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/
Ok, below are my last 5 "best" film openings.
FYI, I looked at opening scenes for over 100 films.
I intentionally left off films with opening scenes that I considered "too long" & that something more than just an opening scene.
I also chose/leaned towards openings that were un-narrated & that clearly & unambiguously established the basis for the rest of the movie going forward without the need for further explanation.
This does not mean that I do not like any of the other movies openings mentioned in your or other lists. It just means that these are my favorites among the +100 that I have recently watched to make this selection:
6) Ghost in the Shell (2017)
https://movieweb.com/ghost-in-shell-movie-2017-opening-scene-scarlett-johansson/
7) Twister (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-fgpy2nXTc
8) Cool Hand Luke (1967)
https://www.facebook.com/wrongreelpodcast/videos/cool-hand-luke-1967/1841329499500117/
9) Vertigo (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7sznnL0NZ0
10) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9h60d6
This is a link to the entire movie. The opening ends at 3:39.
Honorable mention to: The Matrix (1999).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLbdfgY_IhM
A rank order of my selections to follow. Still debating kick one out in favor of The Matrix. Right now I'm leaning towards giving Goldfinger the boot.
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