electrons wrote:Dead Man.

Crispin Glover as the coal shoveler covered in soot on the train that is taking Johnny Depp from Erie to Machine, uncomfortably asking him questions.

"They're shoo-ting buf-falo."

Brilliant opening sequence that perfectly sets the mood for the bizarre, unfamiliar events that take place in the film. Quintessential Jim Jarmusch scene.

Poo, I'm annoyed with myself for forgetting this one.
Super duper.

Amelie totally over rated and recently saw Kieslowskis (?) The Secret Life of Veronique and thought Amelie a watered down, sacherinised imitation of parts of it.

The opening sequence of Orson Welle's original version of The Magnificent Ambersons is pretty damn shit hot, before it got fucked up by the studio'n'all. Also, the best sequence in film ever is when the barn burns down in Tarkovsky's Mirror, which if I remember rightly is only about ten minutes in. Does that count?

And let us not forget Ghostbusters.

The opening ten minutes of A Taste Of Cherry by Abbas Kiarostami.

OOh, I like the opening of Gangs of New York.

For all it's flaws this is still a great movie.

Anyone know if there are any plans for the four hour version Scorsese originally put together will ever be released?

Earwicker wrote:I was going to say Betty Blue but then concluded only a deranged sexual deviant would say such a thing.

Surely only a deranged sexual deviant would NOT say such a thing.

On a slightly more serious note.

Miikes DOA 1.

I need to pause and take five to get my breath back.

Oh and Aguirre



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Up until the opening credits of Battle Royale.

the Cool Hand Luke parking meter scene has been my favorite since i was a kid.
big lebowski rules, too.
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Sam Fuller's The Naked Kiss also has an amazing first few minutes.

Constance Towers beating the shit out of her john. Constance Towers!

I was thinking today that the ka-KAW!/breaking out of the hospital scene up through the bus ride back with the 75 year plan scene of Bottle Rocket was pretty good.

agent202 wrote:soory jason but for me Amelie is a total crap movie!!!

Don't be soory.. I don't speak French nor have I studied film. I thought it was visually beautiful and I enjoyed the music/sound a lot too. I don't see how it could be 'total crap' because that is the bottom of the scale. Surely it is not as bad as something like Gigli.