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Old 12-21-2007, 10:50 PM
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Most Memorable Opening Movie Scene
As a follow-up to this thread, what is your preference for the "most memorable opening movie scene"?

My nominations include:

Cliffhanger
Red Dawn
Scream
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Casino Royale (the recent one - you just knew this was going to be the best Bond ever with that opening)
Saving Private Ryan (that opening is so intense, I actually shy away from watching that movie)
Star Wars (the Original - I still remember being 9 years old and absolutely riveted by the Stormtrooper boarding party)

I'll try to remember more but those came to mind.
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Old 12-21-2007, 11:02 PM
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District B13
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Old 12-21-2007, 11:04 PM
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Ghostbusters is good. I wouldn't have thought of that one.
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Old 12-21-2007, 11:06 PM
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Star Wars
Terminator 2
District B13
Blade Runner
Ghostbusters
Never seen Dristrict B13
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Oh, DUH!

The Matrix (Can you say WOW! when I first saw that movie?!)
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Old 12-21-2007, 11:29 PM
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

All three have marvelous adventure in their opening sequences.

Back to the Future has a fun 80s setup to it as well.

True Lies has a fun campy action opening.

Super Man has the best opening credits of all time, the music just stirs you with triumph.
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Apocalypse Now (psychadelic)
Lord of the Rings (shivery)
The Mission (The opening is great, but I think my opinion is swayed by the fact that in my opinion the artistry of this film in general is at the top of my list of all time)
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Old 12-22-2007, 01:52 AM
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ditto on Saving Private Ryan. After watching its realism I was trying to wipe the sand off my face...
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Okay...

My Fair Lady
The Sound of Music
and last but not least... Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Riveting from the first frame to the last!
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The opening to "The Two Towers" is amazing, imo. How many movies open with a fight between Gandalf and a Balrog, plummeting the hundreds of yards from the Bridge to the underground lake, only to find out it was a "dream?" I like the opening to Fellowship as well, seconding Todd's nomination. Star Wars is also great.
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The Matrix (Can you say WOW! when I first saw that movie?!)
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