No Country For Old Men The Coin Toss. I watched this with an SO as she held my hand. Both our hands were sweating profusely. Death stood in front of this poor, old man. With a coin... The Godfather Home Office/Study. "Michael is it true?" "Don't ask me about my business..." *doors slowly close* Just mesmerizing. Terminator 2. Cyberdyne HQ; blue filter galore, night, mini gun + grenade launcher, SWAT truck, motorcycle, helicopter, and a whole lot of cops and 2 killing machines. Hell yea.
When I was in high school I thought my adult life would be some combination of that movie and White Men Can't Jump.
Lobby scene in The Matrix FTW Also...just to name a recent one...The last 20 or so minutes of Cabin in the Woods, when all hell breaks lose, is sublime.
The Player, opening scene. Amazing one-take tracking shot. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0epB5Z6ijpk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/u9S41Kplsbs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The "throw the ball Joey!!" scene from Bad news bears. Best fork you in all of cinema. The Wall Street finale in Trading Places.
The ending to Kill Bill Vol.1. The music is perfect. (spoiler) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Zc6V9sBuf_U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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In addition to many of those already mentioned: Luke vs. Vader in Empire <iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C-DeI3ohVbY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The full diner scene from Reservoir Dogs, but I can only find the tipping portion <iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Eb5uCh-8rZ4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, again can't find the full version <iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Pr-8AP0To4k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
can't believe this hasn't been posted... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EfbYp9oaIT8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
So many great ones here...a bunch that I would have posted for sure had they occurred to me earlier. The diner scene in Heat and the "catch with Dad" from Field of Dreams come to mind now.
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"To Kill a Mockingbird"-- Atticus Finch leaves the courtoom. I have a couple of friends who claim that this scene inspired them to become lawyers. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/q7CX_5D6y6E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Another one that I love but can find no video for is the last few minutes of "A League of Their Own" when the now-grown women enter their wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Just love that movie anytime, anywhere. "Tootsie"-- The Russian Tea room with Dorothy and her agent. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uOUWQBDbtso" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Final scene from "The Alamo." Love this song, first heard as a 8 YO... always have loved choral music since. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pN8HRamHgYs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Oh Captain, my Captain from "Dead Poet's Society" <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vdXhWS7lLvs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Exactly what I first thought of. Then I thought Tarantino (diner scene in Reservoir Dogs or the tasty burger/flock of seagulls in Pulp Fiction) but he's been covered, thought Full Metal Jacket (there's about 19 different ones in that movie), there's always the Godfather when the door closes in her face, Platoon when they're getting baked with "Tracks of My Tears" playing, Capt. Quint's speech in Jaws, but I'll go out on a limb here, possibly the funniest opening to a movie ever: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0PKtGnyGuKM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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