95. Robin Hood: Men in Tights
I grew up with this film, and it's always been one of my favourites. It's actually my favourite take on Robin Hood - even if it is a comedy!
There are so many great moments, but none are better than the Great Hall scene in which Robin Hood and his Merry Men crash King John's party.
It has a great sword fight, hilarious moments and even the meeting of Maid Marian and Robin Hood for the first time. Pure class.
94. Watchmen
This is a film that split people 50-50. Some people absolutely loved it and some people didn't really like it. Take my two housemates - Boz loved it like me, whereas Joel didn't think it was as good as everyone was making out to be.
I loved it personally, I loved the graphic novel and thought this was a fantastic adaptation. My favourite part in the book was always the origin of Dr Manhattan, and luckily for me this was probably the most well reconstructed scene for the film.
It is a perfect mix of amazing imagery, terrific acting, a great voiceover and an all around well directed sequence.
For me, it was scenes like this that made Watchmen so good. Not all the action scenes, its the human emotion and character building that drive the story - and this does it the best.
93. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
If you have been reading my blog - you'll know from my review of this film that I was always very fond of it. I love character stories like this one, and the presentation was so outstanding that it took my breath away.
The first hour was always my favourite with Benjamin Button being young - yet looking old. The CG deserved its Oscar ten times over.
My favourite part though is the bit from the trailers where Benjamin and young Daisy sit under a table at night and fully introduce each other. By talking they realise they aren't too different and are both just children in a very strange circumstance.
What amazes me about it though is what the audience doesn't see. Benjamin in this scene is played by a dwarf which then has a CG head of Brad Pitt put onto it. Brad Pitt then does the voice of it too. And Daisy is played by a young actress, but then has her voice dubbed by Cate Blanchett.
So even though this scene is done between the two children - Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are there all along meeting for the first time. It's fantastic.
92. Dumb and Dumberer
I should hate this film. Most of it is utter rubbish. How dare they replace Jim Carrey's character with someone else.
Amongst this stinker of a film though is one of my favourite movie moments ever. It is incredibly immature and complete fun. Everyone I talk to agrees that this is the best part of the film, and also just a great comedy moment in general.
When Harry is at a hot girls house, he forgets he has chocolate in his pocket. He goes to the toilet to talk to Lloyd out the window and leans against the radiator melting the chocolate. In a panic when Harry realises, he manages to smear the chocolate all over the bathroom walls. The girls Dad then comes up to the bathroom (who already thinks Harry is a retard!) and sees the mess.
He then begins to take in the horrific sight assuming it is in fact poo. It is his reaction that is so funny. It starts with panic and turns to full screaming by the end. I remember crying when I saw this scene and it still makes me laugh to this day.
91. The Matrix Revolutions
This film may have been the weakest out of the Matrix trilogy, but it still had many great moments. It is one of my favourite HD DVDs because the CG is just jaw dropping and the scene I have picked is the key example of this.
When the sentinels are about to breach the city to kill everyone, the humans get into their APCs to shoot them down. What happens is the most eye candy I've witnessed in a scene at any one moment. There's so much going on that you can't take your eyes off the screen. The action is amazing and the CG is even better.
Every shot looks like a painting because there is beauty to all the madness. The fire starts to light up the room in a unique way which makes all the metal just look more natural. There's not too much more I can say unless you see the scene for yourselves.
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