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What movie hooked you instantly from the first scene?

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ellie-fofellie Mar 27, 2026 +2405
the Matrix "no, lieutenant, your men are already dead."
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NMe84 Mar 27, 2026 +400
Even more so considering the marketing material for the movie was kept intentionally vague. People didn't really know what they were going to be watching when they stepped into the theater, and then this was the first scene.
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DigiRust Mar 27, 2026 +142
Yeah there have been few movie going experience that can beat the fist time I watched the Matrix going in completely oblivious
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zookitchen Mar 27, 2026 +77
Me : Wtf is the Matrix??? Morpheus : Let me show you Me : 🤯
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-malcolm-tucker Mar 27, 2026 +16
I never got to see it at the cinema. My mate got it for his fancy new DVD player and one day I popped in to visit and walked right in at the twist. Never got to be oblivious. Exact same thing happened with Fight Club as well. Come to think of it, same thing happened with The Usual Suspects at his place as well. I think it's a curse.
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SalahsBeard Mar 27, 2026 +32
I was on vacation when I saw the poster for it, and remember thinking it looked cool. When I got home, my best friend and I went to watch it in the theater with absolutely no expectation about what we were about to witness. Best movie I've ever seen on the big screen.
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SpaceMonkeyAttack Mar 27, 2026 +31
Yes, all I knew was the tagline, I went in completely bind and it was f****** awesome.
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moby__dick Mar 27, 2026 +27
I went in blind. It was incredible.
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new_vr Mar 27, 2026 +11
Same. Hadn’t even heard of it. My friends just wanted to go so I tagged along
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vanillaapetal Mar 27, 2026 +95
the opening scene at a bar that most entire movies never reach. the way the camera moves around trinity mid-kick still holds up 25 years later
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cyberpAuLnk Mar 27, 2026 +41
That scene was groundbreaking and influenced filmmaking to this day (also the bullet time scene with Neo later) It was filmed with a c*** load of 35mm cameras all taking a picture at the same time from different angles.
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dismayhurta Mar 27, 2026 +64
I remember seeing this in the theater going in completely cold. Damn was that a ride.
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My_browsing Mar 27, 2026 +85
Same. We thought, “haha, let’s go see the stupid movie about Keanu as a hacker, it’s gonna be so bad it’ll be fun.” We watched it, went to the parking lot to smoke another joint, and immediately went back in to watch it again.
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NotThisShipSister Mar 27, 2026 +39
Me too. A buddy at work said “we’re going to the c**** theater tomorrow. There’s this movie you gotta see”. C**** theater = lower prices because they ran the movies that had already had their initial theater run. So I had completely missed the build-up and the actual box office timeline. Was not expecting a movie like that at all. Same thing happened (same buddy, same theater) with Fight Club too. Whoa…where did THAT come from?!
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QuietlyMaried Mar 27, 2026 +80
the matrix is the correct answer. that opening with trinity and the cops had me sitting forward in my seat and i never sat back for the rest of the movie. nothing has matched that feeling since
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techcheckers Mar 27, 2026 +31
Around the turn of the century, not long after arriving in Australia, I found myself selling popcorn, tickets, and good times at the local picture palace — the Randwick Ritz. I became great friends with the projectionist, and one late afternoon he wandered over and said, “Got a minute? We’ve got this incredible new film. I’m going to run it through after closing… hang around.” And that was how I came to see The Matrix — alone, in an upstairs front-balcony seat, on a Wednesday evening, the day before its national release. It was extraordinary. It remains, and always will remain, one of my absolute favourites. I own every Wachowski film on DVD, from Bound onwards, and my children will happily tell you that I’m a complete Matrix nut. 😄
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Liquid_Smoke_ Mar 27, 2026 +50
Automatic and immediate answer
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bennythejet89 Mar 27, 2026 +20
I’m assuming this has already been answered…but is there a reason why the agents didn’t transfer into any of the cops that had Trinity cornered? She hadn’t beaten them unconscious yet at that point.
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hamlet9000 Mar 27, 2026 +48
I don't think it's explicitly stated, but they seem to avoid doing that in front of normal people because it creates long-term issues with people rejecting the illusion of the Matrix. When they do similar Matrix-y stuff in front of Thomas Anderson (Neo), they knock him out and do something to make him believe it was all a dream. And they're willing to blow cover when trying to capture Neo at the end of the movie because the stakes are so high / Agent Smith is increasingly unhinged.
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ChaoticGoodMrdrHobo Mar 27, 2026 +13
Because they were already dead. The “No lieutenant, your men are already dead.” line wasn’t hyperbole, she’d already killed them. We just get to see the fight after for dramatic purposes.
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Fun-Influence-1907 Mar 27, 2026 +3014
Inglourious Basterds the farmhouse scene pure tension from second one.
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bme11 Mar 27, 2026 +460
IMO this the one of the greatest scene in cinema. Christop Waltz was incredible
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CarmenxXxWaldo Mar 27, 2026 +174
second only to the scene in Rat Race where Jon Lovitz, through a series of unfortunate events, crashes hitlers car into a ww2 veteran ceremony and starts talking like a German dictator.
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Vegetablemann Mar 28, 2026 +20
That whole sequence is brilliant.
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toblies Mar 27, 2026 +21
Got an Oscar for it too. Well deserved.
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pro-bidetus-rasputin Mar 28, 2026 +26
Waltz spoke *four* different languages in that film.
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Trytofindmenowbitch Mar 28, 2026 +23
Menochet did well too. The dead look in his eyes when he gives up the other family conveyed so much sorrow.
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Lt_CowboyDan Mar 27, 2026 +237
First time I saw this scene I was a teenager and torrented it. The subtitles were cut off. I assumed the entire scene was in German and we were supposed to infer what was being said. And I did. Even without knowing the language it was one of the most intense scenes I’ve ever watched.
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cabbage16 Mar 27, 2026 +16
Haha the first time I watched the Human Centipede I didn't have subtitles and I thought that the untranslated German and Japanese was an artistic choice to put you in the headspace of the two American victims. I still fully understood the plot from context clues.
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Professional-You1175 Mar 27, 2026 +125
One of the best scenes in any movie ever. Felt so real. Everyone on that production nailed everything.
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breakingbatshitcrazy Mar 27, 2026 +36
I always end up accidentally watching the entire movie when I put that scene on
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Ambrose87 Mar 27, 2026 +39
You are sheltering enemies of the state underneath your floorboards, are you not? I dare you to find a more jarring transition in the middle of an already tense scene such as this
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AnatidaephobiaAnon Mar 27, 2026 +57
That's a bingo! It's not quite my favorite QT movie, but it's up there.
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dismayhurta Mar 27, 2026 +25
You just say bingo.
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parklife980 Mar 27, 2026 +10
Bingo! How funnnnn!
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OrlandoMB Mar 27, 2026 +24
One of my favorite lines from this scene: *”The reason the führer has brought me from my Alps in Austria and placed me in French cow country today is because it **does** occur to me. Because I’m aware of what tremendous feats human beings are capable of once they abandon dignity.”*
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6kred Mar 27, 2026 +10
Yup first thought for me. I wasn’t super excited to see that movie at first , after that scene I was all in.
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KWeber94 Mar 27, 2026 +22
Christopher Waltz is a legend, such a great scene
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moving0target Mar 27, 2026 +41
One of the few Tarantino "sit around and talk and talk and talk" scenes where it's nailed beautifully. Waltz is amazing.
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BlimFPS Mar 27, 2026 +28
That's part of why I watch his films. I love the dialogue and the banter. Of course when the shit hits the fan too. Like at the end of The Hateful 8 when the blood puking ensues and the following fight I was like yep, this is a Tarantino film haha.
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KroveLol Mar 27, 2026 +251
28 Days Later
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connexionwithal Mar 27, 2026 +98
Also the running intro in its sequel 28 weeks later was also awesome
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SailorET Mar 28, 2026 +19
The only scene Danny Boyle directed. Sucks that the rest of it wasn't nearly as good.
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mgriffioen Mar 27, 2026 +653
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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nope_a_dope237 Mar 27, 2026 +94
At first you’re not sure about this strange dude in a fedora. Barking orders to the hired locals. Then you start to get more comfortable with him as he gets deeper into the tomb and evading booby-traps. You are hooked when you see him rubbing his chin and looking at the idol. My favorite movie.
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BlizzPenguin Mar 27, 2026 +43
That intro is one of Alfred Molina's first roles.
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weirsway72 Mar 27, 2026 +16
First film I ever watched on VHS, blew my tiny mind. Never not watch it now if its on.
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damnusernamewastaken Mar 27, 2026 +638
Saving Private Ryan because we were a little late to the theater and had to sit in the front row with this ginormous screen. It made an impact
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ostracize Mar 27, 2026 +122
>Saving Private Ryan because we were a little late to the theater... Okay. This explains why you thought THAT was the first scene...
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IDrinkUrMilksteak Mar 27, 2026 +71
Yeah. Watching that old man drop to his knees at the grave was riveting.
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PossibilityMean5251 Mar 27, 2026 +15
One of the best ever opening scenes made in movies history, absolutely brutal and shocking
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Miltthedog Mar 27, 2026 +885
The first of the Chris Pine Star Trek movies. That was one spectaclar opening sequence
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No_Use_9652 Mar 27, 2026 +334
Shoutout to Hemsworth, I don’t think he was very well known at the time and he crushed that scene.
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Microflunkie Mar 27, 2026 +229
“What, Tiberius? No, that’s a terrible idea, let’s name him after your dad, let’s name him Jim”.
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dracoons Mar 27, 2026 +55
Best Captain in the movie
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thuggishruggishboner Mar 27, 2026 +156
I freaking love that movie. Even the next scene when he launches the car off the cliff to *Sabotage*. Gets me so pumped up.
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Miltthedog Mar 27, 2026 +92
The entire movie was one fun ride.
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legend_forge Mar 27, 2026 +86
They may not have recaptured that energy for the sequels and it may not resemble classic Trek much... But on its own merits? It's a very fun movie and it is relentless. Start to finish.
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pegoff Mar 27, 2026 +29
I love Trek and it caught the essence for me. Some purists just didn't like the pumped up hollywood version. Their loss, great films, imo.
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dj_soo Mar 27, 2026 +36
I am one of the biggest JJ Abrams haters around these days, but I still enjoy 1st Nu Trek film. Beyond was pretty good too
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milkman163 Mar 27, 2026 +14
I can't remember titles but the 2nd one gets a lot of hate but I loved it 🤷‍♂️ The third I thought was extremely weak
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Kombatnt Mar 27, 2026 +106
“Your father was captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mother's, and yours. I dare you to do better." Such a great line.
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GreenHeronVA Mar 28, 2026 +19
I loved Captain Pike’s lines throughout both films. “What did you tell them?” “That I believe in you. That if anyone deserves a second chance, it’s Jim Kirk.”
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merryjester Mar 27, 2026 +14
Great call. Not only because it’s a thrilling action sequence, or an honest tear-jerker right off the bat, but also (for me, anyway) because right out of the gate it’s clear that this is NOT the same Star Trek universe we (of a certain age) grew up with. For me, it was this shocking “oooookay…this is not just a reboot” moment.
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yourmoms3rdhusband Mar 27, 2026 +42
Bro what a great pick. That opening scene is truly incredible and unappreciated.
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therealjoshua Mar 27, 2026 +18
It's an incredibly fun movie through and through
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IHeartData_ Mar 27, 2026 +10
Yea, just had to go rewatch. What an opener.
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m_faustus Mar 27, 2026 +309
Star Wars. It really is hard people who weren’t there to imagine how big a deal this was in 1977. But it was awesome in the literal sense of the word.
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joekryptonite Mar 28, 2026 +77
"A long time ago..." then an orchestra blast and the floating words appear. It gives me chills to this day.
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singhabeer Mar 28, 2026 +46
And the way the star destroyer just kept going and going. My nine year old self couldn’t believe it.
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fasada68 Mar 28, 2026 +13
No opening credits, just the movie.
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yab21 Mar 28, 2026 +6
My ex girlfriend’s parents would tell me that they walked out of the theater during Star Wars. It was too non sensical for them. Should have known from that it was not going to work out.
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klmg711 Mar 27, 2026 +1201
The Dark Knight
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imjustheretoread- Mar 27, 2026 +212
it’s so good! Then the reveal of heath ledger is just perfect.
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SpaceDrama Mar 27, 2026 +35
“No, no, no. I kill the bus driver.”
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jverbal Mar 27, 2026 +75
I love the audio. That low frequency, irritating, background buzzing sound. It fucks with your head and steadily builds the tension
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brandonthebuck Mar 27, 2026 +16
Also as the first IMAX feature film. One of the loudest gasps I’ve ever heard in the theater was the very first shot in the film- the helicopter shot of the Chicago skyline.
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chopsuey612 Mar 28, 2026 +7
It was a pretty spectacular thing to witness for the first time. Just wall to wall screen.
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Zestyclose_Koala_593 Mar 27, 2026 +334
Scream 1
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PrpleSparklyUnicrn13 Mar 27, 2026 +102
My mom had ZERO desire to see that movie. I basically had to trick her into it. She was rolling her eyes for the first couple of moments. And then… yeah. It got intense. Amazing opening. 
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wallace-longshanks Mar 27, 2026 +46
Ugggggh I love this movie so much. I love the entire series even that bad ones but scream 1 is so good. The 2 killers angle was such a new concept at the time.
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11711510111411009710 Mar 27, 2026 +30
It's so fun to show it to people who have never watched scream and ask them to try and guess who the killer is. They never predict two of them, obviously, so they're always shocked by the reveal. It's great.
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wallace-longshanks Mar 27, 2026 +39
Also using Drew Barrymore, who was the most famous person in that movie at the time, on all the posters was genius only to have her killed in the first scene. 
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GloriousDawn Mar 27, 2026 +17
This movie was pure genius, especially making the first scene the scarier of the whole movie. In a "you are warned, this is what you have to expect" kind of way. A masterclass in how to write a horror movie.
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therealjoshua Mar 27, 2026 +8
My mom saw Scream in theaters and afterwards made me promise to never watch that movie my entire life because of how much it scared and traumatized her.
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Efferdent_FTW Mar 27, 2026 +226
Up
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hovdeisfunny Mar 27, 2026 +100
OP didn't ask which movie has the saddest first 10 minutes
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redsyrinx2112 Mar 27, 2026 +28
I met one of the guys who worked for Pixar in story development and he said "Sorry not sorry for making you cry at that, but that is what we were going for." It was awesome.
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rm-minus-r Mar 27, 2026 +13
I was worried it'd be 90 more minutes of savage emotional torture, would have left the theater.
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f700es Mar 27, 2026 +316
LOTR
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pauvenpatchwork Mar 27, 2026 +99
Fellowship of the ring - omg the elvish whispers and the view of the most epic battle I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I moved until the shire scene
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kaytagi Mar 27, 2026 +25
"The world is changed..."
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kareljack Mar 27, 2026 +18
"I feel it in the water..."
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edwpad Mar 27, 2026 +18
Seeing Sauron freaking mopping the floor with everyone was crazy (until he obviously lost the Ring). Two Towers also is my favorite cause where it picks up and they freaking nailed it!
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chopsuey612 Mar 28, 2026 +9
The moment where he just flings guys away into the distance with his weapon was so f****** awesome as a nerdy 15 year old. I think at that moment I was all in. My personal favorite movie trilogy ever since.
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AmbroseKalifornia Mar 28, 2026 +6
I hear the music in my head now.
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ihavefaith77 Mar 27, 2026 +23
Seeing the armies lined up blew my mind as a child. Still my favourite trilogy to this day
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therealjoshua Mar 27, 2026 +27
There's that moment when the front line of Elves raise their double bladed swords one after another to meet the oncoming orcs and it's rad as hell every time
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Purple_Virus3718 Mar 27, 2026 +83
Sicario
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hamlet9000 Mar 27, 2026 +85
The Lion King (1994). They released the opening scene as the trailer, and I remember seeing that in theaters and being instantly hooked months before the film actually came up.
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AnonymousAardvark802 Mar 27, 2026 +12
Why did I have to scroll so far for this answer! Yes!! It is perfection. The stage musical does NOT disappoint either which was my biggest concern when seeing it.
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Second-Order Mar 27, 2026 +42
"You boys like Mex-I-Co?"
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Hydra_Master Mar 28, 2026 +11
Littering and?
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Slow-King-3086 Mar 27, 2026 +368
Pulp Fiction
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dessine-moi_1mouton Mar 27, 2026 +24
Great opening scene
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Alienhaslanded Mar 27, 2026 +21
Pretty much any Tarantino movie. The dialogues are always God tier.
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pikpikcarrotmon Mar 27, 2026 +46
Everybody be cool, this is a robbery.
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Bland_cracker Mar 27, 2026 +353
Star Wars Ep. 4.
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fromhereagain Mar 27, 2026 +91
We were all turning around in our seats as those spacecraft came roaring up from behind us! Still gives me goosebumps.
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LordCouchCat Mar 27, 2026 +93
Or "Star Wars" as it was called when it came out. I saw it when it came out, an unforgettable experience. The whole thing was unforgettable, but the opening - first the "crawl" - "pursued by the sinister agents of the Empire, Princess Leia races home in her starship..." And then the ship comes overhead... Wow. Wow.
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atchafalaya Mar 27, 2026 +30
The grim resolve of the rebels waiting to be boarded, the fear on their faces as they hear the unseen docking clamps being placed...
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squirtloaf Mar 27, 2026 +12
Don't forget the fanfare under the crawl. So epic...and it just kept getting better.
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Majestic-Selection22 Mar 27, 2026 +14
They had me at “A long time ago”. I was like, what? A long time ago?
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jonnovich Mar 27, 2026 +9
Seriously. When I see this movie on the large screen of they have a screening of it at my local movie theater that does a lot of retrospectives and classic cinema (usually around “May the 4th be With You”), the star destroyer’s entrance still sends a thrill down my spine. It never fails.
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Scelestus50 Mar 27, 2026 +5
Absolutely 100%.
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furious_20 Mar 27, 2026 +36
Spaceballs
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Narj108 Mar 27, 2026 +36
Terminator 2
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matchthis007 Mar 27, 2026 +64
Jurassic park
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ThePopDaddy Mar 27, 2026 +10
SHOOT HER!
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biffbamboombap Mar 27, 2026 +113
Trainspotting
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daniel2hats Mar 27, 2026 +7
I'm with you on that! One of my all time favourites.
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Impressive_East_3084 Mar 27, 2026 +132
Django unchained
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J3Kiowa Mar 27, 2026 +26
"Who's out there stumbling in the dark!?"
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Familiar_Luck_3333 Mar 27, 2026 +171
Having just watched it, Bugonia. Incredibly well made film with a very interesting dialogue
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woodyshag Mar 27, 2026 +34
This is on my list. Maybe this weekend after watching Project Hail Mary.
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snapldeap Mar 28, 2026 +5
Bugonia is so good.
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mattfryy115 Mar 27, 2026 +101
Baby Driver. The chase, the camera work, the soundtrack. Had me locked in immediately.
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AntiqueCandidate7995 Mar 27, 2026 +78
Fury Road Snatch From Dusk Till Dawn It's actually a long list.
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smitty046 Mar 27, 2026 +13
Ver ish deh shtone?
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ahorrribledrummer Mar 27, 2026 +25
Fury Road for sure. The opening scene in the theater was so visceral. And LOUD.
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ziplock007 Mar 27, 2026 +96
Goodfellas
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thebelowaveragegamer Mar 27, 2026 +24
The opening scene of them wondering what that thumping noise in the car was before pulling over, brutally stabbing, then shooting a body in the trunk is absolutely bonkers lmfao
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Current-Umpire3673 Mar 27, 2026 +21
I always knew I wanted to be a gangster
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Nwcray Mar 27, 2026 +28
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.
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GingeContinge Mar 27, 2026 +28
X2 - Nightcrawler vs the Secret Service
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Fuzzy_Woodpecker1455 Mar 27, 2026 +49
Fight Club
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BlimFPS Mar 27, 2026 +8
The opening credits are awesome too, with that Dust Brothers track, thent he way it pans out of the Narrators mouth to reveal Tyler Durden holding the gun. Sidenote, very similar intro in The Killer. Not that it hooked me so much just had that David Fincher intro style.
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JosephBayot Mar 27, 2026 +116
Baby Driver opening car chase. Fantastic stuff.
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tinathefatlardgosh Mar 27, 2026 +12
Playing the music he was listening to while driving was an excellent touch.
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Full-sendy Mar 27, 2026 +19
Saving Private Ryan. Good lord
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drunk_in_wisco Mar 27, 2026 +24
children of men. and it held it for the next 2hrs
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GoEZonMe Mar 27, 2026 +20
V for Vendetta, Matrix, Kill Bill
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JHangout Mar 27, 2026 +41
Goodfellas. As far back as I can remember I wanted to be a gangster.
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HoraceBenbow Mar 27, 2026 +160
"Where's the money, Lebowski!"
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dudebro5000 Mar 27, 2026 +61
"It's down there somewhere, let me take another look."
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please_use_the_beeps Mar 27, 2026 +22
The first time I ever watched this movie was in my twenties. As soon as Lebowski steps on screen in a bathrobe buying milk with a check for his White Russians my friend nudges me and goes “That’s you in 20 years.”
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Burto72 Mar 27, 2026 +16
Boogie Nights
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Logical_Hospital2769 Mar 27, 2026 +17
Jaws
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PartyPoison1138 Mar 27, 2026 +14
I watched Brazil for the first time recently and was immediately into it
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Patricio_Guapo Mar 27, 2026 +8
That's a great, great movie. Time for a re-watch for me.
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Significant-Size-833 Mar 27, 2026 +57
Bladerunner. Both of them
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-Maim- Mar 27, 2026 +53
Lord of War Can’t believe no one has said it yet.
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sporkatr0n Mar 27, 2026 +13
that opening sequence was pure magic
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prodspecandrew Mar 27, 2026 +12
Super Troopers "WERE ALREADY PULLED OVER! WE CANT PULL OVER FURTHER!"
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Southern_Two1240 Mar 27, 2026 +36
Memento (although "first scene") is a little tricky with that one ;)
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tomtelouise Mar 27, 2026 +72
The dark knight
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Far-Obligation4055 Mar 27, 2026 +24
Its one of the most meticulous film openings I've ever seen and it sets the movie up beautifully, giving us no doubt whatsoever as to the type of Joker we're about to experience - and the impact he will have on Gotham.
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amazlington1 Mar 27, 2026 +11
Kill Bill
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WiseStupidMan Mar 27, 2026 +25
Fellowship of the Ring. The opening with Galadriel setting the story etc was fantastic
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SarahPear Mar 27, 2026 +23
LOtR: Fellowship of the Ring
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mewcubed Mar 27, 2026 +11
K Pop Demon Hunters. I generally watch movies while I'm gaming but this one immediately hooked me. I'd seen some trailers on tiktok and figured what the hell, I'll give it a go.y game was up on my main screen for the first forty minutes while I watched on my second screen and I decided to just watch it at full attention. As soon as it was over...I watched it again.
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huggalump Mar 27, 2026 +32
District 9. I saw it in theaters with friends, and I didn't even know what it was. I thought we were going to see "9", a cute CGI movie that was released around the same time. I didn't even know District 9 was a movie. And then it opened with one of the strongest openings I've seen in a movie. I was enthralled.
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Gl0cknessM0nster Mar 27, 2026 +12
It is a glorious and underrated movie!
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BedAccording5717 Mar 27, 2026 +46
Gangs of New York. The context of story. The cinematic angles. Lighting. Costumes. That movie is a top 25 of all time, for sure.
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roXplosion Mar 27, 2026 +10
Blues Brothers
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Tru_79 Mar 27, 2026 +10
Lord of the Rings had me hooked through Galadriel’s opening narration and then the 1st battle between men and elves against Saurons forces
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KeelanS Mar 27, 2026 +10
Villenueves Dune movies
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dudebro5000 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Mad max fury road
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Eagleswithwings Mar 27, 2026 +28
A Quiet Place
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Scared-Ideal-1483 Mar 27, 2026 +31
Inglorious Basterds
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MaddnessBoy Mar 27, 2026 +20
Shrek 1
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AintNoBuffet Mar 27, 2026 +19
Back to the future
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emperormax Mar 27, 2026 +6
Great opening scene. All the clocks, all the gizmos, the TV report of lost plutonium, the dog food, Marty flying across the room from the amplifier... it literally sets up the whole movie beautifully.
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QuietlyMaried Mar 27, 2026 +11
saving private ryan. that opening beach scene hit so hard i forgot i was watching a movie. my wife refuses to rewatch it with me because i go completely silent for 20 minutes
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berttleturtle Mar 27, 2026 +36
The entire opening sequence of Inglorious Basterds
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UpsetCryptographer49 Mar 27, 2026 +33
The Batman - that music and the view through the window is so fantastic. Sets the tone and creates the perfect atmosphere for a detective style action movie.
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ElodinBlackcloak Mar 27, 2026 +7
I loved every minute of this film. 3 hours might be long but I feel like it didn’t waste a single minute. I can’t wait for Part 2 which I hope is also around the 3 hours mark, 2.5 hours at a minimum after waiting 6 years for it to come out lol. The Penguin was also such an awesome show.
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cata2k Mar 27, 2026 +27
Backdoor S**** 9
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brittonwk Mar 27, 2026 +12
I never did see how that one ended. Never made it that far.
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Bishopkilljoy Mar 27, 2026 +18
The scene: Bank robbers holding up a bank with high power weapons. They break into the vault and the head goon ignores all the cash as the underlings loot. He goes straight for a lock box, blows it open, and pulls out the item labeled *P.L.O.T. Device* Naked Gun
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ganjaman4xx Mar 27, 2026 +6
Old Boy
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sixpacksitdown Mar 27, 2026 +6
Tenet
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burntasian1 Mar 27, 2026 +9
Skyfall
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Altruistic-Cut9795 Mar 28, 2026 +8
2001 a space odessey
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Tyrigoth Mar 27, 2026 +20
Shawshank Redemption.
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inaneshane Mar 27, 2026 +6
Watching The Lion King opening as a child in the 90s was something else. The visuals. The music. It was almost overwhelming.
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imlilydoe Mar 27, 2026 +9
VelociPastor
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Realistic_Rough_8638 Mar 27, 2026 +8
*Inglourious Basterds* the opening with Hans Landa at the farmhouse was so intense I literally forgot to breathe. It’s basically just a conversation but somehow feels like a horror scene.
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kareljack Mar 27, 2026 +7
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings. A great argument can be made for 'The Matrix's. I went in blind. My friend who saw it would only say "I'm not going to tell you anything about it, but trust me.. go see it." I was blown away. Truly. It was cool seeing it with my gf at the time, but part of me wishes it was one of my "see it with the crew." movies. But the Fellowship.... man.... from the first line of the opening monologue - "The world has changed. I feel it in the water...." I was transfixed. And that hauntingly beautiful melody. Then that peak moment - "Victory was near... but the power of The Ring could not be undone..." I don't have the words to fully describe what that entire opening meant to me as not just a fan of the LOTR books but a fantasy/sword and sorcery fanatic. When the movies were first announced, I kept wondering if they could truly pull it off. If they could truly do justice. Right there, in those opening minutes, I got my answer. I don't think I will ever experience that feeling in a movie ever again. Edit: The only thing that comes close was when I saw Star Wars in theaters during its initial release. That huge Star Destroyer appearing was.. gawd.
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FightOrDie123 Mar 27, 2026 +11
Thor ragnarok
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InitiativeOver7314 Mar 27, 2026 +6
The Italian Job (1969). That orange Lamborghini Miura winding up an Alpine pass to the strains of "on days like these".
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Sithlord82 Mar 28, 2026 +5
Blade. Went in completely blind and that opening rave was just amazing.
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Very_Normall Mar 27, 2026 +20
Most bond movies.
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OneWaltz6882 Mar 27, 2026 +20
Top Gun: Maverick! Love that movie
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Ritaredditonce Mar 27, 2026 +13
Gladiator.
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mortyj0024 Mar 27, 2026 +4
Warm Bodies. I was not expecting a zombie movie to open with upbeat music! Fun movie.
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Everwinter81 Mar 27, 2026 +3
Saving private Ryan.
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ExecutiveAvenger Mar 27, 2026 +5
Lately, Weapons. Horror isn't particularly my favorite genre but that bittersweetly haunting George Harrison song and the kid's voiceover sold it for me in a second. A strong start.
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forotoyodon Mar 27, 2026 +5
Titanic. I was probably 8 yo, and I was already in love with the ship (in general every ship I saw really) so that initial scene glued me to the TV. I've watched it thousands of times, and every time that initial scene locks me in
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I-fall-up-stairs Mar 27, 2026 +6
28 weeks later. Unfortunately the rest of the movie didn’t hold up but that opening was AMAZING.
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