19 Movie Scenes That People Say Are The Best Parts Of Otherwise "Terrible" Movies

Recently, in a thread on the subreddit r/movies, redditor u/mranimal2 asked, "What are some good scenes in otherwise terrible movies?" and movie lovers really came through with some great responses!

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So, with that in mind, here are just a few of the most popular responses shared:

1.Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

"The red room fight scene is possibly my favorite fight in a Star Wars movie. Rest of the movie was whatever, and Laura Dern continues to be foxy as hell, but the red room fight was amazing."

—u/reruning

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

2.Watchmen (2009)

"I didn't hate the movie, but the opening montage set to 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' is head and shoulders above the rest of the film."

—u/blueeyesredlipstick

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

3.Godzilla (1998)

"Godzilla's introduction in New York. It's the scene that comes the closest to being what the movie promised us: a movie about a giant monster destroying things. We actually see him destroying several things (something we don't see much afterwards). Some of the shots — like the bridge at the lake being destroyed and the reporters all bringing down their umbrellas to look up — look cool, even if the CGI hasn't entirely held up, and the music works well with it. Shame about the rest of the movie, but that scene was admittedly fun!"

—u/mranimal2

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

4.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

"The opening scene with the ground-level perspective of Bruce Wayne during the destructive climactic battle from Man of Steel, which was recreated between Superman and Zod."

—u/unitedfan6191

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

5.The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

"I fucking love the T-Rex in San Diego scene."

—u/pimusic

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

6.Deep Blue Sea (1999)

"Samuel L. Jackson getting suddenly eaten."

—u/hiro111

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

7.The Happening (2008)

"When we first see construction workers walking off the top of the building from below. A very cool, creepy shot."

—u/blockhose

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

8.X2: X-Men United (2003)

"The opening scene when Night Crawler is trying to kill the president. That scene was awesome; the rest of the movie was average at best."

—u/Dunkf1

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

9.Armageddon (1998)

"When Bruce Willis sacrificed himself, even though Ben Affleck pulled the short straw."

—u/modulev

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

10.Catwoman (2004)

"There's a really impressive transition when Catwoman robs the jewelry store, and the broken glass transitions super smoothly into the stolen necklace. I hate how good that transition is."

—u/Hypotetical_Snowmen

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

11.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

"The 'riddles in the dark' scene is one of the best in all of the Lord of the Rings franchise, and it came from The Hobbit trilogy."

—u/darth__sidious

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

12.Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

"The ending. Not exactly a terrible movie, but it fell way below my expectations."

—u/fortisvita

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

13.Joker (2019)

"Unpopular opinion here, but my answer is the talk show scene between Phoenix and De Niro. Other than their performances in general, it's the only scene that really stood out to me in that movie."

—u/SilentDistribution0

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

14.X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

"The Logan and Victor fighting through America’s wars montage."

—u/DJZbad93

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

15.Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

"The opening montage."

—u/MovieMike007

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

16.Ghost Ship (2002)

"I went in blind, and from the opening scene alone, I was like, 'Wow, I picked a winner!' And then, the rest of the movie happened."

—u/kimtoedashian

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

17.Pearl Harbor (2001)

"Dreadful film except for the initial bombing and battle scene, which I think is just phenomenal, warts and all."

—u/DiabeticGrungePunk

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

18.Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999)

"People hate on this movie, but that Darth Maul battle? Can't hate that."

—u/HerbertGoon

You can watch the exceptional scene here:

And finally:

19.Southland Tales (2006)

"That movie is like, 'What if all these good scenes made a bad movie?'"

—u/tomHankstrr

You can watch the exceptional trailer here:

You've read their picks, but now it's your turn! What's a great scene in an otherwise not-so-great movie? Share in the comments below!

Some responses were edited for length and/or clarity. H/T: Reddit.