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By *og-Man OP Man 4 weeks ago

somewhere

I'm going to go with Raiders of The Lost Ark

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By (user no longer on site) 4 weeks ago

Saving Ryan's privates..wait

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By *otownkid1967Man 4 weeks ago

Portlaoise

James bond have had some incredible opening scenes over the years.

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By *ustagentMan 4 weeks ago

wa14

Where eagles dare

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By *huCullainMan 4 weeks ago

Rathowen

From recent movies it would have to be Deadpool & Wolverine. One of the funniest opening scenes since blazing saddles.

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By *lueLotusWoman 4 weeks ago

the wilderness

Life of Brian, where 'mary' falls off her chair with the fright when the wise men come in

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By *ubzrMan 4 weeks ago

Dublin

Scream

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By *r_Insatiable666Man 4 weeks ago

Cork

Up... it's probably the only scene that I remember from the movie.

Oh an Lotr cate blanchett speaking of the rings.

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By *lan157Man 4 weeks ago

a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex

The film " Battle of Britain " has a really excellent opening.

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By *c777Man 4 weeks ago

Dublin

Inglorious basterds deserves a mention

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By *ayFieldsMan 4 weeks ago

Leixlip

Love the opening to The Dark Knight

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By *ayFieldsMan 4 weeks ago

Leixlip

Lord of the Rings the fellowship also

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By *V8-DublinCouple 4 weeks ago

City Centre

Lord of war. The lifecycle of a bullet from the perspective of the bullet from creation to embedded in someone’s forehead.

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By *adger BrocMan 4 weeks ago

Co. Cork

Jaws 🦈

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By *ayFieldsMan 4 weeks ago

Leixlip

Oh opening scene in Drive ....il stop now 😅

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By *enkoMan 4 weeks ago

Walkinstown

The opening scene in Intermission with Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon who would go on to play his sister in Banshees of Inisherin.

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By *og-Man OP Man 4 weeks ago

somewhere

"The opening scene in Intermission with Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon who would go on to play his sister in Banshees of Inisherin."

I presume you shop there being so close to it

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By *ionycusMan 4 weeks ago

Babylon

Trainspotting was pretty damn good

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple 4 weeks ago

The West

"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster"

That was a movie that started as it meant to go on!

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By *arrot_in_a_boxCouple 4 weeks ago

kinda dublin

Zombieland

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By *ayFieldsMan 4 weeks ago

Leixlip

"Zombieland"

Brilliant

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By *og-Man OP Man 4 weeks ago

somewhere

"Zombieland"

Just watched in on Youtube

Never heard of it before but it looks brilliant

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple 4 weeks ago

The West

"Zombieland"

Don't know how I haven't watched that film! Bookmarked!

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By *aywhatnowMan 4 weeks ago

North County

Bank Robbery Scene in the Dark Knight is excellent... But I'd go with the first robbery in Heat, set the tone for a classic.

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By *avrick180Man 4 weeks ago

Pontypool/Torquay

Rocky 4

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By *aptain Caveman41Man 4 weeks ago

Home

Blade

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By *onderingpurposeMan 4 weeks ago

Belfast

Raging Bull. De Niro playing Jake La Motta. Shadow boxing in a ring with flash bulbs busting from outside the ropes. Moving to Cavalleria Rusticana. Fighting nobody but himself. A story foretold

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By *iscuits8Man 4 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

Dumb & Dumber

"That's a lovely accent. New Jersey?"

"Austria?"

"Austria! Well then... g'day mate, let's put another shrimp on the barbie"

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By *oxyvixen99Woman 4 weeks ago

Newtownabbey

The lion king

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By *uddlyBear1972Man 4 weeks ago

Just inside the Pale

All above are excellent choices. But one that seems overlooked is actually the opening scene to the original Star Wars. Imagine (or remember for some of us) being a kid in 1977 seeing that for the first time in a cinema.

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By *onnie129Couple 4 weeks ago

galway

Baby driver. Best part of the film. I'll watch that and not the rest of it!

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By *rMotivator2.0Man 4 weeks ago

Donegal

Has to be Scarface

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By *r GadgetMan 4 weeks ago

Mayo

"Blade "

Exactly what I was thinking, coolest intro of all time

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By *oo32Man 4 weeks ago

tipperary

Goodfellas

The lion King

Raiders of the lost ark

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By *huCullainMan 4 weeks ago

Rathowen

"Lord of war. The lifecycle of a bullet from the perspective of the bullet from creation to embedded in someone’s forehead. "

That's actually a brilliant opening scene

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By *ogladyWoman 4 weeks ago

The bog

"Life of Brian, where 'mary' falls off her chair with the fright when the wise men come in"

His not the massigha his a very naughty ht boy..

😂😂😂

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By *nonymousxxxMan 3 weeks ago

Dublin

Some excellent suggestions there.

For me, it is Halloween, that POV long shot of a mysterious person coming into a house, walking around, grabbing a knife, grabbing a clown mask, and killing the girl. Then, outside, you realise it’s just a kid. And then the ominous music, perfect.

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By *einster-CoupleCouple 3 weeks ago

Dublin

For me, inglorious bastards. And a belter of a film to boot

Mr LC

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By *nonymousxxxMan 3 weeks ago

Dublin

Also Up.

It still tugs hard on my heartstrings anytime I see it.

There is so much emotion in just a minute or two of animation.

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By *annersandrespectMan 3 weeks ago

Here and there

Difficult to beat Gladiator, AWESOME opening scene .." they say no " 🎥👊

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