I can't really decide for one, so here is my list (in no order):
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DeclanCochran — 11 years ago(September 30, 2014 03:07 PM)
scene with the phone-call-girl in punch drunk, watched that with my friend and we were both like "woah that's good" and since then it's hard to argue since it captures an entire world of feeling and loneliness in like two minutes, which probably points to the higher functions of cinema or some sh!t, but either way it's pretty moving
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midwestmoviemaven — 11 years ago(October 18, 2014 11:11 AM)
Boogie NightsFirercracker scene,maybe the shootout at the convenience store
Magnolia any scene with PSH (I love his subtle work in that film),
Punch drunk lovethe phone call,
TWBBthe Baptism scene, oil derrick
The Masterthe slow boat to China part
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dehumanized — 11 years ago(November 10, 2014 05:43 AM)
Impossible for me to pick an individual scene so I'll list my favorites from his films
- Hard Eight the flashback as John C. Reilly tells the matchbook story
- Boogie Nights the drug deal gone awry (I saw the film for the gazillionth time in the theatre and you could tell who the people who hadn't seen it before were in the theatre based on their reactions, it still holds up marvelously)
- Magnolia the ambulance overturning when it begins raining frogs
- Punch-Drunk Love Barry screaming at his sister on the phone in Hawaii
- There Will be Blood Daniel slapping around Eli in the mud
- The Master the window to the wall scene in its entirety with the flashback to the war
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bijinius — 11 years ago(December 29, 2014 02:32 PM)
- I L5b4OVE the scene in "Magnolia" where yes, it's raining Frogs, and at one point the camera audaciously zooms into a picture on the wall to the words "But it did happen". Love, love,
love. - The first fifteen minutes of There Will Be Blood. a masterclass in tone.
- Of course, the opening of Boogie Nights. unbelievable technical proficiency, blah blah, you've heard it written about by smarter men than me.
- The 'processing' scene in "The Master", absolutely.
- And now, of course, the standard dark horse pick. For this, after some consideration, I choose the scene in "Grown Ups 2" where the man working behind the counter at the ice cream stand is tricked into a compromising position by our heroes so that it looks like chocolate ice cream is in fact coming out of his bum bum. It was an extremely daring direction choice to have this run on so long, and to have three(!) plops of the fake doo doo poo.
- I L5b4OVE the scene in "Magnolia" where yes, it's raining Frogs, and at one point the camera audaciously zooms into a picture on the wall to the words "But it did happen". Love, love,
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dmkallin — 11 years ago(January 14, 2015 07:26 PM)
the opening to boogie nights is legendary.. I love how someone mentioned showing John how to gamble in Hard Eight cause that scene is just mindblowing in the real life sense TWBB and The Master features the greatest cinematography ever so theres that and for my wild card nomination, Bigfoot kicking in Sportello's door and so forth
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surferboy66 — 11 years ago(February 23, 2015 09:10 AM)
- There Will Be Blood: Derrick explosion
- Magnolia: T J does his 'Seduce and Destroy' presentation
- Boogie Nights: Opening tracking shot
- Inherent Vice: Neil Young music with Doc and Shasta in the rain
- Punch Drunk Love: Shut, shut, shut, SHUT UP!
- The Master: Pig Fu**
- Hard Eight: The opening scene as it's homage to his own short film
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shralster99 — 10 years ago(April 11, 2015 12:01 AM)
- The Master - The processing scene on the boat.
- Boogie Nights - The firecracker scene.
- There Will Be Blood - the baptism scene. This still gets me every time. Possible the most powerful scene I've experienced.
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fetzky — 10 years ago(November 20, 2015 04:44 PM)
All scenes mentioned are just excellent. So rather than parroting I'm gonna go with, what imo is, one of the most memorable scenes in, what is still my favorite PTA movie (and possibly the best American movie of the 21st century) - There will be blood: the scene with Plainview and his "brother from another mother" at the beach.
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theunopeneddoor-697-442391 — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 01:41 AM)
The Baptism scene in TWBB and opening scene in
Boogie Nights
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rallyinthestreets — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 05:42 AM)
The jail scene in The Master deserves a special mention. A brilliantly well-acted and directed section of an already exceptional film; the physicality and staging of the scene perfectly encapsulates the relationship between the two lead characters.