These have almost become "which movies have I seen" videos for me.

@Grm0xlr2xD

8 жыл бұрын

For me it's 5 tops almost all the time xD

@GellyfishProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+That Nintenja You Know I'm not very good with cinema besides english and american so for me it's usually "what movies should I see" :P

@Nintenja889

8 жыл бұрын

GellyfishProductions They're the reason I heard of the movie "The Fall", and I'll admit it's a great movie.

@GellyfishProductions

8 жыл бұрын

That Nintenja You Know Thanks to them I found the french movie "Amelie" and I love it so much

@ilikeditbetterbefore

8 жыл бұрын

+That Nintenja You Know That's what I liked the most about it. If you want to see the same hollywood flicks mentioned over and over again, you have watchmojo.

The intro to Star Wars is fantastic because that first shot of the blockade runner blew everyone in the theater away... only for George Lucas to immediately one up himself with an even more impressive starship.

@KnitterX

6 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I spotted a real Scott Manley out in the wild.

@silentwitness536

6 жыл бұрын

Apparently the next star wars films is rumored to star with a gigantic pair of mickey ears enveloping a rebel planet.

@ross-carlson

6 жыл бұрын

BLAIR M Schirmer Oh no, we realize you have no taste as you haven't seen enough to realize what makes a great film. Just wait, when you grow up your tastes will eventual (hopefully) mature.

@mattshnoop

6 жыл бұрын

My dad always tells the story of how absolutely mind-boggling the opening to A New Hope was in the theatre. Says it's his favourite moment from a movie ever.

@noahcheckman8542

5 жыл бұрын

Only Star Wars itself has topped that, and only once(at least in my opinion): The opening scene from Revenge of the Sith. It starts out with a huge display of the Republic fleet, and Obi-wan and Anakin's fighters shoot onto the screen, flying alongside the flank of one of the destroyers, with an almost serene feel, but then the fighters drop off the destroyer's side, and them, and the viewer, are immediately plunged into a massive battle.

Fargo: The opening shot is a dead-white screen, out of which a car gradually emerges. It introduces an unnamed character: the weather. Patton, with the title character delivering a gripping speech in front of the biggest American flag you've ever seen.

@CraftySouthpaw

5 жыл бұрын

LOVE Fargo's opening!

@progKansas

5 жыл бұрын

Love Patton

@sumitchaudhary882

3 жыл бұрын

One of my fav too..that carter burwell music and grim opening

@sclogse1

3 жыл бұрын

Midnight Cowboy did it first.

Come on, the opening of Sound of Music is simply breath taking

I humbly feel that Blade Runner's opening shot was the best of all times, that Vangelis soundtrack, the reflexion of the world on an android's eye was very poetic, a true masterpiece.

@Serai3

8 жыл бұрын

+Incertus Veritas Especially when you find out how they did it. Fucking amazing, puts all this CGI nonsense to shame, frankly.

@IncertusVeritas

8 жыл бұрын

Serai3 When you have a perfect script & cast... there's no need for fancy CGI.

@cjwright79

8 жыл бұрын

+Incertus Veritas I don't think I've been overawed as much as with Blade Runner's vast cityscape, and I didn't even see it until a few years ago, about thirty years after the fact. The music of course, as Ridley says, gives the movie wings.

@IncertusVeritas

8 жыл бұрын

Chris Wright I will always call it a Masterpiece. I saw it in the theatre when it came out in 1982, I couldn't believe my eyes, developed as a kid a huge crush on Sean Young... (my first wife even looked like her LOL)... This movie simply blew me away, I still watch it once a month.

@mogznwaz

5 жыл бұрын

Agree!

i love these Top 10s. they are much better than Watchmojo

@pluggedscope3007

8 жыл бұрын

ikr they need to do top ten hood or urban movies.

@Leverquin

8 жыл бұрын

+Boba Fett watchmojo suck socks.

@kurtlindner

8 жыл бұрын

+Boba Fett Unsub from WatchMojo. The channel is a huge troll, the polling on their website means nothing -nothing good. Their lists are always intentionally skewed to troll viewers and incite comments.

@siphillis

8 жыл бұрын

+Boba Fett These take weeks to make. WatchMojo makes one every day.

@BenCol

8 жыл бұрын

+FreedInsanity WatchMojo make about 4/5 videos a day, vomiting up lists quickly in a dire bid to get views. It's kinda sad really.

Introducing Indy in Raiders of the Lost Ark. It describes him beautifully and tells us we're about to go on an adventure. Perfection IMHO.

@theactualbajmahal833

5 жыл бұрын

Or, seconds earlier, when the Paramount logo turns into the jungle mountain.

@andrewdavies5835

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, the opening shot is just people going through a jungle as the title plays. Believe it or not I had the thought "I hope this movie is not going to be boring". I didn't know what I was in for! (This movie had practically zero pre-publicity in Australia. I only went for the names in the credits.)

Clockwork Orange deserves the 1st place. The opening fully prepares you of the ultra-violence you are going to see in this masterpiece of Cinema

@raedsakly2463

4 жыл бұрын

The Shining opening shot was also great... It was beautiful but somehow intriguing.

@ilovemovies6978

4 жыл бұрын

I have also a video with some great movie moments XD

@spyroskokkalis6692

4 жыл бұрын

@@raedsakly2463 Without a doubt, Kubrick was a genius

@ignatiusjackson235

Жыл бұрын

You must not have seen Touch of Evil. Clockwork is probably my second choice, though!

Call me a sucker for nostalgia, but th Lion King opening is so iconic and beautiful, I think it deserves a mention

For me "2001: A Space Odysey" got the most epic- opening shot.

@PepeCaspers

8 жыл бұрын

Odyssey*

@ptery

8 жыл бұрын

+Illusion -- yes, absolutely

@robertrozel7045

8 жыл бұрын

+Illusion For me, too!

@PepeCaspers

8 жыл бұрын

thanksfernuthin Yes!

@delzzan12rodpamo61

7 жыл бұрын

and the closing one Fucking Too

How could you miss out these 3 from the top 10 ?????! 1. Blade Runner - single greatest jaw dropping opening of any movie I've ever seen 2. Once upon a time in the West - majestic, panoramic, operatic, beautiful cinematography this is what cinema and widescreen were invented for 3. Alien - enigmatic symbols slowly form as the camera painstakingly pans across a vast, dark planetary backdrop - the magnificent soundtrack adds to the sense of dread and fascination

@rickrose5377

5 ай бұрын

All terrific, but the entire wordless opening sequence of 'Once Upon a Time in the West', greatcoats (dusters) flapping in the wind, is sublime.

@KermitHitler

5 ай бұрын

@@rickrose5377 Beautifully put, and you make a convincing argument for it being the greatest of all 🤔

One of my favorites is "Fargo" where the all white screen is suddenly crossed by a flying bird, awakening us to the featureless landscape of white overcast sky and snow.

You guys actually know how to do these type of lists not like that WatchMojo bullshit they do now, good job guys!

@Kenji.95

8 жыл бұрын

Hell yes. There's no doubt in my mind they just look up lists that have been done on film before and just copy&paste. Screw watchmojo I'm so happy I unsubbed them.

@NaijaCINE

8 жыл бұрын

+Hero5054 ScreenRant is the worst, with every title a replica of something they've already done, so confusing

@kiks399

8 жыл бұрын

Watchmojo is a youtube channel that's not based in specialized cinema critic's standpoints, that is what makes Cinefix so badass.

@The_Deaf_Aussie

8 жыл бұрын

Difference is.. watchmojo is the result of a month long voting by the public... where as this.. is personal opinion. *shrugs* People always forgot.. that Watchmojo dont wack on as they feel like it.. they place Topic on their website.. let people nominate, and vote.. and then by that data alone.. they go research about the top ten votes.

Personally, I think the opening in Shrek should be number 1

@karoliskesminas8247

5 жыл бұрын

Shrek 2 ;P

@tessharte1307

4 жыл бұрын

maria ceguera I remember Shrek 2 had a brilliant opening .

@benson7498

4 жыл бұрын

someBODY

@tritoxic2465

4 жыл бұрын

Karolis Kesminas transformers

@moontrickartshop4384

4 жыл бұрын

Yeetyeet321 ONCE TOLD ME-

The opening scene from The Sound Of Music, with the panoramic views of the Austrian Alps and Julie Andrews whirling has universally been one of the top ten opening scenes.

@janetlowden5960

4 жыл бұрын

Cotton Mather and it ends with them hiking in the mountains.

@Geotubest

3 жыл бұрын

I need to see that movie again.

@Drums-ve8on

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@TheTardisDreamer

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, any top film opening lists that don't have 'The Sound of Music' I can't take seriously. It's like making a top Christmas film list and forgetting 'It's A Wonderful Life'.

I was watching this entire video thinking, “Where’s Touch of Evil?!” And then ... This is the most satisfying movie channel I have found on KZread. By far.

Russian Ark. Technically the whole film is the opening shot since it was all done in one take.

@carlosruiz184

3 жыл бұрын

Such a good movie

The opening of Once Upon A Time In The West is wonderful. For me is the best I've ever seen

My number one is Barry Lyndon. Looks like a gorgeous painting, nothing quite like it. The men stand in the distance in the midst of an aristocratic gun duel. Pure and utter brilliance at the hands of the genius himself, Stanley Kubrick. And the fact that it was done entirely with natural light is a spectacle in itself.

I was 22 when Star Wars came out. I will never forget that giant ass spaceship coming from, it seemed, behind and over me. Whoa!!! Touch of Evil had the most tension filled opening shot. Brilliant. Deserved the #1 spot.

Your videos are wayyy better than WatchMojo. Please keep them coming!

@ezecreative

6 жыл бұрын

soo true

@davidci

5 жыл бұрын

Almost every video is better than Watchmojo's.

@annalcal4534

5 жыл бұрын

Bender No definitely not!

@vincesoner5829

4 жыл бұрын

WatchMojo is shit hahahaha

@miguelromo3000

4 жыл бұрын

@@vincesoner5829 I don't think they make bad content they are just way too overrated in my opinion

I’m very impressed by this list but the opening scene from the lion king deserved a spot if not a mention. That sunrise is magical

godfather. Bonasera monologue.

@MartaZobeniak

7 жыл бұрын

Whole wedding scene portraying dynamics and... freaking oranges!

@blazeofglory8539

7 жыл бұрын

Not just the best opening but also one of bests endings.

@ConanObrien22

7 жыл бұрын

First time ever I watch the godfather, it's the response from the Don himself to bonasera monologue that got me hook up to this film, there's some solid logic right there

@TheCaliforniaHP

7 жыл бұрын

I actually love Bonasera's monologue it's still America in a nutshell. I believe in America....but then it's all lies.

@CraftySouthpaw

5 жыл бұрын

Great shout-out! This list focuses mainly on the visual aspects of opening shots and overlooks ones with great narration - of which The Godfather would likely be the best. In the same vein, The Two Jakes had a great opening shot too, though not on par with The Godfather's IMO.

When you have the 5th Avenue and Tiffany's Co. and Then you add, Henry Mancini and John y Mercer, plus Truman Capote and Givenchy, and finally put Blake Edwards and Audrey Hepburn, what you get is perfection. The opening shot to BREAKFAST at Tiffany's perfectly sumarizes the novel title both literally and methaphorically. That scene is NOT in the book. It was especially created for the film. That is pure film making magic.

i'm glad apocalypse now is in here. It kind of got me into movies and music.

@beckobert

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick M And I'm dissapointed that it isn't #1

@typingreallyfast

8 жыл бұрын

+Hubert Beck Jesus. Again, Cinefix doesn't rank the 10 entries among themselves. They are separated into 10 different categories, and each one that makes it into the featured number entry is the best in the category.

@colingreaves4024

8 жыл бұрын

I had to scroll down before I watched to make sure that Apocalypse Now was in otherwise i knew the list would have been shit!

@jonathana4551

5 жыл бұрын

i looked up the best opening shots ever just to see the apocalypse now intro

I love the opening shot in Spectre. Really brilliant shot of the carnival following bond onto the roof, proceeding to shit going absolutely fucking crazy. The way a bond film should be. Yes, I'm guilty. I'm one of the few people who love Spectre.

@JoshWunderlich

8 жыл бұрын

+Lead To Light Liam Despite not loving the movie as a whole, definitely agree that opening shot (and the whole New Mexico scene) was phenomenal!

@MatthewSanthos

8 жыл бұрын

+Lead To Light Liam the opening shot was so fucking good. too bad the movie wasn't that good.

@JoshWunderlich

8 жыл бұрын

***** Haha as a Brit, what is it actually like, then?

@MrBeastknows

8 жыл бұрын

+Lead To Light Liam I thought it was horrible. I don't understand the love for that scene. It felt way too overblown and on top of that the special effects were bad. I mean that fucking helicopter part looked like COMPLETE shit. It was one of the worst CGI I've seen in a blockbuster film since the 90s tbh. But that opening one shot was okay, from the carnival to the roof but once the action began it turned to shit.

@BenCol

8 жыл бұрын

I concur with everything you said.

To Kill A Mockingbird's opening scene is my all time favorite.

@tybeepirate

4 жыл бұрын

Wow.forgot about that.. the tree.. the box full of trinkets,, I have to find it. Good work!

@ManjunathManja1227

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful shots 👏👏👏

Close Encounters of the Third Kind has one of my favorite opening scenes of all time.

the opening to Bladerunner was inspired by the ICI plant near my home town of Redcar in the North East of England, director Ridley Scott is from round here and stated he had fond memories of seeing the flame pillars at the plant whilst walking home. Nice to know such an iconic film can have roots so close to home, it's a nice feeling

Aguirre, The Wrath of God has that amazing shot of the conquistadors descending the mist-covered Andes.

@bode7164

5 жыл бұрын

I second that, the natives coming down the steep mountain with the music by Popol Vuh would be my choice too.

@davidblanton5407

4 жыл бұрын

You're right!

Touch of Evil is great, deserves to be at the top. They did not mention that it was Orson Welles who conceived and shot it.

@dapete

5 жыл бұрын

He was some kind of a man...

@martynhanson

5 жыл бұрын

@@dapete Yes, and you clearly have seen the movie. What a tour de force it is too

@georgestreng

4 жыл бұрын

Citizen Kane also has a great opening too, of course.

Star Trek First Contact has one of the longest pull back shots on record and it was pretty impressive.

One of my favorite Openings of all time is Serenity (2005). It was a gorgeous shot of space turned into a story, into a lesson, into a nightmare, into a rescue, and into a hologram review. I kept on thinking the opening was going to end but it just kept on folding into a beautifully crafted sequence of storytelling.

Opening scene of Millennium Mambo is gorgeous, it's haunting, the cameramen and slight slow motion gives you the core themes of passing time, loss of path. The entire sequence makes you feel like a ghostly memory. Add gorgeous cinematography and amazing music, and it's an instant classic.

I remember going to the theater to watch Up with my little sister. In 5 minutes it told a more beautiful story than most feature length films did in their entirety. That empty chair put me right over the edge. I wasn't crying. I just had something in my eyes.

@BJBee

Жыл бұрын

It's an incredible opening. I cried and cried, and the story hadn't even begun. It was just so heartbreaking and beautiful

Strange Days has an amazing POV shot of the 'squid rig footage' of the junkies robbing the Chinese restaurant. It's an incredible start to a hugely underrated film

I'd give this video an 8 1/2 out of 10 for forgetting one.

@cinemaspire7258

8 жыл бұрын

8 1/2 ??

@BenjaminGr8

8 жыл бұрын

+EkzoVirus HD 8 1/2

@krautgazer

7 жыл бұрын

YES!

No love for Trainspotting?

@willslawson9675

7 жыл бұрын

Choose Life

@rafaelmurray6870

7 жыл бұрын

jpvideo Nah, choose the big fucking teli

@NameNotAlreadyTaken2

4 жыл бұрын

it's not actually one opening shot. The opening shot of that movie is only 3 seconds long.

Fun fact about the opening shot from Halloween. It was kind of a milestone in cinema: They spent nearly a third of the films budget on fancy new camera equipment, what would become known as steady-cam or steadicam. This is very likely the first time ever in cinema that we see not only a POV shot with a steadicam, but a long-take first person POV "oner" on a steadicam. It was such a long shot that they had to hide a cut in the scene, probably another first, (the cut is when michael puts on his mask) because the new portable camera system could only hold so much film. John Carpenter was a badass and ahead of his time.

How about Top 10 Movie OST of All Time? Would like another list with the Top 10 Opening Movie OST as well.

Lord of War comes to mind. Haven't seen in in some time, but I'll always remember that opening "shot" - literally

The Evil Dead (1981) has one of the best opening shots of all time... from the bloody liquid title, to the camera (the evil force) meandering over the eerie, foggy lake , interspersed with shots of the 5 people in the car driving towards the cabin and the evil force (camera) floating thru the woods...

Opening scene of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with Audrey Hepburn walking in front of Tiffany's is one of the most beautiful, well-aged and iconic opening scenes in all of Holywood.

I like the beginning of "To Kill a Mockingbird" with the rolling of the black and the white marbles.

Where the hell is the #2 GREATEST OPENING SHOT OF ALL TIME? ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST....(Just 3 dirty cowboys waiting for a train.) When it arrives...with a haunting HARMONICA... Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me? Elam: I guess....we're shy one horse. Harmonica: (Shaking head), You brought two too many. Blam-Blam-blam-Blam... After Wells Touch of Evil...the # 2 Greatest Opening Shot of All Time! Are ya wit me Folks?

@tamaskemenyffy3044

5 жыл бұрын

that is a complete scene not one shot

@ashrafbadreddine9470

5 жыл бұрын

I was looking for once upon a time in the West; but yeah it's probably one of the best opening SCENES of all time rather than shots

@brucemckenzie7927

4 жыл бұрын

I have Touch of Evil, Player, Once Upon a Time in the West as the top 3 all time opening shots/scenes. Though I haven’t seen Flowers of Shanghai, so I can’t honestly disagree with narrator.

@dondeyne9563

4 жыл бұрын

YES! Exactly what I was thinking when I read the title

@phoebe2562

3 жыл бұрын

if we're talking westerns, the opening shot of Django dragging the coffin in the mud to that iconic theme song is honestly TOP

I think the opening in "The Master" was strikingly beautiful, and connects to the last shot of the film. The music, with the exposition and beautiful visuals is truly amazing and wrapped up perfectly.

David Lean's opening of Lawrence of Arabia. An oil painting in motion.

@Kittyfly223

3 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine not even mentioning it.

Star Trek: First Contact! Opening scene coming out of the eye of Captain Picard inside the Borg space ship.

@azeemanu9379

3 жыл бұрын

dude it gettin old

@mik3y448

3 жыл бұрын

@@azeemanu9379 so? doesnt mean its bad

I have watched and re-watched the opening scene of the newest James Bond: Spectre film at least a dozen times. What makes this opening scene so profound is that it is one seamless and uncut scene. Though it's not the first to do it, it's the first I've seen to do it whilst following our hero through a crowd, in and out of various rooms, through an elevator, through multiple levels of a building, in and out of a building, and across a busy scene. That's one thing that has become synonymous with Bond films: the opening scene is always epic!

@notsorandumusername

7 жыл бұрын

Spectre opening is EPIC! I especially love the part where 007 walks on the roof with a big ass shotgun on his back and then the typical Bond music swells on. I felt like an awestruck eight year old boy again when I saw - no _experienced_ - that in the IMAX cinema

@Owen-ub3fv

2 жыл бұрын

@@notsorandumusername It's not a shotgun. It was a sniper rifle. What does it matter anyway the comment was 5 years old.

For me one of the best openingshots is the one from Braveheart. The Scottish mountains combined with the beautiful music gives me the shivers.

The beginning of blue velvet is not only visually stunning but it captures the entire essence of the film, what is happening right below the surface. I think it should be mentioned somewhere

Opening sequence of Monty Python and the Holy Grail is hands down greatest opening sequence in history of cinema.

@michaelhall2709

Жыл бұрын

I’m guessing or hoping that you’re only half-kidding; already one of the funniest movies ever made, the cinematography for “Grail” is about 100 x better than it needs to be.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly should be #1. You know its a classic, when all three are introduced in silence.

The opening of "Blade" has to be one of the most exhilarating and action packed openings in film.

A few that I like: "Alien" - the little personal touches (coffee mugs, family photos, etc) as the camera pans through the spaceship Carpenter's "The Thing" - the saucer disappearing over the horizon, then the title burn-through (nice tribute to Howard Hawke's original)

Children of Men anybody?

@gabrielrojas6877

7 жыл бұрын

Santtanna Rivera completely agree that beginning shot a narration was beautiful,

@ravaen87

6 жыл бұрын

So much yes! It sets up the main character, style and tone of the movie, the world, the hook of the story AND on top of that has a bomb exploding and a woman carrying her own arm in her hand.

@ezecreative

6 жыл бұрын

one of the greatest..

there's the opening shot from Serenity that's quite cool. it starts off with a narrated history shot of earth and ships leaving it, then coming into a new planetary system, outline of the war of Independence, then it pans out and appears to be a history lesson for students, then appears to be a dream in River's sleep, then appears to be a chase scene, then appears to be holographic security camera footage then appears to be a bounty hunt.... you know that's pretty intense. just throwing it out there

I don't know if it deserves to be on this list but the opening scene to Ghost Ship is unforgetable.

I've seen all of these, but the opening shot that took the breath out of the audience was the opening scene in Star Wars IV. We had never seen anything like it.

Goodfellas. Just saying, that opening shot was pretty badass.

@BaliBriant

8 жыл бұрын

Well I guess that was a scene...

1:39 number 9?

@mcburn_

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Jason Quill > Says number 9 > "For our number 8 pick"

All I can say is that the opening of LoTR: Two Towers was one of my favorite movie-going experiences to date...

I really love the beginning of Blade Runner 2049. It looks so beautiful and stunning.

I'm surprised that The Graduate's opening was not mentioned at all.

@benmcfee

8 жыл бұрын

+John Klein Yeah, and what about that first shot in Russian Ark? Easily the most important shot in the movie.

@xXxHolyBigMacxXx

8 жыл бұрын

Or fury's opening, any opening that ends with brad pitt stabbing a nazi in the face is a great opening

@LockeWick

8 жыл бұрын

benmcfee I definitely won't argue with the their picks but they did kinda missed some important and/or famous openings. Not a single mention of them.

@talhadevci6322

8 жыл бұрын

+benmcfee But isn't Russian Ark all one shot?

@benmcfee

8 жыл бұрын

talha devci That was the joke, yeah. But when you think of it, that still technically qualifies as an incredible opening (and closing) shot.

I'm suprised Boogie Nights isn't on this list.

@FelixalPorto

8 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! At least they mentioned it..

@bob7735

8 жыл бұрын

+Felix ten Haaf I see, I just scanned through really quick and didn't see the mention.

Always in awe of your succinct, elaborate analyses!

Beautiful list! Other movies that come to my mind when it comes to remarkable opening shots: Hitchock's "Topaz" (skip the opening credits!), Fincher's "Zodiac", Polanski's "Knife in the Water" , Leone's "Once upon a Time in the West" (as already mentioned), von Donnersmarck's "The Life of Others", Tanhofer's "H-8"

I love your voice, Narrator Man! By the way, your lists are great. They actually teach me stuff, and they're epic, well written and well edited.

You seriously put 'Contact' on the list in the place of '2001'? Do you think this is a motherfucking game Cinefix?

@2001davebowman

8 жыл бұрын

2001 is my all time favourite film. The opening is grand and yet minimal. But for the reasons they gave, I would also put Contact here. That opening is fantastic. Better than 2001? Of course not, but I'd still give it a place here! 😀

@ivyssauro123

8 жыл бұрын

David Hartley I agree with you, this is more of a joke really haha I actually like Contact more than most people, but I wouldn't put it in any place higher than 2001 ever

@2001davebowman

8 жыл бұрын

+Ivo Wilson ☺

@Seer360

8 жыл бұрын

I agree. "2001" is my fav sci-fi film. The audio-visual impact of the opening is just stupendous!

@57wookie

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed I cant bear to see contact on a list of best anything

Moonrise kingdom has the best 1st scene I've ever Seen

@benson7498

4 жыл бұрын

It's about the shot, not the scene.

One of my favourites is the opening to Ridley Scott's _The duellists._ Actually, thinking about it another one of my favourites is _Alien._ The camera drifting around the sleeping ship, things flapping as the systems start pumping fresh air in preparation for the crew waking up, and computers beeping to lift... it's genius.

Flowers of Shanghai mentioned on the list gives this channel some solid cred. well done.

My favorite opening shot is the one from Lost in Translation.

@noodlesnchill

7 жыл бұрын

Eyyyyyy

I'll never forget the first time I saw Apocalypse Now at the theatre. Movies about Vietnam were few and far between and I was excited to see this premiere. The scene opens with this shot of a tree line. We hear this mysterious music playing softly in the background. I know this.....what is this? I couldn't place it. Then suddenly I realized it was THE END! OMG! One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands of all time! I remember I excitedly said to my wife, "THAT'S THE DOORS!" ......Then "THIS IS THE END......" and the tree line EXPLODES! I knew it was PERFECT! I think the first Ten minutes of Apocalypse now is a Cinematic MASTERPIECE!

inglorious bastards had an absolutely amazing one as well, it has more tension and is more thrilling and unpredictable than most movies I know as well. everything about it is beautiful and heart wrenching, like the rest of the movie as well.

what about the opening shot of the revenant? that opening is just beautiful.

Would have give the first place (or at least a place lol) to Lord of War's opening

@JohnDanielTorrance

8 жыл бұрын

The life of a bullet.

@The90slim90

8 жыл бұрын

+Bender B. Rodriguez But it's not just one shot.

@bigninja27

8 жыл бұрын

I'm really surprised it didn't make the list or was even talked about. Life of a bullet was an amazing opening.

@The90slim90

8 жыл бұрын

bigninja27 Yeah, but it's not "best openings", but best opening shots.

@plottwist3364

8 жыл бұрын

+The90slim90 I'm counting the carpet of bullets and Cage wondering "how to arm the 11 other"

Love opening scene of "The Fall"...black and white slow motion shots with Beethoven playing over it...just amazing!

Everything on this channel is fantastic, I rarely find that I disagree with anything on these lists

The City of god has a brilliant opening.

@rodrigohaym

7 жыл бұрын

Jamming InDaStreets MN

@joegreenhow8970

7 жыл бұрын

-rh-

@vinceblanket1327

5 жыл бұрын

The best opening has the Lion King

I really would have expected to hear about Once Upon a time in West at least once here.

@punikathiyam5211

5 жыл бұрын

Best opening scene

Didn't expect to see it, but I love giving props to the opening of Rain Man. As the crane moves and lowers the car onto a cargo ship, it sets up a disorienting mood and makes the viewer somewhat sympathetic to Hoffman's take on how disturbing normal life is for his character.

awesome episode as always!

If Star Wars wasn't on here I was going to throw a Kylo Ren-type fit in my apartment.

I would like to humbly suggest Whiplash. The sound of drums brings you into the movie's subject, and a great pan that is revealed to be a character POV. Really liked it.

"In the Name of the Father". It's abrupt, but chilling--every time I watch it.

Contact's visual/sound opening is phenomenal - my favorite.

Some good choices, Missing Catch 22 though, a very long opening shot of a quiet sunrise suddenly interrupted by a large number of piston engines aircraft starting up. Sets the tone beautifully.

@WalterLiddy

8 жыл бұрын

Catch 22 has an absolutely brilliant open, you're right.

Maybe you should have included Zach Sneyder's Watchmen opening where he told a whole origin story in the opening sequence.

@zulfikarjudge6358

8 жыл бұрын

watchmen is an opening credits not shot

@brianmerritt5410

7 жыл бұрын

There's over 20 shots in that scene. This list was counting SHOTS, not entire scenes, they have a separate video for that.

@aquamarineancientsoul7893

5 жыл бұрын

He copied what was exactly in the comics.

First and last shots are so much fun. They are able to set the tone of the movie and give a chance for directors to show off their creativity, so much fun to shoot.

No love for The Godfather? That opening shot of 'I believe in America' and the entire monologue in one shot as the camera ever slowly pulls back until you see Don Corleone. Superb.

Would have ranked 2001 over Contact, but a good choice nonetheless.

I think Lord of Wars "Story of a bullet" should have landed some where in the top 5.

@xXxHolyBigMacxXx

8 жыл бұрын

Thats actual not the opening it starts with nic cage talking and then transitions to life of a bullet

@goodkareem

8 жыл бұрын

Yea i actually looked it up after this comment and saw that. Guess I was wrong. Still a good sequence.

@AntonAdelson

8 жыл бұрын

It's still very very profound.

@mina86

8 жыл бұрын

+Kareem A IIRC they included it in some other top 10.

Love this list! Great work there!

i just found this channel, i love it!

The dark knight opening scene

@thetramp123

8 жыл бұрын

It isn't a list of scenes, it's a list of single shots.

@BrantWeckstein

8 жыл бұрын

thetramp123 oh true

This may seem boring to others, but I really like the intro to Forrest Gump with the feather that's floating through the sky. To me its an interesting metaphor which relates to the constant uncertain path of Forrest's life and the brilliant series of events which led him to where he got.

Freaking excellent piece. Not pretentious, funny and friendly. Well done, guys! I just subscribed. PS: I've been in the film business for over 30 years, and in my opinion, your "get it."

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly will always be one of my all time favorite openings! So disorienting and jarring, uncomfortable and claustrophobic - perfectly sets up the entirety of the movie.

The longest "opening" shot is an entire film, "Russian Ark". The whole 90 minute film is one take.

@beckobert

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Wilson Nope, this year's victoria is 140 Minutes.

@AndrewWilsonStooshie

8 жыл бұрын

Hubert Beck OK that's one I've not heard of. And I like German cinema.

@jonhrndz

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Wilson okay I don't know much about film terminology but don't "one shot" and "one take" have different meanings? I say this because Victoria is said to be One shot and is compared to Birdman. but i believe Birdman, although flows seamlessly, wasn't one take but more of an editing technique..?

@Serai3

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Wilson That would be why it's not on the list. If it's the whole film, then it's not an opening shot.

@matthatton3763

5 жыл бұрын

Yes @RSFArocks. A shot and a take are different things, but related. A take is one run through of a shot. Sometimes many takes are required to get everything right in a shot. Acting camera movement choreography and so on.