Best 5 minute cinematic sequence ever?
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Braveheart-when Mel Gibson breaks bad for the first time
Gladiator-when Russell Crowe breaks bad for the first time
Patriot-when Mel Gibson breaks bad for the first time
Fury-when Brad Pitt breaks bad for the last time (plus the first tank engagement scene)
Prediction? Pain included the classic Prater scene for The Third Man.
I also like this scene for obvious reasons…
I also like this scene for obvious reasons…
Yup, that scene alone should be exposed to every human on earth so when some ******** spewing politician starts talking about the glory of dying for their cause, we can all just shoot them instead.
Or at least break their nose.
The <17> scene in The Wire
The Air Cav Beach landing in Apocalypse Now
Wagner Ride of The Valkeries and "Charlie don't surf" and "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"
The river ambush scene in Tombstone
Rudy playing in the game for Notre Dame
Dick Shawn as Lorenzo Saint Dubois in The Producers (Any Scene)
The Air Cav Beach landing in Apocalypse Now
Wagner Ride of The Valkeries and "Charlie don't surf" and "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"
The river ambush scene in Tombstone
Rudy playing in the game for Notre Dame
Dick Shawn as Lorenzo Saint Dubois in The Producers (Any Scene)
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This is it. There is not a close second.
…the only sequence that can even be mentioned in the same sentence would be the montage following Apollo’s death in Rocky IV.
Zero Dark Thirty's interrogation scene is good. CIA black sites are wild.
That "I could have done more" scene in Schindler's List is pretty powerful
Men of Power clip in No Way Out, Hackman, Will Patton (brilliant) and Kostner
The Lives of Others cafeteria joke scene. You don't mess around in communist societies.
Amadeus, scene where Mozart insults and embarrases Solieri by playing his music better and improving it.
Tomorrow Belongs to Me scene in Cabaret capturing the appeal of Nazism
Jesus bowling scene in The Big Lebowski
That "I could have done more" scene in Schindler's List is pretty powerful
Men of Power clip in No Way Out, Hackman, Will Patton (brilliant) and Kostner
The Lives of Others cafeteria joke scene. You don't mess around in communist societies.
Amadeus, scene where Mozart insults and embarrases Solieri by playing his music better and improving it.
Tomorrow Belongs to Me scene in Cabaret capturing the appeal of Nazism
Jesus bowling scene in The Big Lebowski
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If you have even been to Omaha Beach or really studied it…. That opening scene was NOTHING compared to it … yet you understood exactly how bad it was.
The boarder scene from Sicario is one of my favorites. Along with "time to meet God."
Quint's "Illinois" scene in Jaws was top notch.
Quint's "Illinois" scene in Jaws was top notch.
Technically it's 8 minutes, but this scene from Children of Men was done in ONE SHOT and is a full on war scene.
The first 5 minutes of The Matrix. It was mind blowing to see a person move around the room like that to eliminate Police Officers and the set up was perfect.
First 5 of The Matrix
First 5 of The Matrix
At the time as a 12 year old, I didn't think this would ever be topped by anything in the history of cinemaclassic--Used Cars------------------------------------
Ernest Borgnine is under rated as a dramatic actor IMO and is in a lot of classics.
Not 5 minutes but when the Creasy vengeance tour kicks off in Man On Fire, I cannot look away.
I can't believe this hasn't come up yet, but the dual montage crossover of the Baptism and Michael 'settling his business' with his enemies, all the way through the door being closed on Kay at the end of The Godfather was at once shocking, scary, and so satisfying. Cinematic perfection.
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I haven’t been able to read the whole thread, so sorry if it’s already been mentioned, but 28 Days Later is one that’s a little bit more obscure.
Anyone that’s seen it knows I’m talking about the crazy scene towards the end when an infected dude gets loose in the courtyard after having been chained up, and the following 4-5 minutes of rock-themed chaos is just badass cinema.
Anyone that’s seen it knows I’m talking about the crazy scene towards the end when an infected dude gets loose in the courtyard after having been chained up, and the following 4-5 minutes of rock-themed chaos is just badass cinema.