Best Opening Sequence ever?

[Belkin]

How about.....ENTER THE DRAGON!!!!!

[UNKNOWN GRAVE]

OUATITW of course

and I like the beginning sequence to The Outlaw Josey Wales.  It sets the opening of the film well and when Eastwood says I'll be joining you then and then the music starts up.  Not bad.

[Belkin]

What about the opening to HOW THE WEST WAS WON! Terrific visuals ans brilliant voice over by SPENCER TRACY! Shame about the rest of the movie

[KERMIT]

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN! THAT MUSIC! THAT OPENING! STILL GET GOOSEBUMPS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!  

me ?  i'm w/ BELKIN on magnificent seven.  

[Frank]

The opening to Jaws is pretty damn good, and it incorporates a dynamite musical theme which is the hallmark of a Leone western.

[Film-Junkie Zach]

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY
THE GODFATHER AND THE GODFATHER PART II
KILL BILL
PULP FICTION
JACKIE BROWN
THE DIRTY DOZEN
KELLY'S HEROES
AMORES PERROS
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
MEAN STREETS
GOODFELLAS
CARLITO'S WAY
THE SEVEN SAMURAI
WEST SIDE STORY
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

[mackace23]

I always dug the opening to Leone: The Professional, the Luc Besson movie. And of course OUATITW.

[DJIMBO]

Seeing it yesterday on BBC1, cany believe didnt think of it b4, it is of course:

Raiders of the Lost Ark

But i still think OUATITW is better  

[Belkin]

Love the opening to the 1966 JAMES GARNER western DUEL AT DIABLO!. Music is ace.

[The Smoker]

Come on its OUATITW. nuff said

Razing Arizona Has to be seen a couple of times to take in the complete beauty of it.  

For  frills
Mad Max all 20 mins of it. ending with a the shot up into Max's face.

Carpenter's The Thing but only really has that power when your a virgin to the film. Norwegian Helicopter & the wolf bounding across the snow plain.

[Bill Carson]

  hola amigos. yep, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is probably my favourite opening to a movie; a cracking summary of the whole INDIANA JONES myth. PLUS! I love the opening to an underrated (actually pretty much UNKNOWN!) animated fantasy film called FIRE & ICE - the sequence features a 'witch's narration' over some beautiful Frank Frazetta artwork

[Ify]

The Kill Bill: Volume 1 opening sequence for me has to be the best ever! David Carradine's voice is so powerful, and as we can't see his face it makes him seem that much more powerful. The black and white shot of the blood splattered Bride just laying there on the ground. The words Carradine speaks are also so powerful. And we see a hand wiping away some of the blood from her face with a handkerchief with 'Bill' written on it is just remarkable. And then "No Kiddo, this moment, this is me at my most ... masochistic" suddenly the Bride speaks "Bill.... It's you bab" and before she can finish off her sentence we hear this loud gun shot. Blood just splattering out from her head. For me that has to be one of Tarantino's 'genius' moments. It is so unexpected. Bang Bang playing right after is also so relevant.

I also like the opening sequence to Once Upon A Time In The West, but I lke the Henry Fonda scene which occurs after it much more better and feel this scene with "As a Judgement" playing is so classic Leone!!

[Half Soldier]

I've just seen El Mariachi for the 1st time and that has a powerful beginning with a modern SW feel.  The rest of the film does not dissapoint.  

[Ify]

I've just seen El Mariachi for the 1st time and that has a powerful beginning with a modern SW feel.  The rest of the film does not dissapoint.  

Yes Robert Rodriguez is a huge fan of Leone's. The El Mariachi character also resembles "The Man With No Name"

[DJIMBO]

another great one, Seven Samurai.