Fantastic/Beautiful moments in Cinema - The PH Compendium

[Trophy Husband]

Jack Elam trying to catch the fly in the barrel of his pistol whilst waiting for harmonica man (Bronson) at the station in Once upon a time in the west.
Also the black guy catching rainwater in his Stetson and drinking it from the brim.
Fantastic imagery given what follows.
My favourite film of all time.

[biggbn]

Halb said:

True Romance, when the leads dad knows that no mater what he does or says, he is already dead, so he asks for a ciggie and then full on offends to the killer (Walken) sitting in front of him. A near perfect, 'fk you' moment.

Tarantino's favourite bit of writing. Masterful.

[Digger]

Very few moments in film have made me go a bit breathless.

A vignette from Danny Boyles’ Sunshine. . . one of my favourite films with many other great scenes.

Approaching Mercury

[Trophy Husband]

Digger said:

Very few moments in film have made me go a bit breathless.

A vignette from Danny Boyles’ Sunshine. . . one of my favourite films with many other great scenes.

Approaching Mercury

Wow. Never seen the film but will endeavour to do so.
Thanks.

[Pesty]

Digger said:

Very few moments in film have made me go a bit breathless.

A vignette from Danny Boyles’ Sunshine. . . one of my favourite films with many other great scenes.

Approaching Mercury

Fixing the solar reflectors to the adagio is also fabulous.

Edit TH it’s a fantastic sci fi. A must watch imho however just turn it off 7 or so minutes before the end.
Oh and don’t search for other scenes.

Edited by Pesty on Sunday 19th January 21:41

[Watchman]

biggbn said:

Halb said:

True Romance, when the leads dad knows that no mater what he does or says, he is already dead, so he asks for a ciggie and then full on offends to the killer (Walken) sitting in front of him. A near perfect, 'fk you' moment.

Tarantino's favourite bit of writing. Masterful.

That was brilliant, yes. I don't even know what the eggplant reference means but it's reception by Walken's character showed it worked.

[Halb]

Watchman said:

That was brilliant, yes. I don't even know what the eggplant reference means but it's reception by Walken's character showed it worked.

it's an ad hom yanks use for black people.

[biggbn]

Watchman said:

biggbn said:

Halb said:

True Romance, when the leads dad knows that no mater what he does or says, he is already dead, so he asks for a ciggie and then full on offends to the killer (Walken) sitting in front of him. A near perfect, 'fk you' moment.

Tarantino's favourite bit of writing. Masterful.

That was brilliant, yes. I don't even know what the eggplant reference means but it's reception by Walken's character showed it worked.

The Italian racial slur 'moulingon' (spelling?) comes from a regional pronunciation of the Italian for eggplant, immigrants were called this because the colour of their skin matched the colour of an eggplant.. This part, including the cantaloupe comeback and laughter was said to have been an ad lib improvisation, but please not, all if what I have written may be urban mythology of the first order.

[Digger]

Pesty said:

Digger said:

Very few moments in film have made me go a bit breathless.

A vignette from Danny Boyles’ Sunshine. . . one of my favourite films with many other great scenes.

Approaching Mercury

Fixing the solar reflectors to the adagio is also fabulous.

Edit TH it’s a fantastic sci fi. A must watch imho however just turn it off 7 or so minutes before the end.
Oh and don’t search for other scenes.

Edited by Pesty on Sunday 19th January 21:41

I disagree . . . Always watch the whole film. The end is not too bad considering all that went before it.

Sunshine also has a brilliant soundtrack.

[Abbott]

crofty1984 said:

The whole speech in Scent of a Woman, but if I'm allowd 5 seconds I'll take "There was a time I could see. And I have seen. Kids like these - younger than these, with their arms torn out, legs ripped off. But there is nothing like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is, no prosthetic for that.

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The Scent of a Woman is an all time favourite of mine.
My favourite bit is when he steps onto the dance floor and they start to tango

[Halb]

Sunshine, the worst and most boring danny boyle film for me, I'll never bother with it again, not for any price!

[Digger]

Halb said:

Sunshine, the worst and most boring danny boyle film for me, I'll never bother with it again, not for any price!

Wrong thread Sunshine.

[Pesty]

Sci fi reminded me of


Preston feeling for the first time
And “ not without incident”

In equilibrium

[anonymous-user]

Dracula's demise in the hammer movies is something
But this one from Taste The Blood Of Dracula:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sAX1-50HA

I really love as its one that isn't that obvious. It was only later on I twigged that Dracula is overcome by the spirit of the church itself once it has been re consecrated.

The ending of a Bridge to Far when they are singing Abide With Me they sing the line shine through the gloom and the scene cuts to a grave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7J86ndDCpk

The arrival of the Prussians in Wateroo (1970)
"No pity, no prisoners"
https://youtu.be/1oLflPilcMc?t=263

The SAS attack sequence in Who dares Wins

IMHO the greatest sequence from any James bond film the simply wonderful attack on Piz Gloria sequence and this shot in particular of the helicopter emerging from the right



https://youtu.be/P2pqUKtQ-_8?t=97

[biggbn]

Abbott said:

crofty1984 said:

The whole speech in Scent of a Woman, but if I'm allowd 5 seconds I'll take "There was a time I could see. And I have seen. Kids like these - younger than these, with their arms torn out, legs ripped off. But there is nothing like the sight of an amputated spirit. There is, no prosthetic for that.

.

The Scent of a Woman is an all time favourite of mine.
My favourite bit is when he steps onto the dance floor and they start to tango

Yup, great speech

[biggbn]

Pacino's 'inches' speech in Any given Sunday, and the dialogue between Pacino and De Niro in the diner in Heat.

[Supersam83]

The_Doc said:

I think Back to the Future is a near-perfect film. It's just joyful and brilliant.

I agree, one of my all time favourite movies if not my top movie. So many great moments in the movie.

Also the moment when Marty uses the skateboard to take on Biff and his gang is up there too.

[Halb]

In OHMSS I like it when COuntess saves Bond. He's on an ice rink in a crowd, tired, out out ideas and scared. Rare if not unique in BOnd history. THen the COuntess skates up and he smiles.

[Bujinkhal]

Full Metal Jacket, Gunnery Sgt Hartman's speech to the new recruits.

[Robster]

Permanent record when Keanu reeves is hiding behind the rocks and jumps out to surprise his best mate at the end of the cliff, only to find he's not there anymore and has jumped