CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 1996

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com]

my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 1996 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 1996” 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 1996 "Best of"

Ferrari + Hummer + trolley car sequence. 

The San Francisco treat

     - THE ROCK (Bay)

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Kusanagi fights the armored spider drone

- GHOST IN THE SHELL (Oshii)

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Steampunk mechanical shark attacks the peach -

JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH 

                         (Selick)

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Biplane crashes in the Sahara

- THE ENGLISH PATIENT 

                        (Minghella)

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Subjects recall the “Rumble in the Jungle” fight & development of the Rope-a-dope... Ali VS Foreman. Intercut with footage of witch doctor trance

 - WHEN WE WERE KINGS 

                      (Leon Gast)

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wuxia battle over the crystal lake

    - ASHES OF TIME 

    [REDUX cut] (Wong Kar-wai)

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Shooting of a state trooper + the pursuit & executions of two unfortunate witnesses

     - FARGO (Coen bros)

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An enraged Fresh Prince crawls over to the U.F.O. that shot him down, then sucker punches the emerging alien

  - INDEPENDENCE DAY 

                       (Emmerich)

The Martians vaporize the U.S. ambassador on the red carpet, then hundreds of onlookers.. 

All while repeating "We Come in Peace"

- MARS ATTACKS! (Burton)

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Carl visits baby brother's burial site

- SLING BLADE (Thornton)

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the first "What's your favorite scary movie?" phone call. Prologue. 

**Drew Barrymore intro segment** 

     - SCREAM (Craven)

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A God's eye view from the bells of Providence

  - BREAKING THE WAVES 

                        (Von Trier)

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Agent Hunt's wire rig hacking

 - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 

                         (De Palma)

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Renton's relapse heroin trip. **cue Lou Reed's "Perfect Day"**

- TRAINSPOTTING (Boyle)

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Faye breaks in & cleans/organizes Cop 663's apartment. 

**cue Cantonese cover of "Dreams"**

- CHUNGKING EXPRESS 

                  (Wong Kar Wai)

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Dignan in foot pursuit with Dallas P.D. "They'll never catch me, man.."

   - BOTTLE ROCKET 

                 (Wes Anderson)

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also;

Why do you wear that tape on your nose?

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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments

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