burgeranacoke Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) The recent thread on Goodfellas reminded me of the great opening scene in that movie and got me thinking about my favorites. The best seem to set the scene and the convey the feel of the movie perfectly. These are my top three, all black and white for some reason. I will bet some Rushians can come up with some more that are just as fantastic and probably with more action and comedy than my choices. Anyway.... click full screen mode on the clips and enjoy. 1. Fellini's Well Mr. Director what are you going to do next, why do you do it, and with whom? 2. My favorite Scorsese The grace of the animal, fighting with himself. 3. Best coitus joke. Dr Strangelove Well we are all gonna get f*****! Edited June 27, 2012 by burgeranacoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Quentin Tarantino owns this thread. Inglorious Basterds is a personal favorite of mine. Can't forget Godfather. "I believe in America..." Edited June 27, 2012 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGr8imL84AD8inF8sBlackSedan Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 QUOTE (invisible airwave @ Jun 27 2012, 12:14 PM) Quentin Tarantino owns this thread. Inglorious Basterds is a personal favorite of mine. Awesome opening!!!! The Thing (1982) with the dog running across the snow being chased by the helicopter. I really liked the opening of the X-Files movie...Caveman chasing a bad guy across the snow into an ice cave. Watchmen when The Comedian gets his ass kicked. Reservior Dogs in the diner. Star Wars Raider Of The Lost Arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 The beginning of Saving Private Ryan was the most intense cinema experience I have ever had in my life. I don't think there will ever be another movie that comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtothesky Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Jun 27 2012, 04:04 PM) The beginning of Saving Private Ryan was the most intense cinema experience I have ever had in my life. I don't think there will ever be another movie that comes close. That is an incredible scene. The logistics of putting together something like that is mind-boggling. I was reading about the sound design for that scene and they were talking about all the bullets that sound like they go right past you in surround sound. Each bullet had it's own track and was manually programmed a moving surround panning. There were over 1,000 tracks where each bullet had its own panning pattern. Crazy stuff. Would have loved to have worked on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briremo Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 for pure acting I'd go with Nicole Kidman in To Die For, great opening scene.. the first 15 minutes of Quantum of Solace is pretty damn exciting, which does not make up for the rest of that movie. The opening scene of LOTR two Towers is pretty awesome with Gandalf falling and battling the Balrog. AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) Edited June 28, 2012 by Workaholic Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 The opening "Alien" title sequence. Thin Red Line, the alligator. Jaws, swimming shark point of view, with what may be the most perfect movie music ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Tommy (1975) "Tommy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 This will take some thinking. But this is one of them: The Lion King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 This will take some thinking. But this is one of them: The Lion King and the opening of Jaws (thanks Goose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgeranacoke Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Wow, everyone has posted great stuff. Keep it coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie145 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jun 27 2012, 05:25 PM) QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Jun 27 2012, 04:04 PM) The beginning of Saving Private Ryan was the most intense cinema experience I have ever had in my life. I don't think there will ever be another movie that comes close. That is an incredible scene. The logistics of putting together something like that is mind-boggling. I was reading about the sound design for that scene and they were talking about all the bullets that sound like they go right past you in surround sound. Each bullet had it's own track and was manually programmed a moving surround panning. There were over 1,000 tracks where each bullet had its own panning pattern. Crazy stuff. Would have loved to have worked on it. I recently went from watching movies with the sound through a decent hifi to full on 7.1 surround sound; my wife & I were wondering which movie to test this on & decided on SPR. 1 - Terrifying, from the moment the landing craft ramp drops. 2 - Hysterically funny for my wife, as I kept ducking on instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie145 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 For sheer creepiness & atmosphere... Great opening to one of Fincher's greatest films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 The beginning of Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) I'll take my favorite movie of all time: Star Wars. First there's the 20th Century Fox music that segues perfectly into the orchestral Star Wars music with the Star Wars logo coming dramatically into view, after the by "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," and then the text that opens the story starting at the bottom of the screen and going off into infinity in the middle of the screen. And then lets not forget the INCREDIBLE planet/ship/outer space fight scene and then R2 & C3PO, Darth Vader and the stormtroopers, etc. Man, it doesn't get more exciting than that - revolutionary in 1977, still mindblowing today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ovtoLLLrQ Edited June 29, 2012 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Monty Python and the Holy Grail is definitely one of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 QUOTE (Storm Shadow @ Jun 29 2012, 01:07 PM) The beginning of Raiders. That's what I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) Another Tarantino movie with a great opening. My Webpage Edited June 29, 2012 by snowdogged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umoveme Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Raising Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jun 29 2012, 03:10 AM) This will take some thinking. But this is one of them: The Lion King and the opening of Jaws (thanks Goose) Nice call on the Lion King. That is an epic opening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 29 2012, 10:00 AM) I'll take my favorite movie of all time: Star Wars. First there's the 20th Century Fox music that segues perfectly into the orchestral Star Wars music with the Star Wars logo coming dramatically into view, after the by "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," and then the text that opens the story starting at the bottom of the screen and going off into infinity in the middle of the screen. And then lets not forget the INCREDIBLE planet/ship/outer space fight scene and then R2 & C3PO, Darth Vader and the stormtroopers, etc. Man, it doesn't get more exciting than that - revolutionary in 1977, still mindblowing today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ovtoLLLrQ Pure magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The Dark knight is another great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 30 2012, 03:00 AM)I'll take my favorite movie of all time: Star Wars. Damn, you beat me to it! S P Ryan of course, Donnie Darko (original version), Pulp Fiction and Falling Down...to name a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Night of the Living Dead The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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