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re: Best Opening Lines of a Movie

Posted on 4/24/15 at 11:08 am to
Posted by magildachunks
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 11:08 am to
I'm going to tell you about the time I almost died. - Fallen
Posted by LordoftheManor
Member since Jul 2006
8371 posts
Posted on 4/24/15 at 11:31 am to
quote:

"All my life I wanted to be a gangster." --Goodfellas


Misquoted, and not even close to being the opening line.
Posted by smash williams
San Diego
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:16 pm to
"Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!"
Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky. But Crom is your god, Crom and he lives in the earth. Once, giants lived in the Earth, Conan. And in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crom, and they took from him the enigma of steel. Crom was angered. And the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield. We who found it are just men. Not gods. Not giants. Just men. The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Conan. You must learn its discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts... [points to sword] This you can trust.

Posted by forksup
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:22 pm to
Not the opening per se, but...

"Clear the ramp! 30 seconds! May God be with you!"
Posted by Darkknight
Member since Mar 2012
1416 posts
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:33 pm to
The Jerk was the first thing that popped in my head. But actually the opening lines are:

"Huh? I am not a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things, my friends and.... uh.... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin on the porch with my family, singin and dancin down in Mississippi.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
49072 posts
Posted on 4/24/15 at 12:47 pm to
My name is H I McDunnough,
Call me Hi
Posted by Captain Lafitte
Barataria Bay
Member since Nov 2012
6540 posts
Posted on 4/24/15 at 2:11 pm to
"The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in. Film at 11."

-The Kentucky Fried Movie
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12774 posts
Posted on 4/24/15 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

"Clear the ramp! 30 seconds! May God be with you!"



Beat me to it.

Also love the last lines:

Old James Ryan: Tell me I have led a good life.
Ryan's Wife: What?
Old James Ryan: Tell me I'm a good man.
Ryan's Wife: You are.
[walks away]
Old James Ryan: [stands back and salutes]
This post was edited on 4/24/15 at 3:17 pm
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