I was watching parts of "Gladiator" on cable for the umpteenth time, and I keep coming back to that film as having the greatest beginning ever.
My top five are "Gladiator," "Lawrence of Arabia," "Rear Window," "Jurassic Park," and "The Great Santini."
How about yours?
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Topic - What are the greatest beginnings in film? - BillH 08:00:24 06/29/20 (42)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - halfnote 10:43:36 08/30/20 (5)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - rivervalley817 11:11:29 08/30/20 (4)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - halfnote 11:33:05 08/30/20 (3)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - rivervalley817 11:48:23 08/30/20 (2)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - halfnote 13:12:36 08/30/20 (1)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - rivervalley817 14:41:10 08/30/20 (0)
- Eraserhead, Under the Skin, No Country for Old Men nt - geoffkait 04:23:24 08/26/20 (0)
- Godfather (nt - Eldragon 18:05:06 08/25/20 (0)
- A lot of good ones on this list. I would add "Pulp Fiction" to the list. -nt - Raiderman 16:40:47 08/19/20 (1)
- Touch of Evil - HI FI BOB 15:36:54 08/25/20 (0)
- The Untouchables, Days of Heaven - pbarach 08:02:52 07/26/20 (0)
- LOVE. I didn't know such material was legal over US cable, without a strategically-placed flower pot. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:51:26 07/13/20 (0)
- "Touch of Evil:" that monster of a tracking shot justly is lauded by critics. nt - tinear 18:58:18 07/13/20 (2)
- +1, not to mention the movie is worth a look... nt - PhilJ 09:54:37 07/20/20 (0)
- RE: "Touch of Evil:" that monster of a tracking shot justly is lauded by critics. nt - rivervalley817 19:38:59 07/13/20 (0)
- Sentimental pick: 'Thief' . . . - Billy Wonka 20:47:56 07/09/20 (1)
- RE: Sentimental pick: 'Thief' . . . - gwarejp3 23:39:09 07/09/20 (0)
- Sam Fuller's 'The Naked Kiss' - Jay Buridan 11:07:12 07/07/20 (0)
- Stardust Memories - dwill123 03:51:22 07/05/20 (1)
- That long tracking shot is SM is incredible... - musetap 16:31:09 07/05/20 (0)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - dgaapc7 15:57:36 07/03/20 (0)
- "Wall-E" "Up" "Saving Private Ryan" "Harold and Maude" "The Shining" - kSpace 22:32:49 07/02/20 (0)
- Once Upon a Time in the West is right up there. nt - PhilJ 21:57:59 07/02/20 (1)
- RE: +1 nt - dean_martin 04:00:20 07/03/20 (0)
- I like the opening to Cool Hand Luke... - dancingseamonkey 20:26:06 07/01/20 (1)
- Miss that guy...//nt - MaxwellP 06:28:33 07/02/20 (0)
- RE: What are the greatest beginnings in film? - geoff 16:02:54 07/01/20 (3)
- RE: reminds me... - dean_martin 16:20:43 07/01/20 (2)
- Nancy wrote that book... - geoff 18:01:36 07/01/20 (1)
- RE: Nancy wrote that book... - dean_martin 09:49:03 07/02/20 (0)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - RGA 01:50:06 07/01/20 (1)
- Plus 1 ^ - Road Warrior 15:37:35 07/01/20 (0)
- "Star Wars, Ep IV: A New Hope." - David S. 08:22:26 06/30/20 (1)
- Agree - grantv 16:48:02 07/04/20 (0)
- "Patton" - dwill123 03:44:07 06/30/20 (1)
- +1... - musetap 11:00:57 06/30/20 (0)
- "Is God in show business too?" - Chris from Lafayette 00:41:26 06/30/20 (0)
- Those are good ones... I would add... - TWB 20:23:36 06/29/20 (1)
- "Sunset Blvd.:" definitely. One of the very, very few voiceovers that - tinear 06:48:24 07/01/20 (0)
- RE: some of my favorites...not necessarily greatest - dean_martin 14:46:36 06/29/20 (0)
- The Player, 2001. Agree about - oldmkvi 09:20:08 06/29/20 (0)
- Bela Tarr's, "Damnation." nt - tinear 08:14:41 06/29/20 (0)