I'll get this started with a few.
Pulp Fiction - The Watch
No clip, but the Godfather Christening scene where Michael gets his revenge.
What are some really great, intense scenes from Movies?
I'll get this started with a few.
Pulp Fiction - The Watch
No clip, but the Godfather Christening scene where Michael gets his revenge.
Last edited by What Exit?; 17 Jan 2010 at 01:01 PM.
How's about the late Anne Bancroft seducing Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate?
It's from anime, and really a surprisingly straight scene from what's otherwise a lighthearted SF show. In the show Martian Successor Nadesico the ship makes it to Mars to find out what has happened to the colony there, which hasn't been heard from in some time. There they find that while the colony has been bombed, there are survivors living in one underground shelter. The ship is hovering over the shelter, when it is found by the enemy forces, and attacked. The ship can't move, but it does have a shield that will protect it from the fire coming towards it - however, if it activates the shield, it will push out from the ship, and crush the shelter it is hovering over. The soundtrack just goes completely silent as the captain finally gives the order to pull up the shield. The destruction and the ship being protected by the incoming fire all happens in total silence, with command/combat chatter slowly coming back after a few seconds, as if one's hearing is coming back. An absolutely brilliant scene I think.
The last few scenes of Trainspotting, especially the final bar and hotel scenes are very "edge of your seat".
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In Blue Velvet, pretty much any time Dennis Hopper is on screen.
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Several scenes from Full Metal Jacket, but none can top the
Oldboy is pretty intense from end to end, but one of the standout scenes is the ~3 minutes of brutality in just one cut.
Background: A man gets kidnapped off the street one night and kept locked alone in a room for 15 years before being released again with no explanation of why any of this was done to him. The rest of the film is his effort to figure out what's going on.
This scene is just after he tracks down the building where he was held and has tortured the 'warden' for further info. When he sees the hallway full of thugs, he simply asks, "who here is AB?" A couple of thugs raise their hand. "Get him to a hospital."
Once the warden's been carried out, he drops his knife and the fight begins.
(note: if you decide to watch the whole movie (and I recommend yuo do), the hallway fight is probably one of the less disturbing scenes).
Oh, and "the kerb-crunch" in American History X.
Ok, they probably only fill the "intense" part of the OP's request, so I'll have a think about the "great" part.
Last edited by ivan astikov; 04 Feb 2010 at 05:47 AM.
To sleep, perchance to experience amygdalocortical activation and prefrontal deactivation.
The "Are you fucking my wife?" scene in Raging Bull.
Judas betraying Jesus in The Last Temptation of Christ.
Liza Minelli's breakdown in the backseat in New York, New York.
Two from Taxi Driver. The first is the "Have you seen what a 44 magnum does to a woman's face?" scene and when Travis kills Sport.
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I was going to watch this tonight and you've gone and given away a major plot twist! Thanks a bunch! :Shake:Originally posted by pepperlandgirl
To sleep, perchance to experience amygdalocortical activation and prefrontal deactivation.
What about the closing argument in the murder trial in Time to Kill?
The entire movie revolves around a father killing the men arrested for brutally raping his daughter, but we don't see the rape, just the aftermath. Until the attorney paints a horrifyingly vivid picture of it for the jury, establishing the father's frame of mind at the time of the killings. I saw it in the theater when it came out and you could have heard the proverbial pin drop because everyone was riveted by what was happening onscreen.
I probably shouldn't mention that he dies in the end, either, huh?
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Well this is one instance where the movie is actually better than the book.
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I know it sounds silly to bring in the Dark Knight, but a scene that often get's overlooked due to the action and other big performances is Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordan. Towards the end of the film when the Gotham City PD has the Joker covered on top of a skyscaper he pleads with Batman to let him handle the situation safely because "We've got to save Harvey Dent... I've got to save Harvey!"
I thought this was really great because it's showing the powerlessness fear that the Joker has terrorized the entire city with, as well the personal responsibility he's feeling to try and keep everyone safe.
He feels like everything is going to shit and he so scared that there's nothing he can do.
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