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seems like a lost art...but maybe because I'm old school (to a fault)....

a few that came to mind
     *apologies for any link screw-ups

Saving Private Ryan....(not for the squeamish)
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPA6kRuhKks

Apocalypse Now
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQasoZLNHuQ

A Clockwork Orange....for those that enjoy the ultra violence...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWLByMshYIU

Easy Rider....awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHGLBy2CdjI&feature=related

Citizen Kane...not bad for a 25 yr old dude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZOzk7T93wE&feature=player_embedded

2001: A Space Odyssey...along with Kurosawa...Kubrick the best......IMNSFHO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DXMVG8fo3g&feature=related

Once Upon a Time in the West....Sergio Leone always started strong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW-jSa9_k3M

Back to the Future...yeah I know a little sketchy but I liked it
https://www.viddler.com/explore/heyuguys/videos/392/

Blazing Saddles...maybe my favorite...not for the easily offended if not familiar
https://videosift.com/video/Blazing-Saddles-Opening-Scene


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The Dark Knight


 
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saving private ryan - one very incredible, intense opening scene.
 
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i hope they serve beer in hell, american pie...
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkEVeWBaow
 
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Raiders of the Lost Arc
 
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The Right Stuff >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W69f36A5ps&feature=related

Casino opening to J S Bach's "Matthäus Passion" (can't find a YouTube)

A Clockwork Orange....for those that enjoy the ultra violence...

prefer the opening scene >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sgeGYcgH0&feature=related to the Walter (later "Wendy") Carlos great Moog synthesizer music

AND...

the fight scene in the abandoned casino >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zRtT5jPLA to Gioachino Rossini's Overture to La Gazza Ladra. (just too bad they didn't upload the whole scene)

 
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also this A Clockwork Orange scene to Rossini >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v90KPJ6n4Ew&feature=related 
 
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The Other Guys.  Up until the Rock and Samuel L Jackson jump off the building.
 
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Fast and Furious (2009)

 
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Quote Originally Posted by zooyorkinc:

Raiders of the Lost Arc

Probably my favorite.

 
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Fast and Furious (2009)

Hmm...

 
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Good thread....

You guys have listed most of the good ones, especially Saving Private Ryan and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

I do have to include Inglorious Basterds.  Sure, some say it is more of the same from Tarantino, but a great scene nonetheless.  And you have to applaud the performance by Waltz.

And for more of a guilty pleasure, you can't go wrong with the opening of The Matrix. 

 
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Goodfellas
The Dark Knight
 
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other than back to the future and once upon time in the west, that list is dead on....

id like to add: there will be blood, scream1, saw1,
 
 
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oh and chinatown....one of my top3 movies!! 
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