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Jan 6, 2025
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It’s a great scene, but not an opening scene.

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Sandstone Cougar

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The opening of "Fellowship Of The Ring" Still gives me the chills.

crimedog Insensitive ....

Jan 6, 8:33pm

Do they make movies like this anymore?

Projectoor

Jan 6, 8:34pm

No. Film directors and producers have become lazy. All bad CGI and sequel

Chefcurry

Jan 6, 8:37pm

Including The Hobbit strangely

Great38

Jan 6, 8:53pm

Return of the King also had some CGI overkill, to be honest.

OrsoNero

Jan 6, 10:14pm

Nope. Last of the Great Epic Movies

crimedog

Jan 6, 8:37pm

RE: Nope. Last of the Great Epic Movies

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 6, 8:39pm

Yes they do. Interstellar, 1917, Avengers: Endgame, Top Gun: Maverick, Planet of the Apes movies have been great imo

CSoul

Jan 6, 9:02pm

No too White

I'mBatman

Jan 6, 9:16pm

There's not much comparable source material out there.

russkiejedi

Jan 6, 9:25pm

I think Dune is up there.

curls

Jan 6, 9:59pm

I think Dune is the best bit of cinematic world-building since LOTR

ldssdl

Jan 7, 7:14am

Yeah, I was a bit skeptical of Dune because of my childhood experience with the

russkiejedi

Jan 7, 9:20am

Nope. The world is changing.

Courtimedes

Jan 7, 6:48am

"It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the Elves, immortal..."

slappy

Jan 6, 8:37pm

Wow! I’m watching that right now.

LBCougar

Jan 6, 8:37pm

Me too

crimedog

Jan 6, 8:38pm

The opening of the Two Towers is even better.

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 6, 8:38pm

Battle of Helms Deep is even better

crimedog

Jan 6, 8:39pm

It’s a great scene, but not an opening scene.

Sandstone Cougar

Jan 6, 8:40pm

Bilbo's favorite bath time songs from the book is even better

vagabonder

Jan 6, 8:42pm

We just watched it last weekend! Agreed, nothing like those movies

libertycoug

Jan 6, 8:46pm

Tough to think of a lot of definitively better opening scenes

cajuncoug

Jan 6, 8:49pm

Underrated one is X-Men 2 with Night Crawler trying to assassinate the president.

P-Boy Squad

Jan 6, 8:57pm

MI:III

CSoul

Jan 6, 9:04pm

Star Wars Episode 3 also has an underrated opening scene. The massive space battle is awesome

letthewookieewin

Jan 6, 9:24pm

RE: Star Wars Episode 3 also has an underrated opening scene. The massive space

russkiejedi

Jan 7, 9:10am

We watch the trilogy every year around New Year's...it gets better every year

WhirleyPop

Jan 6, 9:19pm

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