Geek Prospectus Question: What is your favorite movie montage?
LD) The tempting choice is The Montage Song montage from Team America: World Police. The reality is that it was a recycled bit from an episode of South Park that was funnier than that movie in its entirety, so I can’t choose it in good conscience. So, to the surprise of NOBODY, I’m taking the Heart On Fire training montage from Rocky IV. DRAGOOOOO!
JC) The comeback at the end of Teen Wolf where Michael J Fox hits a ton of
jump shot free-throws.
E) It’s kind of a montage, so I’m calling it. Clerks 2 Dance sequence. I love that movie, i love that montage, and I love the muthafuckin’ Jackson 5.
Warning: Jinx! ahead
Banks) The best thing about that Teen Wolf montage is the song, “Win in the End.” I’ve been looking for the soundtrack for like 15 years because of that song alone. Apparently it was only released on CD in Germany.
SN) I’ll take the training montage from The Karate Kid, mostly on the strength of the song “You’re the Best” (Around). Cheesy 80s songs are vital to a good montage.
N8) The “teaching Jim how to please a woman” montage with Alyson Hannigan and Jason Biggs in American Pie 2 gets an honorable mention. If I have to pick one from a movie, that might be my choice. (ed’s note: N8 originally picked the training montage from the South Park Asspen episode, but that must be saved for another day).
Honorable mentions:
Banks) I’m also partial to the “waiting for the 7th inning stretch” montage from the Naked Gun when Drebin plays umpire, as well as the “studying for finals” montage from Real Genius.
LD) Oh man, the “Bob gets back in shape” montage from The Incredibles is pretty great too.
Banks) I also enjoy the “Jonathan learns how to throw kicks in with his backflips” montage from Gymkata. It’s glorious.
SN) Lets’ not forget the montage in Orgazmo where they go around using the gun on everyone either.
Banks) For sheer erotic machismo the likes of which have rarely been seen since Top Gun, I love the badassery of Predator’s montage where they all get together to set traps. The one just with Arnold at the end is pretty damn cool as well.
N8) Is that scene at the end of The Mighty Ducks when they do the “Flying V” a montage? I think it is.
E) is the Top Gun beach volleyball game a montage?
Banks) Just because I can’t let this die without giving an example from at least one objectively decent movie made after 1987 - I love the montage in Once when they’re recording the demo.
E) Speaking of older movies, the montage in Major League where they start winning and tear off the pieces of clothing from the cutout of the owner. That is a great montage as well. WILLIE MAYS HAYES.
I vote for the forth-coming Terrence Howard/Jamie Foxx montage.
Fuck beef. I want a three piece. With cole slaw.