solaris Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Great supercut of some of the best opening shots of all time: What are your favourites? Top 3 for me: Alien The slow 'creation' of the logo + Jerry Goldsmith score + epic space matte paintings = BLISS The Shining Not a million miles away from Alien - an opening of staggering beauty priming the way for the horrific things to come. The very first shot swooping over the lake is one of the most breathtaking shots ever. It's also a brilliant way to foreshadow the impending isolation of the Torrance family from the rest of civilisation. The Dark Knight I saw this in IMAX. When the aspect ratio jump cuts from the opening logos / bat signal intertitle (in normal ratio) to the swoop through the Gotham cityscape in full IMAX ratio, I quite literally felt like I was about fall into the screen. I think that single shot alone remains one of the most exhilarating cinematic experiences ever for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Raiders of the Lost Ark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Heat Fargo Star Wars Apocalypse Now There Will Be Blood The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Aw geez, there's so many. Gotta come back to this later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TStechnij Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I feel like the Seventh Seal omission is criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Raiders of the Lost Ark. Probably this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Great supercut of some of the best opening shots of all time: What are your favourites? Top 3 for me: Alien The slow 'creation' of the logo + Jerry Goldsmith score + epic space matte paintings = BLISS The Shining Not a million miles away from Alien - an opening of staggering beauty priming the way for the horrific things to come. The very first shot swooping over the lake is one of the most breathtaking shots ever. It's also a brilliant way to foreshadow the impending isolation of the Torrance family from the rest of civilisation. The Dark Knight I saw this in IMAX. When the aspect ratio jump cuts from the opening logos / bat signal intertitle (in normal ratio) to the swoop through the Gotham cityscape in full IMAX ratio, I quite literally felt like I was about fall into the screen. I think that single shot alone remains one of the most exhilarating cinematic experiences ever for me. That shot got a round of applause when I saw it on Saturday night. Great start to a movie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That montage has all the ones that immediately came to my mind - Star Wars, 2001, Alien, Blade Runner, etc. - and Raiders was also mentioned here. But here's another: Back to the Future. It may just be a simple pan across a bunch of clocks, and it is an admitted homage to that abstract montage of flying clocks in George Pal's The Time Machine, but that tracking shot of all those ticking clocks is so thematically perfect. I cannot think of any better way that BTTF could have started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Star Wars: Episode III had a great opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 One that's it the montage but not mentioned yet - The Searchers. The opening and closing doorway shots are perfect bookends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Schindler's List Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 gotta be STAR WARS for me. old but gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShouldIBeHere Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Loved the opening shot of LotR - RotK. Everyone expects the huge and epic finale and it starts with a worm. Got tons of applause and laughter during the midnight premiere back in 2003. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Mad Max Fury Road had a great opening shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Contact 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Scottb Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Beetlejuice The Geffen Company logo with the "Day-O" song playing in a creepy way, followed by the camera panning what you think is a town until a spider crawls over a house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Drive Casino Royale The Matrix Pee Wee's Big Adventure Blade X2 Return of the Jedi Equilibrium Inglorious Basterds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misafeco Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Les Miserables Inglorious Basterds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimisawesome Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Belly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Avatar had the best 3d shot every created withing the first 60 seconds. Jake sully exciting the cryosleep was simply amazing. Edited September 14, 2015 by jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
