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Top horror scene in Movies · Sep 16, 2020

1. The Exorcist 1973 - The priest and Pazuzu scene

To me, The Exorcist 1973 is the greatest horror Film ever made—it easily sits within my personal top 10 films of all time...

This specific scene (and honestly, the entire opening sequence) carries this atmosphere that feels almost tangible—like you can sense it hanging in the air. It’s incredible... a sort of mystery, an archaeological horror, I don't even know how else to describe it. Being an Archaeologist by trade, this scene hits especially hard for me...

It’s as if there’s something physical in the air while you're watching it; I truly can't find the right words to explain it.

2. The Omen 1976 - The cemetery scene in the US

I absolutely love this Film, and this particular scene is so deeply unsettling... even if you don't believe in Satan, you can almost "smell" the dread when they find that creature in the grave where they expected something else entirely. And that music accompanying it? Just haunting.

3. Storm of the Century 1999 - The Michael conversation with Legion.

I adore this story, mainly because I know Stephen King based it on the great mystery in history: the Roanoke Island disappearance from 400 years ago.

If you haven't heard about that story, look it up online—it'll give you chills.

This scene is particularly powerful for me—where Evil itself, in the form of Legion / Linoge, talks to a good man (not perfect, just a decent guy). Their dialogue is fascinating; you can see in Legion's eyes that he actually respects Michael more than all the hypocrites, liars, and thugs he lives with in that town who pretend to be righteous.

The whole mini-series kept me on edge from start to finish. There's this unique atmosphere that I just can't put into words.

That dialogue is just... brilliant...

Linoge asks him: "Do you not want to know the truth, or do you just not believe me?"

Michael: "I believe you, but all you see in them is evil. Nothing good."

Linoge: "Goodness is just a fairy tale and an illusion used so people can get through the day without screaming."

Michael: "I don't believe that!"

Linoge: "I know... A good man to the very end." (As he says this, you can see in his eyes that he genuinely respects Michael for being exactly who he is).

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 15, 2020

darkbadger46 said:Even though the The Terminator series pretty much wrapped up after the second installment, I actually really loved Claire Danes' performance in Rise of the Machines. I followed her career through my so-called "adult years." And the female Terminator was great too. Maybe Nick Stahl ruined the vibe for some people, though he wasn't half bad himself.

T-850 vs T-X

Look, I am a literal Terminator fanatic—and honestly, the third movie never really bothered me. Sure, it felt unnecessary, but it didn't bother me.

It’s a total rip-off of the original, obviously, but it did pay homage to those first two films.

The same goes for Terminator Salvation; I have nothing against it. In fact, I tip my hat to it because it actually tried to do something new. It even has a GREAT soundtrack—the main theme is just incredible. Seriously, I have to give credit where it's due, because this theme actually feels unique:

The musical score for the main theme is insanely good. Given that the theme from the first two movies might be the best film score of all time, this one actually manages to carve out its own identity—unlike the third one.

As for Genisys... I'm not even going to comment! I refuse to touch that garbage. And Dark Fate... ugh, don't even get me started...

If God allows it, I might buy that trash on Blu-ray just so I can spit on it, pour some gasoline over it, and set it on fire.

Don't worry, I'll make sure to record the whole thing.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 15, 2020

I’m going to be a bit of a bore by bringing up The Terminator again, but I really have to 🙂.

It’s one of the saddest moments in cinema—personally, the saddest. I remember watching this for the first time as a kid and just weeping like it was a rainy season in Seattle 😁.

That moment when The Terminator says: "NOW I KNOW WHY YOU CRY"...

To me, that hits just as hard as "Tears in the rain" from Blade Runner—in terms of meaning, the metaphysical weight, the spiritual side of it... man, I honestly don't even have the words. A machine is saying: now I understand your grief... but it's something I could never truly grasp myself...

MAN, that scene is part of my DNA.

Anyway...

God, looking back at that day I first saw it—the tears start flowing just as heavily as they did back then—and then he finishes with that thumbs up? I remember being a kid and thinking; give me a break... that's just too much, man. It absolutely wrecked me.

THIS is where The Terminator peaked. There hasn't been anything quite like it since.

PERIOD.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 13, 2020

darkbadger46 said:My top 3 scenes

Activating Stargate

Kudos to you—you’re a total Stargate fanatic right here!🙂

Laugh if you want, but I actually finished my degree in Archaeology because of Stargate.😁.

Most people get into it because of Indiana Jones (who I also adore), but for me, it was Stargate. I’ve always had a soft spot for history and archaeology, but watching Stargate from 1996 on a VHS tape—that was really the turning point. I was only in sixth grade at the time.

And funny enough, the Archaeologist in the movie shares my name... call it fate, I guess... hahahaah.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 13, 2020

placidviper12 said:It’s basically Groundhog Day meets Independence Day. Personally, I thought the movie was pretty bad—even if I don't have anything against Tompkins as an actor.

Look, I absolutely adore Tom Cruise—I just love his movies, period—so I'll probably disagree with whatever anyone else thinks about him.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 13, 2020

Christian Myers said:Well, I'm going to give it a shot. Whatever happens, happens. 👍

Look, during those first few minutes, Tom Cruise plays this total jerk—which is exactly why you probably don't care for him, haha—but then... everything flips.

Here’s a scene just to pique your interest; I won't spoil anything for you, because once you actually start the movie, it really pulls you in.

P.S. There are a hundred better scenes in there, but I really don't want to ruin the surprises for you.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 13, 2020

Christian Myers said:If any other actor were starring in this, I’d definitely give it a watch. But honestly, I just can't picture Tom in this role. Still, I'll add it to my list—maybe I'll get around to it eventually.

Look, plenty of people have said the exact same thing, only to end up admitting later that Cruise actually nailed it because he looks so different from his old roles—haha. I even heard some people who aren't fans of his say the same thing, so... just give it a chance. Based on what everyone else is saying here, it's a great movie.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 13, 2020

Christian Myers said:I have to admit, I haven't seen any of these—except for Blade Runner, which is a sequel. Maybe there’s a decent Sci-Fi film from this century floating around out there, but I need a moment to think about it (my go-to picks are usually from the last century)

Please, do yourself a favor and watch Edge of Tomorrow. Trust me, you won't regret spending a single second on it. To me, it’s just an absolute Sci-Fi masterpiece, 😁.

Good grief... haha, well, you know how it goes when I start talking like that. 🍿

Now, Blade Runner 2049 is a great movie, but personally, I think Edge of Tomorrow is the best—at least for me—Sci-Fi since 2000.

Setting aside Interstellar—which I love for more personal reasons—Edge of Tomorrow is just... wow... what a freaking MOVIE.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Kyle White3 said:Is every single scene from a Sci-Fi movie considered a Sci-Fi scene? Asking for a friend. No need to answer—you already know the answer is no.

Well, it isn't, though it does come from a Sci-Fi film. 🙂

I mean... sorry, but this is getting a little too philosophical even for me—and I actually enjoy a good deep dive—so no offense intended! 😁 🙂

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Kyle White3 (No content provided to rewrite.)

There’s really nothing Sci-Fi about messing around with a Monolith—though, yeah, I know it's technically ET.

To you, "it's not Sci-Fi"—but what about a Monolith arriving among apes—specifically Australopithecus—during the dawn of humanity? It’s clearly the product of some highly advanced intellect, regardless of who actually built it, which makes the whole thing a massive sign of superior intelligence appearing right when we were just starting out.

Is there really nothing in Sci-Fi that catches your eye?

I mean, should they have maybe teleported Jean-Luc Picard in among the apes instead?

Kyle White3 said:It’s not exactly that every single scene is Sci-Fi—it’s more like they're specific scenes taken from Sci-Fi films. ☕

Isn't it more accurate to say that London is in England, rather than saying England is in London?

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Mark Cruz15 said:
Inception (2010)
District 9 (2009)
Cloverfield (2008)
WALL-E (2008)
I Am Legend (2007)
The Mist (2007)
War of the worlds (2005)
Mars (2000)
Kung Fury (2015)
The World's End (2013)
Avatar (2009)
Zombieland (2009)
Resident Evil (2002)
Donnie Darko (2001)
X-Men (2000)
28 Days Later (2002)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Arrival (2016)
Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
Interstellar (2014)
Predestination (2014)
Coherence (2013)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Ghost Recon: Alpha (2012)
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Paul (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
City of Ember (2008)
Deja Vu (2006)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Equilibrium (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Artificial Intelligence (2001)
The Platform (2019)
Rakka (2017)
Prometheus (2012)
Source Code (2011)
9 (2009)
Carriers (2009)
The Prestige (2006)
I, Robot (2004)
Pitch Black (2000)

X-Men—I wouldn't really put that one on this list, since it's a Marvel superhero movie about mutants.

There's always been this debate about whether you should include superheroes under the Sci-Fi umbrella, but personally, they just don't resonate with me as part of that genre.

Rakka is actually an Unfinished project by Neil B. (Oats studio), and they haven't released—nor do they seem likely to release—a Volume 2 sequel. So, we're looking at a short, Unfinished film here. Honestly, given how much that first installment gripped people, if they didn't have the resources to finish it, they probably shouldn't have started it in the first place. To me, it was a hauntingly good piece—great story, creepy scenes that really stuck with me—but it feels a bit unfair to tease an audience like that and leave things hanging, regardless of the budget. You really ought to wrap up a damn good story once you start it.

As for The Mist (2007), I tend to view it more as a horror film; it leans much more heavily into horror than Sci-Fi for my taste. Even though it’s a blend, I’d primarily categorize it as a Horror-Drama-Mystery, or something along those lines.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Mark Cruz15 said:Predator

Terminator

Predator Terminator Terminator 2
That "Goodbye scene" from Terminator—it's right up there with women crying during Titanic; even guys might get a little misty-eyed at that one. Anyway, any cast would be a great choice here.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

neonorca38 said:That’s a tough one. 👍Man, this is hard.

1. Terminator. That scene where Linda Hamilton yells: You´re terminated fucker!! Absolutely iconic!

2. Predator Terminator Terminator 2. Arnie descends into that molten metal—and then he gives us the THUMBS UP 👍
I mean, the movie is packed with all-time classics, but that specific moment? Just... wow. 🙏

3. Predator scene: If it bleeds we can kill it! 🙏 🙏 🙏

You really shouldn't start threads like this—it's just too much to choose from...😁

Kudos to you for picking these. 👍

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Christian Myers said:I guess so. To be honest, I can't even think of a single quality sci-fi movie from this century that isn't just some remake or a sequel to a classic from the last one—let alone a truly iconic scene.

Well, I’ll step in and pick at least one—personally, I thought it was a very good, maybe even great, film:

Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise.

I should probably mention Moon 2009, too—that was a solid one.

And we definitely can't overlook Interstellar and Blade Runner 2049.

But looking at everything as a whole? They don't even come close to the greatness of the last century. Not even close.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

mistyotter35 said:1.

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It’s pretty interesting—most of the picks in this thread are scenes from movies released in the last century. Does that mean modern directors just don't have much imagination left? 😁

Of course they don't. 🙂

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Patrick Martin said:sorry everyone, but you just don't have any weapons against this one☕

just a collage of various scenes🙏

The film is already a visual masterpiece on its own—and that's not even mentioning everything else about it...

I’m so sorry... I really feel for you guys here.

👍 That scene where Deckard kills the replicant...

It’s this heavy mix of sadness and a desperate, primal urge to live—no matter what kind of life it is. It captures that sense of transience so perfectly... the atmosphere alone makes it a masterpiece.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

bluecyclist64 said:And why exactly would we want to include that?🤔

I get where you're coming from regarding SW—I totally see that connection—but I just can't wrap my head around the Lord of the Rings comparison. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love LOTR, but there isn't really a link there to Sci-Fi at all.

When it comes to Star Wars... well, honestly, I don’t really care what anyone else thinks about it. Hahaha—it always seems to end up this way whenever someone brings up Sci-Fi and Star Wars in the same breath. 😁

Listen, folks—this thread is really meant to be about the soul. It’s a space for those scenes that truly resonate with us, those moments that stay close to our hearts and feel like an actual part of who we are.

I’ve finished my three scenes, but I really think we can't afford to lose sight of The Matrix.

Personally, I consider this movie a total cult classic—though if I had to pick one standout moment, it would definitely be that rooftop scene.

Neo : Trinity Help!

And then there was that one scene.

Trinity: I’ve honestly never seen anyone move quite like that.

I was practically frozen in my seat at the local AMC during my freshman year of high school.

What on earth is this? 😁

To me, this film is massive—not just because of the script, but because of its philosophical depth, its metaphorical layers, and that absolute technological revolution with bullet time. It’s more than just a movie; it’s a total cult classic. 😁

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

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There’s just something about Ellen Ripley and that intense showdown against the Alien Queen in *Aliens*—it’s easily one of the most iconic moments in cinema history.

That Aliens scene where the creature bursts out of someone's chest—absolutely terrifying.

I'm having a hard time deciding on the Third one.
Ripley vs. the Alien Queen. 🙏

"Leave her alone you bitch!!!"

Honestly, I have to hand it to him—it doesn't get any more badass than that.

For me, the most gut-wrenching part of that whole sequence—though I feel like people tend to gloss over it—is when Newt screams, "Bishopppp!" just as he’s barely managing to grab her while he's being ripped in two.

To felt like the ultimate validation for Bishop—this way for the story to suggest that he might actually be a better man than most people, despite being a machine. It’s especially poignant considering how much Ripley resisted anything "artificial" at the start of the film.

And honestly, I still get goosebumps every single time I watch that "punch it, Bishop" scene—especially when that music starts swelling... man, what a rush. Hands down, the greatest countdown scene ever made!

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bluecyclist64 said:When Johnny Bravo chews his gum and starts causing absolute mayhem! (They Live)

That's that, man. 🙂.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Emily Myers32 said:1. That Alien bursting out of Kane's chest

2. Reassembling the T-1000 from those puddles in Terminator 2

3. Charlton Heston discovering the Statue of Liberty in Planet of the Apes

*I left things like Star Wars and LOTR out of this thread for obvious reasons

Kudos—especially kudos for that Planet of the Apes scene. 🙏

In my opinion, that might be the biggest twist in cinematic history; even today, I can't stop marveling at it—just absolutely Maestral.

And that reaction of his; "You finally did it, you lunatics, you blew it up, damn you all."

What I particularly love about Heston's character in that Maestral film is how he’s actually a Cynic for the first half—he genuinely hates his own kind, which is why he went on that journey in the first place.

Only to realize halfway through just HOW IMPORTANT YOUR OWN SPECIES IS to you, no matter what it looks like.

By the end, he's proven entirely right regarding his species—starting as a Cynic at the beginning of the film, except now he isn't just cynical, he's FURIOUS because he was right all along.

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Your top 3 Sci-Fi movie scenes? in Movies · Sep 12, 2020

Admins, please let this thread stay—it’s a total passion project for me and everyone else here 🙂

For those who know me around here, you don't even have to ask which movie provides my top 3 Sci-Fi scenes—it's obviously just one single 😁 👍

My terminator my top 5 Sci-Fi scenes ever—personally, my favorites are:

1. The Terminator (1984): (The scene at the Tech-Noir club):

To me, this film is sacred (including the sequel)—you all know my obsession with the Terminator. This specific scene is... well, it's a part of me, honestly. It's pure childhood nostalgia...

It’s perfect—everything about it screams the 80s, including that soundtrack. You have Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn, quite literally the only perfect Kyle Reese) watching over Sarah while the Terminator closes in. Then the slow-motion kicks in, aiming right for her head... destiny feels inevitable... then KYLE GRABS THE SHOTGUN and blasts him, while Sarah watches the Terminator stand back up in total disbelief. And then Kyle delivers that legendary line: "COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!" 🙂

A absolute masterpiece, in my eyes.

2. The Terminator (1984): The STORM is Coming scene

I could honestly end my list right here because I love this scene so much—there is nothing greater than this!!!

Sarah is pregnant with John, and a young Mexican man snaps a photo—the exact same photo that Kyle Reese will stare at constantly in the future. Back then, he couldn't have known that Sarah was probably thinking of him at the very moment the shutter clicked.

The kid says a storm is coming, the grandfather translates from Spanish that a storm is approaching, and Sarah says, pensively: "I know..." (thinking of the war to come)

She turns the wheel and heads straight into the storm... and the Terminator music starts to swell...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaa🙏🙏 🙏 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, oh my godddddddd 🙏

I'm speechless.

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey: The opening scene, the dawn of man:

There aren't enough words for this scene, really... It's just... everything is said without saying anything at all. It leaves you with this strange feeling—this sense of mystery, of a distant past. There's something in the air while you watch it that just gets under your skin... such a powerful message about where we came from and where we've ended up... no comment.

An honorable mention goes to:

the original Blade Runner and that "Tears in Rain" scene...

Man, that scene... it just hits you right in the soul. Forget Hegel, forget Kant... even Aristotle doesn't hold a candle to it. Everything you need to know about life is captured in those few moments.

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