Favorite movie opening scenes
 

So, What are some of your favorite movie opening scenes?

here are a hand full of my favorites.



The Twilight Zone Movie

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Fight Club

Lord of War

Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny

Contact

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Bram Stoker's Dracula

all of the above and Gabriel's Monologue from Swordfish.

Saving Private Ryan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpDCrMVtVI0

Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o1UXSxTjfo

Top Gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkq-QUOSkwQ

Hunt for Red October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWPBr4L1eyE

:hmmm: I'll probably think of more later.

Gladiator: (love this, epic)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=331clHFsnpY

For a Few Dollars More: (Clint Eastwood is a legend)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bWKgYL1JAA

That Lord of war and its a very good movie, LoTR Return of the king when Smegal finds the ring while fishing in the start.

Where Eagles Dare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ_R0r8hypU

Way Of The Gun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLXYu6plhg

Full Metal Jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m_1hglRkPk

There Will Be Blood

So much tense drama and emotion without using any words.


(no Youtube link found, sorry)

The opening scene of "Midway" using footage from "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" always comes to mind when ever this topic comes up. Just love the sound of those radial engines on start-up.

Peter Sellers, The Party

"What is that idiot doing?" LOL.

Layer Cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sH50...eature=related

Oceans Eleven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcVOfUtzq7c

Apocalypse Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzM4D2_uOP0

Enemy At The Gates
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=43f_1175395150&o=1

Shaun of the Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8C6fMyRQM8

Cliffhanger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKqlw...eature=related

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SII-jhEd-a0&feature=fvst

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