by tijkmo 11 Replies latest social entertainment
i was thinking while watching the new star wars film last night that when it first happened it was truly outstanding....so what other movies grabbed right from the off
brubaker...where bob redford as the prison governer enters the prison undercover as a prisoner
die hard 3...summer in the city
lethal weapon 2...smuggling krugerands
enemy of the state...car into the lake
goldeneye...bungee off of the dam
if you missed the start..you had a hard time catching up
I've always liked the opening of Star Trek VI when the Klingon moon Praxis explodes and the Excelsior encounters the blast wave. There's a certain corniness to the whole scene (now I just laugh at Zulu saying "My....God") but it's a rollicking start anyway. I also like the start of Star Trek:Generations (though the rest of the movie is goes downhill), and First Contact (which pretty much maintains the momentum).
Orson Welles' "Touch Of Evil"
The James Bond movies truly have some great opening sequences. Don't Look Now has a great one that's also study in great film editing, I always enjoyed the prologue to Fanny and Alexander with the moving statue. 2001's Dawn of Man sequence although long is brilliant even though not a word is spoken. Bran De Palma's Femme/Fatale has a great robbery sequence in the beginning.However, If I were to pick ONE great sequence it would have to be Tarkovsky's "Andrei Rublev" where a 15th century monk builds a balloon and takes off with it. One of the 10 best movies ever made...
- Preston
touch of evil....was the longest opening shot one take--(dont know the techy term) for sometime
think it got beat by ..the player..which was clever but not that rivetting
and if memory serves...the conversation...with gene hackman was long aswell
oh ...and snakes eyes too
Opening of "Wild at heart" with Nicolas Cage. He beats a guy to death down a Grand Ballroom staircase in the first 30 seconds. Great scene.
I remember seeing Jaws on the big screen when I was a kid when the couple went for a swim and the woman got ate
and the beginning of the Kill Bill movie
and the beginning of the Kill Bill movie
that exactly what i was gonna say
For me, without doubt, the finest opening of a movie is Schindlers List.
steve
The Sound of Music
call me boring
