In the course of the opening, he sets off a collapse, a careering and huge boulder he must outrun, before being double crossed by his local guide afterward. Raiders of the Lost Ark perfectly introduces us to our intrepid archaeologist/adventurer as he retrieves a lost artefact from a boobytrap laden tomb. The ultimate action adventure film has to have a great opening sequence right? Well yes.
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Heat, full of great dialogue, beautiful photography and gripping encounters, never lets up, punctuated by exceptional and exquisitely executed set pieces. Then comes the introduction of Vincent Hanna, the flipside to Neil’s (De Niro) coin. We now see the dynamic of how De Niro operates and soon after it establishes Waingro as a loose end.
Now it’s a murder charge and consequently in a planned contingency, the other guards are killed. It’s violent and authoritative as they disarm and disorientate the guards, but they’ll live… that is until a spanner in the works, Waingro (Kevin Gage), a new recruit with an itchy trigger finger, shoots down a guard. It’s quick, brutal and they’re running on a schedule down to the second. A well orchestrated hit on a transport vehicle sees Robert De Niro and his band of criminal cohorts strike with ruthless efficiency. Michael Mann’s classic crime thriller starts as it means to go on, and that’s with a visceral, hard hitting and terse sequence which is gritty and precise. At which point we’ve already done period epic, horror and now martial arts are thrown in, as Dacascos shows off his physical prowess whilst rain torrential pours down. They run into bandits dressed as women who are tormenting a farmer and his daughter. It’s brutal and effective, before transitioning right into the introduction of Gregoire De Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan) and his trusted Native American aide Mani (Mark Dacascos). The first scene is a Jaws-esque sequence where a peasant is stalked and killed by an unseen creature. Within the opening 10 minutes he’s set the tone perfectly, as an aging Lord in a France under revolution, recounts the Beast of Gevauden, a creature which killed peasants in the French Countryside, and the Naturalist sent (by order of the King) to investigate. It was a genre mash up that was part period epic, part horror, martial arts action film and fantasy. Brotherhood of the WolfĬhristophe Gans announced himself around the world with his mega hit, Brotherhood of the Wolf. That the rest of the film, nay trilogy, couldn’t live up to the opening scene, is not a surprise. It’s a majestic scene only dated by some of the CGI, but it shows the brilliant mix of fierce martial arts and Blade’s arsenal of weaponry that drive the film from then on. Blood rains from sprinklers and the whole place is filled with the undead…then Snipes arrives as Blade and opens up a hefty can of whoop-ass. The opening vampire club sequence in particular is a brilliant way to open, as Traci Lords takes an unsuspecting human (see lamb to slaughter) to an underground rave where he’ll end up a main course. The dark, brooding comic book film from Stephen Norrington had a stoic Wesley Snipes in good form and Stephen Dorff enjoying himself as the villain, Deacon Frost. Ahead of its time, stylistically very of its time, but also distinctly flawed, Blade was almost the orchestrator of its own demise. The film that really blazed a trail for the MCU, was Blade back in 1998.
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Here are fifteen of the greatest movie openings… Blade Others might open somewhat meekly but improve as the film goes on (but at the risk of having lost viewers before the going gets good). Some films open brilliantly and can’t maintain it. Some films will opt for intrigue and a slow burn, but there needs to be enough to stop a viewer from potential peering down to their phone. In the age of streaming and a lust for instant gratification, where Tik Tok videos all of 20 seconds occasionally fail to keep attention till the end, it’s essential to open strongly.
A film’s goal is to grab the attention of viewers and hold them until the final credits roll. Tom Jolliffe looks at 15 great movie openings which hook the audience immediately…Īudiences are a difficult bunch to please sometimes.
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