What is the best way you've seen characters of a movie introduced to an audience right at the beginning of a movie? I'm watching The Goonies and I love how the movies shows us every Goonie while the Fratellis are running from the police. We get Data trying out a new gadget and almost getting ran over. We see Steph's tomboyish side. Chunk getting too excited and splattering his face with his drink. Mouth gets sprayed in the face while the chase happens in the background. It's a fun introduction. What about you guys? Have a favorite?
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Best Introduction to all of the Characters During the Beginning of a Movie?
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super-famicom
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Majima's introduction in Yakuza 0 is one of the greats
Edit- I enjoyed Star Lord's introduction in GotG
Edit- I enjoyed Star Lord's introduction in GotG
DiipuSurotu
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Temple of Doom
What did he mean by this?
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Tough question. City of God has nice intro with the soccer game
inb4 cbms
inb4 cbms
UnemployedVillain
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Both Willie and Short Round were annoying af
And I just thought of a good one
SNATCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAgI51QvWxs
It's stylish, goes over pretty much all the main characters, and gives you a glimpse of their personalities
Stone Ocean
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Exactly, you know from the start that you're in for some of the most annoying side kicks in history, their introduction is perfectly made to annoy you as much as humanly possible.
forgeforsaken
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Reservoir Dogs is pretty good.
Don't get killed by her. Her sword steals men's souls.
Guess more of a credit sequence, but like Assault on Arkham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EuwFw-7ke0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EuwFw-7ke0
Outdoor Miner
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Came in to say this. +1
Master Yoshi
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Does Inglorious Basterds count? Loved the way it introduced the Basterds.
andythinkpad
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Aliens
"Looking into my eyes"
"Who's snow white?"
"Have you ever mistaken for a men?"
"No. Have you?"
God damn I can quote the whole first half.
"Looking into my eyes"
"Who's snow white?"
"Have you ever mistaken for a men?"
"No. Have you?"
God damn I can quote the whole first half.
TheLetdown
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Thought it hadn't been posted. So, so glad that it did.
This is the benchmark for this thread, to me.
Edit: high water mark would be the better way to say it. I can't think of anything from the top of my head that so clearly lays it out, and with such style.
Oh yeah that's a good one.
RecRoulette
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First movie that came to mind.
Skellig Gra
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The wedding in The Godfather, obviously.
Yeah, in terms of a large group of key characters in a single sequence, it doesn't get better than this.
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
Is this from Fellowship?
disappeared
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Fight Club pulls this off pretty well I think.
Mighty Chin
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Snatch. Perfect example.
Razgriz-Specter
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GotG 2 might not count because it's a sequel, but still.
Honestly annoyed me in the theater but I was looking on YouTube by the time I got home
Skellig Gra
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Yeah, it's Aragorns introduction. Not really spot on to what the OP is asking but it's so cool.
SomedayTheFire
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Stop posting stuff without naming the film.
This, and the fact that the initial rundown excludes a character, to make it absolutely no surprise when he dies soon after.
Connor MacLeod beheading a dude in a parking lot while 80s golden era Pro Wrestling happens above.
Highlander.
Also, the introduction of the villain in 13 Assassins is so effective that you spend the rest of the movie demanding loudly that he get his comeuppance as quickly as possible.
Highlander.
Also, the introduction of the villain in 13 Assassins is so effective that you spend the rest of the movie demanding loudly that he get his comeuppance as quickly as possible.
Sgt. Kabukiman
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Once upon a time in the West.
That's some masterclass shit.
That's some masterclass shit.
ArgyleReptile
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Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
Best part of the movie haha.
Peanut Butter
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The Breakfast Club
ForkNetwork
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The wedding in The Godfather, obviously.
GOAT
CyclopsRock
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The Come and Get Your Love scene in Guardians of Galaxy is brilliant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_jRQBGKPaA
Because in just a few minutes you know everything you need to know about Starlord, who he is, how he reacts to thing, all without any dialogue. Brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_jRQBGKPaA
Because in just a few minutes you know everything you need to know about Starlord, who he is, how he reacts to thing, all without any dialogue. Brilliant.
pete_townshend
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Watchmen
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wants to fuck an Asian grill.
There's some juicy colonist daughters we have to rescue from their virginity.
Irish comedy, Intermission:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8EGCC9NNvo
Colin Farrell intro scene is fantastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8EGCC9NNvo
Colin Farrell intro scene is fantastic