Shivery film moments

[Summo]

Just been having a conversation in the pub which was about moments in films that provoke a reaction. We had to narrow this down, so I'm talking about moments that gave you that surge of adrenaline, or made you jump, or shiver, or shudder or just say 'oh yeah!

I'll give some examples, then you do it.

• The moment in Se7en where Kevin Spacey walks into the precinct with his bloody hands up saying, "Detective. Detective. DETECTIIIIVE! I think... you're looking... for me." then Pitt rushes forward saying "Down! Get down! All the way down! Faster!" Good moment.
• The first time we see what the kid sees (ie the first ghost) in 'Sixth Sense'
• The bit in 'The Untouchables' where Sean Connery says "What the hell. Ya gotta die of something" then all of them charge round on their horses as the music swells.
• And the original, I suppose, in 'Planet Of The Apes' when Charlton Heston sees the sunken head of the Statue of Liberty.

Believe it or not, I'd be interested in any others you can describe.

 

[djpringle]

I've never liked any of the long corridor shots in The Shining, don't really know why but it's just unsettling.

 

[.Cask]

That bit on ghostbusters where they're in the library and that ghostly librarian gets pissed off

Took me years to get over my stigma of that scene and actually watch it all the way through with my eyes open.

 

[Recoil101]

Exorcist 3 will forever remain etched in my memory the scene with the cracking ice in a glass by the bed.... you just know something is coming... one of the scariest moments in any film ever...

For pure coolness... the bit in Elizabeth where the priest is walking down the corridor to kill Cate Blanchett with his robes flowing behind him ... very cool piece of film

 

[doh_boy]

heh the bit in jurassic park(sp?) where they're getting up into the ceiling and the raptor jumps for the persons leg.


I'm also a sucker for romantic films so any sort of schmuck gets me, the best I can remember is the end of amelie where they get together. That was more a yes moment but the kissing was cool as well.

 

[Testin da Cable]

I've only just gotten up so I'm a little sketchy but here goes

• Aliens: the sound of the motion detector going off (for the first time) really freaks me out.
• The Mission: The Priest (Jeremy Irons iirc) leading the church congregation out even though he knows the conquistdores are waiting. I cried buckets.
• Starman: The Scientist deciding that the Alien Anthropologist's freedom is worth more that his capture -and- the expression on Jeff Bridges' face as he and the girl walk down into the radiation from the spacecraft.
• The Birds: the area is literally chock full of birds but there is no sound. aaarg damn you Hitchcock!
• Platoon: Francis stabs himself in the leg so he can get sent home as a twice wounded soldier. Lots of blood and gore in that film but that bit always gets me -also- the expression on o'Neil's face when he gets told he is now platoon leader
• Castaway: the sound of the coconuts dropping on the beach. I've heard that sound a million times in Indonesia growing up, and had not heard it for nearly 20 years till I saw the movie. Placed it instantly and covered myself in goosebumps.

can't think of more need coffee

 

[Sir Frizz]

I get surges of adrenaline watching the final Matrix Reloaded trailer

I love it also in The Shawshank Redemption when Dufrene escapes through "half a mile of shit, piss and foul smelling i can't even imagine."

 

[Nibbler]

The Devils Backbone, all of it, especially with the ghost kid. F'ing scary.

and The Ring - Japanese version freaked me out too

 

[Will]

Originally posted by Nibbler

and The Ring - Japanese version freaked me out too

I felt a shiver run up my spine just thinking about that...Ring 0 is even worse.

 

[Sar]

Originally posted by Testin da Cable

• Aliens: the sound of the motion detector going off (for the first time) really freaks me out.

I'd love that as a polyphonic ringing tone.

 

[Sharma]

the bit on 13 ghosts where that guy gets sliced in 2 halves by two pieces of glass as hes backing away from a ghost..i think my stomach gave me hgorrible pains on that bit

 

[Summo]

Good suggestions, peeps.

Originally posted by Testin da Cable
Aliens: the sound of the motion detector going off

Does anyone have a wav file of that? I'm interested to hear it and if its what I think it is I want to use it at work.

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by Sir Frizz
I love it also in The Shawshank Redemption when Dufrene escapes through "half a mile of shit, piss and foul smelling i can't even imagine."

'shit stinking foulness I can't even imagine - or maybe I just don't want to'

 

[xane]

Robocop - the ED 209 demonstration

 

[Testin da Cable]

um um um Deep Blue Sea, where that dude dives into the pool with the tigershark in it to remove the licenceplate from it's toothsome maw :/

 

[Testin da Cable]

oh, and The Fellowship of the Ring: teh balrog!!!11


like duh

 

[mr.Blacky]

Originally posted by Summo
Good suggestions, peeps.
Does anyone have a wav file of that? I'm interested to hear it and if its what I think it is I want to use it at work.

Have you got the game Aliens? The sound bite is used in there too.

 

[Sir Frizz]

Originally posted by Tom[SHOTTEH]
'shit stinking foulness I can't even imagine - or maybe I just don't want to'

bah!

And:

The major action scenes in The Matrix -

• When the chopper blows up
• When Neo first experiences bullet time
• When Neo realises he's The One
• When Mprpheus gets the shit kicked out of him (Love when he cracks his head off the toilet)

And basically all of American Beauty, and the Vietnam scene in Forrest Gump is/was a real tear jerker for me ;(

edit:// OOH! And my single favourite one liner evah!!"£ I think it's in House of the dead where the priest knows Kung Fu and says "I kick ass for the lord!"

 

[mank!]

The end of Leon where Mathilda is planting Leon's plant in the school. It always gives me goosebumps.

 

[old.ignus]

the fellowship of the ring: Boromir's death, good old Sean keeps on swinging with two arrows in him.

The two towers: Gandalf leading the riders of Rohan into the battle to save Helms deep.

8mm: The scene where Cage phones the girls mum to ask permission to avenge her daughters death.

Dog soldiers: Spoons last stand

 

[xane]

Originally posted by Sir Frizz
edit:// OOH! And my single favourite one liner evah!!"£ I think it's in House of the dead where the priest knows Kung Fu and says "I kick ass for the lord!"

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[Pac^]

Definatley Jap version of Ring, very chilling.

Leatherface dumping that girl on the meathook in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Last 20 minutes of Attack of the Clones..if only for decrepid old Yoda leaping about like an ninja. WoOt.

First 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan...totally gobsmacking.

And on a similar note the episode of Band of Brothers where they discover the concentration camp....I sobbed like a baby.

..oh and watching americans munch on live slugs on Fear Factor on sky one. Only time i wanted to spew coz of something on the TV.

 

[Sir Frizz]

Originally posted by xane
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I love you xane! Thanks muchos

 

[Tom]

The bit in Braveheart after they win their first big battle, and Mel thrusts his sword into the sky and screams, thats a brilliant scene.

 

[ReActor]

The Ring.

I literally shivered through almost all of that film.

 

[Daffeh]

Originally posted by Sir Frizz
edit:// OOH! And my single favourite one liner evah!!"£ I think it's in House of the dead where the priest knows Kung Fu and says "I kick ass for the lord!"

thats from a film called Braindead by Peter Jackson of LOTR fame

 

[Clowneh!]

Big. all of it.

Big owns

OH YEAH

 

[nath]

Signs: the video cam bit at the birthday party.

The rest of the film was shit though :/

 

[PR.]

Originally posted by nath
Signs: the video cam bit at the birthday party.

The rest of the film was shit though :/

I saw this yesterday and the other good bit was when Mel brought the tele through and you saw the aliens reflection on the screen

 

[bodhi]

The black foot in Mr Deeds



"The vision of that foot will haunt my dreams forever sir."