Glorious beginnings
RAGING BULL- De niro shadow boxes and its time for clenched fists when he says 'i remember those cheers,they still ring in my ears'.And those lines get more subtle,shakespeare and beautiful .One of the most powerful beginnings,has to be.
APOCALYPSE NOW-Morrison's beautiful voice sings 'the end' as helicopter blades dissolve into fan blades.How much better can it get?
RESERVOIR DOGS-The lesser the said the better.
THE KILLING-This is a personal favourite.As the narrator describes the unique method of betting that Marvin Unger employs in the race track you get the feeling that you are in for a beauty.Maybe this is the first time Kubrick told the world 'Ladies and gentlemen,here I come'.
FIGHT CLUB- People are always asking me if i know Tyler Durden!!
THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE UGLY-When "The Good" flashes on the screen in that weird font a good twenty minutes would have elapsed.Now is that a beginning??Bloody hell it is.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC-After a brilliant shot of nature the protagonist stretches her arms and sings 'the hills are alive with the sound of music' with delirious joy.
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN-The most unbelievable simulation of a real battlefield.Mind boggling the word I am looking for?
SNATCH-This again is a personal favourite.'My name is Turkish.Funny for an Englishman I know'.Uninterrupted fun all the way.
Is there any glaring omission??Huh....How can I forget the rain falling in RASHOMON.
APOCALYPSE NOW-Morrison's beautiful voice sings 'the end' as helicopter blades dissolve into fan blades.How much better can it get?
RESERVOIR DOGS-The lesser the said the better.
THE KILLING-This is a personal favourite.As the narrator describes the unique method of betting that Marvin Unger employs in the race track you get the feeling that you are in for a beauty.Maybe this is the first time Kubrick told the world 'Ladies and gentlemen,here I come'.
FIGHT CLUB- People are always asking me if i know Tyler Durden!!
THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE UGLY-When "The Good" flashes on the screen in that weird font a good twenty minutes would have elapsed.Now is that a beginning??Bloody hell it is.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC-After a brilliant shot of nature the protagonist stretches her arms and sings 'the hills are alive with the sound of music' with delirious joy.
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN-The most unbelievable simulation of a real battlefield.Mind boggling the word I am looking for?
SNATCH-This again is a personal favourite.'My name is Turkish.Funny for an Englishman I know'.Uninterrupted fun all the way.
Is there any glaring omission??Huh....How can I forget the rain falling in RASHOMON.
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