To me the best opening sequence of all time is the Lion King intro. The music starts, the sun rises, the colorful animals gather through the beautiful African scenery, Rafiki approaches, the music crescendos, Rafiki raises Simba up, the animals bow, "The Lion King" flashes on the screen.. epic. It was such a creative way to intro the future king to the animal kingdom and the audience.
https://youtu.be/FvWapeNNphA?feature=shared
What are your favorite movie intros?
by Patient-Major-6064
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the Lion King intro is a classic for sure, but i gotta shout out the opening of Saving Private Ryan. that D-Day scene hits hard and sets the tone for the whole movie. what else ya got?
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The Rock
The Dark Knight is up there
[Life of a bullet](https://youtu.be/RVDyoCWz0vM) from Lord of War (2005)
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Up
Once Upon a Time in the West.
Master and commander
It’s not the greatest, not even Top 10, but I absolutely loved the opening to JJ Abrams Star Trek.
“Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved eight hundred lives, including your mother’s and yours. I dare you to do better.”
X2
Dark Knight and its inspiration, Heat.
Touch of Evil
2001: A Space Odyssey must be the most iconic opening ever.
Instantly recognisable for the music, the apes, the obelisk and the first smashing bones.
Pulp fiction
Baby Driver has an amazing opening scene.
Not the best of all time, but had to give it a mention.
Baby Driver isn’t the best but it’s definitely one of my favorites.
The original. The best. I’m talkin’ ’bout Shaft (1971)
[Shaft (1971) – Opening Credit – YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlsufZj9Fg&t=8s)
Heat
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Jackass 3D
Blade, any of the many bond openings- Casino Royale is a great one, the Matrix one is iconic, X2 nightcrawler in the white house
Baz Lurmans Romeo and Juliet has to be up there just for the thundering soundtrack and then dropping into the montage boys.
Either ***The Fellowship of the Ring*** or ***The Two Towers***.
Grand Prix
(I amar prestar aen.)
The world is changed.
(Han matho ne nen.)
I feel it in the water.
Children of Men
Blade
Love the opening to Drive, where Gosling is listening to the lakers game on the radio and times it to use as cover for his escape.
Ghost Ship
That intro gives me goosebumps every time.
Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun is classic.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLXYu6plhg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLXYu6plhg)
The Gentlemen
Touch of Evil has to be up there. Personally, A new hope probably has it in the bag from an iconic point of view.
For a horror movie, Friday the 13th 2009 remake.
Vanilla sky
#Inglorious Bastards
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring are both up there
Once upon a time in the west
Star Wars A New Hope
Gladiator. The battle scene in the forest.
“At my signal, unleash hell”
Blade
Lots of them, but since many have been said I’ll go with The Prince of Egypt. Just watched the movie after decades last week and the whole opening up gave me goosebumps.
Mad Max 2.
GoldenEye