Best Arctic Scene in a Movie

[Ash]

I forgot about the opening chase scene in "True Lies" when Arnie is being persued by ski troopers and snowmobile troops.  He never misses a shot.

[Flangepart]

Boa...a parachuting snake...in the arctic? Is that what your saying? Hummm...how does that one compare on the pain-o-meter to , say, Pythons 2?

[Will]

Flange, haven't seen Python 2 yet, but in all seriousness, Boa was the most painful, horrifyingly bad giant snake movie I've ever seen. And not so bad it's fun to watch. This just makes you angry.

[Nemo2342]

frannie wrote:
>
> GI Joe: the movie?

Waaaaas once a maaaaaan, once a maaaaaan!

[Hamburger Pimp]

My vote goes to the mountain climber sequence in Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, an excellent film all around.

Its either that or Ice Station Zebra.  Its so hard to decide.

[Creepozoid]

Andrew wrote:
>
> I guess we are talking about any sort of movie with lots of
> snow and ice.
>
> "The Thing" - when the helicopter is chasing the "dog" across
> the snow.  Just good stuff that movie.  In the light you get
> the feeling of broad expanses of endless snow.  Darkness
> brings a different feeling though.  Something almost
> claustrophobic with the cold and black night crowding in.  I
> have to mention it because, along these lines, it is the
> embodiment of "definitive."
>
> Along the lines of worst, I have to vote for "Battle Queen
> 2020."  People on snowmobiles - breasts - people on
> snowmobiles - breasts - people on snowmobiles...
>
>


THE THING, ya that's the obvious choice. But don't bash BATTLE QUEEN 2020. I like breast and snowmobiles.

[Fearless Freep]

How about that one snow scene in that James Bond movie....you know the one...

[BoyScoutKevin]

With all due respect to Andrew, since the subject heading is "Best Arctic Scene in a Movie," while 1951's "The Thing" takes place in the Arctic, "The Thing" mentioned by Andrew takes place in the Antarctic, or the other side of the world from the Arctic.
But, here are some more films that take place in the Arctic, "Island at the Top of the World," which is reviewed at this website.
"Atomic Submarine," which takes place under the Arctic ice. That Cyclops scared me so bad, when I was a child of eight, I've never been able to watch the movie again.
And talking about movies that take place under the Arctic ice, there is also the recent "Santa Clause 2." No wonder no one has ever been abl;e to find Santa's workshop.
It's not at the North Pole, it's under the North Pole.
And not a movie, but one of the best episodes of "The X-Files" took place in an abandoned research facility in the Arctic. Much like the one in 1951's "The Thing."
Enjoy!

[Andrew]

BoyScoutKevin wrote:
>
> With all due respect to Andrew, since the subject heading is
> "Best Arctic Scene in a Movie," while 1951's "The Thing"
> takes place in the Arctic, "The Thing" mentioned by Andrew
> takes place in the Antarctic, or the other side of the world
> from the Arctic.

Eh, the reason I prefaced my love of "The Thing" with the "I guess we are talking about any sort of movie with lots of snow and ice. " bit.  Also, I could not think of any movie I remember fondly that was set in the Arctic proper.  Maybe "Gamera."  If memory serves, the original movie was set at the North Pole.

Beyond that, heck - "The Year Without A Santa Claus."