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Best Movies That Have a "Countdown Clock"
Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:12 am
Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:12 am
No matter how any times it's used in film, the countdown clock to disaster is probably the most used tool to tell a story. They almost always stop one the one second point to create the greatest tension to the fans. You would think people would be immune to the effect of the countdown clock but it seems to work nearly all of the time.
What are you favorite countdown clock moments?
I'll offer a couple:
Goldfinger (1964): Bomb Defusing Scene
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Armageddon
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What do you have?
What are you favorite countdown clock moments?
I'll offer a couple:
Goldfinger (1964): Bomb Defusing Scene
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Armageddon
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What do you have?
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Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:19 am to CU_Tigers4life
Back to the Future?
Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:26 am to tigerfan84
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Back to the Future?
Good one!
Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:40 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:02 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:06 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:17 am to CU_Tigers4life
Not a countdown to disaster (well on a much smaller scale maybe) but "Run Lola Run" is based around the idea that the lead character, Lola, has 20 minutes to find 100 grand in missing cash or her boyfriend is in big trouble. Its an interesting flick, she'll do something and fail, and then it resets to the beginning and she'll try something different. Franka Potente got some serious cardio in making that one.
EDIT: I thought of this just after I hit submit. Alfred Hitchcock loved the countdown to disaster. "If you want to make people anxious don't have a bomb blow up (or, as he said it boooomb). That is just a simple scare. No. Show the bomb counting down while hero is unaware of its existence. Let the tension build as the audience is getting frantic."
EDIT: I thought of this just after I hit submit. Alfred Hitchcock loved the countdown to disaster. "If you want to make people anxious don't have a bomb blow up (or, as he said it boooomb). That is just a simple scare. No. Show the bomb counting down while hero is unaware of its existence. Let the tension build as the audience is getting frantic."
This post was edited on 11/13/21 at 8:21 am
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:36 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 8:38 am to CU_Tigers4life
Speed
Posted on 11/13/21 at 9:05 am to CU_Tigers4life
Nick of Time
Posted on 11/13/21 at 9:15 am to Arksulli
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Run Lola Run
Great movie!!
Posted on 11/13/21 at 9:18 am to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 2:08 pm to Tactical1
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Nick of Time
What I came to say. Great underrated movie.
Posted on 11/13/21 at 2:49 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Galaxy Quest..
Posted on 11/13/21 at 3:25 pm to CU_Tigers4life
The Rock, but I’m sure everyone was immune to that one because it happened in the opening 15 minutes of the movie with the co-character involved in diffusing it.
Posted on 11/13/21 at 6:04 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Unique one in Predator on YouTube
No clock, but there is a countdown: Forrest and Lieutenant Dan Celebrate New Years on YouTube
No clock, but there is a countdown: Forrest and Lieutenant Dan Celebrate New Years on YouTube
This post was edited on 11/13/21 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 11/13/21 at 6:24 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:04 pm to CU_Tigers4life
Posted on 11/13/21 at 7:38 pm to Anonymous95
GOAT
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