What's your nominee for a great opening scene in a movie?

Top Gun.

Buckaroo Banzai

Blade

Machete.

”My Favorite

The Wild Bunch is a great choice!

Others that come to mind:

Star Wars

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Mad Max (the original)

The Road Warrior

Quantum of Solace

Shoot Em Up

Up

UHF

Every Tremors movie ever, god are those movies good.

The African Queen

Opening scene of “Big Jake,” John Wayne. “I thought you was dead?” “Not hardly!” Great character introduction.

https://youtu.be/3opoCWqrEPI

The Big Chill – dressing him, especially pulling the shirt cuffs down over the stitches. Kevin Costner played Alex, the dead friend.

Oh! Also, The Wolf of Wall Street!

Inglorious Basterds. A master class in pure tension.

ZARDOZ. That giant floating head is FREAKY, man!

Shaun of the Dead

Star Wars. I was a kid and watching the Imperial destroyer stretch and stretch across the screen was awesome. Easily my favorite moment in a movie theater.

Inglorious Bastards (2009)

Christopher Waltz would’ve received the Oscar from this scene alone