Gran Apertura means "Great Opening" in Italian. I felt it was an appropriate title for the new column I will be writing here at C-C-D. I love movies, but every once in a blue there is an opening segment in a movie that just sets the bar way to high for the rest of the flick. This opening scene is so good, it can't be topped by the rest of the movie itself. Or, sometimes the opening scene is part of an excellent film, and it does the job of getting you roped in. No matter what, the opening scene in a movie is probably THE MOST IMPORTANT scene in the whole film. So this column will highlight some of the greatest opening segments from the wide world of cinema. If you like what you see, maybe you will go ahead a check out the films in completion. Happy Viewings!!!
xXx - 2002 - Directed By: Rob Cohen Starring: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Samuel L. Jackson
Thats good enough for me. The opening scene has nothing to do with the characters we have discussed so far, but instead shows a random NSA agent recovering some sort of microchip, and then being chased by some Eastern European criminal types. He runs right into a Rammstein (the German death metal band) concert which is sick, filled with flames and a guy with a flame thrower face mask (that shit is sick). Next we meet sharpshooter Kirill, who pops our NSA doof as he crosses the dancefloor from the balcony. All in all, a great scene. Check it out. xXx is also available for Netflix Instant Streaming, so make it happen captain!!!
I was one of the ones who thought the first two movies were great with a terrific idea - cast the hot flavour of the month as the new xxx each movie with only Gibons moving from film to film. He would be a three man team, xxx, Gibbons, and some tech genius. Any male (or female) actor with buzz around them could do a nice action film to pad their resume and the studio gets them while they are still affordable. You can go all batshit crazy with the story too because we all know the xxx doesn't live after each mission. That is until movie five when you bring back Vin as the bad guy who the past three xxx's have to team up to defeat. There I just wrote the movie for you. I enjoyed that intro. Nice stuff here at your site. I like to visit and spend some time when | do come here. It's one of my guilty pleasures. Keep up the good work brother.
ReplyDeleteThanks kid... Appreciate it!
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