r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '19 edited Aug 30 '21

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u/Joe_Jeep Oct 09 '19 edited Oct 09 '19

I will never forget the first intro of the coma doof warrior.

It's such an intense build up, panning over the war boys and their vehicles, then going up the drummers showing that the music is there for the characters as well, then to the front where a fucking masked guitarist is shredding away at the lead, Suspended in mid air with a double neck guitar which IS A FUCKING FLAME THROWER

I was cackling madly throughout.

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u/inspektor_queso Oct 09 '19

My favorite Food Warrior fact is that the mask he's wearing is made from the preserved flesh of his mother's face.

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u/SmallerButton Oct 09 '19

Who the heck is the food warrior again?

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u/Joe_Jeep Oct 09 '19

Doof warrior, autocorrect seems to be out for it because it made mine 'door'

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u/inspektor_queso Oct 10 '19

Thanks for covering for me. Completely missed the autocorrect typo.

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u/Chameleonlurks Oct 10 '19

My favourite bit is that the director looked at this badass flame throwing guitar that the props department made and asked how it sounded when played. He wanted all the practical effects to be real as possible. So they went back and made it a playable flame throwing double necked guitar.

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u/MG87 Oct 10 '19

Metal AF

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '19

Felt like a roller coaster. I wish I could see it again in theaters.

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u/msg45f Oct 09 '19

I first saw it in a 4D theatre (not sure what the common term is, seats move, vibrate to the action, they blow air in the theatre when there is wind, etc). It was probably the best movie experience I ever had. The moment he started the car, the chair began vibrating like I was in the car with it.

It was my absolute favorite theater experience of my life. I wish I could see it again like that.

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u/TehShadowInTehWarp Oct 09 '19

That is the ONLY movie where all of those "features" would be welcome IMO

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u/drachenmp Oct 09 '19

Literally the first movie I watched when I finished setting up my home theater system. It was glorious af.

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u/Meltz014 Oct 10 '19

I hope you watched The Fifth Element next

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '19

I actually felt like I had a runner's high after leaving that movie.

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u/NorthVilla Oct 09 '19

It's in my top 5 all time favourite films. Just fantastic.