What is the best movie scene of all time?

[grand_vice_city]

The cop torture scene in Reservoir Dogs.



Stuck in the middle with you!

[quoth_the_raven]

The fight on top of the Cathedral at the end of the crow. i think i was about 13 when i first saw that and it blew me away then. and it still blows me away now. its just the whole scene of it...the rain, the gothicness of it, and a nice little fight.

also under consideration...


the scene in star wars episode 3 when jar jar binks get a lightsaber to the head.

oh sorry, that last one was wishful thinking. but u dont see him in episode 4? so thats gotta be a good indicator lol :)

[MarkItZero]

I love the scene when Ricky Roma (Al Pacino) berates John Williamson (Kevin Spacey) after Williamson cost Roma a contract. Classic Pacino at his best:

Roma: You stupid fuckin’ cunt. You, Williamson, I’m talkin’ to you, shithead. You just cost me six thousand dollars. Six thousand dollars and one Cadillac. That’s right. What are you gonna do about it? What are you gonna do about it, asshole. You’re fuckin’ shit. Where did you learn your trade? You stupid fuckin’ cunt. You idiot. Who ever told you that you could work with men?

Oh, I’m gonna have your job, shithead. I’m goin’ downtown. I’m gonna talk to Mitch and Murray. I’m going to Lempkin. I don’t care whose nephew you are, who you know, whose dick you’re suckin’ on. You’re goin’ out. I swear to you, you’re goin’…

Anyone in this office lives on his wits. I’m gonna be with you in a second. What you’re hired for is to help us. Does that seem clear to you? To help us, not to fuck us up. To help men who are going out there to try to earn a living, you fairy. You company man. I'll tell you somethin' else, I hope you ripped the joint off. I can tell our friend here a little something might help him to catch you. You wanna learn the first rule. You’d know if you ever spent a day in your life. You never open your mouth till you know what the shot is. You fucking child.

[VicVega]

Marvin's bloody demise in Pulp Fiction.

[Scarface King]

The ending scene of Scarface
The christening scene and the restaurant scene in the Godfather

[Cosimo]

Between,

Apocalypse Now-The execution of Colonel Kurtz
Blade Runner-The rooftop fight between Deckard and Roy
Leon-Gary Oldmans manic killing spree on the family
Heat-Coffee table scene between De Niro and Pacino
The Shining-The Maze
Taxi Driver-Taking the law into his own hands
Pulp Fiction-Mia and Vincent at the 50s diner
Shawshank Redemption-Red and Andy meeting on the beach
Godfather1/2-Fredo's and Sonny's demise

[Bub]

Alien- Bursting from the chest
American Beauty- The dancing bag
E.T. - Flying bike
Goodfellas- "How the fuck am I funny?"
Planet of the Apes- "Goddamn you all to hell!"
Psycho- The "shower" scene
Pulp Fiction- Jack Rabbit Slims
The Silence of the Lambs- Lecter and Clarice first meet
The Shawshank Redemption- Behind the Marylin Monroe poster...
The Shining - "Heeeeeeer's Johnny!"

Just a selection off the top of my noggin..

[Dude]

****SCENE SPOILERS*****


The scene in Life is Beautiful during the rainstorm,... Gudio removes the red carpet role from the car he borrowed and throws it down all those stairs so Dora can walk on it.

When Judy Garland is singing Somewhere Over the rainbow in WOZ

When Cagney is being led away to the chair in Angels W/Dirty Faces, and begins to break down and cry... after telling Jerry the Priest he wouldnt go out a coward just so those impressionable kids wouldnt look up to his life of crime.

James Cagney tap dancing and singing in Yankee Doodle Dandy

Mel Gibson yelling "FREEDOM" while being tortured in Braveheart.

David's mom being brought back to life to spend one day with him in A.I

...too many great moments to list.

[Sugar Magnolia]

I'm just gonna copy and paste my response to the "Movie Moments That Left You Speechless" thread so that more people can see my opinion, which needs to happen.

**SPOILERS**


The murder of Spider in Goodfellas.

Many scenes in Schindler's List had me in awe, which is one of the reasons it's my favorite movie, but above all else I think the liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto left me speechless.

When William Wallace finds out that Robert the Bruce betrayed him on the battlefield in Braveheart.

The Omaha Beach Landing in Saving Private Ryan.

Leatherface's first appearance in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The Helicopter attack in Apocalypse Now.

The Baptism and the murder of the heads of the five families in The Godfather.

Matthew Poncelet's death in Dead Man Walking.

David Helfgott playing the Rachmanninoff Concerto no. 3 in Shine.

The "Did you fuck my wife?" scene in Raging Bull

The Chief discovering that McMurphy has been lobotomized and performing a mercy killing on him in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

"I am your Father!" from The Empire Strikes Back.

The Russian Roulette scene in The Deer Hunter.

Sgt. Elias' death in Platoon.

Danny's death in American History X.

Finding out Tyler Durden's secret in Fight Club.

The Village Scene in Platoon.

[The Delfonics]

Fight Club - When Angel's face gets destoryed "I wanted to destroy something beautiful"

[Grebdron]

The opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The closing of Schindler's List.

[ReservoirDog]

*Spoilers*

When Neo stops the bullets in the end of The Matrix and finally sees the Matrix as the computer program that it is.

[Shad]

It has got to be the classic:

"No Luke, I am your father!" - The Empire Strikes Back

[Tom Samborski]

***SPOILERS***

1.Apocolypse Now- Kurtz's Death
2.Heat- Hanna holding Macauley's hand as Macauley dies.
3.The Terminator- "I'll be back"

[Hannibal21]

Citizen Kane - "rosebud"
Mulholland Drive - The sex scene
Casablanca - "play it, Sam"
Gone with the Wind - "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
Pulp Fiction - Mia and Vincent Vega dancing in 50's bar
Taxi Driver - The ending
Magnolia - The frogs falling from the sky
The Godfather - Sonny's demise

[A.J. Hakari]

Ralphie opens the present - A CHRISTMAS STORY

[Voodoodoll]

Vertigo - when we first see Judy after her shopping trip with Scottie: creepy :)

[SIREN30]

I think it's just supposed to be ONE scene people!

When Scout sees Boo standing behind the door in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, the worlds best movie!:D

[Black Mage]

I don't think I could pick a single best movie scene, but I'll try my hand at my top ten (in no particular order).

1) The Revelation at the end of the Usual Suspects
2) William Wallace yelling "Freedom" at the end of Braveheart
3) The end (beginning) of Memento
4) The end of American Beauty
5) The end of American History X
6) The "I am your father" scene in Empire Strikes Back
7) The first slaughter in Boondock Saints
8) The revalation of Tyler Durdan in Fight Club
9) The drill scene in Pi
10) Coffey's final scene in The Green Mile

[notchreturns]

Quint's haunting monologue aboard the Ocra in JAWS...

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by ReservoirDog
*Spoilers*

When Neo stops the bullets in the end of The Matrix and finally sees the Matrix as the computer program that it is.

i'm not so sure thats much of a spoiler anymore, but hey ur paying attenting to detail :D

<sorry. its first thing in the morning. my juvenile side is here to stay!>

[radikill]

Great picks, all. The only one I have to add off the top of my head is True Romance - Christopher Walken interrogates Dennis Hopper.

[sanshodayu]

The moment when Anju goes into the water in Sansho Dayu (Mizoguchi, 1954) is the most sublime, achingly beautiful and touching in cinema. More impact in a few ripples than any number of Hollywood tidal waves and explosions.

[MickeyKnox]

Raging Bull-When Jake LaMotta gets the beating of a lifetime from Sugar Ray Robinson.

Scarface- the chainsaw scene

Natural Born Kilers- The Opening Sequence

Robocop-The Killing of Alex Murphy

True Romance- The brutal fight between Virgil and Alabama

[MickeyKnox]

Oh yeah and how could forget the ending of Fight Club pure coolness!

[MickeyKnox]

Oh sorry guys forgot to include the SPOILERS for the first half

[Jerk Shapiro]

HAL reading lips in 2001: A Space Oddysey

The opening sequence of Raging Bull

The ending sequence of Raging Bull

The end of Citizen Kane

The beach landing of Saving Private Ryan

"Here's looking at you kid"

[Negrotigre]

The end of the Matrix when Neo "bends the walls" and enters Agent Smith's body-Dope!

The Jake Lamotta Beatdown from SRR

the "Say hello to my little friend!" scene in Scarface,

The bar scene with Daredevil taking out that whole crew--kick Ass!

Negro, Out!

[Annie Hall]

Top 10:

1. The final Lester scene in American Beauty
2. Jack Rabbit Slims in Pulp Fiction
3. Final scene in The Godfather Part II
4. The ending of The Usual Suspects
5. Marla smoking a cigarette in slow-mo in Fight Club
6. "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me!" from The Graduate
7. Stereo scene in Say Anything...
8. Final scene of Pulp Fiction
9. Final scene of Casablanca
10. Final scene of Dr. Strangelove

...God, these are terrible, but it's what I got right now.

[Shockwave]

Mine would have to be Darth Vader throwing the Emperor and his last words. That scene echoed throught my head hours after i saw the movie.

The resteraunt scene in Pulp Fiction with Samuel L. Jackson quoting the bible about the wrath of man kicked so much ass and is prob my fav "cool" moment in a movie.

The end of Falling Down where he relizes he has become the bad guy and just how far hes fallen and does the only thing he felt he could do to help his daughter.