I watched Ghost World last night. Found it a bit dull to be honest but I enjoyed the opening scene/title roll with the 50s dancing on the TV.
So following on from the Best Song Intros and Alternative Film Ending threads – what is the best opening scene to a film?
Saving Private Ryan. Especially when you see it the first time expecting a full on hollywood heroes charge off of the landing craft…
Once Upon A Time in the West
Immense.
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Lost In Translation.
Gentlemen’s relish…
Apocolypse Now, soundtrack, the doors, this is the end.
This was a bit mindblowing the first time a saw it. The rest of the film is pants though.
Contact
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGyq7d62oPQ[/video]
Barbarella 😆
oh, and Jaws
Barb Wire more like 😈
Narc
The film didn’t live up to the opening sequence but I thought that Bronson was a classic opening scene.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ScZsKoBgo[/video]
Die Hard 3.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxRijqJHOOE[/video]
twintown
Spy who loved me.
Bond is getting his end away in a log cabin. Rudely interrupted and then chased down the mountain by kraftwerk on a skiing holiday. Skis off a cliff, union jack parachute opens.
+1 for Barbarella
Awesome!
The opening credits for Lord Of War.
once upon a time in the west is probably as good as can be done
surely you should have gone for the borg pull back scene Kimbers?
citizen kane bladerunner repo man
3rd once upon a time inthe west – it lasts about 15 mins or so.
The long continuous shot at the start of ‘touch of evil’ is pretty awesome.
Raiders of the lost arc
Really enjoyed the start of ‘zombieland’ the other day
Trainspotting
Lost in Translation.
Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia
Star Wars A new hope
Once upon a time in the west is brilliant (best movie ever end off)
Surely they keep you in suspense till the second reel 😕
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFB6FfaNQ40[/video]
+1 Apocalypse Now
Way of the Gun. The best. End of.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xsaMcw69D8[/video]
The Italian job without a doubt. Original one that is.
once upon a time in the west…
2001 a space odyssey.
Seraphim Falls, of things I’ve seen recently. But I@’m struggling to better Once Upon A Time.. 🙂
+1 spy who loved me.
So good the late great Shane McConkey stared in a remake for Seven Sunny Days
KT1973 – got there before me, I saw the thread title and headed in to nominate Way of the Gun. Love it!
Goodfellas:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJmbvcYKXdI[/video]
I also love the opening credits for Watchmen:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVZV__w500[/video]
Don’t know how to do the video thing…
Edit – worked it out!
Shakes head “Ya brought two too many!”
Once upon a time in the west opening is class!
The Player, if only for the sheer length of the one continuous shot which must have taken weeks to coordinate.Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0epB5Z6ijpk
Swordfish.
The bomb at the beginning is one of the finest pieces of cinematography ever, proper ‘reference disc’ moment for the ol’ home cinema.
Shame the rest of the film was relatively twaddle, but the first five minutes are ace.
That Contact one is good too, just reinforces my belief that the idea of there not being life somewhere else other than Earth is completely absurd.
Back to the future.
Marty McFly cranking up his amps. Impressed a wanna be rock guitarist anyway!
the searchers…….. end of thread
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