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Most impressive explosion in a movie
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The Dark Knight hospital explosion for sure. They had ONE TAKE, and the charge didnt go off on time. Ledger's exasperation and subsequent surprise at the blast was ad-libbed.
Not necessarily the best ever but one I saw recently that stuck with me...
I kind of don't want to ruin it for anyone who wants to watch it, but the movie These Final Hours. It's an Australian "end of the world" movie that takes place on the opposite side of the planet of an "event" after it's taken place and making its way across the globe. It's kind of low budget but I thought the explosion scene was pretty effective and it gave me a nightmare in which it kept happening over and over.
I kind of don't want to ruin it for anyone who wants to watch it, but the movie These Final Hours. It's an Australian "end of the world" movie that takes place on the opposite side of the planet of an "event" after it's taken place and making its way across the globe. It's kind of low budget but I thought the explosion scene was pretty effective and it gave me a nightmare in which it kept happening over and over.
Crazy how both Eli and Clint both could have been killed making this movie.
1. The Matrix Reloaded - The kissing scene between the 2 18 Wheeler's
2. The Dark Knight - The hospital explosion. To know that was real and Ledger started in character even when reaching the bus. Crazy!
3. The Last Jedi - The suicide scene was insane and even for my friends that don't like the movie, they still were so by that scene.
2. The Dark Knight - The hospital explosion. To know that was real and Ledger started in character even when reaching the bus. Crazy!
3. The Last Jedi - The suicide scene was insane and even for my friends that don't like the movie, they still were so by that scene.
The city destruction scenes in Independence Day all still look awesome today, but this explosion in particular has always been so perfect to me. The way the it explodes out and down, and the little camera shake gives it this extra umph.
Best gif I could find:
Best gif I could find:
Some versions of Apocalypse Now (including the censored TV cut that I watched a zillion years ago) had an extended ending during the closing credits:
Also, the only good thing you'll get out of sitting through The Fury (10:32 in):
Also, the only good thing you'll get out of sitting through The Fury (10:32 in):
Think what you want of 007's Spectre , but it did earn a Guinness Record for one of their explosions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdtSdVop6V0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdtSdVop6V0
Here's we go again! Can't talk explosions without a quick jab at the infamous TLJ
A little while back I watched a movie called Turkey Shoot where a guy got shot in the head and his head exploded. But they couldn't leave it at that. An instant later, in the same shot, his body was shot apart into very small chunks.
Some top notch explosions here. I'ma gonna list a smaller one, from the Dawn of the Dead remake.
Gas station explosion. It's quick and and makes its point, and I love it. Technically wise, you can pass it by, thematically it's great.
Technical award goes to T2 nuke.
Gas station explosion. It's quick and and makes its point, and I love it. Technically wise, you can pass it by, thematically it's great.
Technical award goes to T2 nuke.
First thing that came to mind. Certainly one of the most impressive practical explosions of all time.
The worst thing about TLJ, the best Star Wars movie ever made, is that the people who didn't like it are apparently just going to shit up every movie discussion for the rest of time over it.
While there are myriad dope explosions in Hard Boiled (including the one in which Chow Yun Fat had to run for his life that singed the back of his head), I like to bring attention to this small-scale, fire-less one just because of how perfect the debris is. It couldn't have been done better with CG.
Yeah, that took my breath away the first time I saw it in the theater.Yep. Gave us one of my absolute favorite shots in a Star Wars film.
Is this movie any good never heard of it . I definitely vote for one of those comet strike/ end of world types like a deep impact because it just reminds you what gnats on a space rock we are . Rogue one was good too
I think the original one with Trinity is my favorite, simply because it's a real explosion which adds quite a bit of weight.
The only thing I liked about the worst Star Wars movie ever, Slave One's Seismic Charges. Dat sound
That final sequence is the only really enjoyable part of that film. I guess knowing the characters gives it more weight, but eh. It's a shallow film.
I remember watching this on the theathers
Amazing how they tried to the same tech matrix used and even the song is pretty much matrix-like
Just walks straight toward several henchmen with guns, takes no cover at all and is somehow able to take them all out with no issue. This fucking movie.
I think people don't recognize The Last Jedi's anime influences enough.
As for my favorites. Probably the new Star Trek movies.
Dat warp battle tho.
Lowkey hoping they do something like this in Star Wars 9.
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I lay me vote here. Ain't nuthin' that gets me as hog wild as dynamiting something to flinders.
