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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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If the motivation speech at the beginning of Glengarry Glenroos counts as a beginning sequence (it's about 5 to 10 minutes in) then that just takes the title. Damn that film is good.
If that doesn't count then I would have to say....
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hmmmmmmmm....
.........I'll have to get back to you on that. It's a tough one.
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hmmmmmmmm....
.........I'll have to get back to you on that. It's a tough one.
Pulp Fiction, no special effects no nothing, just a normal scene which is so damn good, makes you want to watch the rest of the film.
YES!!!
"What you give a guy a foot massage?"
"F*** you!"
"I'm feelin' kind of tired, I could use a foot massage right now."
"F*** YOU!"
"What you give a guy a foot massage?"
"F*** you!"
"I'm feelin' kind of tired, I could use a foot massage right now."
"F*** YOU!"
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.
Gladiator has a great opening scene.
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.
The T2 future battle intro.
Or Goonies, where Chunk spills all his milkshake.
Or Goonies, where Chunk spills all his milkshake.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
and Star Wars
and Star Wars
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.
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