What are some great SCENES in some otherwise bad or weak movies?

[battleknight24]

Some movies are just bad or weak. But is there a great scene from one of these movies that sticks out?

[Laffy Kat]

1. The "Aliens" movie was all good but the best scene was the one where...

Ripley grabbed the controls of that land-mover thingy, rescued the Marines, and then tore up the transmission getting the hell out of there! I could watch that over and over. She was such a badass.

[Lochloosa]

2. Tremors. From start to finish.

[csziggy]

6. Let's see - my favorite scenes from Tremors

[stopbush]

3. Parting of the Red Sea in The Ten Commandments.

[Glorfindel]

4. "Batman and Robin" Barbara Wilson becomes Batgirl

"Suit me up, Uncle Alfred." Alicia Silverstone

[jmowreader]

11. The best part in that movie was earlier

It was where Mr. Freeze was forcing his henchmen to sing along to the Rankin-Bass “Frosty the Snowman” while eating still-frozen TV dinners.

[Glorfindel]

13. Aughhh...I try to forget Mr. Freeze and concentrate on Alicia

Poison Ivy and her two mauve gorillas are quite a spectacle, too.

[TreadSoftly]

5. Hunt for Red October "you idiot you killed us"

It's the end of the scene where the Konovalov boat destroys itself.

Going from memory as I don't have a copy of the movie.

[csziggy]

7. Everything is on YouTube

The line is, "You arrogant ass, you've killed us."

[TreadSoftly]

15. Thanks! The clanging brought back the memories (nothing like big theatre viewing) n/t

[csziggy]

16. My husband won't take me to the theater anymore

I fell asleep during the Clone Wars and my snoring embarrassed him.

Now we have a big screen TV and watch movies by streaming or on DVD. That way we can pause or back up and no one cares if I snore - or if my husband makes silly comments during the movie. The seats are more comfortable and the snacks are cheaper.

[TreadSoftly]

17. ...but you are depriving the audience of his silly comments!

My most memorable theater experiences:

1. Standing in line on a snowy evening in high school to watch and be terrified by The Exorcist (and I am not even a Christian)

2. Watching Gremlins in New York City to a full theater -- many had brought children, and they all cried when the ugly gremlin appeared -- and very suddenly the theater was half empty.

3. Watching Aliens 2 by myself and hiding behind the seats (myself!) when the big alien appeared.

But my time is over for regular movies. I watched Deadpool with a friend and it was pretty clear that I missed 80% of the cultural references.

However, I love seeing the Met Opera in the theaters and now that's all I watch there. Exceptions: Inception (saw it about 6 times at the 2 dollar theater) and Quiet Place (saw it about 3 times in the 2-dollar theater).

[csziggy]

18. I'm also depriving them of my very loud snoring!

My most memorable theater experiences:

1978, San Francisco, going to a theater on Market Street to watch the "new" phenomenon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was just beginning to be a cult film and sing a long was just getting started. And the entire theater was high from the shared pot smoke.

Going to the opening of Star Wars in 1977 - this is one of the reasons falling asleep during Attack of the Clones was so embarrassing.

[TreadSoftly]

19. Nice!

Yes, the Rocky thing paved the way for all kinds of creativity & cosplay. Tim Curry is amazing -- he performed in a Criminal Minds 2 part that was as scary as it gets. I read that he's a voice actor now since a stroke.

Star Wars -- wow! Talk about a movie that changed the world! Myself, I cannot keep up with the characters and how they are related. I only know that Carrie Fisher is gone and I mourn.

Thanks for the memories, and enjoy your TV during these unusual times. I think I'm going to watch World War Z again & see if I can pick up some tips. Looks like the zombies attacked Michigan today.

[Mr.Bill]

8. I think Quentin Tarantino movies are not very

good when considered as a whole. But they are a collection of great scenes.

[DFW]

9. Two spring to mind

The fake orgasm scene in "When Harry Met Sally"

And the "Thumb" scene in The Presidio"

[sarge43]

10. Opeining credits in XMen Origins

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Wolverine and Sabertooth as universal soldiers.

/on edit/

[jmowreader]

12. Samuel L. Jackson's rallying call in Snakes on a Plane

[lpbk2713]

14. The Normandy landing on The Longest Day.

That was before Computer-Generated Imagery.

[Ahpook]

20. Requiem For A Dream

Ellen Burstyn played her character fantastic! The movie was on late last night and felt an itch watching her pilled up character. Very unsettling!

I need to watch it again, though. The stereotypical junkie theme was annoying.

On edit: Not that I have had that problem, but probably a few others

The frantic/manic personality was very intense.