The best first scene/act of any film...

[anonymous-user]

Battle of Britain......
"Get that bowser out of here! We'll go with what we've got!"

[anonymous-user]

Reservoir Dogs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyR4RK0LA_E

[Ozmira]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r0b_XeRkG4 Citizen Kane one of my favs. very moody and dark. its a bit slow for those that have not seen it but give it a go, afterall its only a couple of minutes.

[Don Veloci]

Celestion84 said:

Full Metal Jacket.

Best first 20 mins of any movie, ever. FACT

R Lee Ermey

[odyssey2200]

IIRC the opening scene from Alien 3 is one that will really test your sound system to distruction.

It's just the spacecraft (Nostromo?) gliding through space with HUGE sound effects before it all kicks off and the escape pod is ejected.

Edited by odyssey2200 on Wednesday 20th June 10:59

[130R]

The Dark Knight first scene is pretty good (the bank robbery)

[Tiggsy]

bad boys

[Big Raff]

All the good ones have been mentioned, though for impact on a wee lad can i cast a vote for Transformers The Movie (the cartoon)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lo7JPLJUUU

When you watch it, you never think there are 'others' on different planets...and to see them destructed so effectively is pretty powerful. It is still better than the latest 3 we have had on the big screen which is an added bonus!

[Nom de ploom]

A few greats on here some also-rans....

O/T I find kubrick hard to watch, any of his films tbh and I personally think the FMJ whilst it gets the message across is over-rated and its' perceived quality is based on the performance of one character and a few choice lines.

no other characters are really explored and the difference between the two halves is so disparate that as much as i want to I can't rate the film as highly as most do...

anyways openings....

Close Encounters of the Third Kind - you know something is going on, you don't know what, but you know its big. perfectly pitched and hooks you in from moment 1.

Jaws does the same.

Star Wars

Terminator

Raiders of The lost Ark...

all classics

[Cotty]

SammyW said:

Inglourious Basterds opening is superb! I must admit i've always liked the opening of Goldeneye as well.

Most James Bond films have great opening sequences, who can forget the shootout on skis and the union flag parachute jump.

[realjv]

After detailed analysis of my admittedly not very extensive DVD collection I've decided its either Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Life of Brian.

[benzito]

has to be terminator and terminator 2!

[D1ngd0ng]

There will be blood is another. Just say something goddamit!

[VinceFox]

Mad max. Not technically brilliant but the whole first chasedown is still a big favourite of mine.

[Pesty]

All good shouts. Some great opening scenes but you are all wrong.

you brought one horse too many.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYQX_hIBPZU&fea...

from 2:49 on-wards where they are just waiting around is magic

Can't believe its not been mentioned yet.

Edited by Pesty on Tuesday 19th June 21:54

[98elise]

VinceFox said:

Mad max. Not technically brilliant but the whole first chasedown is still a big favourite of mine.

I was just about to say that, as a teenager that was a stunning opening to a film. Car mayhem for 15 minutes....whats not to like!

Great for a low budget movie.

Leon is my favourite for a Hollywood movie.

Edited by 98elise on Wednesday 20th June 09:03

[stumpage]

This is Pistonheads? I haven't read the thread in detail but it must be this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lqtNThufkk

[Alex]

Once Upon A Time In The West

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW-jSa9_k3M

[LordGrover]

Alex said:

Once Upon A Time In The West

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW-jSa9_k3M

So a bit like pesty a couple of posts up then?

[Alex]

LordGrover said:

So a bit like pesty a couple of posts up then?

I can't watch YouTube at work, so I didn't know what Pesty posted a few posts up.

But, yes!