Best opening moments in Film - Page 3

diebitter · #21 06-21-2006, 05:19 PM

Betty Blue absolutely kills ALL of these choices.

Sadat X · #22 06-21-2006, 06:34 PM

The opening teaser in Goldfinger. Everything you need to know about James Bond.

Phoenix1010 · #23 06-21-2006, 07:59 PM

X-Men II Nightcrawler scene was pretty badass.

wren · #24 06-21-2006, 08:00 PM

My nomination for best opening scene is-
2001: A Space Odyssey

dustybottoms · #25 06-21-2006, 08:14 PM

Christmas Vacation: Driving to get the tree.
Spaceballs: Scrolling storybook lead-in, Jaws music in the background for the pan of Spaceball One.

Mrs. Utah · #26 06-21-2006, 08:26 PM

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First thing that came to mind.

Moneyline · #27 06-22-2006, 12:54 AM

The responses to this thread indicate that none of you have seen a kung fu flick by the name of CHALLENGE OF THE TIGER. It opens with an extended scene of co-star Richard Harrison playing tennis in slow motion with topless women. That's right, slow motion topless tennis. Other highlights include Bruce Le (not Lee) kung fu fighting a bull, and an impromptu cameo by a stunned Jack Klugman. The DVD also features a 2nd feature called FOR YOUR HEIGHT ONLY about a midget superagent. It's a great DVD, and once you see it you'll agree that CHALLENGE OF THE TIGER has the greatest opening in the history of motion pictures.

zephed · #28 06-22-2006, 12:58 AM

Slap Shot-The goalie's interview.

econophile · #29 06-22-2006, 02:16 AM

Hiroshima Mon Amour

Blarg · #30 06-22-2006, 03:06 AM

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Star Wars. The original.

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The opening titles for Alien were awesome, but now that kind of slow reveal of the letters is super common. Extremely coo when still uncommon, though. Really prepped me for the business at hand.

Beginning of A Touch of Evil was great.

The beginning of Rear Window was great.

The very long intro of the three mains in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was damn awesome. I'm especially awestruck by the introduction of Lee Van Cleef.

With time, I could probably come up with a ton of good starts, as good starts aren't super rare in movies the way good ending are. The thing is, the endings stick in the memory so much. Beginnings usually don't have time to resonate, since new stuff starts to happen, and don't usually try to summarize the movie's themes or emotions the way endings do, so even good ones can get forgotten.

Oh, the opening of To Live and Die in L.A. is great.