Twitter poll going on.
Jaws seems the heavy favorite.
My sentimental choice is The Sound of Music. Iconic.
One of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWI9o-ScRLE
shareI like most of the 007 pre-credit action sequences.
The first time I saw a James Bond movie I may have been about 10 years old, it was on HBO. I turned it off after the initial action scene and thought ‘that was really good but very short!’
Kids are dummies😆!
One of the very best
shareGreat example.
This scene sets up one of the greatest characters in American movies.
The Don: ‘Why didn’t you come to me before going to the police?’ is a great line. Don Vito doesn’t want any bodies washing up on the Long Island beaches with his name possibly attached so instead he orders a few leg-breakers to do what they do. In 5 minutes we understand who and what this man is, it’s a brilliant scene.
Someone on Twitter pointed out that the opening and closing scenes are both staged in that dark office, with the blinds tilted open just to let in a touch of light. Never zoned in on that symmetry before. In both scenes, the capos kiss the ring of the Godfathers Vito and then Michael. Brilliant story arc that ends up right where it started. A neverending cycle of greed, deception and violence.
shareMasterpiece
shareGoodfellas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t5awMTGqog
Enter the Dragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBsP8ch_-Tg
Man on the Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L9RtSw943A
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Bv8sTUudM
Patton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv9XNFpRdhg
The Godfather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZHsmb4ezEk
Some greats there but man it’s tough to top Goodfellas.
I may be crazy but I don’t think there’s a single scene in that entire movie that isn’t entertaining and perfectly staged and acted.
I always like the narrative that starts with the map in Casablanca.
shareA bit lengthy but imo, it ranks as one of the best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0dAqhxfvlg
shareTouch of Evil (1958) is gripping and tense.
https://youtu.be/mBAtcI_t-Z8
The camerawork is amazing.
shareI had thought of this one. It's a single take that runs almost four minutes.
share2001: A Space Odyssey - The Dawn of Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypEaGQb6dJk
Donnie Darko (don't watch the director cut before you seen the original - the director cut sucks they feed the audience with a spoon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XeZU0km1H0
Love Story (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwc5Okke3C8
LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4xV2RIlMi4
La Dolce Vita (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBNtYyqInik
Shirley Bassey cover of Love Story Theme. Great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBiVLmDZoc