Best Opening 5 Minutes in a Movie

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So, I was having this conversation with some friends about what movies have the best first 5 minutes. We agreed on a few. I'm sure there's more that we didn't come up with. So...discuss. I've thrown up a poll with the few that we had, but feel free to vote 'Other' and post your own faves! WOO!

Oh, I guess technically I should put spoiler warnings, just in case people haven't seen these movies? So, the movies I'm talking about are: The Matrix, X-Men 2, Star Wars (Episode 4), and Jaws. Don't read below if you don't want to know about the first 5-ish minutes of these movies.

In no particular order:

Spoiler:

The Matrix: Jumping right in on Trinity's wire-fu and combat was pretty awesome.

X-Men 2: Nightcrawler *bamphing* through the white house. Who thought that they'd get it so damned RIGHT?

Star Wars: Nothing beats that first opening crawl 'A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...' followed by the pan to the ship that never stops coming and the space battle.

Jaws: Really, this is on the list for the "punchline" so to speak. Nice and serene skinny dipping scene then a girl brutally ripped up for a meal. We don't even see anything and it's just horrifying.

So, who else has an awesome first 5 minutes to recommend? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone??
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Ipsa · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:55 am Post subject:

I think one of my all time favorite movie intros has to be from The Big Hit. It's kinda nasty if you're squeamish, but they just make hacking up a corpse with a chainsaw really funny.

If I think of a better intro, I'll post it. This one just really stood out.
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Aramor · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:56 am Post subject:

The intro from The Lord of the Rings ofcourse. With Galadriel narrating that part and the Last Alliance marching towards their (Mt.) doom... Razz

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Metal_Pred · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:13 am Post subject:

avp extended version, the intro where we see the antarctica base 100 years before.
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Aramor · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:32 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah, that was awesome too. Is there anything else extended?
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myself · Gender: Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Somewhere

I think that was all it was except for a few extra seconds in the first AVP fight when those 2 Preds get sliced and diced by the aliens

Simon_Says · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

Dunnnn... Dunnn... Dunnn... OMFG LAMNAS! NANANANA!
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Frost · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject:

There were many kinds of llamas...

Aliens was sweet too...
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bernieh · Site Admin Gender: Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 947

Lost in Translation, the single, stationary, long running shot during the credits.

AAATripper · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject:

The Holy Grail, Llamas, Moose, Sacking, furry animals in far away countries.
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:01 am Post subject:

The Matrix would be my choice out of the list, but for the all-time best opener, I'd have to go with Kill Bill. Even though you know it's going to happen it's still a shock when Spoiler:

Beatrix gets shot in the head and her blood spatters the floor.

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Tantu_Horn · Gender: Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 33

For all you classic movie fans...The first five minutes of Bridge on the River Kwai is incredible as is the first five minutes of Citizen Cane..."Rosebud"
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Corporal Waffle · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:55 am Post subject:

BLADE TRINITY!!!!

Its unbelvable that someone can get so much story whithout Blade talking...!
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Samy · Gender: Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 233

somehow i feel pulp fiction should be in there, just a great beginning (especially once you see the end)

poll-wise i think i'll go with star wars, i just love those movies! Rolling Eyes

Tantu_Horn · Gender: Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 33

And you cant forget Resevoir Dogs...walking in slo mo to little green bag....awesome
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iamhalloween · Gender: Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 98 Location: Chicago

I know it's a remake, and it was kinda crap compared to the original, but the first 5 mintues (or so) of the new Dawn of the Dead made me foam at the mouth. It went from happy couple f-ing in the shower after a rough day at work, lying in bed, planning their next few days, to the boyfriend getting his throat ripped out by the little neighbor girl, a chaotic escape from the neighborhood. This all culminates into one of the best crash scenes I've ever seen, a gas guzzling SUV rams into a driver of a sensible compact car and they both crash into gas tanks which causes a huge explosion (in the theater i wet my pants in excitement, though when I got the DVD, I almost missed it because I don't have a 2000" plasma TV).
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Bounty · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:

The 1989 Punisher. Bad guy gets released from jail, he and all his thugs get stabbed, hung, tossed off high balconies, and blown up within the first 5 minutes
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riff13 · Gender: Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 20

Woooo Matrix!
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Aramor · Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:32 am Post subject:

Final Destination 2... Burnout meets HTF.
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daniel · Gender: Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 22

The Dawn of the Dead remake did have a very cool start.

But I love, love, the start of Desperado. Steve Buscemi monologue, Banderas kicking arse, than playing guitar. It's fantastic.

Aramor · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

Yeah, Los Lobos with Cancion Del Mariachi simply rules!
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Guest · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:02 am Post subject:

I totally just remembered Cannonball Run, The opening sequence with the lambourghini. Awesome!!

Big_ED · Gender: Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 25

Dead or alive
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Pumping music, Stippers,clowns,Guns,yakuza,noodles,more guns,cops,various death scenes and the longest line of coke every. It'll always be the movie opening I remember most. As It reaches out and headbutts your attention.
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Guest · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:53 pm Post subject:

Definately gotta go with Jaws, but since that one is already on the list I'd have to go with Reservoir Dogs as a second choice, after the initial intro at the diner its just chaos.

Agent 47 · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

saving private ryan, when they land on that beach
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