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Scenes That I Love: Happy Groundhog Day!
Today’s scene that I love comes from Groundhog Day! In this scene, Bill Murray speaks truth to power and let’s us all know what the future holds for us!
(Incidentally, I believe that, earlier today, the groundhog did not see his shadow, which means that we’re going to have an early spring. Bleh! I was hoping for a longer winter, if just because I’d like to get some snow down here. I’m tired of living vicariously through my blizzard-addled friends in the North!)
Scenes I Love: Oh my God! Teen Witch!
So, I’ve never actually sat through the 1989 movie Teen Witch but, thanks largely to Val and her review of the second Nightmare On Elm Street film, I have sat through several YouTube clips. Fortunately, Teen Witch is going to be coming to Netflix in February so I’ll be able to get some context to go along with the two scenes below.
First off, there’s this scene featuring a bunch of suburban teenagers telling each other to “top that!” It’s hard to know where to start with this scene. I’ve watched it a countless number of times and I’m still not quite sure what to make of it. The main theme seems to be that teenagers in the 80s were incredibly lame but I’ve seen Fast Times At Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, and Say Anything so I know that can’t be totally true.
Another odd thing about this clip is that looking at the guy wearing the suspenders fills me with an indescribable rage. If I ever ran into the actor, I would probably end up yelling at him, freaking him out, and then feeling really bad about it afterwards.
ANYWAY! Here’s the Top That scene from Teen Witch! It’s a scene that I love despite myself:
And here’s the second scene from Teen Witch that I love, the I Like Boys musical number. Seriously, if I didn’t know this was a low-budget teen movie from the 80s, I would think it was a documentary filmed at J.J. Pearce High School.
I’ll be so happy once February arrives and I will finally be able to put these two scenes into the larger context that is Teen Witch.
Horror Scenes I Love: Asia Argento Gets Hit By The Stendhal Syndrome
Since I just shared 4 shots from 4 Dario Argento films, I figured why not take this week’s horror scene that I love from an Argento film as well?
Argento’s 1995 film The Stendhal Syndrome has always gotten mixed review but I think it’s actually one of the better of his post-Tenebrae films. In the scene below, police detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) wanders through Florence and finds herself overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of the place. Eventually, while looking at Bruegel’s Landscape With The Fall of Icarus, Anna is so overwhelmed that she faints and has a fantasy where she swims through the ocean and kisses a fish. Of course, as this happens, she is watched by serial killer Alfredo Grossi (Thomas Kretschmann).
I have to admit that one reason why I like this scene (and this film) is because I had a similar experience when, the summer after graduating high school, I visited Florence. No, I didn’t faint but I definitely found myself wandering around in a bit of a daze. Standing in Florence is like finding yourself in the middle of living painting. It’s an amazing experience and one that I recommend to everyone.
Horror Scenes That I Love: The Solarmite Speech From Plan 9 From Outer Space
“You see! You see! You’re stupid minds! Stupid!”
You tell ’em, Eros!
And for that matter, way to go with that punch, Jeff! We don’t have to take that type of talk from someone who wasn’t even born on this planet!
In case you somehow didn’t know, the scene below is from Ed Wood’s 1959 science fiction epic, Plan 9 From Outer Space. And if you’ve never seen Plan 9 before, watch it now! The future of the universe may depend upon it…
Horror Scenes That I Love: Slaughterhouse Rock
I’ve never actually seen the 1987 film Slaughterhouse Rock. I’ve just seen the trailer included in a few compilations and, thanks to YouTube, I’ve seen the scene below. The only context that I can give for this scene is what I read on Wikipedia.
Apparently, in this scene, a ghost played by the great choreographer Toni Basil does a dance that gives the main character’s spirit the ability to roam free of his physical body. And, during the dance, we see a lot of earlier scenes from the movie. Or something like that. I don’t know. I just like the scene because of the music and Toni Basil.
I’ve always felt that dancing can take you into a spiritual realm of existence. This scene proves my point.
Horror Scene That I Love: The Monster and Maria from Frankenstein (1931, directed James Whale)
This scene that I love comes from the classic 1931 horror film, Frankenstein. In this poignant scene, Frankenstein’s Monster (Boris Karloff) meets young Maria. Maria is the first human to treat the Monster with true kindness. Unfortunately, the Monster does not understand that, unlike flower petals, Maria does not float.
This scene features Karloff at his absolute best!
Horror Scene That I Love: The Leopard Tree Dream from Paul Schrader’s Cat People
Since I just reviewed Paul Schrader’s 1982 version of Cat People, I figured that I’d show a scene from the film that I love.
In this film, Irena (Natassja Kinski) has a dream in which her brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell) explains the curse under which they both live. This dream leads directly into the first part of the film’s best sequence, in which Alice (Annette O’Toole) suspects that she’s being followed while out jogging.
Everything about this scene — from the music to the sets to the cinematography — is horror perfection as far as I’m concerned.
Dance Scenes That I Love: The Final Dance From StreetDance 3D (2010)
I love this scene but I have to admit that my heart breaks a little whenever I hear the crowd booing Prokofiev.
Dance Scenes That I Love: Audrey Hepburn’s Bohemian Dance in Funny Face (1957)
I love Audrey Hepburn! The dance starts 3:07 into the video.
Through the Shattered Lens 