FabSwingers.com forum: Best opening scene in movie

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I have 2

1 the dark Knight...brilliant opening,all the bank robbers killing each other then being introduced to the joker

2 dawn of the dead remake

From when the little girl girl kills and turns the husband and then the scene of utter carnage just tells us what we're in for

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jaws

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Many of the James Bond opening action set pieces immediately spring to mind.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Bladerunner...

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By *heNerdyFembyWoman
over a year ago

Eastbourne (she/they)

The opening nightclub scene in Blade

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jurassic Park

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By *carlet_woman_xxWoman
over a year ago

somewhere

The Godfather

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baby Driver

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

"Baby Driver"

This is awesome.

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By *reyja78TV/TS
over a year ago

Northampton

Heat

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By *adtothecoreMan
over a year ago

Dartmouth

Saving private ryan.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

Apocalypse now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Baby Driver

This is awesome."
favourite film

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By *heNerdyFembyWoman
over a year ago

Eastbourne (she/they)

I dont think a film has caught the quintessential essence of the films main character as quickly or as well as it did with Tony Stark in the first Iron Man movie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I dont think a film has caught the quintessential essence of the films main character as quickly or as well as it did with Tony Stark in the first Iron Man movie"

Agreed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fist full of dollars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best opening scene? Alien (1979)

We are given an 8 minute guided tour round a sleeping, dimly lit Nostromo and save for a few computer screens running navigation programs absolutely nothing happens....... but you just KNOW it will!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Matrix. Trinity doing the jump kick just after the agents have warned us that she’s not to be missjudged. And remember, ‘bullet time’ cameras hadn’t existed before. Awesome start to that film.

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By *undance_KidMan
over a year ago

London

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By *undance_KidMan
over a year ago

London

The Intouchables (French film) watch the opening scene on YouTube if you have 2 minutes. Superb.

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By *rwhowhatwherewhyMan
over a year ago

Aylesbury

"Jurassic Park

Agreed

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By *amyambigboy85Man
over a year ago

Tamworth

Pulp fiction.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once Upon A Time in the West

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Raiders of the lost Ark. That scene is good enough to be the end in other lesser movies!

I remember going to the pictures to see it and being blown away.

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By *idnight RamblerMan
over a year ago

Pershore

The monologue by Tommy Lee Jones in start of No Country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saturday night fever - Getting the double slice of pizza and walking along with the music playing

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By *he Wrangler and BelleCouple
over a year ago

Bishops Strortford

Pixars "Up". Beautiful, heartbreaking and perfect.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Raging bul for the images and music.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pixars "Up". Beautiful, heartbreaking and perfect. "

100%.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Jaws"

I agree.

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By *idesWillTurnMan
over a year ago

Berkshire

"The opening nightclub scene in Blade"

My friend worked on this film and apparently Wesley Snipes was d off his head for this entire scene!

But it's such an amazing opener

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By *inda May SimmonsTV/TS
over a year ago

hexham

"Raiders of the lost Ark. That scene is good enough to be the end in other lesser movies!

I remember going to the pictures to see it and being blown away. "

This was an amazing opening scene for a film.

I remember going to see it for the first time in the cinema too.. The Odeon, Leicester Square..on the big, big screen there… I was blown away

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By *ames5169Man
over a year ago

Birmingham

Reservoir dogs the chat in the coffee shop followed by the slow motion walk as the music kicks in Iconic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

First dialogue free 20 minutes of Pixar’s Wall-E are actually refreshingly different from most films

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

"Pulp fiction. "

Yes!!

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By *inda May SimmonsTV/TS
over a year ago

hexham

The opening for the original “Get Carter” was brilliant

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By *oger Yoo-DaylieMan
over a year ago

Wigan

2001...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

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By *ames5169Man
over a year ago

Birmingham

The shining That long drive up the mountains to the overlook hotel sets the mood perfectly

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Conan - the Jason Momoa version. The opening scene of the trial with little Conan killing a bunch of people and rocking up with a fist full of heads and then spitting out his egg - awesome.

A shame the movie fell a bit flat after that.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Pixars "Up". Beautiful, heartbreaking and perfect. "

Thank you!!!! The first 10 minutes of Up is as close to perfection as any film will get!!!

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By *undance_KidMan
over a year ago

London

Gladiator had a great opening scene too.

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By *awteeMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Ghostbusters!!.. that library ghost scared the crap outta me

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By *entBarryUKMan
over a year ago

Ashford

The Italian Job.

The original.

That sports car on the alpine road.

Just, wow.

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By *ymbunnyfitCouple
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

There’s a few Blade nightclub fight , Jaws, The Thing definitely Dark night x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ladies and Gentleman, The Revoloution" then the Purple genius belts out Let's Go Crazy. Purple Rain

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By *abluesbabyMan
over a year ago

Gibraltar/Cheshire/London

"Best opening scene? Alien (1979)

We are given an 8 minute guided tour round a sleeping, dimly lit Nostromo and save for a few computer screens running navigation programs absolutely nothing happens....... but you just KNOW it will! "

Definitely this!

I remember Claudia Winkelman getting the Film Review job on the BBC and I was, I admit, sceptical. Until she also picked this as her fave opening and she won me over with her obvious love and knowledge

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By *sBlueWoman
over a year ago

Up North

Blade

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By *alguyMan
over a year ago

Gibraltar & Manchester

Martyrs (2008) - the original French one NOT the crappy US remake

Most brutal as fuck opening ever!

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By *oodoodMan
over a year ago

Suffolk / Essex borders

It's a bit of a cliché but the massive star destroyer at the start of the original Star Wars ..I'm taken back to being that excited 6 year old everytime I see it

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By *S chanel demarTV/TS
over a year ago

peterborough

Battle of Britain.......as well as the scence, you can't beat a bit of German marching music....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaws

I agree."

At least someone has sense lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jaws, sets the tone for the entire movie in that few minutes.

Gladiator, an epic battle scene.

Saving Private Ryan, brutal depictions of warfare.

Casino Royal, the post opening credits, building site chase sequence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reservoir Dogs. So innocuous, idle, small talk complete unaware of what's to come.

Trainspotting. The choose life monologue is genuinely great

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surely no other choice than saving private Ryan??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Baby Driver"

I was coming to say this, such a great start to a movie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No Time To Die,

Madeline, "So this is it?"

Bond "Yes this is it"

Madeline, "How will I know you're safe?"

Bond "You won't, you'll never see me again!"

Never did I think the words would be so true.

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

I quite liked Dark Star, a science fiction movie and then Johnny Cash breaks out on the sound track

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

The opening to Scream is iconic

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Betty Blue

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow

Agree with scream & Star Wars

Also

Deadpool

Goodfellas

The godfather

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Jaws, absolutely perfect.

Blade Runner, the fire in the eye (without the narration).

The Spy who Loved Me, skiing over the cliff and the parachute opening.

Subway, Luc Besson film starts with a car chase and Christopher Lambert looking really cool

Streets of Fire, lead singer gets snatched by a biker gang, whilst singing Nowhere Fast.

And finally

Saving Private Ryan, so shocking, traumatic, scary and realistic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaws"

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

Gladiator

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