Top Ten Movie Openings:
My list (what are yours?)
1) Saving Private Ryan
2) Apocalypse Now
3) Inglourious Basterds
4) No Country for old men
5) Star Wars (yes the first one)
6) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7) Raiders of the Lost Arc
8) Quantum of Solace
9) The Shining
10) 2001: A Space Odyssey
Honorable Mention: The Cannonball Run . I wanted a Countash so bad
https://collider.com/most-perfect-movie-opening-scenes-ranked/
@cvvhrn For me, best opening scene is directly correlated with best/favorite films of mine. So, here are my 1st 2 out of 10:
1) Cabaret (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_n4GK7PawQ
2) Alien (1979)
https://www.facebook.com/avpworld.history/videos/497492179798771/
plus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38j7ljjOh9o
These 2 clips together comprise the 1st 5 mins to set the mood of the flim.
I will rank order them after I choose all 10.
@cvvhrn Next on my list would be:
3) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JfS90u-1g8
4) Jaws (1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_E5ZKX3XZc
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BTW, I watched the opening scenes for all of the movies on your list & in the article before offering my suggestions.
Apocalypse Now & Raiders of the Lost Art are still in the running but none of the others for me.
@cvvhrn Next on my list is:
5) Goldfinger (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2WlDM3tEA
It's iconic & even though it was the 3rd movie in the series, IMO it set up the standard for the opening scene against which all (at least all Connery) Bond movies to come later would be judged.
Still thinking . . . 5 more to come.
@sgt1372 Bawawa.
My favorite bond of all time. Killer cover of the theme by Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers
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