Well, all good things must come to an end and that includes my cinematic trip back to college. Now, just in case you’re feeling that my trip back was a bit too overly critical and snarky, allow me to conclude things with a scene that I truly love. This is a scene that so epitomizes everything that’s great about college. The film takes places in the 60s and was filmed in the 70s but National Lampoon’s Animal House is a truly a timeless film.
And the Toga Party is a timeless scene.
Joey Fatone, moments before getting eaten by shark
Now I know what you’re asking. Does this scene, from the 2012 SyFy original film Jersey Shore Shark Attack, really count as a horror scene?
It does if you’re the one getting eaten.
Just ask Joey Fatone.
Don’t worry…he’s okay!
Incidentally, this film started my current love affair with SyFy original movies.
Today’s dance scene that I love comes from 2006’s Step Up and it proves the importance of chemistry between dancers. Watching this scene, it’s easy to see how Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum became a couple after filming it.
Today’s dance scene that I love comes from Ti West’s 2009 horror classic House of the Devil.
I love this scene because I usually do the exact same thing whenever I have the house to myself.
We live in confusing times. Thankfully, we can always count on reruns of King of the Hill to provide some comfort…
There’s been a lot of talk about the end of the world recently. In fact, a lot of people seem to be convinced that the world is going to end sometime later today. In the face of such negativity, it seems to me that we need to celebrate movies that remind us why we even bother to wake up in the morning and leave our homes.
One such movie is the 2008 epic Birdemic: Shock and Terror. While the film itself deals with what happens when a bunch of birds go on a rampage, it still finds the time to highlight some of the good things about life.
Today, I want to highlight two scenes that I love from Birdemic.
In this first one, we’re reminded that, even in bad economic times, the corporate life can be a rewarding one.
This second scene celebrates the mystery of love and the excitement of flirtation.
And, just because I love you, here’s a bonus scene from a totally unrelated movie!
(That movie, by the way, was The Room.)
(SPOILER WARNING)
It’s election day! Today is the day that American citizens select the person that they’ll be angry with for the next four years. Have you voted yet? I did and, after I turned in my ballot, this guy at the polling place told me that I was the prettiest voter that he had seen all day. Awwwwww!
Today’s scene that I love is particularly appropriate for Election Day. In The Candidate (1972), Bill McKay (played by Robert Redford) runs for the U.S. Senate. Directed in a documentary fashion by Michael Ritchie, The Candidate features excellent supporting performances from Melvyn Douglas and Peter Boyle and it’s one of the best films ever made about the American political system.
The scene below takes place at the end of the film, after the votes have been counted. And, of course, the entire scene is a spoiler so don’t watch it if you haven’t seen The Candidate.
Yesterday, I featured my favorite scene from 1996’s The Brady Bunch Movie. Today, my scene that I love is my second favorite scene from that same film. In this scene, the Brady kids save the day (and their house) with this exciting performance of Keep On.
I love the way that the song just fades out when the Bradys stop to take their final bow.
Sometimes, you watch a movie and there’s a line that will jump out at you so brightly that you have to stand up and take notice. You carry it with you and find that even if it didn’t mean to be, it just comes across as cool or funny. My family watches tons of movies, so at any given time you can make the room smile by screaming something sudden like “They cut the power?! How could they cut the power man? They’re animals!!”
I give you the awesomeness that is Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive. In this scene, which was both shocking and funny, a priest takes offense to zombies causing trouble in the cemetery behind his church. I laugh every time I think of this. Enjoy.
Through the Shattered Lens 