Your best opening in a film?

[qube_TA]

Blade Runner

[Veeayt]

Dan_1981 said:

Way of the Gun

[joema]

Dark Knight.

[chrisxr2]

Cannonball run, that Lamborghini, those girls, that sound and a great theme tune.

[chrisxr2]

Cannonball run, that Lamborghini, those girls, that sound and a great theme tune.

[scrubchub]

joema said:

Dark Knight.

Good shout! Very cool intro.

[belleair302]

Top Gun is a pretty good way to open a film

Bad Boys or Beverley Hills Cop 2

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Jaws......and Star Wars.

Terminator was pretty epic

Transporter.....

[civicduty]

Top Gun

From about 2:25 onwards being the best part.

[honest_delboy]

Place beyond the pines - absolutely cracking.

good shout for Spy Who Loved me, I wouldn't be upset if DC did some sort of homage in the new bond flicks.

[Hugo a Gogo]

the remake of Dawn of the Dead

straight into the horror in her own bedroom, expanding out to the whole neighbourhood going tits-up, then Johnny Cash "When the man comes around" with all the news clips over the titles

[Veeayt]

civicduty said:

Top Gun

From about 2:25 onwards being the best part.

Without any meaning to offend - what exactly is great about that beginning? Some planes, crappy 80's music and a bunch of fatmen making american gestures?

[FourWheelDrift]

As the film that created a whole new horror franchise, numerous copies and satires, the opening to Scream is still the definitive modern teen slasher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lSvJ5RXKA

[rich85uk]

Inglourious Basterds is probably one of the best opening scenes in modern film

Narc is fairly hard hitting

The Dark Knight from an entertainment point of view

[Twincharge]

Veeayt said:

Without any meaning to offend - what exactly is great about that beginning? Some planes, crappy 80's music and a bunch of fatmen making american gestures?

Crappy 80's music? The title theme was by George Moroder.

[longshot]

This one seems quite Pistonheady and I love the film.

I like the trouble he goes to prepping the bike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQWgR95c5PM

[Antony Moxey]

civicduty said:

Top Gun

From about 2:25 onwards being the best part.

How is 'from 2.25 onwards' an opening?

[bobbo89]

All been said already i think and they're pretty standard but my list would be:

Goldeneye
Saving Private Ryan
Master and Commander FSOTW
Italian Job

[Mr Kitten]

For me - it'll probably be this...

The Shining

[SpydieNut]

Veeayt said:

civicduty said:

Top Gun

From about 2:25 onwards being the best part.

Without any meaning to offend - what exactly is great about that beginning? Some planes, crappy 80's music and a bunch of fatmen making american gestures?

not sure - maybe it's because i love planes, especially fighter jets.

but that opening sequence gives me goosebumps *every* time. i just think it's very well done and put together.

the slow-motion and closeups of the jets - their awesome power and brute force, yet they're graceful at the same time

the silhouettes, backlit by dawn just breaking (i'm very much an early morning person)

the music

the comraderie and sense of well trained people, working together and doing a hard job very well.



am i overthinking it - maybe, but only trying to explain why, for me, it's a fantastic opening.

[AshVX220]

Star Wars - Episode IV.

Remember seeing at the cinema aged 5 and being blown away by what seemed to be a never ending ship flying overhead!