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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Film / Teh Internets "Great Moments in Movie History"

Posted by on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:05 AM

As the folks behind Great Moments in Movie History put it:

Sure, the Critereon Collection collects the finest films in their entirety—but who wants to sit through an entire film? So we here at The Offline, along with our friends at the North American Council for the Preservation of Exceptional Media, have taken it upon ourselves to collect the very best moments and post them here for all to admire.

Here's a prime sample, from 2006's The Wicker Man.

Can Oscars be revoked?

Anyway, GMIMH has compiled a small but impressive library of great moments, from fabulous new finds to old favorites.

Find the growing archive of Great Moments in Movie History here. Some are semi-perfect distillations of entire movies, others are just prime bits of screen-poop. (I've seen the whole of The Love Guru, and this is all that even the most tenacious cinematic masochist need see.)

Thanks for the heads-up, MetaFilter.

 

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Carollani 1
One wonders, would bees fall like sand through a funnel? One would think they would not.
Posted by Carollani http://twitter.com/carollani on June 17, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Fnarf 2
Nicholas Cage is the worst actor of all time.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on June 17, 2009 at 10:37 AM
in-frequent 3
i've not seen the wicker man remake... but that line! "not the bees!" that's amazing! i might need to watch the movie just for that.

so this clip, and this site's work, has made me want to watch what i know must be a terrible movie. is that a good thing?
Posted by in-frequent on June 17, 2009 at 10:55 AM
itsmarkmitchell 4
My eyes!
Posted by itsmarkmitchell on June 17, 2009 at 11:09 AM
5
A man with bees swarming around his face would certainly not yell with his mouth wide open. Instead, reflexively, he would tightly shut as many facial orifi as he could.
Posted by Cork on June 17, 2009 at 11:18 AM
rejemy 6
My eyes! The bee-helmet does nothing!
Posted by rejemy on June 17, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Urgutha Forka 7
@2
Couldn't agree more. The only movie he was good in was "Raising Arizona."

Otherwise his terrible "acting" only brings good movies down.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Lindy West 8
He's allergic to bees, you see.
Posted by Lindy West on June 17, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Geni 9
I liked Nic Cage in Moonstruck. His whole hangdog persona worked for that character.
Posted by Geni on June 17, 2009 at 11:54 AM

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