scene when HAL dies in 2001.
"Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer trruuueeee..."
How long is the 'Danny Boy' scene in Miller's Crossing?
Call me a sicko, but I like the 'Singin' In the Rain' sequence in A Clockwork Orange better than the original. Of course, it doesn't work well without the original, so maybe it doesn't count.
Oh yeah, and the scene when HAL dies in 2001.
"Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer trruuueeee..."
02-07-03, 08:16 AM
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"La Marseillaise" in Casablanca
The first reveal on Orson Welles in The Third Man
I didn't care for the movie as a whole, but the CIA break-in in Mission: Impossible was pretty damn cool.
The first reveal on Orson Welles in The Third Man
I didn't care for the movie as a whole, but the CIA break-in in Mission: Impossible was pretty damn cool.
