Movies What is the 3 best opening movie scenes of all-time?

[Nameless King]

Can't believe people missed this classic...pfffffff....

 

[BisexualMMA]

 

[HenryFlower]

Persona
The Mirror
There Will Be Blood

Touch of Evil also has a dynamite opening scene

 

[BisexualMMA]

My first thoughts would be for

When A Stranger Calls

Legendary, and way ahead of its time with a fleshed out, almost quasi-sympathetic killing maniac.

 

[Horus]

 

[HUGHPHUG]

Legendary, and way ahead of its time with a fleshed out, almost quasi-sympathetic killing maniac.

Lot of people don't like the middle section of that movie, I guess the opening act is tough to follow but it's a really interesting, pretty disturbing character study of a very sick human being rather than some unstoppable, almost supernatural psycho that slasher movies eventually adopted.
Tony Beckley was actually rotting away inside during filming, I didn't read about that until years after first seeing it, but it kind of made sense. It almost seemed like he was playing his sickness out for the audience.
I think it was one of the first movies to get an R rating when almost zero violence, nudity or blood were on display.

One of my favourite movies if you couldn't tell! It's one of my go to movies when I can't think off anything else, and the Blu Ray release that came out a while back is astounding

 

[Badger67]

Godfather
Saving private ryan
I added gangs of new york.

 

[Paul Rudd]

Saving private Ryan
Inglorious Basterds
Dark Knight


Lol at the posters in here naming every movie imaginable

This list is awesome

Well done TS, excellent thread

 

[I Am Legion]

Casino Royals had a good one.

 

[Paul Rudd]

Casino Royals had a good one.

Skyfall is the GOAT opening James Bond movie imo both Skyfall and Casino Royale are my 2 favorite Bond movies

 

[KOQ24]

 

[snootylol]

I have watched most of those movies and the two that stick out would be Scream and Saving Private Ryan

 

[Drain Bamage]

 

[TheLinguist]

I’m surprised Raiders of the Lost Ark isn’t doing better in the poll. This is classic:

I’m also partial to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’s opening. I love the transition from young Indiana to old when he gets the hat. Gives me goosebumps

And lastly, there’s probably about a dozen James Bond movies that could make this list. The scenes preceding the opening credits are almost always the best part of the entire film. Imo the Spy Who Loved Me is probably the most iconic:

Excellent post

 

[faustian]

GOAT monologue

 

[fastone]

See @fastone I’m getting flamed for shitting on saving private Ryan!!

this always heckin happens for no reason what so ever!!

This is where you say to yourself that most people love that movie but for some reason you don't. It's only an issue if you challenge them on their opinions.

 

[fastone]

Funny you listed Up, TS..
I cried like a baby at the theater watching that scene and couldn't click on the link you posted to it in the o.p...
It was amazing, for sure.

 

[Lint]

Up

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The Dark Knight

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

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The Godfather

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Jaws

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Forrest Gump

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Inglourious Basterds

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Goodfellas

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Lion King

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Pulp Fiction

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The Matrix

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Scream

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2001: A Space Odyssey

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Apocalypse Now

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Citizen Kane

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There Will Be Blood

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Saving Private Ryan

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A Clockwork Orange

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TS has a Tyler Durden avatar and did not include Fight Club.

 

[Squintz]

 

[GalegoREB]