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Greatest opening to a movie
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did anyone say full metal jacket? that's a pretty good one.
The best is undisputed Inglorious *******s.
Other's worthy of note:
Other's worthy of note:
- Heat
- Top Gun
- Deadpool
- Lord of the Rings (Fellowship)
- Lord of War (Underrated movie in general)
There Will Be Blood:
YES.
The Hurt Locker:
or
Once Upon a Time in the West
Can I just consider the entity of Rouge one to be a cold open for star wars?
That makes me want to start a thread for "Greatest final scenes". Rogue One would obviously be very high on that list.
The only thing I can add to this thread is a question. Has there been another actress that has "kept it together" throughout time like ELISABETH SHUE??!?
The greatest final scene is easy at least for TV. There is only one.Brian Earl Spilner said:
That makes me want to start a thread for "Greatest final scenes". Rogue One would obviously be very high on that list.
MASH when Radar comes into the OR and does the cold read to announce the Henry Blake's place was shot down with no survivors.
The things that a young Stive, growing up in the '80's, imagined about her, aren't suitable for the internet.MaroonStain said:
The only thing I can add to this thread is a question. Has there been another actress that has "kept it together" throughout time like ELISABETH SHUE??!?
Who's elisabeth shue?MaroonStain said:
The only thing I can add to this thread is a question. Has there been another actress that has "kept it together" throughout time like ELISABETH SHUE??!?
That movie came out the summer before my senior year in HS (yeah I'm old, so what) and ever since then I have thought Elisabeth Shue was the BOMB!!!TCTTS said:
The opening scene of La La Land is a continuous shot choreographed song and dance number while shutting down a freeway. I'm not big into musicals, but from a cinematography standpoint, that's pretty awesome.
The Matrix
Surprised The Revenant hasn't been mentioned yet.
Also Spectre has a phenomenal open scene.
Also Spectre has a phenomenal open scene.
The Revenant is a great mention. One of the most white knuckle introductions to a movie I have ever seen. For me it is up there with aforementioned Dark Knight and Saving Private Ryan.
Baby Driver is a great recent one
Maybe it is because effects have progressed so much since it is has not been mentioned but this little bit made you buy into Star Wars from the get go. At the time you had not seen anything really like it.Duncan Idaho said:
Can I just consider the entity of Rouge one to be a cold open for star wars?
I have mentioned numerous times it is a defining moment of my childhood.GiveEmHellBill said:
Opening shot?
No question:
This image basically changed my 5 year old life forever. It can be argued that it changed cinema forever.
To see this for the first time, with the dramatic John Williams score, the sheer size of the ship filling the entire screen and the sound of the laser fire back and forth...........it was awe-inspiring and can't be matched.
Entire opening scene?
Lots of good ones already mentioned, so I'll throw the dairy farm scene from "Inglourious Basterds." May be Tarantino's finest moment.
I was 7 years old and stood in a long line at a theatre in Phoenix Arizona with my parents to see that movie. It was certainly a defining moment in my childhood.Tanya 93 said:I have mentioned numerous times it is a defining moment of my childhood.GiveEmHellBill said:
Opening shot?
No question:
This image basically changed my 5 year old life forever. It can be argued that it changed cinema forever.
To see this for the first time, with the dramatic John Williams score, the sheer size of the ship filling the entire screen and the sound of the laser fire back and forth...........it was awe-inspiring and can't be matched.
Entire opening scene?
Lots of good ones already mentioned, so I'll throw the dairy farm scene from "Inglourious Basterds." May be Tarantino's finest moment.
Yep. Gotta agree with the sentiment for the opening scene of A New Hope.
Nothing in the cinematic world has anywhere as close of an impact on me as that did. I was 3.5 years old at the time and Star Wars was literally the most important thing to me after that until I was probably middle school age.
Nothing in the cinematic world has anywhere as close of an impact on me as that did. I was 3.5 years old at the time and Star Wars was literally the most important thing to me after that until I was probably middle school age.
I would say the same about Halloween and what it did for the horror/scary movie genre although I wouldn't necessarily say it's the best opening scene. I would agree that the above is.GiveEmHellBill said:
Opening shot?
No question:matched.
This image basically changed my 5 year old life forever. It can be argued that it changed cinema forever.
To see this for the first time, with the dramatic John Williams score, the sheer size of the ship filling the entire screen and the sound of the laser fire back and forth...........it was awe-inspiring and can't be
Entire opening scene?
Lots of good ones already mentioned, so I'll throw the dairy farm scene from "Inglourious Basterds." May be Tarantino's finest moment.
TMNT just for this moment:
I love Kelly's Heroes
CE Lounge Lizzard said:That movie came out the summer before my senior year in HS (yeah I'm old, so what) and ever since then I have thought Elisabeth Shue was the BOMB!!!TCTTS said:
enjoy
After watching that, I'm 99% convinced that i began puberty while watching Cocktail.
Mostly continuous, there are a couple camera tricks in there.Bobcat06 said:
The opening scene of La La Land is a continuous shot choreographed song and dance number while shutting down a freeway. I'm not big into musicals, but from a cinematography standpoint, that's pretty awesome.
Many Thanks. She is quite lovely.
My first thought when reading the thread title was the opening of Patton which has previously been mentioned along with other really good ones.
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