Greatest Movie Moment/Scene (nominations)

[J is Thunder Justice]

Welcome!

This is a tournament to decide the greatest ever moment/scene from a movie.

Rules and stuff:

1. 128 nominations.

2. Let's say 5 nominations per poster, and if things slow down, I'll allow you to nominate 5 more.

3. Try to be clear about the scene you're nominating and make sure to say which movie it's from. You can nominate several scenes from the same movie.

4. 1st, 2nd and 3rd round: 3 votes.
4th round: 4 votes.
Quarter-Finals: 5 votes.
Semi-Finals: 24 hour vote.
Final: 24 hour vote.

I've added some of my own to get us started.

1. Andy escapes (Shawshank Redemption)
2. Ballroom Dance (Beauty and the Beast)
3. Storming Normandy Beach (Saving Private Ryan)
4. Bruce Lee vs. Han Ying Chieh[/b] (The Big Boss)[/s]
5. The Joker's "Pencil Trick"[/b] (The Dark Knight)[/s]
6. George asks to live again (It's a Wonderful Life)
7.
8.
9.
10. Library Ghost (Ghostbusters)
11. Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (Ghostbusters)
12. Thumbs up (Terminator 2: Judgement Day)
13. The shower murder scene (Psycho)
14.
15.
16.
17. Hannibal Lecter's Interrogation (Silence of the Lambs)
18.
19.
20.
21.
22. - Almost Famous
23. "Frankly my dear..." (Gone with the Wind)
24.
25.
26. Joker's scar story with Gambol (The Dark Knight)
27. Major Kong riding the atomic bomb (Dr. Strangelove)
28. "You talkin' to me" (Taxi Driver)
29. Chestburster (Alien)
30. The chariot race (Ben-Hur 1959)
31. "I'm Singin' in the Rain" (A Cockwork Orange)
32. Russian Roulette (The Deer Hunter)
33.
34. Rocky running through Philidelphia and up the steps (Rocky)
35. "I am your father!" (Star Wars)
36. "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father, prepare to die."[/b] (Princess Bride)[/s]
37.
38. The Keyser Soze Reveal (The Usual Suspects)
39. The opening montage (Up)
40. Wall-E and EVA in space (Wall-E)
41. Wildebeest stampede (Lion King)
42.
43. Dorothy arrives in OZ (Wizard of OZ)
44. The Town Hall/Lightning Storm scene (Back to the Future)
45. Order 66 (Star Wars: Episode 3)
46. (The Plague Dogs)
47. The train journey (Spirited Away)
48. Elephants on parade (Dumbo)
49. Norris Mouth Chest/Spider Head & Palmer Quote (Jon Carpenter's The Thing)
50.
51. The Dream with the Water Glass = (The Artist)
52. The Shark kills the Kid = (Jaws)
53.
54. Jessica Rabbit (Roger Rabbit)
55. Thornhill chased by a crop-duster plane[/b] (North by Northwest)[/s]
56. Opening scene where cub Simba is raised up in the air (The Lion King)
57. Jack and Rose at the ship's bow (Titanic)
58. The Narrator beats himself up in front of his boss (Fight Club)
59. The Shining - Here's Johnny!
60. Mexican Stand off/Ecstasy of Gold (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
61.
62. Banner year at the Bender House (Breakfast Club)
63. Talent Show (Revenge of the Nerds)
64. Men of Harlech/Zulu Chant (Zulu)
65. The Touch (TF: The Movie)
66. Everyday Will BE a Holiday (Repo Men)
67.
68. Bruce Leroy finally gets the Glow (The Last Dragon)
69.
70.
71. Daffy vs. Donald (Roger Rabbit)
72.
73. "Say hello to my little friend!" (Scarface)
74. Ending scene (Toy Story 3)
75. Three Brothers (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1)
76. Ending (Final Destination 5)
77.
78. The Car Chase (The Dark Knight)
79. Boat vs. Boat (The Dark Knight)
80.
81. The Wicked Witch Melts (The Wizard of Oz)
82. Crane scene (Terminator 3)
83. Frank Drebin poses as Enrico Polatzo and sings National Anthem at baseball game [/b] (The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad)[/s]
84.
85. The Platoon introduce themselves (Stripes)
86.
87.
88.
89. "It's Not your fault." (Good Will Hunting)
90. Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) Vs. Colt (Chuck Norris) (Way of the Dragon)
91. The knife scene (Crocodile Dundee)
92. The people of New York prove the Green Goblin wrong (Spider-Man)
93. "Bond. James Bond." (Dr. No)
94.
95. The Baptism.Mob massacre scene (The Godfather)
96. Lee vs. O'Hara (Enter the Dragon) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=usdcpWXPaDY
97.
98.
99. Miyagi's training pays off (The Karate Kid) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4dkuYro4t8
100. Escaping from the Cave of Wonders (Aladdin)
101.
102. Traguna Macoides Tracorum Satis Dee (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
103.
104. (Paths of Glory)
105. The Freeze Frame close up of Antoine after his run that ends (The 400 Blows)
106. The parallel scenes of the cops and the criminal underworld trying to figure out how to catch the child killer (M)
107. Oh Dae-su fights the gang off sent to kill him with a hammer in a stairwell in one incredible unbroken shot (Oldboy)
108. Alma's monologue about one night of torrid sex she had with a pair of teen boys (Persona)
109.
110. Battle of Hogwarts (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
111.
112. "You feel lucky, punk?"(Dirty Harry)
113. Ezekiel 25:17 (Pulp Fiction)
114.
115.
116. Truman escapes (Truman Show)
117. "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." (2001 Space Oddysey)
118. 2001 Space Odssey Opening (2001 Space Odyssey)
119. "Monolith scene" (2001 Space Oddesy:
120. Foot Hammer Scene (Misery)
121. The Chief escapes (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
122. Talos comes alive (Jason and the Argonauts)
123.
124. "Get away from her, you bitch!" (Aliens)
125. This is What happens when you "find a stranger in the alps" (The Big Lebowski)
126. The Furnace (Toy Story 3)
127. "Oh my Goooood!" (Troll 2)
128. "The international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids" (Dr. Strangelove) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY

Alright, get nominating!

[DragonMasterP]

My nominees:

1. The shower scene murder (Psycho)
2. The Joker's "Pencil Trick" (The Dark Knight)
3. The alien's laser beam strikes the White House (Independence Day)
4. George asks to live again (It's a Wonderful Life)
5. Hannibal Lecter's interrogation (Silence of the Lambs)

[Deleted]

1. "No Man Can Eat 50 eggs" montage- Cool Hand Luke
2. "Nobody's Perfect" ending- Some Like It Hot
3. Bonnie and Clyde get killed- Bonnie and Clyde
4. Harry Lime smiles from the shadows- The Third Man
5. "What Kind of Beer?" William and Penny Lane's Conversation- Almost Famous

[Deleted]

1) "Frankly my dear..." (Gone with the Wind) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RxWs60dRM

2) "I know it was you Fredo" (Godfather 2) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508

3) Tony Jaa's stairway fight (The Protector) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE7WijeShQM

4) Joker's scar story with Gambol (The Dark Knight) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJqPA5Vnj0

5) Major Kong riding the atomic bomb (Dr. Strangelove) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlSQAZEp3PA

[bob]

1 "You talkin' to me" (Taxi Driver)
2 Chestburster (Alien)
3 The chariot race (Ben-Hur 1959)
4 "I'm Singin' in the Rain" (A Clockwork Orange)
5 Russian Roulette (The Deer Hunter)

[lionheart21]

Streetcar named Desire: Hey Stella!



Rocky: running through Philidelphia and up the stairs



Star Wars: Darth Vader declares that he is Luke Skywalker's father

Princess Bride:Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father, prepare to die.



Citizen Kane: Rosebud...

[MrBRulzOK]

The Keyser Soze Reveal (The Usual Suspects)
The opening montage (Up)

[Ryback on a Pole!]

Dorothy emerges into Oz - The Wizard of Oz

The Town Hall/Lightning Storm scene - Back to the Future

Order 66 - Star Wars: Episode 3

The final scene where Snitter and Rowf swim out to sea to escape been shot by the soldiers (Saddest movie moment ever!) - The Plague Dogs

The train journey (Such a simple scene but the music, animation and imagery just makes it so amazing) - Spirited Away

[MasonK565]

Godfather 2-When Kay tells Michael that she got an abortion
Pulp Fiction-Marvin Gets Shot in the Face
Se7en-"Whats in the box!?"
Reservoir Dogs-Mr. Blonde torturing the cop during "Stuck in the Middle With You"
Chinatown-The Final Scene in China town

[bob]

I love how The Room ended up in this ;D ;D ;D

[J is Thunder Justice]

47 entrants, so far.

['Foretold' Joker]

Norris Mouth Chest/Spider Head & Palmer Quote = (John Carpenter's The Thing)
Porkins demise = (Star Wars: A New Hope)
The Dream with the Water Glass = (The Artist)
The Shark kills the Kid = (Jaws)
Medusa = (Clash of the Titans: Harryhausen version 1981)

[TCA]

North by Northwest -Thornhill chased by a crop-duster plane
The Lion King - opening scene where cub Simba is raised up in the air
Titanic - Jack and Rose at the ship's bow
Fight Club - the Narrator beats himself up in front of his boss
The Shining - Here's Johnny!

[Drillbit Taylor]

Mexican Stand off/Extasy of Gold ( Good the Bad and the Ugly)
Train Scene (French Connection)
"Banner year at the Bender House (Breakfast Club)
Talent Show (Revenge of the Nerds)
Men of Harlech/Zulu Chant (Zulu)

[nWoElite]

My nominees

1) The Touch (TF: The Movie)

2) Everyday Will BE a Holiday (Repo Men)

3) Statue Of Liberty Comes Alive (Ghostbusters II)

4) Bruce Leroy finally gets the Glow (Berry Gordys The Last Dragon)

5) "Top of The World Ma!" (White Heat)

[J is Thunder Justice]

73 nominations.

[Deleted]

Final Destination 5 - Ending
Requiem for a Dream - Grandmas Trip
The Dark Knight - The Car Chase (Where Jokers truck flips)
The Dark Knight - Boat vs. Boat
Grandmas Boy - Dance Dance Revolution

I geeked on the last one hehe

[J is Thunder Justice]

Alright, you can all nominate again!

[Waffel113]

The Wicked Witch Melts- The Wizard of Oz.

That's all I've got.

[fw91]

Frank Drebin poses as Enrico Polatzo and sings National Anthem at baseball game (The Naked Gun)

Billy Madsion's speech at the decathalon and the judge's insulting response (Billy Madison)

The Platoon introduce themselves (Stripes)

The Wolfpack Speech (Hangover)

"We got a bleeder!" (Theres Something About Mary)

"There's No Crying In Baseball!" (A league of their own)

"It's Not your fault." (Good Will Hunting)