Greatest start to a film

[Tazman]

Jabawocky - First 10 mins will remain with me for the rest of my life...can't remember bugger all about the rest of the film though!

 

[Deanbha]

Con air, love that film!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Sexy Beast

 

[Northstander]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PviEAbN4b1w

Star Wars - Thread ends

 

[The Large One]

The Life of Brian start is pretty good.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

The opening dialogue of Happiness is pure brilliance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uod4yW6NYfo&feature=youtube_gdata

"Is there someone else?"

"No, it's just you."

You tell 'em Andy, all women are just vapid stinkyholes.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

another vote for basterds from me

 

[bardo]

I quite liked the Die Hard 3 opening where they're playing 'Summer in the City' and then suddenly that underground train smashes out through the road.

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

What happened in the first scene of Inglourious? I can't remember for the life of me...

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

What happened in the first scene of Inglourious? I can't remember for the life of me...

there's that french farmer that's hiding a load of JEWS (including the cinema owner lady) under his floorboards, and that proper evil nazi guy KNOWS IT

and he's like drinking milk and stuff going "ooh mr. frenchy, this milk is well good"

basically

 

[Digweeds Trousers]

Spielberg.


Utter shit.

 

[GNF on Tour]

master and Commander had a great intro with the suspense leading up to the first sea battle

 

[brakespear]

Star Wars. after the band strikes up, the background story scrolls by, fades to space, the planets, a space ship glides across, followed by gargantuan f*** off star destroyer. thats it, you are hooked in, you are there. consider the effect on a 1977 cinema viewer.

followed by Saving Private Ryan, only that was not orginal (see The Big Red One, a better film really)

this, everything else just pales in comparison.= (apart from the Saving Private Ryan bit because I haven't seen it )

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

there's that french farmer that's hiding a load of JEWS (including the cinema owner lady) under his floorboards, and that proper evil nazi guy KNOWS IT

and he's like drinking milk and stuff going "ooh mr. frenchy, this milk is well good"

basically

Ah yes. Now its coming back... thanks!

 

[Dr Q]

Star wars without a doubt

 

[auschr]

Up! had me in tears

 

[HseagullsH]

I second Saving Private Ryan, Reservoir Dogs and Inglorious Bastards.

I'll also add Fight Club and Pulp Fiction to that list.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

I thought the Inglourious Basterds one was quite good, it really gave an introduction to Hans Landa, and the ton of suspense he keeps behind that cool expression on his face, In fact, Christopher Waltz was the only guy I really paid my full attention to in that film.

What he said. That opening scene with Landa and the French farmer, a battle of wits against an almost silent backdrop, was absolutely gripping. Waltz should be an absolute shoo-in for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar or there's something seriously wrong with the system.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

My vote is also for Gladiator.

 

[brakespear]

Up! had me in tears

I'm looking forward to seeing this....the wife took the kids to it at the cinema but I've heard the opening is a cracker.