Best opening to a film?

[Dal]

This has to rank as one for my favourites:

Full Metal Jacket 1987:

NSFW - swearing.. and then some..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Nf1MK7lts[/youtube]

Your favourite openings?

 

[Neil]

I'm going to be predictable and say the opening to the Italian job.

 

[PumaKa]

The Matrix... seeing Trinity do "bullet-time" clad head-to-toe in PVC for the first time... yum.

 

[blackersno1]

Gladiator first battle

one of my favorite scenes, displays how scary it must of been like in a close quarters battle.

 

[Dal]

How could I forget this opening sequence!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oma9uPz9YYk[/youtube]

 

[DradusContact]

Apocalypse now. No actual credits, just the door's 'The End'

 

[XIIVVX]

For me it's the opening sequence of 'Always'.

It's an idyllic lake scene with two guys fishing from a boat and sort of snoozing the afternoon away.

After the establishing shot has been on screen for a good few seconds right in the distance appears a PBY5 water bomber, descending, and heading directly for the boat.

As you may know these are used to fight forest fires in the States, and they pick up water by scooping it from the lake whilst in flight......

 

[Dal]

This one you mean?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJys2XKjJA[/youtube]

That is pretty cool!

 

[XIIVVX]

The very one

 

[Anonymous]

equilibrium as a kool opening

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[Dal]

Just thought of this one:

(Bloody)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y1YL9C8Hfw[/youtube]

 

[Neil]

Just watched the Full Metal Jacket clip again - I think I could recite it word for word!