Movie openings

[nrc]

No, not new movie releases, I'm talking about the start of the filum. Some of them are really memorable, others not so much. Any favorites?

What made me think about this was a song that just came up in my mix from the opening of From Dusk Til Dawn. Great opening scene: "Everybody be cool. You, be cool." Then it all climaxes with them rolling away to the Blasters "Dark Night" and you know you're in for a ride.

Of course the best ever is probably from the original Star Wars with the classic crawl and the Imperial ship looming in from above to start the opening battle.

Also, Jaws whose opening scene has probably put the kibosh on more moonlit ocean swims than anything other than frigid waters.

[RusH]

I`m sure there are much better than this...but it`s the first thing that poped up.

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[oddlycalm]

Yeah, Star Wars was a classic. The Bond films had some great opening scenes over the years, kind of Cubby Broccoli's trade mark really.

oc

[dando]

And then there's the opening feature for The Meaning of Life. :thumbup:

-Kevin

[stroker]

Das Boot.

Submarine coming straight at you out of the murky water just like a shark...

[datachicane]

Das Boot and the Crimson Assured Trust are great picks.



The Magic Christian
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Of course, this part's pretty disturbing:
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[KLang]

The first Indiana Jones Movie :thumbup:

I still get goose bumps watching the Star Destroyer pass overhead. :cool:

[Andrew Longman]

The Molly McGuiers -- The opening scene of the sun coming up over the coal mine and the beautiful Henri Mancini theme song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhStZsrr7ZU

The Wild Bunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc4m-4586sI

The symbolism of the red ants killing the scorpion and the kids poking it with a sticxk is telling

The Longest Day

[emjaya]

In the original start of Mad Max II, the first scene was the pan out from the shadow inside the fuel injector scoop. :cool:

[oddlycalm]

The Magic Christian...
A much under appreciated film. The scene with people scrambling into the pool of raw sewage to grab up the paper money remains a timeless classic, particularly in light of the recent history of those running our financial sector.

oc

[Hameroids]

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[nrc]

Saving Private Ryan. Intense.

[Sean Malone]

The Shining. Watched it last night. One of my favorites and the intro is a film classic. What a performance by Shelley Duvall.

[Indy]

Kubrick :thumbup:

Speaking of Kubrick, one of my favorites is Full Metal Jacket.
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But really all his films opened magnificently.

[indyfan31]

Is that Vincent D'Onofrio??? :eek:

[Indy]

It sure is.
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1873/vincentdonofriofulll.jpg