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Old 03-03-08, 10:42 PM
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The 1st 10 min of 28 days later is hard to beat. And while we are talking Danny Boyle movies, Sunshine has a nice opening.
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Old 03-04-08, 12:11 AM
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Old 03-04-08, 02:25 AM
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<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z25t-PQDn5A&rel=1&border=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z25t-PQDn5A&rel=1&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

That's awesome, if Star Wars was a 60s comedy like The Pink Panther or something.
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Old 03-04-08, 06:48 AM
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THE SEARCHERS.

I'm sure that the 'doorway' framing device used at the opening (and repeated at the closing) had been used before (maybe even by Ford himself), but it seems that this is the movie that made this oft-repeated device popular.
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Old 03-04-08, 04:54 PM
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Old 03-04-08, 05:50 PM
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I've always liked how they zoomed in on the Universal logo until it got to Ray's street in The 'burbs. Similarly, I enjoyed Spielberg playing around with the Paramount logo in Raiders.
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Old 03-06-08, 12:28 AM
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I always thought Star Wars had the worst. Probably because I always found the space battle scenes to the be the "low" points of the films.
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<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNAUR7NQCLA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNAUR7NQCLA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
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Old 03-08-08, 12:29 PM
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'Stalker'... Andrei Tarkovsky...

what an opening shot...
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Old 03-09-08, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by creekdipper
THE SEARCHERS.

I'm sure that the 'doorway' framing device used at the opening (and repeated at the closing) had been used before (maybe even by Ford himself), but it seems that this is the movie that made this oft-repeated device popular.
That was going to be my call as well. You know you're viewing a masterpiece right from the opening shot.
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Old 03-09-08, 11:42 AM
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Death Proof (even if you hated the movie - great opening)
Lord of War
History of Violence
Gone Baby Gone
No Country for Old Men

There are a ton more but that's all I can think of for now....
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Old 03-09-08, 12:02 PM
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My first thought was The Godfather.

One that no one has posted is Once Upon a Time in the West.
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Old 03-09-08, 12:19 PM
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I think I agree with all mentioned, though some are more "opening sequences" than shots, but anyway

some other great opening shots:

Superman
Snake Eyes
Swordfish
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Alien - Talk about setting a mood for the movie.
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I haven't seen it, but the movie Russian Ark is one continuous take, so I think it qualifies for this thread.
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Old 03-09-08, 04:35 PM
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Fight Club was pretty sweet also. And I believe the first 20 minutes of Snake Eyes is one-camera single take.
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Old 03-09-08, 05:45 PM
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ST:TMP. If only the rest of the movie had been as good.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
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Old 03-09-08, 09:24 PM
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I love the opening to Way of the Gun (NSFW language)
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Yes, Way of the Gun is great, and a great movie as well. As much as I like Sarah Silverman, where else can you see her get popped in the mouth
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