Author Topic: Best opening Act in a movie (Read 619 times)

lazs2 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2003, 02:52:33 PM »

The way of the gun and The Wild bunch... great openings

Mulholand drive..
Boondock Saints
Once Upon a Time in the west
Resevoir Dogs

The combination of peace and extreme violence make for the best opening scenes. Being smashed right out of your everyday lifestyle. React as fast as a half asleep cat or..
lazs

Ridge · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2003, 03:36:14 PM »

The news chopper scene at the beginning of "Air America"

Batz · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2003, 03:54:13 PM »

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The combination of peace and extreme violence make for the best opening scenes. Being smashed right out of your everyday lifestyle. React as fast as a half asleep cat or..
lazs

Laz is correct and this is the very thing Clockwork Orange does. Though I expect then if its ever remade the transition from singing drunk to ultra violence would be much more extreme.

I never buy into "emotional" imagery. I always view it as a gimmick and I am never sucked in by it. The same goes with "speeches", they never hook me.

I like to have that "What the hell was that" feeling. Not that I need to be surprised or I cant foresee whats coming but its the extreme contrasts that gets me.

Sandman · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2003, 04:52:14 PM »

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Originally posted by narsus
The way of the gun, great opening scene.

Gotta love Sara Silverman...

funkedup · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2003, 04:55:09 PM »

I forgot about The Wild Bunch. Damn that was good.

midnight Target · « **Reply #20 on:** February 12, 2003, 04:55:37 PM »

Patton

RightF00T · « **Reply #21 on:** February 12, 2003, 07:29:25 PM »

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Originally posted by CyranoAH
Star Wars

To be honest, Contact stands among my favorite opening scenes.

Daniel

LOL...

Mr. Hat and Teacher: "We sat through that whole piece of **** to see the alien and we find out its her father!"

-Southpark

-tronski- · « **Reply #22 on:** February 12, 2003, 08:12:52 PM »

Apocalypse Now
Resevior Dogs
Pulp Fiction
SPR

Tronsky

crowMAW · « **Reply #23 on:** February 12, 2003, 08:32:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
I like the opening scene from The Matrix... basically because it was such a shock at the time I saw it (opening day).

Sheit...how about simply cuz that is the finest donut ever shoe-horned into a pair of pleather pants!:eek:

Mini D · « **Reply #24 on:** February 12, 2003, 08:57:56 PM »

Yeppers... that final pose right before she calls Mobius really moves me.

MiniD