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I think Blade is the Daddy on this subject, What an opening, it made me want to be a vampire.
(I haven't got the immortal bit quite right yet, but I am drinking two pints of Iranian monkey blood a day)
Anyway, what is the best opening sequence in a film?, lets have a heated debate.
(I haven't got the immortal bit quite right yet, but I am drinking two pints of Iranian monkey blood a day)
Anyway, what is the best opening sequence in a film?, lets have a heated debate.
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Another good beggining sequence is Reservoir Dogs
"whad'ya mean you don't leave tips?"
Hell most films with anything to do with Quentin Tarentino have got good starts, another one is From Dusk TIll Dawn, that's got a wicked start.
"he shot me in the fu..... hand, look I can see right through it"
classic
"whad'ya mean you don't leave tips?"
Hell most films with anything to do with Quentin Tarentino have got good starts, another one is From Dusk TIll Dawn, that's got a wicked start.
"he shot me in the fu..... hand, look I can see right through it"
classic
For those who have not seen, Apocalypse Now has the most serence, beautifully shot opening ever. And tomorrow it's out in the cinema, the fully extended version!
So what makes a good opening? I have no idea, all i know is that it must be daring, original and memory worthy. How many films have we seen and not remembered how they begun. I present to you a few beginnings that haunt my soul.
As far as introductions go i am a big fan of Fight Clubs journey through the brain and the eerie opening of Seven (the cutting bit). Openings must be a strong part of the film, it must grab the audiences attention and stand out from the bog standard film. Spielbergs films tend to feature and strong opening and often loses its plot. Now Tarantino, his conversations are absoloutely unique, the dialogue in Dogs and Fiction rise above the films of today and hence we have a very vivid picture. Another amazing beginning is that of 'Boogie Nights', the single shot tracking of many of the films characters is superb. Another one of my favourites is the excellent 'Amores Perros', the opening is simply spectacular, i urge you to see this film (cue music,she's got the urge to herbal).
And the begining of Crouching Tiger! From seeing that no way does it look like a martial arts extravaganza, from all that talking it may well have been romantic film, but it did redeem itself later on. Oh well, i guess i have proved my own theory wrong, i guess there are exceptions.
I have realised the films i have stated serve two main purposes, to entertain and to establish characters. Great,now i can go make a movie....
So what makes a good opening? I have no idea, all i know is that it must be daring, original and memory worthy. How many films have we seen and not remembered how they begun. I present to you a few beginnings that haunt my soul.
As far as introductions go i am a big fan of Fight Clubs journey through the brain and the eerie opening of Seven (the cutting bit). Openings must be a strong part of the film, it must grab the audiences attention and stand out from the bog standard film. Spielbergs films tend to feature and strong opening and often loses its plot. Now Tarantino, his conversations are absoloutely unique, the dialogue in Dogs and Fiction rise above the films of today and hence we have a very vivid picture. Another amazing beginning is that of 'Boogie Nights', the single shot tracking of many of the films characters is superb. Another one of my favourites is the excellent 'Amores Perros', the opening is simply spectacular, i urge you to see this film (cue music,she's got the urge to herbal).
And the begining of Crouching Tiger! From seeing that no way does it look like a martial arts extravaganza, from all that talking it may well have been romantic film, but it did redeem itself later on. Oh well, i guess i have proved my own theory wrong, i guess there are exceptions.
I have realised the films i have stated serve two main purposes, to entertain and to establish characters. Great,now i can go make a movie....
The_Vottanator wrote:
> For pure action though, it has to be The Rock.
A full half hour of non stop
> action, shooting and car chases. Oh and gas...and darts...and punches...and
> people hanging from balconies by a string....and let's not forget the fat
> American black dude who drives the tram....and "I'm only borrowing your
> Humvie"....and the yellow farrari....I could go on all day....but I won't.
> :-D
I agree, the beginning to The Rock is brilliant. Non-stop action.
> For pure action though, it has to be The Rock.
A full half hour of non stop
> action, shooting and car chases. Oh and gas...and darts...and punches...and
> people hanging from balconies by a string....and let's not forget the fat
> American black dude who drives the tram....and "I'm only borrowing your
> Humvie"....and the yellow farrari....I could go on all day....but I won't.
> :-D
I agree, the beginning to The Rock is brilliant. Non-stop action.
For pure action though, it has to be The Rock.
A full half hour of non stop action, shooting and car chases. Oh and gas...and darts...and punches...and people hanging from balconies by a string....and let's not forget the fat American black dude who drives the tram....and "I'm only borrowing your Humvie"....and the yellow farrari....I could go on all day....but I won't. :-D
A full half hour of non stop action, shooting and car chases. Oh and gas...and darts...and punches...and people hanging from balconies by a string....and let's not forget the fat American black dude who drives the tram....and "I'm only borrowing your Humvie"....and the yellow farrari....I could go on all day....but I won't. :-D
Tiltawhirl wrote:
I was thinking more
> of the Tim Roth and thingy at the beggining
That too. The whole film is brilliant.
I was thinking more
> of the Tim Roth and thingy at the beggining
That too. The whole film is brilliant.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
and Star Wars
and Star Wars
The T2 future battle intro.
Or Goonies, where Chunk spills all his milkshake.
Or Goonies, where Chunk spills all his milkshake.
The_Vottanator wrote:
"I'm feelin' kind of tired, I could use a foot massage right
> now."
"F*** YOU!"
I was thinking more of the Tim Roth and thingy at the beggining
"I love you Honey Bun"
"I love you too pumpkin"
"right none of you co....."etc etc and then the music, what a start to a film.
"I'm feelin' kind of tired, I could use a foot massage right
> now."
"F*** YOU!"
I was thinking more of the Tim Roth and thingy at the beggining
"I love you Honey Bun"
"I love you too pumpkin"
"right none of you co....."etc etc and then the music, what a start to a film.
Gladiator has a great opening scene.
Seeing as there have been recent posts on both these films, I'll go for La Haine and Magnolia.
Magnolia has a brilliantly frenetic opening which gave my mum a headache and so she refused to watch the rest of the film, but that's the point; you're meant to feel claustrophobic.. I won't go into details but if you've seen the film then you'll know what I mean.
La Haine starts with a wide-angle lens/ short focus shot of the back of one of the characters heads, and you see him walking along unaware of anything else, then as he moves on the camera looms up over his head and suddenly the foreground comes into focus and you see a line of policeman in riot gear. If you haven't seen it then you won't be appreciate the geniusness of the shot. It may not be hi-octane but it's a great piece of cinematography.
Magnolia has a brilliantly frenetic opening which gave my mum a headache and so she refused to watch the rest of the film, but that's the point; you're meant to feel claustrophobic.. I won't go into details but if you've seen the film then you'll know what I mean.
La Haine starts with a wide-angle lens/ short focus shot of the back of one of the characters heads, and you see him walking along unaware of anything else, then as he moves on the camera looms up over his head and suddenly the foreground comes into focus and you see a line of policeman in riot gear. If you haven't seen it then you won't be appreciate the geniusness of the shot. It may not be hi-octane but it's a great piece of cinematography.
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