Friday, September 24, 2021

CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 1988

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com]
my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 1988 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 1988” list, but at least had incredible segments that stayed with me since first viewing. Scenes that I’m sure I’ll want to re-visit again and again.

+ = was actually featured on Toby's 1988 "Best of"


Telekinesis Tina VS. Jason showdown -
FRIDAY 13TH PART VII: 
           THE NEW BLOOD (Buechler)
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the bridge troll implodes, then morphs into a two-headed dragon
     - WILLOW (Howard)
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Judge doom reveals his true identity -
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT  
                        (Zemeckis)
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The entire Nick Cave segment at the rock club
- WINGS OF DESIRE (Wenders)
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Prague spring 1968 sequence. 
       **cue Czech cover of "Hey Jude"**
- THE UNBEARABLE 
          LIGHTNESS OF BEING 
                                       (Kaufman)
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climax at skyscraper rooftop
   - DIE HARD (McTiernan)
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Josh & his boss, MacMillan, play the giant FAO Schwarz floor piano
    - BIG (Penny Marshall)
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Drunken seduction & slow dance to "In the Still of the Night." One of the creepiest non-horror moments Cronenberg has devised, thematically speaking
- DEAD RINGERS (Cronenberg)
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Slaughter at the movie house! Ooze glimpsed rolling across several rows of seats while the projector creates a strobe effect
     - THE BLOB [remake] 
                               (Russell)
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Nada first views the world as it truly is through alien sunglasses
   - THEY LIVE (Carpenter)
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Valiant's entire dreaded visit to Toon Town -
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT 
                         (Zemeckis)
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Riding inside the “Catbus”
- MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO 
                         (Miyazaki)
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the Harry Belafonte inspired possession at the dinner table
   - BEETLEJUICE (Burton)
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40 days & nights in the desert -
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST 
                          (Scorsese)
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Opening motorcycle gang chase and clash
     - AKIRA (Otomo)
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Damiel is finally given his wish. **finale monologue/voiceover**
- WINGS OF DESIRE (Wenders)
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also;
this bit of potty humor
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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments
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