Someone mentioned on one of the comment
threads that I got a lot of mileage out of Seeking a Friend for the
End of the World even though I didn't like the movie very much.
Despite the overall movie being not very good, there are moments of
beautiful inspiration that are still sticking with me a week later.
So that got me thinking about how many
movies have hidden gems buried in them that are either unseen or
unappreciated because the rest of the film is generally terrible.
So I've compiled a list of 10 great
scenes in bad movies.
Opening of Moonraker
This might be one of the worst James
Bond movies every, but in this opening, Bond is knocked out of a
plane without a parachute. So he has to fly to catch the pilot.
Pure Awesome (start at 2:19)
Charles S. Dutton in Alien 3
In this scene, Ripley and Charles S.
Dutton have a plan to kill the xenomorph in a molten steel vat. But
Dutton's character suddenly realizes that someone has to stay behind
in the vat to be the bait. What happens is one of the manliest ways
to die.
The end of Predator 2
The sequel to Predator was derivitive
and rather boring. But the minutes after Danny Glover defeats the
Predator are the best parts of the movie. (start at 3:50)
Paper Man
This is not a good movie. But in the
last act of the movie, there is a scene that was so moving and
genius, that I was actually mad at the movie for being so bad. This
scene needed a better movie. And the problem with this scene is that
I cannnot simply show it. You need to watch the entire movie for the
scene to make sense. Darn you, Paper Man!
UN speech Superman IV
This is the worst of the Superman
movies, hands down. The Last Son of Krypton decides to basically
become a dictator for our own good and rid the world of nuclear
weapons. And if you listen to the actual content of his speech, it
removes the soverign liberty of individual nations. But the feel of
it can't help but be inspiring.
Clark/Superman fight Superman III
The concept is silly, but for some
reason it works. Superman has been corrupted by twisted Kryptonite
and is split from his alter ego, Clark Kent. They decide to work out
their differences in a junk yard because, you know, that makes sense.
Batman and Robin: Bruce and Alfred
I hate this movie. But when Alfred
lays dying and Bruce has to face not only his mortality but the
realization of how much he's taken his surrogate father for granted,
it is a small glimmer of light in a sea of crap.
Dogma, Angel and Bethany
This is a horrible film. It is vulgar
and blasphamous. But there is one tender scene beautifully written
and shot.
AI Finale
This movie is about the emotional
journey for the child robot, David. This Kubrickesque film is
meandering and pretentious. But after taking the long quest with
David, I can't help but be satisfied by reaching his goal.
Invasion USA
As Rick O once told me, this has the
most unique weapon's duel ever.
Game of Death Kareem fight scene
Bruce Lee died before he could finish
this movie, so they finished it with a patchwork of stupid plots,
stand ins, and clips from his other movies. But one scene that he
did film and did survive the final cut was his fight with his friend
and student Kareem Abdul Jabaar. (The clip below is the original cut of the fight)
So, what are your thoughts?
While I did not care for the movie, this is the greatest scene between autistic fighting prodigies ever put to film:
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