Greatest start to a film

[Muzzman]

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[Gwylan]

My favourite Powell & Pressburger film, but most of their others are worth a look e.g. The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp, A Canterbury Tale etc..

Would be inerested to hear what NSCs resident Film Critic Uncle Speilberg thinks of their stuff......

I love P&P films - A Canterbury Tale is my favourite but all of them are worth a look. Michael Powell's career completely collapsed after Peeping Tom - reviled at the time but now recognised as a cult classic - good on Martin Scorsese for drawing a new generation to Powell's work

The opening to Canterbury Tale is really excellent

 

[VeronaSeagull]

American Psycho! Has to be

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Thought the start of Ghost Ship was very good


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[HseagullsH]

THE greatest film ever made bar none (FACT not imho) but I wouldn't say it has the greatest start compared to some of the others on here.

Trainspotting is a very good film, but some way of the greatest film ever made in my opinion.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

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Thta is a fantasticall.

And A matter of life and death is superb.

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

Well I've just watched the start of Saving Private Ryan, and its pretty uneventful. Just some old dude visiting some graves. The second scene is rather good though.

 

[Phil B]

The Early Bird
A Matter of Life and Death
MP and the Holy Grail

 

[wahoo]

For me however the best ever start with Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the desert with the music building up sat in the cinema with 1000 other people at the Odean in 1977 and then after 30 seconds the blinding flash of light and crescendo of music. I had never experienced anything like it as a 15 year old boy.

I was hooked and then my love, obsession and admiration for Spielberg began and has never let up. This film is a work of art and Spielberg at the absolute top of his game. It knocked the populist and greater box office success of Star Wars released 2 month earlier into a cocked hat.

Watch the start again and tell me I am wrong.

i have to agree , it may seem a bit dated know but whenever close enc is on i always seem to end up watching it

 

[superseagulls]

Cannonball Run, great start scene with the lamborghini even if it is a bit of a red neck film