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And Now, My Favorite Moment in a Movie...

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Dain Arns

Senior Member
I figure I have watched enough movies over the years, I have thousands of these moments. You do too. Please feel free to share.

And now my favorite moment from "Blazing Saddles" as presented via YouTube. For whatever reason I laugh out loud at this scene with Slim Pickens, and the last line he speaks, every single time. It's such a silly scene. :costumes: :costumes: :costumes:
(Please excuse the language)

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i bought my dad this for christmas...ive never seen it uncut...cant wait...clevon little was pretty funny in it i think
 
I rarely rent movies, but I rent TV programs on DVD all the time. That's how I got started on Lost, and Arrested Development (my favorite TV show of all time!) Supposedly there is an Arrested Development movie in the works.
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that movie has soooo many good moments in it, we'll probably never see another comedy of that caliber ever again.

before i can add my fav film moment, i have to think about it first.
 
Maybe I am wrong about this, but if "Blazing Saddles" would have been released nowadays, I bet Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would have gone on the media rampage........



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Okay. I actually have two favorite moments from "Dr. Strangelove". Here's the other one...

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Favourite 'Movie Moment', the fake orgasm scene from 'When Harry Met Sally'.
And I know that's a bit girlie but it cracks me up each time I see it.
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i really tried, i did. i tried to narrow down my favorite movie scene. i actually spent 3 hours trying to figure it out. i have failed.
i couldn't narrow it down to less than 5:

1) the fight scene in "they live" between roddy piper and keith david

2) the night fight in the early part of "crouching tiger hidden dragon"

3) the scene in "windstruck" when myung woo's soul is about to pass into the after life and all the pinwheels in kyung jin's apt begin turning, and she calls out his name, knowing he is saying goodbye. most of you probably haven't seen it, but anyone who could watch it and not be moved has no soul.

4) at the end of "now and forever" aka "yeolliji" (another one most of you have never seen) when hye-won finds kyung-min's video message on his phone, and learns that while she was dying, she knew he was also dying even though he tried to hide it from her. it will choke you up for sure.

5) the scene in "3 iron" where tae-suk is in his cell hiding from the prison guard, messing with their heads.

if you claim to be a movie fan, you really haven't seen it all until you have seen these last 3 films.
 
Hey All

John Wayne - There really is no more to say.

You can pick almost any movie and there will be an unforgettable scene.

This only a sample - there are far better however tube is kinda short on good John Wayne clips. This one at least is from my favorite John Wayne movie even though it isn't the best clip which would be the saving the sheepherder scenes at the beginning.

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My all time favorite scene though is John Wayne, Lee Marvin and Jimmy Stewart in the Man who shot Liberty Valance "That's my steak Liberty" Those who have seen it will know.

Others that rate high though are definitely Bogart and Bacall and the end of Shane as well as others.

-Ed-
 
he was the man, no one can deny.

i have often said that there are some places in the states, that when you say "holy trinity" people think john wayne, andy griffith, and elvis :costumes:
 
Hey Cheezy, you're sweating it way too much, man. I never said "All Time Favorite". Just a favorite moment from a movie you like. Feel free to post all of those you mentioned. :costumes:
 
EasyEd said:
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My all time favorite scene though is John Wayne, Lee Marvin and Jimmy Stewart in the Man who shot Liberty Valance "That's my steak Liberty" Those who have seen it will know...

-Ed-
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Merry Christmas, Ed. I found it for you. That's one of my favorite scenes from that movie as well...

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Hey All,

Thank You Dain! :ernae:

Didn't realize that was there. Here's another favorite - John Wayne on the Alamo and Republic.

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-Ed-
 
I own Catch 22, which was a pretty lackluster film (although Alan Arkin is great) because of the B-25 take off scene near the beginning of the film. This is an incredible piece of work, done by TallMantz aviation (Frank Tallman, Paul Mantz) and could not be filmed today (just the insurance wouldn't allow it). When ever I hear people talk about the great things that computer imagery can do with film, I refer them to this scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLNnWw1YHGg&feature=related

It's a bit long, but it's worth it....turn up the volume for take off
 
As for John Wayne....True Grit is in my opinion his culmination portraying a western hero. The movie keeps pretty close to the book by author Charles Portis (which is a wonderful read btw) except for the ending, which Portis (who was hired for the sreenplay) doctored up for cinema.

Sorry for the links, but I've missed the tutorial on embedding these things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3AX4nw6JDg&feature=related

I love the language in the film, which is a much more stylized and formal form of English than spoken now. Portis took pains to keep to that type of speech (In these days, people were taught to read and write from the Bible). The book reflects that even more.

Incidentally, Glen Campbell's portrayal of LeBouf was heavily criticized since he spoke often in clipped phrases, delivered as an actor. However, Portis main character, the girl Mattie (who his telling this story as an old woman) describes LeBouf as speaking just "as an actor delivering his lines". I would never accuse Campbell of being much of an actor, but he did a more than adequate job with this project, especially considering who he was cast against.

Other great performers in this film include Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, and Kim Darby.
 
TeaSea said:
Sorry for the links, but I've missed the tutorial on embedding these things.
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Not a big deal. Thanks for sharing! :applause: That's my favorite scene from "True Grit" as well as the ending. I love that still shot of him jumping a horse over the fence. Insurance wouldn't allow an actor to do that as well today.

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To embed, simply copy the 11 alpha/numeric code for the YouTube video. It usually starts right after the "=" sign in your web browser's address window. The "Catch 22" one is: EkMit4sFX2M. Highlight, and copy (Ctrl+c)

Paste the code into your post (ctrl+v), then highlight that code, and hit the red "YT" button in the post editor. It puts the proper YouTube tags around it to display within your post.
 
"Could I have $17.50?"

It's Christmas, its time for "It's a Wonderful Life". For whatever reason, when Ellen Corbin (Grandma Walton) looks at Jimmie Stewart and says the line, "Could I have $17.50?" during this scene, I get a tear in my eye every single time. You know that's all she needs to just get by. Its the way she delivers the line, the light Frank Capra has shining on her face, the way Jimmie Stewart spontaneously gives her a great big hug. What a great scene.


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Think I got it....

Ref the differences in the movie True Grit and the book. In the book, Cogburn is found by Mattie years later, alcoholic and down on his luck and dying. She manages to have his body brought back to the family plot, which is the basis of the scene in the movie. Portis elected to end the movie differently because it made for a better movie ending and closed out the story...avoiding several more chapters in the book.

Oh, and Mattie has her arm amputated in the book. In the movie, she keeps it.

So, next nomination happens to include another scene from TallMantz aviation...Paul Mantz flew it and came within just a few feet of having a 2x4 imbedded in his chest. This is a bit long, but the transition from one time to another (present to the past) sends shivers up my spine.

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This movie is used as a basis for instruction by every military service.
 
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