where the kid goes def, or the one where he denounces his son, or the climax in the church where he gets baptized are all more engrossing, intense, and crucial to the message/theme.
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Malcolm wrote:
You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself.
Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:09 am
Thegun
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where the kid goes def, or the one where he denounces his son, or the climax in the church where he gets baptized are all more engrossing, intense, and crucial to the message/theme.
Maybe, but mention There Will Be Blood to anyone ten years from now and I doubt they'll be quoting the scene where Daniel Day Lewis denounces his son.
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
Strangely enough when I saw the thread title, I was also thinking of Children of Men, so I agree with Shrub. That film should have won Best Picture that year.
where the kid goes def, or the one where he denounces his son, or the climax in the church where he gets baptized are all more engrossing, intense, and crucial to the message/theme.
Maybe, but mention There Will Be Blood to anyone ten years from now and I doubt they'll be quoting the scene where Daniel Day Lewis denounces his son.
Best scene of the decade:
Regardless, they should be, whether they do or not. Actually my favorite is the oil explosion/son goes deaf one.
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Mr. R wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself.
Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:36 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:32 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
Anchorman, There Will Be Blood, Kill Bill, Moulin Rouge, Children of Men, Zoolander, they're all great scenes.
More. MORE. MORE
How long before someone breaks the chain and posts a shitty clip?
Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:46 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:59 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:25 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
When Rev has the best post in a thread, the rest of you suck.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:53 pm
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“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:02 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
That didn't take too long. Less than 3 hours.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:17 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
Corpse wrote:
I love that scene.
I add
I couldn't find the clip without some emo song on Youtube, and it isn't the greatest of the decade, but Tai Lung's escape in Kung Fu Panda is pretty good.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:20 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
loyalfromlondon wrote:
That didn't take too long. Less than 3 hours.
lol, which one?
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:21 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
Rev wrote:
loyalfromlondon wrote:
That didn't take too long. Less than 3 hours.
lol, which one?
take your pick. Pan's Labyrinth, Spirited Away, Sweeney Todd (which I loved for the record).
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:28 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
It takes place in this decade. Too much to post the whole movie, so I had to do some distillation.
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:33 pm
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Re: Still one of the best scenes of the decade
The end of sweeney todd was the worst part of the whole thing.
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Mr. R wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself.
Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
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