(In response to my previous post ‘A great beginning‘ I’ve collected a couple more examples of great movie introductions)
The opening sequence of a movie definitely has to set the right tone; here are some of the most unforgettable.
Trainspotting
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Pulp Fiction
Catch me if you can
Fight Club (bad audio – couldn’t find a better version)
Snatch
That’s all I could think of for now, any other recommendations?
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Any of the old Pink Panther movies, of course. And, for that matter, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers used that style to tremendous effect.
I’d like to mention Robocop as well- it’s been copied so many times that it doesn’t seem like much now, but at the time, just ROBOCOP and straight into the action was pretty innovative. It’s certainly the first time I ever saw that.
Pretty good start! I’d like to see the beginning of Super Troopers on this list too – everyone remembers the first time they saw this movie!
Movies directed by Joe Dante always have cool opening shots.
The ‘burbs, where they zoom down from earth orbit right down to this particular house……of course you see it on TV all the time now, thanks to Google earth, but when i first saw it, it was ultracool.
InnerSpace has a wicked opening shot too.
I always liked the opening to Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
My favourite opening scene would have to be the truck chase in Beverley Hills Cop with Eddie Murphy, to the music of Neutron Dance…
Yeah those are some pretty good examples =)
I might have to end up making a second list after this!
Lord of War had a really meaningful and pretty cinematic opening, the one where Nicolas Cage is a gun runner.
Another “aerial shot” opening. The mountain ride in “the shining”.
Check this one out. BY FAR the greatest opening scene ever! It’s from the movie ‘Always’. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGifjFA4r34
By the way, all James Bond movies are famous for their spectacular and lengthy opening scenes.
@Jochem yeah that one is also good =) although I have never heard of the movie.
James Bond movies always do have famous opening scenes, but I was personally never really a fan of them… Probably just because I am not really a Bond fan myself.
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Napoleon Dynamite!
great videos, thanks for sharing!
The intro to “Thank You For Smoking” is incredible; any font lover will swoon.
I would say: Napoleon dynamite. And you should check this out, it’s from stranger than fiction…beautifull:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLPUmYiVgbw
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