I had this idea for a while. This is how it works: Show a clip of a best performance. It can be the best performance in a movie, the best of an actors career or just a performance that you really liked. Briefly explain the context of the scene.

Naturally this thread has the potential of giving away a lot of spoilers. So as a courtesy if you would be so kind to simply give the title of the movie first.

I' ll break the ice.

-American Psycho-

Christian Bale plays a psychopath. This scene takes place after a killing spree. He feels like he can no longer contain himself and he believes he can no longer get away with murder. So he calls his lawyer. This scene is amazing when you' re watching the movie.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6VXRVq_1EYg

The next day he actually runs into his lawyer but the guy thought it was a joke. LOL, the whole climax was his confession but his lawyer didn' t believe him.

-The Protector-

One of my favorite fight scenes, with Tony Jaa. No introduction needed, just watch.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=yXIGP6_fNZk

Blade Runner. Roy' s final scene. By FAR my favorite scene of ANY movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQcUS4chhc4


I' ll have more, but I had to get this out of the way first.

The opening and courtroom scenes from " A Few Good Men" .

Ok here' s an obscure one.
Bjork and David Morse in Dancer in the Dark.

I apologize in advance for the length of my explanation, but since I' m pretty sure NO ONE saw this movie, I think it' s needed. Bear with me.

Selma(Bjork) plays an immigrant who is slowly losing her sight due to a hereditary condition. Her son has the same condition, but at his young age, a medical procedure could prevent blindness. Selma has been working ridiulous hours in order to save enough money to get the surgery for him, and she' s been keeping that money in a small tin in her cupboard.

David Morse plays Selma' s friend who has thusfar helped Selma survive on her meager salary. She lives in a trailer in his back yard, etc. However, David is in financial trouble and is rapidly becoming unable to support his wife. He' s been keeping his troubles a secret from his wife by using his savings, but now his savings are almost gone.

Faced with the prospect of telling his wife he' s broke, David decides to steal the money Selma has saved. He' s also fabricated a story about Selma to force his wife to kick her out. Selma is half-blind, but she knows about David' s money problems and figures out pretty quickly who has her money.

The scene starts with Selma' s discovery of the theft and ends when she kills him.
This scene actually made me uncomfortable in the theater. It' s like watching an actual murder.

Long scene, but worth it.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4056582938395000031&q=dancer+in+the+dark&total=5311&start=20&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=9

Lots of scenes I really like but finding a clip isn' t easy.
But here' s one I found

-Yojimbo-
Toshiro Mifune plays a ronin who enters a village with two rivaling Yakuza clans and decides to start a war between them, playing on both sides.
This is the part where he shows his skills.
CLIP
It doesn' t take long after that for the two clans to compete with each other in an attempt to hire him as a bodyguard (Yojimbo).

Pretty much any clip featuring Toshiro Mifune is awesome

-Ong-Bak
Tony Jaa (we all love him don' t we) fights a bunch of bad guys before the final fight.
CLIP

-Tom Yum Goong (The Protector)-
Tony Jaa fights a bunch of bad guys before the final fight (see a pattern here?)
CLIP

Hero - Jet Li vs Donnie Yen

Ghost in the Shell (original) - Kusanagi vs Tank

Snatch - Dog vs Hare

Snatch - Final Fight Scene

-The Departed-

Jack Nicholson and Alec Baldwin both kick some serious ass in this scene. Jack Nicholson playes a big crime boss whom is responsible for the heist of some very expensive " micro processors" . They were going to sell them to the chinese. There' s a rat on each side played by Damon and DiCaprio.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XEERw4oOJrU&feature=related

That scene is brilliantly complimented by the next one.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZS2ZR42lM&feature=related


-Kill Bill Vol. 2-

A speach from Bill near the end.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWF7kd1tNo

-The Boondock Saints-

Religious guys killing bad guys
There are several scenes in that movies that are awesome.

The um... rope scene

Pool room scene

Opening scene from Apocolypse Now....The spinning fan that changes to the chopper blades and The Doors ' The End' playing in the background.

Either that or the cliche' d but still good scene in Platoon when William Defoe is being shot, Barbers adagio for strings playing

Bruce.
Fist of Fury(Chinese Connection)
The dojo fight scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ423UykNEo


Fight Club
" I wanted to destroy something beautiful"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec2SC0ZW6V4

Kung Fu Hustle
The harp fight scene. Brilliant and artistic use of both music and CG.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq84WO_zubQ

Waynes World - Bohemian Rhapsody

Waynes World - Garths Foxy Lady dance

The Hallway fight from Oldboy

Amazing film, and one of the best fight scene' s I' ve ever seen. Bruce Lee never took a beating like this.

Eddie The Hated

The transformation of an American Werewolf in London

Trainspotting - Some people hate the English...

The Big Lebowski

Just about any scene in the movie is gold!

Pulp Fiction- The breakfast scene.
Easily one of the best constant dialogues I' ve seen in any movie. All the shots not only make sense, but drive the scene forward with a slight sense of dread or foreboding. The intimidating dialog about hamburgers, of all things, adds to the kafkaesque menace. On the downside, every time I go to a family barbecue I have to explain why I went ' Mmmhhmmm' to my mainly clueless relatives.

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: Bat Country

Clip

This scene is so fucked up and entertaining, just like most of the movie is. Its hard not to laugh even some of the scenes are too grotesque.

there is also the lizard scene, but all in all. if you havent seen the movie i would recommend it!

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: Bat Country

This scene is so ***ed up and entertaining, just like most of the movie is. Its hard not to laugh even some of the scenes are too grotesque.

I completely forgot about this movie! Shows you how much attention I pay to my avatar. But it' s odd, it isn' t a good movie, but it has some extremely funny scenes. They just can' t be seen in sequence.

Well the movie is a perfect execution of world view for people whos done as much drugs as these guys have!

I know most of the film is a bit schmaltzy but for its intensity the Omaha landing in Saving Private Ryan is one I like. But for tension the final stand-off in the Good the Bad and the Ugly is fantastic especially to Morricone' s great music.

-Final Destination 2-

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=L1akPA1BxSI&feature=related

Crash Scene

It isn' t much of a scene, but I really liked the very end of Men In Black with the universe in a marble thing.