The best opening scene in a film ever?

[Gilltthepill]

I’ve just watched the opening scene to Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing. It was so mesmerising at the time on the big screen and unexpected (over 30 years ago now) - Rosie Perez was great and Fight the Power was an awesome track. I put it on top volume.

Whats your favourite opening scene?

The Trainspotting "choose life" monologue.

Cliff hanger

Top Gun. The first one.

Jaws

The Final Destination films

Cliffhanger is good, but Jaws surely beats everything

Indiana jones raiders of the lost ark. The gold statue and then all the booby traps.

Four Weddings and a Funeral. FUCK!

This came to my mind, probably as I have a fear of heights!

Up!

Was just going to say the same 👌👍

Star Wars Ep IV.

Bond films do good openers

The opening scene of Once Upon a Time in The West takes some beating

The World is not enough.

I think the opening scene to Baby Driver is really good.

Saving Private Ryan

That gets my vote too.

1994 Lion King

Gladiator

28 weeks later, bear with me. But zombie movies always have the good, self-sacrificing father, the paternalistic shield who moves mountains to protect the vulnerable and, amongst a pretty adrenaline pumped opening scene, Robert Carlyle just turns on his heel and runs like the fucking wind leaving his wife to be devoured. Not very high brow - but it caught me off guard the first time I watched it.

Pulp fiction. I can't remember many others

People must have very good memories. I can’t remember the opening scenes of any film I’ve watched.

Arlington Road

Die Hard With a Vengeance

You just get 22 seconds of clips of a sunny New York morning, 28 seconds of people going through their usual business, with Summer in the City blaring out. Then BOOM - a whole long shop front explodes, upending cars bringing everything to a stop.

You don't expect it and certainly not so soon. Sets the whole film up in one minute. Even Jaws takes longer.