Best/Favourite Opening Scenes!

[xwolverine2]

Casino Royale
fellowship of the ring
X2
lord of war

not mentioned:
Kill Bill vol1 ..uma vs vernita green
Two Towers.. gandalf vs fire demon thing
equilibrium
the Matrix
Matrix reloaded

 

[amazingfantasy15]

My favorite opening scene has to be Raiders of the Lost Ark, shows both badass totally in control Indy and crap everything's gone wrong quick Indy.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

Star Wars
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Fellowship of the Ring
SAW III and IV
X2
Terminator 1 and 2
Halloween
Predator
Goldeneye
Se7en
Forrest Gump

 

[Heffer Wolf]

HEAT

The oppening robbery of the Bonds. Val Kilmer buying explosives, Robert Deniro stealing an ambulance. Awesome.

 

[Sentinel X]

The Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring - Cate Blanchette's prologue is so captivating and her voice is so alluring.
Lord of the Rings- Two Towers - Really cool opening even though its not as good as fellowship's
The Matrix - Aaahhh, Trinity. I love her.
Saving Private Ryan - The first 20 mins is the most intense scene I've seen in a film
Scream - I cannot beleived this wasn't mentioned. This is the best opening for a horror movie.
Jaws - Need I explain?
X-men - It was the first time I saw people with powers execute them so authentically.
X-men 2 - Just visually stunning!
Jurassic Park
Memento
2001: A space odessey - The music alone is just out of this world.
Final Destination 2 - This movie sucks but be honest that opening premonition was intense and shocking
A clockwork orange
The Matrix Reloaded - A lot of people may think this movie sucks but the opening was great.
The Lion King - How can you not like the circle of life?

Im sure Im missing a few...oh well

 

[thejon93]

'We Own the Night' ~ Opens like a "70s porno(best described by 'Spill.com')"... watch it yourself, and you'll see what I mean.

 

[dude stannis]

Some other ones from me:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
X-Men 2
Collateral
Street Kings
The Thing
The Usual Suspects

 

[PWN3R]

The monologue "chance" opening in Magnolia. Great example of an intro that assaults you from the very start.

 

[Hush]

If it hasnt been mentioned, Fight Club.

 

[hitmanyr2k]

The obvious has been mentioned already. This is probably the most ass-kickingest opening scene besides Blade....

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[CFE]

Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Temple of Doom
Batman
The Dark Knight
Blade
Sin City

and as a guilty pleasure:

Superman III

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[cryptic name]

Goodfellas- "For as far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster."

There Will Be Blood- awesome sequence that requires no dialogue, and the score kills.

Jaws- just classic, drinkin and night swimmin.

Zodiac- the movie grabs you here and never lets go, pulls you into the period effortlessly.

Batman '89- "I'm Batman"

 

[purelyfilms]

Best Opening Scenes. That's something I haven't been asked.

P.S. I love you! and
Mothman comes to mind

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Speed Racer.

I was actually moved by the first race and Speed chasing his brother's ghost.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

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[PWN3R]

Oh god yes. So fricking cool. The song, the situation, everything. :heart:

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

Saving Private Ryan...and TDK

 

[cabel]

Speed Racer.

I was actually moved by the first race and Speed chasing his brother's ghost.

Seconded




The Lion King
28 Weeks Later
Once Upon a Time in the West

 

[Zephyr Alexian]

Kill Bill 2 had a great opening scene.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Awsomeness

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[BizarroAids]

Black Hawk Down
TDK
Equilibrium
Heat
Dawn of the Dead
Freddy Vs Jason
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Iron Man
Spaceballs
Bad Boys II
Patriot Games

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Even thought it was a absolute crap film.......Green Street! Well i am a West Ham fan and i just love seeing Spurs getting smashed up. hahahaha

But actual cinema wise i'll have to go with TDK. The way it zooms in on tha building with Jokers theme building up is just breath-taking. Then when he's just standing there with his back to the camera, at first i thought he was just another goon but when he shoots the bank manager and gives him that weird tilted head look like a dog i thought " holy crap!! its him!!!" And the way he planned all along to get all the goons to off each other is just testament to his genius.

 

[Ziggyman]

I really liked the opening credits to Quantum though the chase scene was just alright, meh...!

 

[bullets]

ghostbusters

lord of the rings :fellowship of the ring

raiders of the lost ark

resevoir dogs

the incredibles

army of darkness

revenge of the sith

hellboy

saving private ryan

 

[nogap87]

Who Frammed Roger Rabbit

Incredible Hulk

Casino Royale

TDK