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YouTube Appreciation Fridays – Crime!

Crime!

Hey everyone, its Friday! To ease in to the weekend, we post our favorite movie scenes from YouTube. This week we look at our favorite crime story reveals. These scenes may be NSFW so please be careful if you are at work. Enjoy!

David Graver, Business Development – Chinatown

“SHE”S MY SISTER AND MY DAUGHTER!” (To be honest folks, if you haven’t seen this one yet, I don’t feel bad at all about spoiling it.)

Sean Jaques, Producer – Se7en

The ending to this film threw me for a loop. Though it’s still fun to say “What’s in the box!” every time the delivery man comes by.

Lauren Musacchia, Production Coordinator – The Life of David Gale

Kasey Morrison, Intern - Memento

Please see this if you haven’t, you will fall in love with Chris Nolan and be confused beyond belief.

Will Torbett, Editor - Clue

Though not technically an ending (of which the film has plenty), this is one of the more dramatic crime discoveries. Do check out more of Clue for some great sleuthing and some delicious curry – Tim Curry. Mmmm…

And because we love this movie so much…

Corydon Wagner, Director - Clue

One of the many possible endings…

Please post your favorite crime reveals in the comments section. Have a great weekend!

YouTube Appreciation Fridays – Death Scenes!

Death Scenes

Hey everyone, its Friday! To ease in to the weekend (especially this holiday weekend), we post our favorite movie scenes from YouTube. This week we look at our favorite death scenes. These scenes may be NSFW so please be careful if you are at work. Enjoy!

Corydon Wagner, Director – The Hurt Locker

Guns, EOD suits, and explosives! Sweet!!! This guy gets messed up!

David Graver, Business Development – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

This was a tough one: American History X effects me the most, Chinatown’s death offers an answer, all the death scenes in Kill Bill make me giggle. I selected One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, however, because Chief genuinely feels he is doing what’s best. He feels morally obligated to make this killing. As a death scene, it truly confuses.

Sean Jaques, Producer – Pulp Fiction

Poor Marvin. We wish we knew you better but instead you ended up being entertaining in death. Thanks for the memories!

Kasey Morrison, Intern – Bonnie and Clyde

This ending is epic.  You want Bonnie and Clyde to get away but you know that they won’t make it.  Bonnie’s and Clyde’s slow motion and almost artful deaths are both painful and beautiful to the viewer.  It is an ending that you never forget (and one that made history!).

Will couldn’t choose any one death scene so…

Will Torbett, Editor – Montage of Death Scenes

I have a lot of deaths.

YouTube Appreciation Fridays – Action!

Action!To ease in to the weekend, every Friday we post our favorite movie scenes from YouTube. This week we look at our favorite action scenes. These scenes may be NSFW so please be careful if you are at work, Enjoy!

Corydon Wagner, Director – Casino Royale

“Nothing better to capture the spirit of our times than the raw, unrestrained, brute anger of the new Bond. Craig’s sense of movement and intention is nothing like previous Bonds.”

David Graver, Business Development – Snatch

“I’m not sure I’d ever argue that Guy Ritchie is a good filmmaker. He made a great film in “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels,” then perfected his formula with “Snatch” – before making films that ceased to be worthwhile. (A one trick pony?) Snatch, however, from this very opening scene, had me eaten by the underground rhythms of unrealistic London – enjoyably so.”

Sean Jaques, Producer – Equilibrium

“Equilibrium’s plot is a Science Fiction cliché, its been done before and its been done better. But the action scenes in this movie are Matrix level cool mix of martial arts and gun play.”

Will Torbett, Editor – Metal Gear Solid 4

“To highlight the action we’ve got an impressive variety of angles with some very curious, deliberate camera movements. Watch as the camera realistically struggles to keep up with Raiden as he leaps into and out of frame, shaking and zooming as if held by some inexplicable camera operator. Rarely do we use slow motion, and the movements around the stage – the dolly in to meet Raiden after his last take down, the rotation around him as he dices kneecaps – strike a fine line between impossible artifice and commonplace film conventions.”

Kasey Morrison, Intern – Raiders of the Lost Ark

“Within the first ten minutes of the film you are already completely charmed by Harrison Ford. His anti-hero attitude makes him all the more lovable. As the floor begins to shake and the boulder comes rolling at him we hear John Williams at his best and your heart instantly races. It just gets better every time you watch it.”

What is your favorite action scene?