Once again, obviously this is all subjective. I tried to give you a good mix of what is generally considered the best, some ideas from the comments section of the last article. Some I personally feel deserve a spot. Some of you might be surprised at a few of the scenes, and perhaps at the lack of action. But the poll isn't "Best CBM Action Scene", it's best scene period. I take that to mean a wide variety of things. Obviously there is action there, but some are scenes or moments that I think stand out and stick in the mind long after you have seen the movie or best capture the overall essence of the genre. I have also tried to keep from using the same movie or character too much, but sometimes that is unavoidable. Same as last time, some vids are high quality, some low, some you will have to click on the image to see. Anyway, here are the 10 scenes. Vote away!
1) Nightcrawler Whitehouse Attack In X-Men 2
This one was a no brainer. Everyone love this scene I think. I'm really not sure it has been bettered in terms of visual excellence and intensity in any CBM yet. The teleporting punches ,the slow mo bodies flying through the air, the music. All combine to great effect.
2) The Joker Hangs Out Of The Police Car In The Dark Knight This is by far one of the most iconic and in many ways almost creepy image in ANY movie for me. As The Joker makes his escape from his cell he sticks his head out of the car and soaks in the palpable chaos he has caused in Gotham. The natural audio drops a few notches and we get proper blast of that strange hum that pervades the movie. It's only a few seconds long but It had to make the list.
3) Dr Manhattan's Origin In Watchmen In a movie full of memorable scenes, this one really stands out to me. We see the entire genesis of the being known as Dr Manhattan, jumping from present to future to past and not always in that order. Actor Billy Crudup delivers the expertly written narration to the haunting sound of Philip Glass' Prophecies. It's a little mini epic of it's own inside a bigger movie. Anyone who likes to think Zack Snyder is all style over substance should really watch this and shut their yaps.
4) Argentina Bar Scene In X-Men: First Class A newer one, but I had to put it on here. As soon as the scene was over it shot to the top of my favorites. Eric Lensherr goes to a bar in Argentina looking for his "creator". The mood is foreboding as soon as he enters since we have already seen what he likes to do to his enemies(metal fillings). He toys with the two Nazis he finds there for a short while before unleashing his vengeance. It's tense, brutal and all kinds of awesome.
5)Train Scrap In Spider-Man 2 One of the best scenes from one of the best CBMs. This really needs no introduction. I remember watching it for the first time and my jaw was on the floor start to finish. It is also just the right length. It goes on long enough to satisfy but doesn't try to hammer us into submission either(*cough, Michael Bay, Ahem*).
6) "A Father's Mercy" In Hulk That's right, there's a scene from Ang Lee's Hulk on here, try not to have an aneurysm! The movie had it's problems, but this scenes imo is one of the most moving we have seen in a CBM. As Bruce is about to be forcibly transformed in The Hulk, his father relates the story of the horrors he witnessed as a child to Betty. You may not appreciate the movie as a whole, but you cant deny the power of this scene.
7) Superman's Flyby In Superman The Movie I had several scenes from a few of the Superman movies in mind but ultimately decided on this last scene from the first Superman. It's just that iconic moment one that sticks in everyone's mind I think. That last image of Superman with the Earth beneath him, ever so briefly breaking the fourth wall with a little smile to the audience. Unfortunately any vids showing the actual scene are unembedabble(I think I just made that word up) so you have to make do with a mashup of the scene and the one homaging it in
Superman Returns. You're welcome:)
8) "The Avenger Initiative" In Iron Man Nothing spectacular about the actual after credit scene from Iron Man in itself, but what it represents? The first lead in and indeed first utterance of the word; Avengers. For comic book fans this has to make the cut.
9) Hulk VS Abomination In The Incredible Hulk If Ang Lee's Hulk handled the emotion better than Louis Letterier's THI, we know which one brought the action. And in a Hulk movie, that's kinda important. This 10 minute long slobberknocker between Hulk and Abomination is basically just two cartoons kicking seven shades out of each other to music. And it's glorious!
10) Opening Credits From Watchmen I know, we already had one from Watchmen. But I just couldn't leave either one out. This may not just be the best credit sequence in CBM history, but imo a contender for the best in film period. Zack Snyder takes us on a journey through time in an alternate America where the costumed hero is the norm to the strains of Bob Dylan. Amazing.
There you have it. Now I'm sure I have over looked a few great scenes, they can't all be in there. I tried to cover as wide a range as possible. Thanks to Josh for his suggestions when I hit a block! I used two of em:)
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