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i think some movie scenes somehow capture something larger than life. or there's something about the scene that just makes it a favorite. sometimes, the movie is okay but a scene transcends it all.
i waited to see an italian movie again called 'white nights' where there is a scene when the italian actor marcello mastroianni is trying to impress a young lady and he goes into a small bar/club/restaurant with her. and he goes into a dance on the floor there. i loved that scene and went to see the movie just to see the scene again.
i find the party scene in 'house party' a great scene in film history. the dancing and one person trying to outdo the other in rap has a grat energy.
i can't think of the name of this film, but it's about two guys who cause trouble going out into the town. i think peter falk was one of the actors. and the review said that the last 15 minutes of the film was one of the most riveting in film history.
i think there are some great scenes in la strada. the end scene finalizes the tradegy.
two scenes i just cry. one is in pather pachali. and the other is at the ending of forbidden games. they are the two scenes i know that just really get to me.
finally, i saw two scenes in the national lampoon's comedy 'van wilder' about 15 times each, and i will buy the film just for these two scenes. one is the dog sperm in the pastry scene at the frat house, and the other is the colon cleaner releasing/medical exam and meeting with the northwestern medical faculty. both are done to perfection.

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#1 and #1(a) - dest 06:29:00 10/14/02 (1)
The Duke's reaction when Robert Duvall calls him a "one-eyed fat man" in True Grit.
Phoebe Cates coming out of the swimming pool in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
- Re: #1 and #1(a) - Mrs. Piggy 14:32:05 10/15/02 (0)
  I have to agree with you!
  The music and the film speed of the exit create such an air of excitement! It's electric.
  (Fast Times).
  mp
In New York, New York, (Scorcese) - gware 21:42:39 10/13/02 (0)
The VJ Day Big Band party, when De Niros character snaps his fingers says: "Swingin' Band", then meets Lisa Minelli for the first time (and is a total jerk)
I've always felt that whole sequence just worked so well...
Eric
Tokyo
C. Walken visiting D. Hopper in "True Romance" - Doomsday Machine 10:18:05 10/13/02 (5)
One of my favorites is the Mafia mid-level boss Christopher Walken visiting Dennis Hopper in his trailer in "True Romance". When Hopper is interrogated and starts explaining the history of Sicily for the Mafia the interplay between Walken & Hopper is priceless !! Even "Tony Soprano" is in the scene for an added bonus.
- "so you tell me...Am I lying??" I just wanted to throw that in:o)-nt - Mrs. Piggy 18:41:49 10/15/02 (0)
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- That is a FANTASTIC scene.... - Mrs. Piggy 17:51:48 10/13/02 (3)
  Good thinking! Absolutely nothing short of brilliant--captivating.
  another--"we was like the roman empire" discussing how condemended men would go home, have a nice meal, take a nice bath and open their veins secure in the knowledge that this act would help their families avoid retrobution. The Godfather II.
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  - You have decided for me which DVD I'll watch tonight - cfraser 19:20:36 10/13/02 (2)
    Believe it or not, I have never seen any of the Godfather movies. Bought the DVD set when it first came out, but haven't even opened it yet.
    I am so far behind: last night I watched The Sixth Sense (bought that last year) for the first time. I like simple movies that have a surprise (though I started speculating on it after recently watching The Others, hard not to). This movie is not at all what I thought it would be, I don't like scary/horror movies in general, quite impressive all in all, done in a very un-Hollywood way (for these days).
    - Oh you are in for a real treat.... - Mrs. Piggy 19:57:06 10/13/02 (1)
      I enjoyed the sequel more than the original but both Godfather's are beautiful works of art. Please do yourself a favor and don't waste a minute on Godfather III!!! I was embarassed for FFC and the entire cast and crew. Watching it was painful. More like Beverly Hills 90210 meets Godfather.
      The secret to 6th sense--Overated. I new from the midway point, "the big mystery." I just guesssed it in a what if scenario--and looked for clues which were not there. Not a big deal of a movie. But I generally don't care for the "horror" film gnre either (although they classify this as a pshycological thriller).
      mp
      - I get the wrong impression from reviews - cfraser 10:21:00 10/14/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Oh you are in for a real treat.... posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 13, 2002 at 19:57:06:
        
        Almost always. Don't know why I bother reading them. For instance, I thought TSS was supposed to be scary, and it wasn't. Yes, psychological thriller is what it is, like Se7en (watched that the night before) and to some extent Panic Room (last week I think). I guess I don't really have any movies of the "horror" genre here, maybe Brotherhood of the Wolf is border.
        As for Godfather II, that is a sophisticated and subtle film (for me). I'm sure I'll have to watch it a few times to get all that's going on. It is a pastiche of so many situations and events, quick scene changes, that the contextual meaning of a few of them escaped me. Maybe now that I've seen the whole thing, on second watching I'll be able to figure out what the stuff that went over my head means. It's a long movie, but it sure didn't seem long. Well done, very restrained performances by the actors, seemed real. Do you notice how, these days, that so many actors' performances are over the top, and don't seem very realistic? It's as though they figure they have to hit you in the head to convey significance, they (or directors/studio/etc.) presume we're not too bright.
la strada is a perfect example of .... - njjohn 09:46:04 10/13/02 (1)
the concept of a greek tradegy on film. the basis of a tradegy as conceived by the early greeks was that a flaw in the personality, even a glitch, is going to play itself out in the demise of the person.
la strada has three personalities whose flaws are their own demise. almost an extra scene in the end when the main character, if i remember, alone on the beach holds his fist up to the sky to curse the god(s) for what happened. really a perfect ending, a scene while i might not remember the exact details, is one that will always stick with me.
there are perhaps 3 other scenes in that movie that are special to me. i think fellini was one who was aware of the importance of great scenes, haunting scenes.
i think there are a couple of scenes in 'la dolce vita' that he tried to make them immemmorable scenes, but a recent viewing does not hold them of importance to me anymore. one was the water fountain scene where marcello mastrianni was besides himself with the beautiful, but distacted "american actress", and the other was a similar theme in marcello's walk up the staircases with her.

but his surreal scenes in the city's deserted streets are memmorable. don't remember which movie it was, but the character wanders into a black musician, a trumpet player, on the late city streets.
hi movie 'variety lights' has some great scenes. a shot of some of the audiences after the beautiful girl joins the traveling troupe, are scenes that i truly treasure.
these are scenes that never leave the mind. really can never be forgotten.
- Wings of Desire..... Peter Falk senses the angel Damiel's presense - kane 13:13:14 10/13/02 (0)
  "To smoke, and have coffee--and if you do it together, it's fantastic. To draw, and when your hands are cold you rub them together ... " What a surreal moment in a wonderful film.

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