Memorable Movies
I lifted this from Red, who in turn found it courtesy of the Big Stupid One.
1) What moment from what movie still makes you laugh out loud - no matter how many times you see it?
The Mayor's speech in Blazing Saddles: "We'll take the n*****s and the chinks, but We. Won't. Take. The. Irish!"
Louis (Rick Moranis) at Ghost Buster's HQ: "Yes. Have some."
Spinal Tap..all of it I guess. But the scene at Elvis' grave always come to mind, as well watching the band get lost backstage ("Hello Cleveland!"). And of course...Stonehenge.
The bar scene in The Sure Thing, especially the fat guy trying in vain to engage the waitress in conversation. Kills me.
The opening scene in Super Troopers: "Candy bars!"
2) What moment from what movie still makes you cry like a baby - no matter how many times you see it?
I can neither confirm nor deny this, but rumor has it that Secondhand Lions may caused a few moments of misty-eyes, along with last stand of Pike and Dutch in The Wild Bunch.
3) What moment from what movie made you actually turn your head from the screen - either in fear, revulsion, or contempt for the fact that you actually paid money to see the film?
Like Red, the Well Girl from The Ring coming out of the TV scare the bejesus out of me. There's no logical reason for it - it's not like I worry about angry chicks popping out of my TV - but that image just hits home in an entirely visceral way.
For revulsion: the scene in Saving Private Ryan where Pvt. Mellish is knifed to death by SS soldier. I can't think of a more gut churning image of death. The fear and desperation displayed by Adam Goldberg as he pleads for his life is horrifying.
(BONUS) What is one single moment from a film that is indelibly etched in your brain? Not a scene or a sequence exactly, but three or four seconds from a movie that contain an image or phrase or concept that transcends normal movies?
Darth Vader boarding the captured Rebel Blockage Runner, stepping over the dead and emrging through the smoke. When I first saw it this brief clip screamed 'bad guy! really bad guy!' to my seven year old brain.
1) What moment from what movie still makes you laugh out loud - no matter how many times you see it?
The Mayor's speech in Blazing Saddles: "We'll take the n*****s and the chinks, but We. Won't. Take. The. Irish!"
Louis (Rick Moranis) at Ghost Buster's HQ: "Yes. Have some."
Spinal Tap..all of it I guess. But the scene at Elvis' grave always come to mind, as well watching the band get lost backstage ("Hello Cleveland!"). And of course...Stonehenge.
The bar scene in The Sure Thing, especially the fat guy trying in vain to engage the waitress in conversation. Kills me.
The opening scene in Super Troopers: "Candy bars!"
2) What moment from what movie still makes you cry like a baby - no matter how many times you see it?
I can neither confirm nor deny this, but rumor has it that Secondhand Lions may caused a few moments of misty-eyes, along with last stand of Pike and Dutch in The Wild Bunch.
3) What moment from what movie made you actually turn your head from the screen - either in fear, revulsion, or contempt for the fact that you actually paid money to see the film?
Like Red, the Well Girl from The Ring coming out of the TV scare the bejesus out of me. There's no logical reason for it - it's not like I worry about angry chicks popping out of my TV - but that image just hits home in an entirely visceral way.
For revulsion: the scene in Saving Private Ryan where Pvt. Mellish is knifed to death by SS soldier. I can't think of a more gut churning image of death. The fear and desperation displayed by Adam Goldberg as he pleads for his life is horrifying.
(BONUS) What is one single moment from a film that is indelibly etched in your brain? Not a scene or a sequence exactly, but three or four seconds from a movie that contain an image or phrase or concept that transcends normal movies?
Darth Vader boarding the captured Rebel Blockage Runner, stepping over the dead and emrging through the smoke. When I first saw it this brief clip screamed 'bad guy! really bad guy!' to my seven year old brain.
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