Best movie opening scenes

[Malvadere]

I think in a society that has grown up by channel flipping and 7 second sound bits, the opening scenes are very important and a generally good indication for the rest of the movie.

My votes for favorite movie intros:
Belly
X-Men 2
Saving Private Ryan

I'll think of some more later...

[senorgordoburro]

It's not excactly an open scene, but the chase scene in the beginning of the newest Bond flick was pretty good.

[Sean of the Thread]

Last bond opening was good. Too bad the entire movie was an action sequence.. was looking for more.

Saving Private Ryan scene great.

I'll have to search for Belly.. not sure wtf that is.

[Stunseed]

It's got DMX, Nas, Method Man among many others. Hype Williams made it.

For what it was, I liked it.

[Deza]

I liked the first 15 minutes of Equilibrium. (I liked the rest of the movie too). Gun fights = awesome.

The opening of Boondock Saints was pretty great, too.

[Artha]

The opening scene of State Property is pretty awesome, vis-a-vis the rest of the movie.

[Sthrockmorton]

Pulp Fiction... Samuel going off intellectually on the drugee was great

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I liked Gladiator

[Whimsi]

All the Star Wars movies
Kill Bill
Braveheart

[Drew]

All the Star Wars movies



This is a bit into it, but when Luke is on tationee (sp?) and is standing on the rock looking at the twin suns setting and french horn plays then the score swells, that's an enduring scene that really helped set the tone for the movie.

[Drew]

Youtube of it for the unwashed who don't know what I'm talking about:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8C8mAeiAxBc

[Blazing247]

Two off the top of my head: Reservoir Dogs and Casino.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later both had very memorable opening scenes to me.

[Drew]

28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later both had very memorable opening scenes to me.

Yeah I'm sure you enjoyed seeing that guy's dong. :tumble:

[Celephais]

Certainly not the best considering the caliber already mentioned, but Swordfish had an awesome opening scene... Gone in 60 seconds...

But yeah, Boondocks, New Bond, and and Saving Private Ryan have awesome opening scenes.

Just watched Heat recently this week... fuck all if that's not the best bank robbery scene in a movie... Dog day afternoon can't top that.

[Kuyuk]

best opening scene: Lost in translation, where you see scarlet johannson's ass in see-through pink panties for like 2 minutes... best ever.



K.

[CrystalTears]

The Matrix
Casino Royale
Xmen 2
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Troy
Saw
The Ring

[Malvadere]

The Matrix
Casino Royale
Xmen 2
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Troy
Saw
The Ring

Agreed, especially Troy and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[Clove]

The Matrix
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Desperado
Donnie Darko

[Sean of the Thread]

This is a bit into it, but when look is on tationee (sp?) and is standing on the rock looking at the twin suns setting and french horn plays then the score swells, that's an enduring scene that really helped set the tone for the movie.

Good scene BUT
Tatooine MOTHER FUCKER.. DO YOU SPEAK IT!

[DeV]

Snatch
Seven
Old school: The Warriors
Apocalypse Now

[Skeeter]

The original Star Wars, first time you see that and the size of that Star Destroyer just blows you away.

The Transporter, fantastic car chase first scene, and you get to learn the strictly business attitude of the transporter.

[Sean of the Thread]

Apocalypse Now

Good call. I was thinking about posting that and this thread actually resulted in me putting the dvd in.

[Malvadere]

Good call. I was thinking about posting that and this thread actually resulted in me putting the dvd in.

Whole reason I made the thread...am looking for some good movies to watch. Thinking about heading to the movie rental store and then making a thread on comic books.

[Stanley Burrell]

For the win: Star Wars.

For the best: Bond.

For the cult:

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like, "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive..." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about 100 miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming: "Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?"

For the Throne: Gladiator.

For the slightly-longer-than-an-opening-but-still-beginning-ish-,-c'mon-now: 21 Grams.

[Stanley Burrell]

And don't forget, ye of little movie recollection:

http://www.frankwu.com/matrix6.jpg

[Celephais]

http://1heckofaguy.com/wp-content/photos/waynes%20world.jpg
It changed the way I listen to Bohemian rhapsody.

[Stanley Burrell]

It changed the way I listen to Bohemian rhapsody.

That is prophetic. And true.

[Sean of the Thread]

For the cult:

We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like, "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive..." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about 100 miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas. And a voice was screaming: "Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?"





GOD DAMNED WOOOMBATS. I'm putting it in now.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Yeah I'm sure you enjoyed seeing that guy's dong. :tumble:

:wtf: I can see plenty of dong without adding in horrifying biological zombies.. I actually liked how freaky the first one was with not knowing quite what was going to happen. The second one I enjoyed mostly in contrast to the first.. the intensity was there but it unfolded so differently.

[Whimsi]

lol zombie dong

[Sean of the Thread]

:wtf: I can see plenty of dong

Don't know why but that laughed me out loud.

[Loten]

Scream

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Don't know why but that laughed me out loud.

Maybe because most women won't openly admit to purposefully seeing pen0r, or maybe it's because that made me sound like a whore.

OR, maybe it's both.

[Danical]

The Way of the Gun.

[Sean]

ha..

Bar Patron: Hey, hey. Yeah you, get up. What are you retarded? Get off the fucking car!
Raving Bitch: Hey dickless, get off the fucking car! Hey fucksuck, get your slippery fucking ass off the car! Listen to me, get off the fucking car with your fucking ass!
Parker: Shut that cunts mouth or I'll come over there and fuckstart her head!
Raving Bitch: You're gonna wish you never fucking got up this fucking morning asshole, because my boyfriend's gonna fuck you up! And then after that while he's fucking up your fucking gay uncle over there I'm gonna fucking cut off your cock and mail it to your mother, you fucking faggot bitch! You gaylord fucking bitch! How do you like that? You like that a lot you fucking faggot? You like to ass fuck? Fontanella fucking babyheads!
Bar Patron: Go ahead.
Raving Bitch: You like to fuck babyheads? You like to fuck boys? He's gonna fuck you in the ass, how do you like that? He's not even gay but he'll do it just to fuck...
Bar Patron: Honey honey. She's got a big mouth but she's not kidding. I'm gonna whip you silly and I'm gonna fuck you stupid. You wanna do the man dance? First dance is yours.

[Danical]

hahahaha

Such a fucking good intro. For your viewing pleasure:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=66xK8fw1qc0

EDIT: I hate Sarah Silverman so it's just that much better.

[Snapp]

First two to pop in my head were X-Men 2 and the first Kill Bill. For the funny, I thought Not Another Teen Movie's first scene was hilarious.

[Solkern]

Blade! best fucking opening scene ever!

[Nilandia]

Renaissance (from 2006) definitely had one of the best opening scenes I've ever seen. Then again, the whole movie was jaw-droppingly good.

Other movies... Pan's Labyrinth was awesome for setting the mood, same for 300, Transformers and Untold Scandal. 12 Angry Men, though that whole movie was flawless.

Definitely agree with Raiders of the Lost Ark. It doesn't get any better than that.

Gretchen

[Nilandia]

Blade! best fucking opening scene ever!
Hrm. I've seen Blade 2. Methinks I have some more to see...

Gretchen

[firegirl]

2001 and Jaws only because the music just hooks you right at the beginning.

Lord of war has a cool opening scene with the bullet

Dawn of the dead.. the zombie daughter

The cook, the Thief, His Wife and her Lover - freaky.

Memento is pretty neat at the beginning cause you are befuzzled as to wondering why it is going backwards.

Desperado - Buscemi telling the story just makes you chuckle.

Raiders of the lost Ark - no need to say more

8 1/2 buzzes you out right from the start.

Interview with a Vampire had a nice intro into the story

Running scared was decent as the first scene you see is a boy being carried is all bloody and Walker shouting Fuck fuck so you wonder what did happen.

last but not least, one my most favorite openings is A clockwork Orange.

Imagine how long all our lists would be if this thread was the best scenes ever than just openings. Damn, I watch too many movies!

[Stanley Burrell]

Memento

I should watch this now.