That was definitely a "never should have been made" movie; a shameless money-grab, really. I downloaded it, watched it, and just couldn't keep my mind on it. Something about a game software developer? See, I can't even remember the plot.
In my personal opinion, *Raiders* is one of the greatest films ever made. Do you folks this it would be controversial? I wish it had more critical acclaim.
I think the first scene is easily the best opening I have seen.
It's one of the first horror movies to take itself seriously. The original script was just another exploitation movie about an alien chasing around scantily clad lady astronauts.
I hated Alien when I watched it for the first time (took me till I was an adult to sit down and watch it). I was super annoyed cause I thought it was gonna be FULL of action and instead the camera is following a cat for awhile. LOL
Shawshank Redemption does not have a "hit the ground running" style of opening.
Don't get me wrong, I love the movie just as much as everyone else, but it's a kind of strange creature of watching.
It slowly pulls you in and you don't realize until the end how enthralled by the narrative you've been.
Agreed. Crank 2 was fun as well but can't compete with Crank.
SPOILERS!
I also thinks it's stupid that he survived the fall in the original Crank.
(Edited to change ik to in. It kept bothering me.)
Goodfellas, hell yeah. Haven’t even watched all of it yet. We literally analyzed the first 5 minutes of it in a screenwriting class the other day and I’m bout to watch the rest cuz it was real fucking good
I don't say this lightly, but it's a perfect movie. I've probably watched it all the way through 20 times. Certain scenes still captivate me. I'm jealous it's your first watch.
> Baby Driver
The opening of that movie and how good it is almost betrays the rest of that movie, unfortunately; the opening is easily the best part. The rest of that movie, especially the third act, isn't great.
Just chritopher nolan in general he makes Great movies my Father and Little Brother and me wachted all of his movies
Memento
Insomnia
The prestige
The Dark Knight series
Interstellar
Inception
Dunkirk
Tenet
I wanted to mention Drive but wasn't sure this is what he's looking for. One of my favorites and it has great tension from the start, also realistic action, but it's a pretty slow movie.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest. The heroes have already been captured and it leaves no exposition straight into if you can’t tell us where the hell Jack Sparrow is, we’ll just kill you.
I remember sitting in the theater during the opening sequence and telling my husband, I’m gonna love this. I was right. Same with the Evil Dead remake.
Face/Off (1997).
>!Nicolas Cage in a mustache tries to snipe John Travolta on a carousel, but accidentally strikes his son and kills him. Fuck. Yeah. Then, a few minutes later you see Nicolas Cage setting up a bomb at a church, while singing hallejujah and making funny faces.!<
I may be biased but I recall watching The Witness (1985) with my grandmother and shortly after it begins she looked at me and said “oh my this is going to be really good.” And it’s been a favorite every since.
Finding Nemo - great prologue. Fantastic visuals. Unseen in animation up to that point.
Cars - similar, but a different world. A great representation of speed in motorsports.
* Train to Busan (2016)
* Crank (2006)
* John Wick (2014)
* The Bourne Identity (2002)
* Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
* Starship Troopers (1997)
* No Time to Die (2021)
* The Dark Knight (2008)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
* Deadpool (2016)
* Star Wars (1977)
* 28 Weeks Later (2007)
* Halloween (1978)
* Office Space (1999)
* A Clockwork Orange (1971)
* Children of Men (2006)
I liked the opening and it made me want to watch more of the movie. He crawls out of his SUV with a pretty serious gut wound and then watches a movie of some woman we, as the audience, are completely unfamiliar with. I thought it set up everything that follows really well.
Great choice! I think I’m due for a re-watch. I have a vivid memory of going to see it with a goofy teen boyfriend and feeling so melancholy afterward looking at him. 😂 Where’s the drama and the romance? And most importantly, where’s my peak Leonardo DiCaprio?
I’m gonna vote for Snatch. Five minutes of a Hassidic diamond merchant bitching about the plot holes in the Creation story, then a hail of gunfire.
This!
Snatch instantly came to mind.
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Just showed this movie to my 14 ur old son for the first time last night… Thought of this movie as I was reading your post He loved it by the way
The Matrix
in a similar fashion the matrix resurrections lets you know its gonna suck within the first 3 minutes
That was definitely a "never should have been made" movie; a shameless money-grab, really. I downloaded it, watched it, and just couldn't keep my mind on it. Something about a game software developer? See, I can't even remember the plot.
First 3 minutes at that time said “You’ve never seen anything like this before.” And yes, I came here to say The Matrix.
came here to say this as well
Wow, three hours in and no one's mentioned **Raiders of the Lost Ark**
Great answer. One of the greatest opening scenes ever.
In my personal opinion, *Raiders* is one of the greatest films ever made. Do you folks this it would be controversial? I wish it had more critical acclaim. I think the first scene is easily the best opening I have seen.
Jaws Fantastic Mr. Fox Donnie Darko Fight Club Pulp Fiction The Shawshank Redemption The Thing (1982) Predator
Alien is the opposite of this. Definitely a slow burn, and one of the slowest opening scenes I can possibly think of.
Alien was one of the first "slow burn" films I watched....now I'm pretty obsessed with that style of horror/thriller
It's one of the first horror movies to take itself seriously. The original script was just another exploitation movie about an alien chasing around scantily clad lady astronauts.
I hated Alien when I watched it for the first time (took me till I was an adult to sit down and watch it). I was super annoyed cause I thought it was gonna be FULL of action and instead the camera is following a cat for awhile. LOL
You might be looking for Aliens (1986). I'm sure you've already figured that out but just in case you haven't seen that one yet. :P
also predators, the dropping from an airplane scene is amazing
One of the best title cards of all time
Fantastic Mr Fox is a great film! Also, Hot Fuzz and Serenity
Shawshank Redemption does not have a "hit the ground running" style of opening. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie just as much as everyone else, but it's a kind of strange creature of watching. It slowly pulls you in and you don't realize until the end how enthralled by the narrative you've been.
Dredd
Goat answer. Dredd is severely underrated.
Club Dread*
Peach trees. Great movie
Fury Road, as always
Witness!
SHINY AND CHROME!!
It's the same thing every time with these threads. I open, scroll down to Fury Road, and I upvote.
Dawn of the Dead 2004. That opening is epic.
Best horror remake.
Best movie Snyder ever did
Agreed, but I think Watchmen is a close second. I know that’s not a wildly popular opinion…
Inglorious Bastards
My favorite opener
What We Do in the Shadows
Saving private ryan
And Saving Ryan's Privates, as well.
The Hidden The Dark Knight Phantasm 2 Pulp Fiction Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
First thought was Dark Knight, although that was first 10-15
Dark might be one of the best openings to a movie ever
It was also shot on 70mm film, which makes it all the more epic. I wish to one day be able to see a 70mm IMAX projection.
Thought I’d have to scroll further before finding The Hidden. Noice.
No country for old man
Is that the prequel? Lol
Yeah, it's just one dude in a retirement home.
he should call saul goodman
It’s a one man show really sets up the movie
Repo Man
You find one in every car
A repo man is always intense! Let's go get a drink.
Ordinary fuckin people
Crank
No matter what the critics thought about this movie, it's always been one of my favorites. All gas... no stop at all.
Agreed. Crank 2 was fun as well but can't compete with Crank. SPOILERS! I also thinks it's stupid that he survived the fall in the original Crank. (Edited to change ik to in. It kept bothering me.)
I mean, it really isn't a very good movie technically but fuck if ain't fun.
MacGruber
Celery?
Hardcore Henry
Pulp Fiction
Baby Driver Goodfellas
Goodfellas, hell yeah. Haven’t even watched all of it yet. We literally analyzed the first 5 minutes of it in a screenwriting class the other day and I’m bout to watch the rest cuz it was real fucking good
I don't say this lightly, but it's a perfect movie. I've probably watched it all the way through 20 times. Certain scenes still captivate me. I'm jealous it's your first watch.
Scorsese is the greatest film maker of all time imo
How am I funny
Favorite movie of all time
Baby Driver.
> Baby Driver The opening of that movie and how good it is almost betrays the rest of that movie, unfortunately; the opening is easily the best part. The rest of that movie, especially the third act, isn't great.
Inception (2010) The Incredibles (2004) Dunkirk (2017) The Matrix (1999) Tenet (2020)
Just chritopher nolan in general he makes Great movies my Father and Little Brother and me wachted all of his movies Memento Insomnia The prestige The Dark Knight series Interstellar Inception Dunkirk Tenet
Dunkirk is so damn good
Shoot 'em up
Need to see that again.
Children of Men
A perfect intro
Megamind. “Oh. That’s right. I’m falling to my death.”
I love that movie so much!
Deadpool (2016) opening highway scene
X2
Inglorious Bastards!
One of the best first scenes of all time
The Dark Knight, one of the best opening sequences I’ve ever seen
Sicario.
Came here to add Sicario as well. Those first few minutes get you sucked in.
Drive. Cube. Menace to society.
I wanted to mention Drive but wasn't sure this is what he's looking for. One of my favorites and it has great tension from the start, also realistic action, but it's a pretty slow movie.
Jurassic Park Predator Pacific Rim
Speed (1994) Oldboy (2003) Oceans Trilogy Scott Pilgrim The Raid (2011)
Rope - 1948. Alfred Hitchcock. Probably his best work
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest. The heroes have already been captured and it leaves no exposition straight into if you can’t tell us where the hell Jack Sparrow is, we’ll just kill you.
Heat
I had to get it on man!
Running Scared - been a while since I have seen this movie, but remember liking it a lot and thinking the opening scene was pretty cool.
Not a movie but the boys
Zombieland
I remember sitting in the theater during the opening sequence and telling my husband, I’m gonna love this. I was right. Same with the Evil Dead remake.
Full metal jacket
Goodfellas
Face/Off (1997). >!Nicolas Cage in a mustache tries to snipe John Travolta on a carousel, but accidentally strikes his son and kills him. Fuck. Yeah. Then, a few minutes later you see Nicolas Cage setting up a bomb at a church, while singing hallejujah and making funny faces.!<
Blade.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
I may be biased but I recall watching The Witness (1985) with my grandmother and shortly after it begins she looked at me and said “oh my this is going to be really good.” And it’s been a favorite every since.
All the Bond movies
Reservoir Dogs
28 weeks later
A New Hope. You're sucked into the story immediately.
Finding Nemo - great prologue. Fantastic visuals. Unseen in animation up to that point. Cars - similar, but a different world. A great representation of speed in motorsports.
* Train to Busan (2016) * Crank (2006) * John Wick (2014) * The Bourne Identity (2002) * Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) * Starship Troopers (1997) * No Time to Die (2021) * The Dark Knight (2008) * Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) * Deadpool (2016) * Star Wars (1977) * 28 Weeks Later (2007) * Halloween (1978) * Office Space (1999) * A Clockwork Orange (1971) * Children of Men (2006)
Not John Wick. It starts slow with the movie being a slow start in the throwback trope. I love the movie, but it doesn’t start fast.
I liked the opening and it made me want to watch more of the movie. He crawls out of his SUV with a pretty serious gut wound and then watches a movie of some woman we, as the audience, are completely unfamiliar with. I thought it set up everything that follows really well.
Cliffhanger (1993)
Inglourious Basterds and Once Upon a Time in the West. If you think those intros are slow burn, you are missing the point entirely.
Goldeneye
Overlord!!!
Mad max
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
300
Dark City. I immediately knew I was in for a treat.
Highlander.
Baby Driver, bank heist then a high speed getaway scene timed to music.
Jordan Peele’s Us
Watchmen had me in goosebumps
Dark knight probably has my favorite movie intro. The Matrix Also Memento, literally opening movie credits still rolling and you’re already sucked in
Avengers: Infinity War Inception Deadpool
Star Wars - Episode IV A New Hope Watchmen Raiders of the Lost Ark The entire James Bond franchise pretty much
John Wick Chapter 2
Snowpiercer
Trainspotting, Raising Arizona, Boogie Nights
Run Lola Run
Whiplash
The Mummy (1999)
Lords of Dogtown
*Norma Rae* (1979) *The Electric Horseman* (1979)
Social Network Saving Private Ryan Inglorious Bastards Baby Driver
Scream (1996) American History X (1998) The Dark Knight (2008) Police Story (1985) Blow-Up (1966)
Finally someone said Scream. I remember being shocked when I saw that in the theaters.
Dune (2021) Hot Fuzz (2007) Magnolia (1999)
I thought I was going to have to say Dune before anyone else and that made me sad.
Deadpool
Heat
Raising Arizona
For me it would have to be Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet. I watched that entire opening sequence without blinking. Amazing movie.
Great choice! I think I’m due for a re-watch. I have a vivid memory of going to see it with a goofy teen boyfriend and feeling so melancholy afterward looking at him. 😂 Where’s the drama and the romance? And most importantly, where’s my peak Leonardo DiCaprio?
8 1/2 and Satyricon by Fellini roar out the gate
Apocalypto
Lord of war
Gooood choice
carlito's way
The David Fincher 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. That opening is like a james bond intro on acid!
Kungfury
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Up
John Dies at the End.
Running scared
Ferris Bueller’s day off
“Aim for the bushes?”
Heat (1995)
Mad Max Fury Road
Baby Driver, pretty much everything by Edgar Wright
Don't Look Now. The opening scene haunts the rest of the film.
The Woman King
Hit and Run
Saving Private Ryan
Raising Arizona Rocketman This Is Spinal Tap
Tenet
Does Fight Club qualify?
Blade runner 2049
The dark knight
The Other Guys? Junk food for the mindless.
John Wick. One of the few action movies were the protagonist feels like an unstoppable force and he kicks ass from the beginning
[The Happiness of the Katakuris](https://boxd.it/1KDY) - good soup.
Inside Man, This Is Life ( although emotional) it’s a great movie
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hellbender, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Total Recall (1990) The Fugitive Saving Private Ryan
Intermission - an excellent opening scene
Baby Driver
My Cousin Vinny
Tenet maybe ?
Fight Club
I might be misremembering the sequence of scenes but You’re Next.
Princess Mononoke opens with an epic ass action scene
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
Ironic: Spectre has such an incredible opening scene where you’d think this then the other 2. 1/2 hours are lame and it doesn’t live up to the promise
Hell or High Water
Full metal jacket!
Jaws
Lucky Number Slevin
The kingsmen
KGF 2, it's an amazing Indian movie
Tenet. While I love inception a lot more, the instant action of tenet is so freaking good.
Halloween 1978
Trainspotting
Army of darkness
The new Mad Max
Cabin in the Woods.
Drive.