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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:12 AM Original message |
Poll question: Greatest single shot in a movie: |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. One of my favorites lately has been |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. One I always remember is when the boys are up in the tree, eating leaves |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. Opening shot in HIGHLANDER in Madison Square Garden |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That movie won an Oscar for |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
4. How about the hall of mirrors shot in Citizen Kane? |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. It's jam-packed with amazing camera shots. The story left me cold, though. |
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Dem2theMax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. Other. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. None of those .... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 08:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Hadn't thought of that--the frog scene was low-key but perfect! nt |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. The shot I liked best in that film was |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
91. My favorite Cohen brothers shot is from their first film--Blood Simple. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. David Bowie, naked, staring into the bathroom mirror in THE MAN WHO |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Cool |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. Here's one from "Murder on the Orient Express" |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Oh I Loved That |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. The "Jaws shot" |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 08:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. That was a good shot |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. ''We're gonna need a bigger boat'' |
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malmapus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 06:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
92. haha I love that, and yeah probaly my reaction same as yours |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
12. How about |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
13. As a mother the most moving was the scene in Saving Private Ryan |
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SixStrings (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Hear, hear. Rest of that movie was just too campy though. |
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RedStateShame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. The 3 suns on Tattooine in "Star Wars: A New Hope" |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I thought it was 2 suns. I rememberd that last night when I was making |
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RedStateShame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:00 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Maybe it was 2. I guess the John Williams music is what does it for me. |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
20. There are a few I'd name: |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Good ones |
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elperromagico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. "Intolerance" can be a bit creaky, |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I have weird taste .... The opening shot of "Fargo" |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. David Lean's sunlight through the trees in Dr. Zhivago... |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
23. Opening follow shot in "Touch of Evil" |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. beat me to it |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. I thought of that one after I had posted the poll. Great scene. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
24. It has to be something in an Ingmar Bergman film |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. Really the question could have been |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. Two from The Night of the Hunter, to start with |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #26 |
65. Those are both sublime |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:09 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. The great Klaus Kinski surrounded by monkeys on the raft... |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
74. Also in Throne of Blood... |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
27. 4-million year jump cut in 2001: A Space Odyssey |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. The most famous edit in movie history |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
30. Platoon: The Death of Sgt. Elias |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
31. Last of the Mohicans... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Good one. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
82. Jogged My Memory |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
34. Opening Scene from The Player |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
35. The scene in Poltergeist |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. I absolutely hate that "drunken cameraman" style - maybe it's good for a |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. It depends. It can work real good in film. |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I think bob-weaver means he saw 'About a Boy' WITH Sean Penn, |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:01 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Oops. The one with Sean Penn is the one we walked out of. Sam I Am. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Another great one. |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. From "The Sting" |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. It's supposed to look like Paul Newman |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. "Hey, that'd be nice, Mishter Lonneman" |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. Luther said you could teach me something. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Well, do you wanna get some breakfast or do you already know how to eat? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. Opening shot of The Good, the Bad, And the Ugly. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. The shot when they first get to the cemetary |
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Ekirh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #54 |
62. Oh Hell yes. .. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #54 |
68. one of the best scenes ever |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
45. Opening shot in Star Wars: A New Hope |
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malmapus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
93. Yeah, that SD seemed to go on forever =) |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. Apocalypse Now is full of great shots. |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
47. Phoebe Cates, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, swimming pool shot |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. That is the most erotic shot in any mainstream movie |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #67 |
78. Then you've never seen Salma Hayak in Desperado |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 09:57 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Okay, maybe I should have said "watchable mainstream movie"... |
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electprogdems (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
52. Judy Garland |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
55. Slim Pickens riding the bomb? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
70. Oh yes, Slim Pickens riding the bomb is a great one! |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
56. The traffic jam in Godard's "Weekend." |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Yes it was a hell of a shot |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
60. the shot of vodka that Harrison Ford takes in Blade Runner |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
61. The opening shot from Fellini's "8½" probably. |
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Ekirh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. I just watched that recently |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. Playing baseball under the lights of the July 4th fireworks: The Sandlot. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
71. The continuing shot of the car from "Touch of Evil" |
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dback (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
72. The field of flowers and waving purple robes , end of "The Color Purple" |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
73. The Malibu ascended........ |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
75. In Cold Blood |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
76. Yojimbo |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Yes, yes, yes |
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Calliope (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
77. In America |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
80. The last shot in Repulsion. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
81. Kubrick's slow zoom: The Shining |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-11-06 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
84. from Harold and Maude |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-12-06 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
85. Two from Zentropa |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-12-06 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
86. Damn you all to hell! |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-12-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Oh yeah....that scene is one I've never forgotten.....n/t |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. Good choice. nt |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-12-06 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
88. the opening of Fight Club. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
89. This is DU. How could we forge DU's Favorite Movie? |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #89 |
95. What a relief! I thought you were going to bring up "Fargo," "Pulp Fiction |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-13-06 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
94. William Hurt tosses lawn chair through glass door to get to.. |
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