Favourite moment in each of your top ten films?

[Verisimilitude1984]

We all have our favourite films, but is there a moment in each that for you makes it memorable, you connected with, made you smile or made you emotional in some way?

Please post your own personal reflections.

As for me...

2010: The Year We Make Contact

[Show spoiler]The moment where Dr.Floyd is resting and receives a message from HAL from David Bowman, leading to their first meeting.

Alien

[Show spoiler]When Brett goes looking for the alien...and finds it.

Creepshow

[Show spoiler]When Richard meets his end in the story 'Something To Tide You Over" and his last lines.

Halloween

[Show spoiler]The ending of the movie and Michael's disappearance - cue music!

In The Mouth of Madness

[Show spoiler]The car journey to Hobb's End.

Jaws

[Show spoiler]When Chief Brody finally sees the Great White up close and says "You're gonna need a bigger boat"

Man of Steel

[Show spoiler]The final battle between Zod and Superman - "You're a monster Zod, and I'm going to stop you." I have to say though, that the beginning of the film with Kal's birth, placement and launch in rocket and Krypton's destruction as Lady Lara looks on made me emotional.

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

[Show spoiler]How the main villain is captured at the end. However, anything with Rebecca Ferguson is a close second!

Narrow Margin

[Show spoiler]When Robert Caulfield is confronted on the train by the two hitmen and the lead one has a conversation with him about giving up the girl, with Caulfield claiming he doesn't know who the woman is. However, it's the 'why he enjoys his job' speech for me.

'Salem's Lot

[Show spoiler]When Ben Mears finally defeats the vampire against a swinging light with more vampires approaching him he's not aware of. The Susan epilogue is a close second.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

[Show spoiler]The conversation between Kirk and Khan leading to "Khaaaaaaaaan!". However, Kirk and Spock's final conversation is something special too.

Superman: The Movie

[Show spoiler]When Superman flies Lex and Otis to the prison, the warden thanks him and Superman says "No, don't thank me Sir. We're all part of the same team. Goodnight."

The Exorcist

[Show spoiler]Father Karras' response to the possessed girl's mother when she asks him he she's going to die, where he says "No" and suddenly his whole demeanour changes and he's found his strength.

The Exorcist III: Legion

[Show spoiler]Any of the conversations between Lt. Kinderman and the Gemini Killer

The Prophecy

[Show spoiler]Any scene with Christopher Walken!

[spectre08]

25th Hour

[Show spoiler]Edward Norton's "**** you" monologue in the mirror
[IMG]https://filmgrab.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/16-****-you.png[/IMG]

Drive

[Show spoiler]The hallway scene when Oscar Issac meets Ryan Gosling

Leon: The Professional

[Show spoiler]Natalie Portman confronting Gary Oldman in the bathroom at the FBI building

Kill Bill

[Show spoiler]Uma Thurman's fight with Lucy Lu in the snow

The Fifth Element

[Show spoiler]Mila Jovovitch's fight scene set to the opera music

Jurassic Park

[Show spoiler]T-Rex reveal

Romeo + Juliet

[Show spoiler]Mercutio's monologue

Pulp Fiction

[Show spoiler]Christopher Walken's monologue about the watch

Fight Club

[Show spoiler]Edward Norton beating himself up in his boss' office

Spring Breakers

[Show spoiler]James Franco playing Britney Spears on the piano

[imsounoriginal]

No order:

Goodfellas
"Last day as a Goodfella"

Amadeus
"The Abduction from the Seraglio"

Goldfinger
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

Die Hard
"Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except..."

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The truck chase.

Star Wars
Binary sunset over Tatooine.

The Lord of the Rings
The opening sequence of The Two Towers.

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence returning from the desert after saving Gasim.

The Godfather, Part II
Vito's first kill.

Casablanca
Literally any scene with Bogie.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Army Of Darkness

[Show spoiler]When Ash has to pick the necronomicon from three different ones and he keeps picking the wrong one.

Evil Dead 2

[Show spoiler]Ash chopping up Linda in the shed.

Die Hard

[Show spoiler]Either the first time yippee ki-yay is said or John jumping off the exploding roof.

Jurassic Park

[Show spoiler]The T-Rex first breaking out. Is there another choice? haha

Ghostbusters

[Show spoiler]Louis getting chased by the terror dog. Especially when he pounds on the glass of the restaurant and nobody does anything.

Ferris Buellers Day Off

[Show spoiler]The end credit go home scene that Deadpool used. That was actually my favorite part of Deadpool too.

Terminator 2

[Show spoiler]The waterway chase scene.

American Beauty

[Show spoiler]Can't think of a stand out. The whole thing is pretty great. Maybe the bag scene.

Serenity

[Show spoiler]The final battle holding back the Reavers.

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

[Show spoiler]

[Coenskubrick]

2001: A Space Odyssey

[Show spoiler]HAL's death scene. "Stop, Dave. I'm... Afraid. My mind is going... I can feel it. There is no question about it. My mind is going. I can feel it." P.S. 2010 was a terrible sequel IMO.

The Big Lebowski

[Show spoiler]"It's like Lenin said, you look for the person who will benefit and... and uh... uh..."
"I am the walrus."

That or this laugh.

The Big Lebowski- Phillip Seymour Hoffman laugh - YouTube

The Castle

[Show spoiler]Just the vibe of the thing.

Psycho

[Show spoiler]The parlour conversation and the part where she's being haunted by the casual suspicious pursuit of the police.
"I think we're all in our private traps. Clamped in them. And none of us can ever get out. We scratch and we claw but only at the air, only at each other, and for all of it we never budge an inch."
"Sometimes we deliberately step into those traps."
"I was born in mine. I don't mind it anymore."
"Oh but you should! You should mind!"
"Oh, I do! But I say I don't!"

The Prestige

[Show spoiler]The twin reveal and the final words of Jackman's character.
"The world is simple, solid, all the way through, but if you could make them believe, just for a second... you never knew did you? Why we did this? It was the look on their faces."

Midnight Cowboy

[Show spoiler]The last scene with Dustin Hoffman's character, and his death next to his most loving friend.

The Miracle Worker

[Show spoiler]The kitchen scene. 9 minutes of 2 incredibly strong willed women battling it out over how to eat breakfast.

Barton Fink

[Show spoiler]Charlie's return and speech.
"Sometimes it gets so hot I feel like I could just crawl right out of my skin."

Blade Runner

[Show spoiler]Hard to pick between "Tears in the Rain" and when he meets his maker. No I mean the scene where he literally talks to his designer.

[Abby is Q]

Night of the Living Dead

[Show spoiler]Karen stabbing her mother.

The Road Warrior

[Show spoiler]Wez freaking out after the Golden Youth is killed.

Oldboy

[Show spoiler]Ending, duh.

City of God

[Show spoiler]Li'l Ze's hotel massacre.

Psycho

[Show spoiler]Shower scene.

Blazing Saddles

[Show spoiler]"Excuse me while I whip this out."

Chungking Express

[Show spoiler]Last scene.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

[Show spoiler]Getting the crackerjack ring engraved.

American Movie

[Show spoiler]"It's alright, it's okay. Jesus told me so."

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

[Show spoiler]"Paging Mr. Herman."

[Verisimilitude1984]

Originally Posted by Coenskubrick

2001: A Space Odyssey

[Show spoiler]HAL's death scene. "Stop, Dave. I'm... Afraid. My mind is going... I can feel it. There is no question about it. My mind is going. I can feel it." P.S. 2010 was a terrible sequel IMO.

I can accept that 2001: A Space Odyssey is a groundbreaking film in cinema and much like the argument of The Exorcist vs. Exorcist III, only one will be remembered universally in that regard. However, much like The Exorcist III people are too quick to dismiss 2010.

I'd really like to know your reasons.

IMO, 2010 is a more conventional film than 2001. It has a great story, it has a great and charismatic actor in Roy Scheider, well directed by Hyams and unlike 2001 I find it an easier film to watch. What grates on me a little about 2001 after a while is how artificial and lacking in any emotion the actors are in presenting their characters. There is very little dialogue either. I'm sure this was a conscious choice on behalf of Kubrick (love to know why), but it does jar with me a little.

[Al_The_Strange]

Dang, it's hard to pick just one from any of these. About as hard as figuring out what my current top 10 is.

Koyaanisqatsi:

[Show spoiler]The finale, and it all finally makes sense.

Koyaanisqatsi - Ending Scene (Best Quality) - YouTube

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King:

[Show spoiler]The first scene.

The Return of the King - Smeagol and Deagol - YouTube

Star Wars:

[Show spoiler]The Battle of Yavin

Death Star Assault - A New Hope [1080p HD] - YouTube

The Matrix:

[Show spoiler]Neo Vs Smith

The Matrix Neo vs Mr. Smith (Subway Fight) - YouTube

The Dark Knight:

[Show spoiler]The big chase scene.

Car Chase from The Dark Knight - (Part 1 of 2) [HD] - YouTube

The Dark Knight: Joker's car chase (Part 2) - YouTube

Terminator 2: Judgment Day:

[Show spoiler]Sarah's dream sequence.

The Nuclear Apocalypse Scene - Terminator 2 (1991) - HD - YouTube

Raiders of the Lost Ark:

[Show spoiler]The finale.

Raiders of the Lost Ark - The opening of the Ark - The LORD's vengeance!! - YouTube

Kill Bill Vol. 1:

[Show spoiler]Pretty much the entire last half hour.

Kill Bill - The Bride VS. Gogo and The Crazy 88's (Alternate Version) - YouTube

Wall-E:

[Show spoiler]That part where Eva gets fixed and Wall-E thinks she's getting tortured. You know, the scene before this one:

Rouged Robots- Wall-E (Part 1) - YouTube

The Passion of the Christ:

[Show spoiler]Can't just pick any one specific scene in motion, so here's a still of my single most favorite shot that hits me the hardest:

[Coenskubrick]

Originally Posted by Verisimilitude1984

I can accept that 2001: A Space Odyssey is a groundbreaking film in cinema and much like the argument of The Exorcist vs. Exorcist III, only one will be remembered universally in that regard. However, much like The Exorcist III people are too quick to dismiss 2010.

I'd really like to know your reasons.

To me, 2010 did all the things people didn't like to 2001, maybe just not as much, without doing much of any of the things which people did like about 2001. It was slow, there wasn't much action, the characters were not that 3-dimensional, it was still far from being a conventional watch. But it still lacked the creativity of 2001, the things that made it weird in a good way. The story, well, first, the story doesn't need a sequel, I don't know why Clarke continued it, but all the story does is "clarify" the ambiguities of the original that make it such a thought provoking piece of work. The attempts at making the story more "exciting" failed to me. The technical brilliance and realism of the world created is gone. Very little impression is given of how this new ship works, and it seems far more bulky than necessary. No longer do you see any attention paid to the effects of weightlessness on board and centripetal gravity, nor is space silent, and futuristic flat-screens have been replaced by crappy old CRT televisions. A lot more of traditional film cliches are present but without the surrounding mood to make them seem charming or exciting and instead they feel clunky and out of place. The film asks very little in the way of interesting questions about the nature of man or evolution, and reduces the thoughts on HAL's A.I. to "Well he was just programmed badly, but he's really a nice guy".

So those are some of my reasons.

What grates on me a little about 2001 after a while is how artificial and lacking in any emotion the actors are in presenting their characters. There is very little dialogue either. I'm sure this was a conscious choice on behalf of Kubrick (love to know why), but it does jar with me a little.

Without going into too much detail there's a lot of reasons for the way the characters communicate. From a strictly narrative point of view they are strictly trained astronauts (trained to be able to handle difficult situations without excitement) who have been isolated together a long time and have run out of things to say to each other. Thematically it shows the progression of humanity to a more efficient, pragmatic being becoming further apart from it's roots and the contrast between the unemotional astronauts and HAL's paranoid, passive-agressive behaviour invite the viewer to further question what real emotions are and whether the computer could be as or even more human than the humans. The emotionlessness of humanity could be seen as a step towards the "superhuman" aliens and what Dave becomes towards the end of the film.

[Rodney-2187]

1- The Force Awakens
Finn And Poe escape the Star Destroyer

2- Guardians of the Galaxy
Knowhere

3- Blade Runner
Enhance 224 to 176.

4- Pulp Fiction
Say "what" again!

5- Casablanca
I stick my neck out for nobody.

6- Ghostbusters
Someone saw a cockroach up on twelve.

7- The Matrix
You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

8- The Big Lebowski

What in God's Holy Name Are You Blathering About? - YouTube

9- The Zero Theorem
Why would you want to prove that all is for nothing?

10- John Wick
The guy actually reloads his weapon and doesn't care about one liners.

[P-Rock]

(01) Blade Runner
Tears in Rain

(02) Aliens
2 girls 2 facehuggers

(03) The Thing '82
Blood test

(04) The Shining
Here's Johnny!

(05) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Bazooka Circus

(06) My Neigbor Totoro
Mei meets Totoro

(07) Monty Python and The Holy Grail
The Killer Rabbit

(08) Evil Dead 2
Henrietta

(09) Stalker
Cart ride

(10) Avalon
Intro

[DCW]

Star Wars
"You're all clear kid, now let's blow this thing and go home!"

Raiders of the Lost Art
Truck chase

The Fellowship of the Ring
Ballin's Tomb

Jurassic Park
First T Rex appearance

Batman
Descent into Mystery

Jaws
Indianapolis speech

Rocky
Ending

Superman The Movie
How big are you...how TALL!

The Fugitive
"I don't care!"

Back to the Future
"It's a miracle I was even born."

[Moviefan2k4]

There's so many moments in all of my favorite films, that choosing one just seems impossible. That said, here's some attempts...

"Back to the Future" Trilogy

[Show spoiler]Part 1: Clock Tower sequence
Part 2: Cafe '80s
Part 3: Lunar Geography with Doc & Clara

"Star Wars" Saga

[Show spoiler]Episode I: Palace Invasion
Episode II: Execution Arena
Episode III: Obi-Wan vs. Vader
Episode IV: Award Ceremony
Episode V: Han's Goodbye
Episode VI: Luke's Surrender
Episode VII: Rey & Finn Meet Han

"Superman" Series

[Show spoiler]Superman: The Movie - Lois & Air Force One
Superman II (theatrical) Fireside Revelation
Superman II: Donner Cut - Jor-El's Sacrifice
Superman III - Clark & Lana's scenes
Superman IV - Lenny Luthor
Superman Returns - Lex on Kryptonite Island
Man of Steel - Clark Tells Lois About Jonathan

"Batman" Series

[Show spoiler]Batman '89 - Partyman
Batman Returns - Ending
Batman Forever - Riddler Meets Two-Face
Batman & Robin - Mr. Freeze's Lair
Batman Begins - The Bat's First Night
The Dark Knight - Joker Meets the Mob
The Dark Knight Rises - John Blake's Fate

One of my biggest faves however, is The Wizard of Oz...and my favorite moment by far is the Scarecrow singing "If I Only Had A Brain".

[filmmusic]

For quite some time I have a list with my 10 favourite movies ever.
It was very hard to pick and I guess it could change , but here it goes along with my favourite moments:


Ε.Τ.-Τhe Extra Terrestrial

[Show spoiler]last 5-6 minutes

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

[Show spoiler]Beast's transformation

Fantasia

[Show spoiler]Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker

Indiana Jones & temple of Doom

[Show spoiler]Opening Musical Number & First Sacrifice

The Empire Strikes Back

[Show spoiler]Carbon Freeze/love scene

Amadeus

[Show spoiler]Lacrimosa scene

Jurassic Park

[Show spoiler]arrival at the island and Dinosaurs reveal

Terminator 2

[Show spoiler]Main Titles

Batman Returns

[Show spoiler]Opening & Main Title sequence

Titanic
can't decide
maybe the

[Show spoiler]Nearer My God to Thee scene (last music the players played)

[Lepidopterous]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

American Beauty
Can't think of a stand out. The whole thing is pretty great. Maybe the bag scene.

I can't stand that scene. At least it's a great film regardless.

[Lepidopterous]

I highlighted my favorite moments rather than scenes:

1. The Fountain
Tommy and the tree of life

2. Princess Mononoke
First time we see the Forest Spirit

3. Hiroshima Mon Amour
Showing their bare bodies together after the destructive horrors of war

4. Babel
Rinko Kikuchi's ecstasy

5. Ghost in the Shell
Ending between Motoko and the Puppet Master

6. The Lion King
Hakuna matata

7. The Artist
Bang!

8. The Wrestler
Final shot

9. Modern Times
Keeping up in the factory line

10. Amour
Caressing the pigeon

[zorbonaut]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

I can't stand that scene. At least it's a great film regardless.

It's funny how that bag scene is so polarizing. I personally loved that scene and it what stands out to me as well in American Beauty.

[Michael24]

01. Raiders of the Lost Ark - The desert chase
02. Star Wars - TIE Fighter attack
03. Jaws - The first shark chase
04. Ghostbusters - "Savin' the Day" sequence
05. Back to the Future - Clocktower finale
06. Lethal Weapon - Hollywood Boulevard chase
07. Aliens - Ripley's rescue
08. The Mummy ('99) - Sandstorm sequence
09. Jurassic Park - First T-rex attack
10. Blade Runner - Deckard retires Zhora

[Jasonic]

Spirited Away
Chihiro meeting Kamajii

Princess Mononoke
San raiding Iron Town

Red Cliff
Just the whole epic naval battle

Memories of Murder
Chasing down the guy in red panties

Battle Royale
Kiriyama vs Mitzuko

The Dark Knight
Interrogation scene

Beauty and the Beast
The dance in the ballroom

Jurassic Park
First T-rex encounter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
"Wise man once said, forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."

Seven Samurai
the entire part of the battle that happens in the mud and rain

[jabbercash]

10. American Hustle

Live And Let Die American Hustle - YouTube

9. Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet (9/11) Movie CLIP - Joy Ride With Frank (1986) HD - YouTube

8. The Social Network

The Social Network - Courtroom Scene - YouTube

7. The Godfather

The New Godfather - The Godfather (9/9) Movie CLIP (1972) HD - YouTube

6. The Godfather Part II

The Godfather: Part 2 (5/8) Movie CLIP - Sicilian Revenge (1974) HD - YouTube

5. Vertigo

Vertigo (10/11) Movie CLIP - Judy Becomes Madeleine (1958) HD - YouTube

4. Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights (HD) - Opening Steadicam Scene - YouTube

3. Pulp Fiction

Ezekiel 25:17 (the ending) - YouTube

2. L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential (3/10) Movie CLIP - The Interrogation (1997) HD - YouTube

1. Goodfellas

Goodfellas - Steadicam Shot - YouTube