Greatest beginnings to a film.

[raskolnikov]

There's a greatest ending to a film thread. How about some greatest beginning?

 

[Colonial]

X2 opening

 

[Shell]

Scream and Drew Barrymore

 

[74561347]

saving private ryan

then pretty ok right up until the end when they steer the whole thing off a cliff

 

[offtherails9]

Gotta be Inglorious Basterds

 

[Kram]

Dawn of the Dead 2004.

 

[Shell]

28 Days Later

 

[Paranoid]

The Dark Knight is up there for me. I'm actually not a huge fan of the movie overall, but I love the opening scene.

 

[Mudguts12]

+1 for Saving Private Ryan. I expected a standard heroic Tom Hanks war movie going into the cinema and was shocked by how visceral it was. That opening scene just kerb stomped me at the time.

The Matrix opening scene also had serious wow factor.

Up (pixar) intro has the full spectrum of emotions, is really well done.

Other less obvious ones with cool intros imo:
Watchmen, Highlander, Army of Darkness (in the pit), Hard Target, Mad Max 2.

 

[Kram]

Forget about Mad Max 2, that's probably my favourite.

 

[blueboy25]

Plane crash at the start of Castaway is awesome

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The Blues Brothers had a perfect, lowkey opening. Zooming across the industrial gloom and pollution of Illinois followed by Jake being released from jail. Barely a word spoken then he gets back his stuff. One hat... black.

Emerges from jail where his identically dressed brother picks him up. She Caught The Katy starts playing and the brothers embrace. The dynamic between the brothers is established early with a few exchanges:

What this?
What?
This car. This stupid car. Where's the Caddy? (tosses cigarette lighter out of the window)

You traded the Blues Mobile for this?
No. For a microphone.
A microphone? Ok I can see that.

Well thank you pal. The day I get out of prison my own brother picks me up in a police car.

(Elwood jumps the car over a bridge)
Jake: ...cars got a lot of pick up

So, whadda ya say? Is it the new Blues Mobile or what?
Fix the cigarette lighter.

 

[Shell]

"One prophylactic. Used"

 

[Shell]

Speed- opening scene in the lift.

Reservoir Dogs cafe scene discussing Madonna songs, tipping v not tipping..

Not really the scene but the opening credits of The Shining are the goat.

 

[AFDogs]

The Suicide Squad is a recent example of an amazing way to start a movie.

Gotta be Inglorious Basterds

Came to post this.

 

[PhatBoy]

It’s not about to win a retrospective Oscar for excess artistic merit or anything but the opening sequences of Anchorman are so perfectly set up to go with what follows that you can’t look away.

the prologue of fellowship of the ring is perfectly made.

 

[ZEV]

Spectre

 

[Bill Haverchuck]

A new Hope goes ok too...

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Conan the Barbarian the musical score makes it extra special

 

[Ron]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Raiders.
Absolute classic, and that opening scene is a superb introduction to a very iconic character.

 

[Pistol Night]

 

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Blade



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