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3rd Rock from the Sun: Charitable Dick (1999)
Wonderful bit of comic 'business'
When Dick goes to the monk's office, a young child wraps his self around Dick's leg and Dick's antics trying to dislodge him are a classic bit of comic 'business' - physical comedy that runs parallel to and separate from the verbal script.
Dick walks about and shakes his leg, up and down, front to back and side to side, all as is trying to dislodge a candy wrapper stuck to his shoe, but to no avail. The child hangs on undisturbed. Eventually, the camera pulls in and the verbal script - which has been carrying on as if nothing was happening, visually - takes over for a few minutes. When the camera pulls back as the lines are concluded, the kid is still there and Dick finally asks for help.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The best cinema sound demo
The usual James Bond fare, but worthy of comment for its opening sequence, set in a weapons bazaar in the tribal lands of the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. There are shots of a cruise missile, and of a Czech L-39 jet trainer which show off a home cinema sound system better than any sequence I have ever heard.
The Longest Day (1962)
The best ever war movie
The Longest Day is unique in that it presents the momentous events of 6th June 1944 from the perspective of those who actually took part, and with no slant.
It avoids the trap, fallen into by so many movies, of revising history, especially the usual Hollywood trend of over emphasizing the American contribution in the fashion of Saving Private Ryan, or U-571.
If your ONLY knowledge of this day in history is taken from this movie, you will still have an accurate impression of the events.
If you have never seen The Longest Day, take the earliest opportunity so to do.