Greatest movie opening sequences

Strong Bad
Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
edited October 2014 in Music & Movies
I did a Google search recently for this topic and was quite surprised at some of the findings, in terms of lists. I'm interested to see what everyones take is on this. What do you think are some of the greatest opening sequences in movie history. Do you have a #1? Here are some of mine...

The Matrix (Trinity kicking tail)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (The golden idol search and find)
Jaws (the girl swimming)
Inglorious **** (Germans doing a house search)
The Godfather (man asking for justice)
Star Wars: Ep IV A New Hope (This is my #1 of all time)

Let's hear them!
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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    edited October 2014
    The Watchmen

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    "Make a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Light
    a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

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  • [Deleted User]
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    Saving Private Ryan
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    Austin Powers Goldmember
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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    The Hollywood Nights

    "Make a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Light
    a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

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  • specd_out
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    for audio quality i would rank Saving private ryan at the the top. for just a great opening scene, Inglorious ****. Its such a well written and well acted scene.
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    TNTsTunes wrote: »
    The Hollywood Nights

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  • whgarrett1394
    whgarrett1394 Posts: 217
    I think both The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises are pretty amazing. Pulp Fiction comes to mind as well.
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  • gdb
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    A very drunk Paul Newman removing the heads of parking meters with a pipe cutter in Cool Hand Luke was memorable for me ! (c:
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    All time fav movie of mine!
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    gdb wrote: »
    A very drunk Paul Newman removing the heads of parking meters with a pipe cutter in Cool Hand Luke was memorable for me ! (c:

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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    Saving Private Ryan by a long shot. What a beginning....
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    Get it, long shot! :D
    jflail2 wrote: »
    Saving Private Ryan by a long shot. What a beginning....

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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,884
    Bond
    James Bond it was the 1st thing that came to mind.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    my first thought was also Saving Private Ryan - there are others, but that has to be the one.
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    much imitated as well.
    pumpkinman wrote: »
    Bond
    James Bond it was the 1st thing that came to mind.

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  • pumpkinman
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    Saving Private Ryan
    I've never seen it as I don't care for any movies that have anything to do with WWI. I tried once to watch Pearl Harbor but couldn't get through it.
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  • jflail2
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    rednedtugent wrote: »
    Get it, long shot! :D
    jflail2 wrote: »
    Saving Private Ryan by a long shot. What a beginning....

    Haha, he'll be here all the week!

    Pumpkinman, it really is worth a viewing. Pearl Harbor was low grade trash compared to Saving Private Ryan (in my mind at least.) The only other recent WWII movie/series worth watching in my mind are the Band of Brothers and Pacific series.
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  • BlueFox
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    My favorite, and one I will watch from time-to-time just for this scene, is Serenity where the ship is dropping out of orbit onto the planet. For whatever reason, I love that scene, and the scene in Aliens where the Marine drop-ship drops onto the planet.
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  • ROHfan
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    I'll second "Jaws." Favorite opening, favorite soundtrack and favorite all-time movie, hands down.
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  • PSOVLSK
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    pumpkinman wrote: »
    Saving Private Ryan
    I've never seen it as I don't care for any movies that have anything to do with WWI. I tried once to watch Pearl Harbor but couldn't get through it.

    I have to assume that's it's a very realistic portrayal of D-Day, so if that kind of stuff bothers you, avoid it. I watch that opening scene every Memorial Day and it really puts me in my place and makes me realize the sacrifices that others have made for this country. It's intense and graphic, but very humbling.

    And to stay on topic, it gets my vote as Best Opening Scene.
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,884
    edited October 2014
    We have Saving Private Ryan on DVD here I'm sure as it was a must see by the Mrs. That's the reason we bought Pearl Harbor as well. Funny I can watch WWI and movies about Veitnam but am generally turned off by WWII movies.
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  • voltz
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    what about Swordfish?
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    My favorite, and one I will watch from time-to-time just for this scene, is Serenity where the ship is dropping out of orbit onto the planet. For whatever reason, I love that scene, and the scene in Aliens where the Marine drop-ship drops onto the planet.

    Very underrated film IMHO. Don't have to be familiar with the series to appreciate it either.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,774
    I liked Pearl Harbor (hides)....
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    James Bond...Skyfall....getting shot off the train..Agent Down....

    Always liked Serenity as well..Saving Private Ryan has to be there as well.
    Dark Knight.
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  • recoveryone
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    Sorry to put a damper on the Saving Private Ryan express choice, but the opening scene is the family walking through the grave markers then the transistion to the beach landing. The movie "Serpico" is one that started the flash back style of movie making and the opening scene is intense.
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  • Jhayman
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    ^^ picky picky. Lol
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  • [Deleted User]
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    There is one in every crowd ;)
    How about Buckeroo Banzai?
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited October 2014
    I agree with many of the above.

    Though not one of my favorite movies, I've always been fond of the opening scene to Contact. Too bad it's not set to some really good music.
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  • StantonZ
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    How could you guys forget Terminator 2?! I used to listen to the beginning on Laserdisc (both DPL and DD versions) all the time. The transition from the quiet voice-over to the robot foot coming down is awesome; I bet the ship flyover/crash would be a great Dolby Atmos demo (even if up-mixed).
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