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re: Greatest Opening Scene of a Movie
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:44 am to Large Farva
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:44 am to Large Farva
A lot of good choices. I'll add Watchmens opening. I love the montage with Bob Dylan's music playing.
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Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:46 am to RLDSC FAN
The actual opening scene from Watchmen is the murder of The Comedian. But if you include the montage as a par of the open then I'm changing my vote to Watchmen.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:49 am to Fewer Kilometers
Forgot about that. It's been a while since I've seen it. But that montage has always stood out to me. It's simply brilliant.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:52 am to Funky Tide 8
The background laugh after the famous line in Way of the Gun gets me every time 
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:52 am to RLDSC FAN
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Forgot about that. It's been a while since I've seen it.
I have it memorized. The first sound that you hear is the tea kettle whistling.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:54 am to Fewer Kilometers
All great choices
Not really an opening scene per say, but I remember walking into Fellowship of the Ring not really knowing LOTR very well and the opening 10 minute monologue blew me away and i was hooked.
Not really an opening scene per say, but I remember walking into Fellowship of the Ring not really knowing LOTR very well and the opening 10 minute monologue blew me away and i was hooked.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:56 am to RLDSC FAN
I'm just gonna go with the first ones I thought of and they couldn't be more different.
(even though SPR and Raiders are tough to beat)
I love the little nuances and slow-burn of that opening scene and you don't even know what they are waiting for...just a train. Flies buzz around, nobody talks, they grunt, fiddle with their guns, the station agent hides. There's no music just the sounds of an old train depot.
And I thought of this:
That's how much it reasonates. It was quite shocking such a cold open to the horror genre.
(even though SPR and Raiders are tough to beat)
I love the little nuances and slow-burn of that opening scene and you don't even know what they are waiting for...just a train. Flies buzz around, nobody talks, they grunt, fiddle with their guns, the station agent hides. There's no music just the sounds of an old train depot.
And I thought of this:
That's how much it reasonates. It was quite shocking such a cold open to the horror genre.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:58 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
While not one I would say is the greatest, the Abrams Star Trek opening scene is pretty fantastic.
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Posted on 12/28/18 at 11:59 am to Eric Nies Grind Time
The opening to Vanilla Sky is my favorite of all time...Cool shots of NYC in silence...Penelope Cruz whispering "Open Your Eyes", to Radioheads "everything is its right place"
GOAT
GOAT
Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:08 pm to udtiger
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ST 2009 as a sleeper.
LOL. What?
TMP’s intro with the Klingons attacking V’Ger was way better than ST 09 as a whole.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:21 pm to TechBullDawg
Streets of Fire
Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:31 pm to Large Farva
Lots of good choices in this thread, for real.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:39 pm to Funky Tide 8
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The Way of the Gun LINK
The fact that she became a main character in 2 Disney movies is funny to me. Close your eyes and listen to that scene, but think of Vanelope from Wreck It Ralph.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:44 pm to Large Farva
this has to be poe talking to the general in TLJ right?
everyone keeps saying its the best movie ever made
everyone keeps saying its the best movie ever made
This post was edited on 12/28/18 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:49 pm to Large Farva
SPR for its emotional impact. Can't really think of anything else that does it to that level. Someone asked whether the cemetery scene or Normandy, but I like to think of these two as one, equally reliant on the other for it's overall impact. You throw in John Williams and it doesn't get better.
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Inglorious Basterds is also great if you need a prime example of a scene firing on all cylinders, arguably one of Tarantino's best. The suspense is palpable. Waltz might be the most charismatic SS frick to ever be on film
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Nolan is usually dependable on giving a great opening. TDK set the tone to perfection in that scene, and sent the movie on its way never letting up once.
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TDKR isn't too shabby either, from a technical standpoint. The introduction of Bane brought forth many drunken nights of my buddies and me tossing out Bane-voice quotes afterwards
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There are quite a few more, but my age has biased my list to recent, yet memorable, scenes
EDIT: How could I almost forget one of Ridley Scott's best?
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Inglorious Basterds is also great if you need a prime example of a scene firing on all cylinders, arguably one of Tarantino's best. The suspense is palpable. Waltz might be the most charismatic SS frick to ever be on film
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Nolan is usually dependable on giving a great opening. TDK set the tone to perfection in that scene, and sent the movie on its way never letting up once.
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TDKR isn't too shabby either, from a technical standpoint. The introduction of Bane brought forth many drunken nights of my buddies and me tossing out Bane-voice quotes afterwards
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There are quite a few more, but my age has biased my list to recent, yet memorable, scenes
EDIT: How could I almost forget one of Ridley Scott's best?
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Posted on 12/28/18 at 12:53 pm to GetEmTigers08
Once Upon a Time in the West
Posted on 12/28/18 at 1:01 pm to Funky Tide 8
Came to post Way of the Gun. Funky Tide beat me to it.
Posted on 12/28/18 at 1:01 pm to GetEmTigers08
I actually almost listed TDK, but I went with Infinity Wars because it also set the said tone (good guys are in a LOT of trouble, Thanos isn’t effing around, it will take sacrifice and much much more to overcome Thanos), but had lasting consequence. Losing Loki early in the battle to come was a bigtime blow. Heimdall’s last act being sending Hulk back to earth was clutch. Hulk not being able to hulk up because of the ship’s battle.
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Posted on 12/28/18 at 1:06 pm to Large Farva
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Saving Private Ryan
What you are thinking of is not the opening scene. Opening scene is not even in the same time period.
If it had anything to do with the actual movie, I would nominate the opening montage from Magnolia. But alas, it was just some cool shite that PT Anderson seemed to just want in a movie.
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