Thursday, September 16, 2021

CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 2019

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct wanderingimage tumblr January 2020]
my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 2019 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 2019” 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 2019 "Best of"
the fight with Grewishka in the Underworld + old berserker suit flashbacks
- ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL 
                                [IMAX 3D]  (Rodriguez)
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Serizawa reboots Gojira @ Atlantis magma ruins
- GODZILLA: 
    KING OF THE MONSTERS (Dougherty)

Attack of the "Jangly Man" -
SCARY STORIES 
     TO TELL IN THE DARK 
                    (Øvredal)
The upside down room puzzle.. nerve-racking
   - ESCAPE ROOM (Robitel)

Estrella hiding from Chino inside the old abandoned building ruins. **Finale** 
- TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAD 
                      (Issa López)
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Moon pirates 
       - AD ASTRA (Gray)
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The levee wave knocks everyone back into the house + the ensuing fight against alligators 
       - CRAWL (Aja)
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The main duel + crossbow/umbrella sequence 
 - SHADOW (Zhang Yimou)
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Alex transforms his entire school into a fortress to fend off an ancient evil horde 
  - THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING 
                                      (Cornish)
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a hilariously tense meeting between Hoffa and Tony Pro
 - THE IRISHMAN (Scorsese)
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Everything goes red.. 
**when good LSD trips go bad, daaang!** 
      - CLIMAX (Noe)
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Jägerstätter’s conversation with the mural painter who admits his fear of painting the suffering of Christ 
 - A HIDDEN LIFE (Malick)
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The Cartagena Colombia shoot-out and chase. Particularly impressive in 3D at 120fps projection. I know Ang Lee is known more for his dramatic work but he's clearly also one of the greatest action directors 
- GEMINI MAN [HFR 3D] 
                     (Ang Lee)
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Sharon Tate catches a matinee of her movie THE WRECKING CREW ('68) - 
ONCE UPON A TIME 
                   IN HOLLYWOOD 
                          (Tarantino)
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The final 40min stretch of the film. **the flood, birthday party, etc.** Absolutely transcendent pure movie magic -- like most of joon-ho’s work
- PARASITE (Bong Joon-ho)
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Rose the Hat projects into Abra's bedroom 
 - DOCTOR SLEEP (Flanagan)

Rudy Ray Moore mingles with his fans @ DOLEMITE premiere. Such a perfect & spiritually uplifting scene
- DOLEMITE IS MY NAME 
                       (Brewer)
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also;
this hilarious moment of Tim being a total ass
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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments

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