After watching Anchorman recently I decided that the film, as silly as it was posessed one of the greatest movie scenes of all time. This got me thinking and I thought of a few other scenes from absolute classic movies that should stand up there as the greatest of all time, here is a short list that briefly came to my head.
The reason for me writing this post, this particular scene in the film is the first instance in which we discover that these four wannabe macho guys in fact do possess hearts. In the DVD's blooper reel, they only show one moment of them screwing this scene up, I dread to think how many bloopers of it they left out but the final attempt put together one of the most incredible examples of acting and communication between some of the finest modern comedic actors we have with us now, not to mention some surprisingly beautiful singing. Here is a link as to how it went down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBQ8XwbXI5A&feature=related
Full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes and we're wearing sunglasses - Blues Brothers
This scene has to be the greatest car chase ever put on film. With what seems like the whole world against them; Jake and Elwood's 'mission from God' has left them with one final task, to pay the taxes of the the building in which they were brought up. They have been through hell and back already but in a way that only the Blues Brothers know how they manage to stay calm and collected when it all comes to a head. Starring Dan Ackroyd and the hugely missed John Belushi the entire film holds cameos from some of the greatest singers, actors and models ever, their finale only needed the Brothers Blue to finish it off though.
Unfortunately I can't find the full real time version but here is a double time version with the added bonus of being to the Benny Hill Theme tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1WpzrtQwI0&feature=related
Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean
Is there a better entrance for a better character in film history? We are introduced to everyone's favourite pirate in this classic opening moment in which Jack Sparrow is struggling with his waterlogged boat to just about make it into shore. He risks it all and gets rewarded with a damn fine entrance. In what is possibly Johnny Depp's finest ever role, the audience falls in love with Jack Sparrow right from the very first scene - not too much of a task for Depp as he had the entire world's population of females in the palm of his hand anyway, but now all the women want him and all the men want to be him, largely in part to this fantastic entrance. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFG6KAd2ITI
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