boyst Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 your vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 The opening scene to the Matrix is pretty great. Dark Knight as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I've always found the opening to "Saving Private Ryan," incredibly powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boyst Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 I've always found the opening to "Saving Private Ryan," incredibly powerful. the family at the memorial/cemetery and/or the part showing dday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 the family at the memorial/cemetery and/or the part showing dday? D-Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) the family at the memorial/cemetery and/or the part showing dday?Both. Other classics that grab you right off the bat: Inglorious Bastards Raiders of the Lost Ark Jaws Several Bond movies Edited June 30, 2017 by KD in CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I'm sure I'll get laughed at, but as far as the Horror genre goes, the opening scene to Scream was incredible. That was a gruesome and chilling murder scene. What a way to start a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share Posted June 30, 2017 also this is a favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Every Indiana Jones movie (from original trilogy) has an awesome opening. I think raiders of the lost ark is the famous rock rolling after him. Temple of doom is the nightclub fight and chase and airplane drop. And last crusade is the young Indy train chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 The whole Godfather wedding scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Deep Throat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Alien Edited July 1, 2017 by LeGOATski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Some of my favorites that I can recall: Se7en The Shining Goodfellas - Also has an amazing opening line to go with it "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster" Jurassic Park Mission Impossible 3 Funny Games - which is actually a tip of the cap to The Shinning The Big Lebowski And pretty much what others have said, Indiana Jones trilogy, some of the Bond films and the Dark Knight. I'd also say pretty much anything David Fincher does opening scene wise to a movie, is pretty good. Fight Club, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo along with Se7en. Same goes for Kubrick films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Tarantino flicks. They're a montage of events and every scene is intriguing. He could start the movie anywhere in his flicks and just go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 It's not the immediate opening scene, but the one that always gets me is the second scene of Lawrence of Arabia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n1kda CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 My vote goes to Fight Club--right away you know the movie isn't quite what you expected walking in Honorable mention: not an all-time great movie, but the opening scene to The Descent is as gripping as any suspense film I can remember. Other notables that haven't been mentioned: Vengeance of an Assassin (Thai movie) Ghost Ship (movie was terrible, but the opening scene was great) Mad Max: Fury Road Children of Men Lastly, I have to give a nod to The Usual Suspects. The opening scene was intriguing, but doesn't become remarkable until you know the backstory. Bryan Singer was so utterly committed to keeping the answer to "Who is Keyser Soze?" a mystery that he had each of the 5 main actors play Soze in the opening scene, and spliced each voice together for Soze's part just to keep the audience guessing. It's an absolutely genius move. As a corollary: he also had each of the 5 actors (plus himself and a few other crew members) play Soze in the flashback scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 2001 A Space Odyssey Dr. Zhivago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Barbarella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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