IGN.com somehow assembled a list of ‘The 100 Greatest Movie Moments’ . . . stretching from black-and-white classics to modern blockbusters. It’s obviously a pretty subjective thing, and they didn’t really explain their process.
So, let’s just get straight to the list . . . here’s the Top 10:
- The legendary ‘I Am Your Father’ scene from“Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”, 1980.
- The ‘Make Him an Offer He Can’t Refuse’ scene from“The Godfather”, 1972.
- The ‘Rosebud’ scene from“Citizen Kane”, 1941.
- The ‘You Talkin’ to Me?’ scene from“Taxi Driver”, 1976.
- The ‘You’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat’ scene from“Jaws”, 1975.
- The ‘Shower Scene’ from“Psycho”, 1960.
- The ‘Flying Bikes’ scene from“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”, 1982.
- The ‘Frankly My Dear, I Don’t Give a Damn’ scene from“Gone with the Wind”, 1939.
- The ‘Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid’ scene from“Casablanca”, 1942.
- The gruesome ‘Chestburster’ scene from“Alien”, 1979.
A few other notable entries on the list include:
- The ‘Head Spin’ scene from“The Exorcist”, 1973.
- The ‘We’re Not in Kansas Anymore’ scene from“The Wizard of Oz”, 1939.
- The ‘Say Hello to My Little Friend’ scene from“Scarface”, 1983.
- The ‘Spaghetti Dinner’ scene from“Lady and the Tramp”, 1955.
- The ‘You Can’t Handle the Truth’ scene from“A Few Good Men”, 1992.
- The ‘Box of Chocolates’ scene from“Forrest Gump”, 1994.
- The ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’ scene from“Airplane”, 1980.
- The ‘Why So Serious’ scene from“The Dark Knight”, 2008.
- The ‘Return of Luke Skywalker’ scene from“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, 2015.
(Hit up IGN.com for the whole Top 100, plus brief write-ups and interesting facts on each.)