Laid around being sick on Sunday and watched Heat straight through for the 10th or 11th time. I can't think of an action sequence in a movie I'm more in awe of than the bank robbery gone bad and the way Sizemore, De Niro, and Kilmer take the fight to the cops in broad daylight on the street.
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Do action sequences get any better than the bank heist in Heat?
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The one that first came to mind was the beach storming in Saving Private Ryan.
Pretty high up there for me too, but I think the scene at Cyberdyne in T2 may be tops for me.
The Huggies scene in Raising Arizona is the best action sequence.
Not a movie, but the Biker House scene in True Detective was amazing.
Not a movie, but the Biker House scene in True Detective was amazing.
Crossing the border from Juarez back into El Paso in Sicario.
NColoradoAG said:
Pretty high up there for me too, but I think the scene at Cyberdyne in T2 may be tops for me.
The motorcycle/big rig chase leaving the mall.
The whole chase from Cyberdyne to the end of the movie in the foundry.
A five star film. This whole thing is a masterpiece.
Max Power said:
Crossing the border from Juarez back into El Paso in Sicario.
From the moment they arrive in El Paso until they cross the border coming back. Masterclass in building tension.
The bank robbery in Heat is definitely up at the top.
But I would have to go with the entire movie: Warefare. Literally one big action sequence and the most intense and realistic-feeling action I've ever experienced in a movie.
Truck chase in Dark Knight.
Pick your moment in Fury Road
Pick your moment in Fury Road
The truck scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Car chase in Ronin is up there
The thing that always gets me about the Heat scene, is the fact they didn't damper the sound design. I know the number of people who have fired weapons in close in urban settings is vanishingly small, but they nailed it here. The reverberations, the echoes, the chaos of the loudness...that is what really sets it apart from even the best we have today. Aside from maybe that one highway shootout scene with Gerard Butler?
IMO, the greatest action scene of all time is the underwater scene in Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation.
Under cover biker gang robbery. Season 1 of True Detective.
The final battle scene in "Master & Commander" is one of my favorites.
There are some really good James Bond scenes, particularly the opening of Skyfall and Casino Royale (Craig not Sellars)
But Heat is definitely in my top 5 as is SPR.
There are some really good James Bond scenes, particularly the opening of Skyfall and Casino Royale (Craig not Sellars)
But Heat is definitely in my top 5 as is SPR.
I think we all agree that this discussion is now over with my submission...
I will throw out the helicopter attack against Nakatomi Plaza.
We're gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.
We're gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.
The night club scene in Collateral is one of my favorites.
True Lies last 45 minutes - Island shootout, Florida Keys bridge sequence with the Harriers, then the nuke, then Miami.
Warfare. The entire movie.
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Might catch some heat for this, but...
The back-to-back scenes in Matrix Reloaded of the chateau fight, followed by the half hour action bonanza of the car chase, motorcycle chase, and truck-top fight.
The back-to-back scenes in Matrix Reloaded of the chateau fight, followed by the half hour action bonanza of the car chase, motorcycle chase, and truck-top fight.
Claude! said:
The one that first came to mind was the beach storming in Saving Private Ryan.
Sizemore in both yours and mine. Crazy.
Eliminatus said:
I think we all agree that this discussion is now over with my submission...
I stand corrected. EOT
Good point on the sound. They really let that scene breathe for the audience. I feel like it would be rushed or too camera-jumpy with most directors, and that the sound would be handled differently.
CharleyKerfeld said:
Laid around being sick on Sunday and watched Heat straight through for the 10th or 11th time. I can't think of an action sequence in a movie I'm more in awe of than the bank robbery gone bad and the way Sizemore, De Niro, and Kilmer take the fight to the cops in broad daylight on the street.
Kilmer reloading.
Every detail in that scene was nails.
Quad Dog said:
Truck chase in Dark Knight.
Pick your moment in Fury Road
Fitting since this scene in Heat was the blueprint for the opening one for Nolan in TDK.
It's been a while, but I like the street shootout in The Winter Soldier, basically from when Fury is attacked in his car.
Not realistic like Heat, but this was jaw dropping in the theater when it came out.
Apache said:
The final battle scene in "Master & Commander" is one of my favorites.
There are some really good James Bond scenes, particularly the opening of Skyfall and Casino Royale (Craig not Sellars)
But Heat is definitely in my top 5 as is SPR.
Speaking of sound, the Master & Commander scene at beginning when his ship is attacked is one of the greatest scenes for sound in film. That was my reference Blu-Ray for sound when I still had my home theater set up. Absolutely incredible.
Unfortunately, I just don't think filmmakers focus on sound like they used to. We actually had a thread on that on here a couple of years ago so that's not just me making it up.
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