Some of my favorite movie scenes

It could be a good script or a gunshot, but here are some scenes from my favorite movies that impress me with their slickness, style and confidence. BTW, just cope and paste the links if you want to see them. I can't figure out why embedding isn't working for me right now.

Doc Holliday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDK3ts1JimQ&feature=related

Val Kilmer gives the best performance I've ever seen in this movie (I'd like him more in real life if he wasn't a jerk). He brings a charisma to Doc Holliday that just makes your jaw drop. His expressions would make a frowning stick figure smile (I'm your huckleberry is my personal fave) and his quick, cold efficiency in capping Johnny Ringo leaves no doubt that you'd rather flick a cigarette in the Incredible Hulk's face than hear Doc yell "Say When" within 50 yards of you.



Collateral

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zJlsc8GU50&feature=related

Part of what I love about movies is when they don't have to resort to confusing editing, special effects or any of that other crap to show you something impressive. Here, Tom Cruise (Vincent) has his briefcase swiped out of Jamie Foxx's cab, and Cruise confronts the two thugs about it. At this point, the director could have done some direct-to-video-quality camera cuts and ended with both muggers on the ground, leaving the viewer to think Vincent busted some spectacular move on them. Instead, he finishes two thugs in not that many seconds while we watch in astonished silence.


Ocean's 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mWymlaejbs&feature=related

I'm a writer. Writers are suckers for good writing. A well-penned script sounds like a natural conversation, but has just enough funny and clever expressions thrown in to keep the talk from sounding mundane. This was a great scene from Ocean's 11 where Matt Damon and Brad Pitt are discussing the dangers of heisting ruthless casino mogul Andy Garcia. You could just hear "this is crazy" or "you're going to get us all killed" or "this is crazy, you're going to get us all killed", but thankfully, the script office didn't phone this one in. Who loves 'em, baby? I do.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH3mLKIXOe4&feature=related

This clip is shorter, but funny as well. Wish I could think of smart-aleck remarks this fast.