Interesting list I caught on Rottentomatoes:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taxi_driver/news/1922995/3/the_15_most_intense_movie_moments/
Let's add to it.
Though it's a cool list the first thing that comes to mind for me is that I think this list tends to be on the side of listing scenes that are difficult to watch, often because they're just gruesome or grotesque, or because they end in extreme bloodshed. I think in this respect, they kind of miss the mark.
First of all, it doesn't have to end in blood to be intense; the threat of it can be more than enough. In that respect, how about "Dark Knight".
, and Ledgers' performance is enough to make an audience genuinely scared of this character. The haunting score certainly didn't hurt.
Then, there are those scenes that are just emotionally difficult to watch.
In "Forrest Gump", when
in "Shawshank", when
This article mentions "Bambi", and rightfully-so. I think "The Lion King" is worth mentioning for the same obvious reason. However, if you want to see an intense scene in an animated kids' movie, I don't think anything holds a candle to
scene in "Toy Story 3".
By the way, if we're going to talk Tarantino, WOW, did this article choose the wrong scene (although, it is a tense scene). But c'mon, are you freaking kidding me?! You're not going to mention the glass of milk scene in "Inglorious Basterds"? And for "Pulp Fiction", they only half got it right, by mentioning the resolution of the craziness in the basement. But they got it half-wrong, by not pointing out the parts that were so intense.
And for "Kill Bill", they mention the Crazy 88's scene. Cool scene, but so over-the-top-gory that it's more silly than intense. You want intense?
How about in "The Professional", when
What about "Million Dollar Baby", when he
How about "Anchorman", when
And then, later, we learn that
Okay, that last one was a joke. Talk amongst yourselves.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taxi_driver/news/1922995/3/the_15_most_intense_movie_moments/
Let's add to it.
Though it's a cool list the first thing that comes to mind for me is that I think this list tends to be on the side of listing scenes that are difficult to watch, often because they're just gruesome or grotesque, or because they end in extreme bloodshed. I think in this respect, they kind of miss the mark.
First of all, it doesn't have to end in blood to be intense; the threat of it can be more than enough. In that respect, how about "Dark Knight".
Maggie Gyllenhaal's character is face-to-face with Joker, and he's doing the whole "Do you wanna know how I got these scars" bit. We've already seen this routine end in death, when Joker killed that gangster
Then, there are those scenes that are just emotionally difficult to watch.
In "Forrest Gump", when
Jenny stands on the edge of the bridge, and asks Forrest if he thinks she could fly if she jumped off. Similarly,
Brooks (the old dude with the bird) takes his life, and then again later, when Red looks like he might do the same.
This article mentions "Bambi", and rightfully-so. I think "The Lion King" is worth mentioning for the same obvious reason. However, if you want to see an intense scene in an animated kids' movie, I don't think anything holds a candle to
the near-death
Holy Crap my heart was in my throat during that scene, and I saw it as a freaking adult!
By the way, if we're going to talk Tarantino, WOW, did this article choose the wrong scene (although, it is a tense scene). But c'mon, are you freaking kidding me?! You're not going to mention the glass of milk scene in "Inglorious Basterds"? And for "Pulp Fiction", they only half got it right, by mentioning the resolution of the craziness in the basement. But they got it half-wrong, by not pointing out the parts that were so intense.
Bruce Willis' character is being stared-down by the gimp, as we hear what horrible-ness is happening in the other room. In a flury, he escapes, but then when he's at the front door, with freedom just a few steps away, his concience gets the better of him, forcing him to start searching for which weapon to yield.
"My name is Buck, and I came here to...", but then Beatrix escapes, barely able to move.
How about in "The Professional", when
our heroine returns home from her grocery shopping-trip, to find her family has been gunned-down by a maniacal Gary Oldman?
What about "Million Dollar Baby", when he
reveals the meaning of "moi cushle", just before pulling the plug? If that scene doens't drive you to tears, I simply cannot trust you!
How about "Anchorman", when
Brick kills a man with a trident!
the network isn't actually concerned about the lack of an old wooden ship.
Okay, that last one was a joke. Talk amongst yourselves.
