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  • #16
    I don't have the time either to dig up youtubes or even figure out how to put them on. I have an important meeting tonight but just wanted to join in for a little mental relaxation.

    There are several movies of which had special scenes in them that I liked.

    The helo attack in "Apocolips Now" was pretty good ONLY because of the background music.

    In "Jaws" I liked the scene where the great white shark chomps up the stern of the boat.

    In "The Vikings" (Kirk Douglas, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis) any scene showing those Dragon Ships was awesome when accompanied by the background music simulating a long animal horn.

    The Cavalry charge on Bethsheba in WW I was awe inspiring in both the black and white movie "Forty Thousand Horsemen) and the made for TV color version "The Light Horsemen". Interestingly, scenes of the charge were incorporated into the TV series of the "Young Indiana Jones".

    In John Wayne's "Stage Coach" the race through the salt flats to stay ahead of charging Indians was so expertly photographed no remake or copy for other movies have matched it.

    The final battle scene in "Searching for Private Ryan" was so accurate it was actually shocking. Although the scenes of a left-handed sniper with a bolt action rifle designed for right-handers was very well done.

    In "Band of Brothers", the arrival of authentic M-4 Sherman tanks to repel a German attack made me yell "ALL RIGHT".

    In "Marooned", the attempt of a Soviet Voshtok space capsule to rescue Americans in a Gemini-type space capsule was a surprise to everybody. Even to the Russians which led to developing matching access hardware to space vehicles of both countries.

    The ending scene of "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stuart brings tears to our eyes every time.


    Well gotta go now though there is more scenes I liked but it would bore you to death such as the wife swapping scene with Natasha Gurdin in "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice". Well, almost any scene in any movie she was in and the most hilarious was with Tony Curtis in "The Great Race" where she was able to demonstrate her linguistic talent of speaking English, French and Russian.
    Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.

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    • #17
      just couple of scenes

      final lap from Le Mans movie


      Travis Bickle


      what have the romans ever done for us ?


      7th Seal chess scene
      If i only was so smart yesterday as my wife is today

      Minding your own biz is great virtue, but situation awareness saves lives - Dok

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      • #18
        Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

        Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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        • #19
          from letters from iwo jima. i forgot to include clint eastwood in the directors thread.

          the expressions are ghastly and haunting.

          Last edited by astralis; 20 Jul 10,, 23:56.
          There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov

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          • #20
            Not my favorite movie but got this off the top of my head:

            -See Gregory peck getting owned by Danny Devito-


            First Gregory Peck's speech...
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uundu...eature=related


            ...followed by DiVito's speech.
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfL7STmWZ1c
            Last edited by indus creed; 21 Jul 10,, 00:18.

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            • #21
              Money

              Andy will no doubt be weighing in with Mr. Gekko soon. Here's another dynamic commercial moment.

              From Glengarry Glen Ross-

              "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
              "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs

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              • #22
                S-2,

                yeah, the gladiator scene was fun, but the internal historian in me screeched. this was a much better demonstration of how the romans fought.



                Last edited by astralis; 21 Jul 10,, 04:20.
                There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov

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                • #23
                  astralis

                  Loved Rome season 1, One of the best ever done. 2nd Season (aka, Sopranos of the River Tiber) not so much.
                  “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by astralis View Post
                    from letters from iwo jima. i forgot to include clint eastwood in the directors thread.

                    the expressions are ghastly and haunting.

                    You would love this one.
                    Warner Bros - You Must Remember This | American Masters | PBS
                    “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by S-2 View Post
                      Andy will no doubt be weighing in with Mr. Gekko soon. Here's another dynamic commercial moment.

                      From Glengarry Glen Ross-


                      No, this is the best quote.

                      Having sex with her was like reading the Wall St Journal
                      On that note, my company pays for my WSJ subscription.
                      “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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                      • #26
                        Kelly's Heroes:



                        Honestly this whole movie was my favorite scene from a movie. "It's still up! ...no it ain't."
                        "Nature abhors a moron." - H.L. Mencken

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                        • #27

                          Last edited by Andrey Egorov; 21 Jul 10,, 06:29.
                          We're so bad, we're even bad at it

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                          • #28
                            Rounders - Judges Game



                            Good Will Hunting - Bar Scene



                            Pulp Fiction - Breakfast Scene

                            Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                            Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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                            • #29
                              McQueen

                              A couple of Steve's finer moments-



                              and, of course...

                              "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
                              "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by RustyBattleship View Post
                                ....The final battle scene in "Searching for Private Ryan" was so accurate it was actually shocking. Although the scenes of a left-handed sniper with a bolt action rifle designed for right-handers was very well done....
                                Gee, Rusty, did they make a sequel to 'Saving Private Ryan"? :))


                                True Romance

                                Christopher Walkens and Dennis Hoppers great scene:

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