Gran Apertura means "Great Opening" in Italian. I felt it was an appropriate title for the new column I will be writing here at C-C-D. I love movies, but every once in a blue there is an opening segment in a movie that just sets the bar way to high for the rest of the flick. This opening scene is so good, it can't be topped by the rest of the movie itself. Or, sometimes the opening scene is part of an excellent film, and it does the job of getting you roped in. No matter what, the opening scene in a movie is probably THE MOST IMPORTANT scene in the whole film. So this column will highlight some of the greatest opening segments from the wide world of cinema. If you like what you see, maybe you will go ahead a check out the films in completion. Happy Viewings!!!
This week we check out Albert Brooks and Dan Aykroyd in the opening scene from The Twilight Zone movie. This is one of the all time greatest opening scenes ever, and it scared the f'n shit outta me when I was a kid. I like this clip cause it also shows the start of the first scene after the credits, the one starring Vic Morrow. Morrow died on the set of this movie due to a mechanical accident, so this movie is bizarrely eerie even in real life. All in all a solid flick, with one of the best opening scenes ever. Look how young Aykroyd and Brooks are.... wow!!! Enjoy the clip, sorry for the subtitles...
Gran Apertura means "Great Opening" in Italian. I felt it was an appropriate title for the new column I will be writing here at C-C-D. I love movies, but every once in a blue there is an opening segment in a movie that just sets the bar way to high for the rest of the flick. This opening scene is so good, it can't be topped by the rest of the movie itself. Or, sometimes the opening scene is part of an excellent film, and it does the job of getting you roped in. No matter what, the opening scene in a movie is probably THE MOST IMPORTANT scene in the whole film. So this column will highlight some of the greatest opening segments from the wide world of cinema. If you like what you see, maybe you will go ahead a check out the films in completion. Happy Viewings!!!
xXx - 2002 - Directed By: Rob Cohen Starring: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Samuel L. Jackson
Now, I know that xXx was not the greatest movie in the world, but it was kinda cool in terms of an action/ popcorn flick it does ok. Vin Diesel is cool as Xander Cage, aka xXx, a rebel who causes all types of shit to stir up controversy and has finally gone to far. He is approached by Augustus Gibbons (Samuel Jackson) who works for the NSA with a plan to infiltrate a anarchist group in eastern Europe. I know, its a stretch, but Diesel is wonderful as X and he makes me laugh and is a bad ass. Not to mention Asia Argento is a hot piece of arse...
Thats good enough for me. The opening scene has nothing to do with the characters we have discussed so far, but instead shows a random NSA agent recovering some sort of microchip, and then being chased by some Eastern European criminal types. He runs right into a Rammstein (the German death metal band) concert which is sick, filled with flames and a guy with a flame thrower face mask (that shit is sick). Next we meet sharpshooter Kirill, who pops our NSA doof as he crosses the dancefloor from the balcony. All in all, a great scene. Check it out. xXx is also available for Netflix Instant Streaming, so make it happen captain!!!
