It's been 30 years since Pulp Fiction gave us a big cinematic slap in the face from the get go, and to mark this anniversary Cesar and Greg give you a run down of their top five opening scenes. From animated animals in the Serengeti and picket fence American suburbia, to anxiety-fuelled Italian dreamworlds and Gotham bank heists, these scenes create the initial impact great cinema deserves.
“Any of you f*****g pigs move, and I'll execute every m***********g last one of ya!” - Honey Bunny
Links to opening scenes:
Pulp Fiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jomr9SAjcyw
Manhatten
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mwZYGcbQCo
The Graduate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmAHbDSf4jQ&t=27s
The Dark Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLcHPsWK5xg
8 1/2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TsElhgMeXE&t=7s
Once Upon a Time in the West
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QML28YQBvyc
Happiness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75vymGhTKs
The Lion King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibiNy4d4gc
Trainspotting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qekXqURp-Ss&t=279s
Apocalypse Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5L617dEXlE
Blue Velvet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwuzI8Y0uW0
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