And The Most Pretentious Movie Scene Of The Year Award Goes To... [Archive]

SLAW

01-14-2003, 07:03 PM

MINORITY REPORT.

I think the most pretentious scene of the year award goes to MINORITY REPORT with the female precog telling Tom Cruise and his wife what would of happened if their son had lived. There's no reason for that scene other then for the audience to feel for the characters. Why would she (the precog) tell them that? It's just torture and it didn't accomplish anything.

What's your guys's? Also, what movie do you think was the most pretentious?

The Professional

01-14-2003, 07:13 PM

i think the word pretentious is overrated. now think about that one. :)

XXX was pretty prententious. all it tried to do was be cool, and failed miserably.

SLAW

01-14-2003, 07:16 PM

Originally posted by The Professional
i think the word pretentious is overrated. now think about that one. :)

lol. I have actually been annoyed by its use on these boards, but for this thread I thought it was ayyight. And "xXx" was pretty bad.

A.J. Hakari

01-14-2003, 07:17 PM

LEFT BEHIND II: TRIBULATION FORCE - This one scene where a pilot on the side of good comes face to face with the Antichrist in an airplane wasn't handled with care, IMHO. This man is going up against the most evil individual in the world, the son of Satan himself, and just so we know he's evil, he gets a brief, CGI Halloween mask put on him. Yup, the fear's in me. :rolleyes:

Beeblebrox

01-14-2003, 07:20 PM

There's no reason for that scene other then for the audience to feel for the characters. Why would she (the precog) tell them that? It's just torture and it didn't accomplish anything.

Even if that were true, is that really the correct use of the word "pretentious?"

Getting the audience to feel for the characters is hardly unecessary. The point of the scene was to give fill an emotional void for Anderton and his wife over the loss of their child. They could see what it would have been like if he hadn't been taken. She reminds them that they have too much love to forsake their marriage.

Scarface98.9

01-14-2003, 07:30 PM

My picks would be XXX and Road to Perdition. I agree with XXX about it trying to be cool when it failed miserably

ColinM

01-15-2003, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by SLAW
I think the most pretentious scene of the year award goes to MINORITY REPORT with the female precog telling Tom Cruise and his wife what would of happened if their son had lived. There's no reason for that scene other then for the audience to feel for the characters. Why would she (the precog) tell them that?

It gave them a sense of closure.

BadCoverVersion

01-15-2003, 05:25 AM

Sorry folks...

The plastic bag sequence in "American Beauty", Tracey Emin has been filming that shite for years...and I just can't abide Tracey Emin. I saw the plastic bag malarkey at the Tate gallery, London in about '98. The only difference was the music, Emin used "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors...everything else (backdrop, camcorder effect, etc) was EXACTLY the same.

I wasn't impressed then...and I certainly wasn't impressed when I saw American Beauty.

freakandgeek

01-15-2003, 06:07 AM

Originally posted by The Professional
XXX was pretty prententious. all it tried to do was be cool, and failed miserably.

must agree

Grebdron

01-15-2003, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Sorry folks...

The plastic bag sequence in "American Beauty", Tracey Emin has been filming that shite for years...and I just can't abide Tracey Emin. I saw the plastic bag malarkey at the Tate gallery, London in about '98. The only difference was the music, Emin used "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors...everything else (backdrop, camcorder effect, etc) was EXACTLY the same.

I wasn't impressed then...and I certainly wasn't impressed when I saw American Beauty.

Good call, BCV.

And pretty much every scene in Magnolia.

bob

01-15-2003, 06:15 PM

The end shot of Spider-Man where he lands on a flagpole and the american flag is billowing behind him.

***VOMIT***

Uh, that's-

***VOMIT***

Better.

santi-freak

01-15-2003, 09:13 PM

The "love" scenes in Episode II: Attack of the clones. They were SO boring. Lucas, you CAN'T DIRECT ACTORS!!!!!!!!

charliebobo

01-16-2003, 06:11 AM

Originally posted by bob
The end shot of Spider-Man where he lands on a flagpole and the american flag is billowing behind him.

***VOMIT***

Uh, that's-

***VOMIT***

Better.

LOL. I totally agree

dannywalker17

01-17-2003, 03:20 PM

All of Bowling For Columbine.

Annie Hall

01-17-2003, 03:59 PM

Episode II was pretty horrific in the fireside chat scene. "You invade my soul" (intense look)...

what was *that* aboot?

MickeyKnox

01-17-2003, 04:58 PM

XXX oh my god that filmed try to take itself seriously ah bullshit this movie sucked major

dr.gorman

01-17-2003, 05:08 PM

Every scene in The Two Towers that tried to pull my emotional strings. All of them in the end failed miserably for me because IMO they tried to hard to be emotional.

SLAW

01-19-2003, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Beeblebrox
Even if that were true, is that really the correct use of the word "pretentious?"

So we meet again, Beeblebrox. Pretentious means (the interpreation I get) to try and be really showy or meaningful when it's not necessarry.

Cosimo

01-19-2003, 03:44 PM

Although Gangs Of New York imo felt extremely uncomplete in its narrative and undeveloped characters (with the exception of Bill The Butcher).The most pretentious scene of the year has to be in its final scene with New York City evolving in the background of the two graves.To say that these gangsters helped build present day New York is a little far fetched and also quite an insult.I often get the feeling with Scorsese,although im a huge fan that he often glamorises gangsters.The final scenes of GONY proved me right.Although pretty cool and at times represented as comedians (Joe Pesci is fucking hilarious)these people are the lowest of the low.What about the Italians,Jews and so on?Didnt they help build what is present day New York?

Beeblebrox

01-19-2003, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by SLAW
So we meet again, Beeblebrox. Pretentious means (the interpreation I get) to try and be really showy or meaningful when it's not necessarry.

Pretentious means showy or meaningful when it isn't. That scene is not pretentious, and even if it were by YOUR definition, it hardly qualifies as the MOST pretentious of the year.

My vote for the most pretentious scenes would be anything 9-11 related in The 25th Hour.

BakeTheMooCow

01-19-2003, 04:12 PM

I hate that word, pretentious. People use it too much. I rarely find things pretentious, especially in movies. Anyway, people are listing American Beauty and Magnolia scenes when this thread is for this year only.

BadCoverVersion

01-19-2003, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by BakeTheMooCow
I hate that word, pretentious. People use it too much. I rarely find things pretentious, especially in movies. Anyway, people are listing American Beauty and Magnolia scenes when this thread is for this year only.

You're correct mate...I missed that bit!!!

Scrap the comments about American Beauty, I'm going with TAPE, just pick a scene...any fucking scene!!!

Artsy, pretentious pish...awful acting and practically unwatchable!!!

SLAW

01-19-2003, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
You're correct mate...I missed that bit!!!

Scrap the comments about American Beauty, I'm going with TAPE, just pick a scene...any fucking scene!!!

Artsy, pretentious pish...awful acting and practically unwatchable!!!

Now what was so bad about that? Just a little harmless quirky movie. :confused:

And Beeblebrox, it's just my opinion. I did not think there was a point to that scene in MR other then to show off some dramatic acting. It was only designed to make people cry. I resent that kind of stuff (when it feels forced).

SLAW

01-19-2003, 08:02 PM

Oh yeah and I don't like the word "pretentious" to much either. I'm not even sure why I used it here. I should have just wrote "The Most Phony Feeling Scene Of The Year" or something.

notchreturns

01-19-2003, 08:46 PM

Tape was a 2001 film, BCV....

And I loved, btw. In my top ten of 2001.

the movie guy

01-21-2003, 03:53 PM

This is SO bad... (ha ha ha ha)

The most pretentious scene of 2002 was in Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever when two of the characters (I could care less which two they were) are having an emotional moment in front of a giant water tank, at a zoo, with manitees swimming around in the background. Horrible. Horrible.

SLAW

01-21-2003, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by the movie guy
This is SO bad... (ha ha ha ha)

The most pretentious scene of 2002 was in Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever when two of the characters (I could care less which two they were) are having an emotional moment in front of a giant water tank, at a zoo, with manitees swimming around in the background. Horrible. Horrible.

I thought the script was so fucking bad that it couldn't be redeemed. But the directing style was good. I thought that was a beautifully shot scene. Bad movie though.

bskutle

01-22-2003, 08:34 AM

**Spoiler Warning**

Ed Harris' grandstanding final scene in "The Hours"

Julianne Moore's non-suicide in "The Hours"

Meryl Streep's breakdown in the kitchen in "The Hours"

All of "Adaptation," but it's too fun to care.

**End Spoilers**

Hannibal21

01-23-2003, 04:33 AM

The scenes in the fucking awful MASTER OF DISGUISE when the bad guy farts whenever he laughs. Umm, were those scenes supposed to be funny? :confused:

freakandgeek

01-23-2003, 07:06 AM