So… What is a perfect movie?
The Untouchables - Shootout at the Train Station (ie. De Palma's ode to Battleship Potemkin).
The Ride of the Rohirrim scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The army of Rohan crest the hill of Gondor with horns blaring. Theoden’s legendary speech. The charge into battle. Howard Shore’s immaculate score. Absolute cinema.
Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson singing in the jail in Rio Bravo
All About Eve—the party scene up to “fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!”
Thought of another one, plus I’ll get to see if Substack allows links: https://youtu.be/N9wsjroVlu8?si=k1BYUDdrGPnyRJwg
Don Logan convincing Gal to do the job in Sexy Beast
Peter mercy killing zombie Roger in Dawn Of The Dead.
When that monkey steals Chaplin’s pants in The Circus
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly- Setup to climactic gunfight
Apocalypse Now- Opening sequence
The Godfather- Climactic sequence
Network- Boardroom “You. Will. Atone.” speech
It’s a Wonderful Life- Cemetery scene
Sunset Boulevard- Opening sequence
Get Out- Sunken Place scene
The Untouchables - Shootout at the Train Station (ie. De Palma's ode to Battleship Potemkin).
The Ride of the Rohirrim scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The army of Rohan crest the hill of Gondor with horns blaring. Theoden’s legendary speech. The charge into battle. Howard Shore’s immaculate score. Absolute cinema.
Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson singing in the jail in Rio Bravo
All About Eve—the party scene up to “fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!”
Thought of another one, plus I’ll get to see if Substack allows links: https://youtu.be/N9wsjroVlu8?si=k1BYUDdrGPnyRJwg
Don Logan convincing Gal to do the job in Sexy Beast
Peter mercy killing zombie Roger in Dawn Of The Dead.
When that monkey steals Chaplin’s pants in The Circus
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly- Setup to climactic gunfight
Apocalypse Now- Opening sequence
The Godfather- Climactic sequence
Network- Boardroom “You. Will. Atone.” speech
It’s a Wonderful Life- Cemetery scene
Sunset Boulevard- Opening sequence
Get Out- Sunken Place scene