[master_blaster66]

this is one of the childhood movie scenes that i still find amazing

[aspirinpharmacist]

(Original post by master_blaster66)

this is one of the childhood movie scenes that i still find amazing

Ahhh, I was watching this last week. Me and my friend decided to celebrate the end of exams by watching it. It's so good. I decided that Mufasa's death scene is probably one of the best I've ever seen, that and Roy's death in Bladerunner. Tied for top position.

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by aspirinpharmacist)
Me neither! I totally agree with you. I don't dare say it, but...

I actually think Mathew McFayden plays Darcy better.

I just think he's better at showing how completely awkward Darcy is in social situations, and this proposal scene is much better than the BBC one. It's just amazing.

*prepares for onslaught of negs from die-hard Colin fans*

I completely agree with you. I find the portrayal of Darcy's arrogance as social awkwardness much more believable than just plain nastiness, which CF's performance seems to suggest to me. I have to admit I'm not entirely sure that it's true to the book, but it seems real to me. I think he's got such an expressive face (MM). You can see the yearning in it and I love the thing with the hand that touched hers being the focus of the camera shots in several parts of the film. I think CF is a fine actor and can see his attraction in other things, but as Darcy he leaves me cold. I also don't like Jennifer Ehle as Lizzie. She has an odd face and is too old, though she's not as odd looking as Jane, who is supposed to be a great beauty. I don't think I've seen a production where I've agreed with the casting of Jane.

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by aspirinpharmacist)
Ahhh, I was watching this last week. Me and my friend decided to celebrate the end of exams by watching it. It's so good. I decided that Mufasa's death scene is probably one of the best I've ever seen, that and Roy's death in Bladerunner. Tied for top position.

That is an incredibly moving scene. Good call.

[aqquaintance_sport]

the part in 'Dukes of Hazards' that pedophile Clanley Haine getting his nose cut off with a boomerang.

[aspirinpharmacist]

(Original post by carnationlilyrose)
That is an incredibly moving scene. Good call.

I'll admit, I didn't like Bladerunner the first time I watched it. Didn't understand it. Then I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and although it's pretty different, it did help clear things up a bit, so then I watched it again and it's a damn good film. That scene is fantastic. A boy I know quoted Roy's final lines when he was very drunk, it was hilarious at the time. But I spent a long time arguing with that guy about how Bladerunner was rubbish, so I avoid the topic nowadays because I've realised I'm actually wrong.

[OllieWolly]

Definitely this scene.. It's just awesome in every way..

[aspirinpharmacist]

(Original post by carnationlilyrose)
I completely agree with you. I find the portrayal of Darcy's arrogance as social awkwardness much more believable than just plain nastiness, which CF's performance seems to suggest to me. I have to admit I'm not entirely sure that it's true to the book, but it seems real to me. I think he's got such an expressive face (MM). You can see the yearning in it and I love the thing with the hand that touched hers being the focus of the camera shots in several parts of the film. I think CF is a fine actor and can see his attraction in other things, but as Darcy he leaves me cold. I also don't like Jennifer Ehle as Lizzie. She has an odd face and is too old, though she's not as odd looking as Jane, who is supposed to be a great beauty. I don't think I've seen a production where I've agreed with the casting of Jane.

Exactly! I mean, I know Darcy is a bit proud, but that's not the reason he's so aloof, it's because he really doesn't know how to act around people, and then there's Lizzy who totally challenges him and he's floored by her. It's bad enough for him around people already and she's there confronting him for it. I mean, it's good for him, but I really didn't get a sense of that in the series. And yeah, he does. My favourite thing about him is the fact that he only ever properly smiles once in the film, but during the scene where Lizzy and her aunt and uncle go to Pemberley to visit him and his sister and they're talking about how well she plays piano and there's some blatant flirting going on, when he smiles there it's so simple and open and lovely. He's much better at showing why Darcy is really loveable than Colin Firth is. Yes, and how they made that simple action have so much significance. Loved it. I think Jennifer Ehle is pretty, much not as much as Keira Knightley. And I never understood what made them cast Jane that way, although I think Rosamund Pike is stunning in the film. I know the film's not as true to the book as the BBC series, but I think it gets the whole story across a lot better.

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by aspirinpharmacist)
I'll admit, I didn't like Bladerunner the first time I watched it. Didn't understand it. Then I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and although it's pretty different, it did help clear things up a bit, so then I watched it again and it's a damn good film. That scene is fantastic. A boy I know quoted Roy's final lines when he was very drunk, it was hilarious at the time.

The bit about attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion? Interesting chat up line to say the least....

[philistine]

A few that immediately came to mind:

1) The jewellery robbing scene in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le cercle rouge: ten or so minutes of absolute silence, with varying scenes of fast-paced, highly adroit hand movements, CCTV footage of the robbery itself, and their getaway, both within the building and outside. I was genuinely blown away when I first watched it. Magnificent.

2) Several scenes in the film Le trou, which, as anyone who has seen it will tell you, is by a clear mile the greatest prison escape film ever conceived. Yes, that includes Shawshank Redemption. No soundtrack, little talking in certain scenes, and an absolutely ingenious method of escape.

3) The denouement in Fatal Attraction. No spoilers, though if you've seen it, you'll know what I'm talking about. I found it difficult to remove my eyes from the screen.

4) The initial facial graft performed on his daughter in George Franju's Les Yeux sans Visage. I'll also mention the photographic montage of her body rejecting the tissue, and the eventual necrosis. Horrifying, and very memorable. Probably one of the greatest horrors ever made.

5) The lengthy fistfight in the Carpenter film, They Live. Probably one of the most realistic fight scenes in cinematic history. It's real, it's gritty, and you won't forget it. Two balls-to-the-wall pugilists brawling; unforgettable.

[noorul87]

Who am I, Final fight

[aspirinpharmacist]

(Original post by carnationlilyrose)
The bit about attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion? Interesting chat up line to say the least....

The very one. Oh, it wasn't a chat up line. He was way past that point. I love it when people quote stuff while they're drunk. It makes it much more fun to be more or less sober.

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by aspirinpharmacist)
The very one. Oh, it wasn't a chat up line. He was way past that point. I love it when people quote stuff while they're drunk. It makes it much more fun to be more or less sober.

Indeed. As a non-drinker, I have had a lot of fun watching the drunk. And I can remember it afterwards.

[aspirinpharmacist]

(Original post by carnationlilyrose)
Indeed. As a non-drinker, I have had a lot of fun watching the drunk. And I can remember it afterwards.

It's brilliant. And then I don't mind if I say something a bit silly, nobody cares. Funny drunks are amazing, but the violent/suicidal drunks are terrifying.

[Persipan]

The submarine scene in The Abyss:

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by aspirinpharmacist)
It's brilliant. And then I don't mind if I say something a bit silly, nobody cares. Funny drunks are amazing, but the violent/suicidal drunks are terrifying.

All this is true. And you can still drive home.

[Just-Some-Guy]

(Original post by aspirinpharmacist)


Didn't have the chance to add this the other day, but I love this film. And this scene is fantastic, although the entire film is really.



Cliché, I know, but I think this scene is completely electric. The chemistry between these two is brilliant. Hoping I put the right link up there.

(Original post by carnationlilyrose)
Oh god, yes. I'm almost had to leave the classroom to stifle the sobs when I've shown this. Colin Firth and his wet shirt do nothing for me but this version makes me really see Darcy differently, and much more sympathetically.

Just saying this film gets my approval, and I have no shame in admitting Pride and Prejudice is an awesome film, even if I am a guy

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by Just-Some-Guy)
Just saying this film gets my approval, and I have no shame in admitting Pride and Prejudice is an awesome film, even if I am a guy

You are a guy who meets with my approval. When I show this to boys in my class, which I've had to from time to time, I tell them to watch and learn and then they might end up with Keira Knightley.

[Just-Some-Guy]

(Original post by carnationlilyrose)
You are a guy who meets with my approval. When I show this to boys in my class, which I've had to from time to time, I tell them to watch and learn and then they might end up with Keira Knightley.

I'm sure you've read the book???? Try as they might, I'm certain people will never again speak like Mr.Darcy, eloquence is what I aim for Fortunately, there are gentleman still, but we are few and far between!!

Have you heard of the new adaption by P.D. James??

[carnationlilyrose]

(Original post by Just-Some-Guy)


I'm sure you've read the book???? Try as they might, I'm certain people will never again speak like Mr.Darcy, eloquence is what I aim for Fortunately, there are gentleman still, but we are few and far between!!

Have you heard of the new adaption by P.D. James??

Yes, I'm an English teacher. I didn't mean how he speaks, I mean how he acts in putting her needs before his, even when he thinks she'll never find out. I'm intending to read the PD James when it is available for very little money. I like PDJ very much, but it didn't get very good reviews and I didn't think it merited shelling out for the hardback.

I'm sure you are a gentleman, and that's very welcome these days.