The greatest opening sequences

A Listmania! list by Trego "Lord Glenny of Banbury" (Windsor Castle UK)
 
Leon [DVD] [1995]
1.  Leon [DVD] [1995] DVD ~ Jean Reno
The list author says:
  "Leon slaughters everyone, except the tubby one. Fantastic display of assasin skills."
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Replacement Killers [DVD] [1998]
2.  Replacement Killers [DVD] [1998] DVD ~ Yun-Fat Chow
The list author says:
  "Straight into the action with a great slow motion pan thru the night club with the music building to a crescendo. Then he kills the baddies, with no tubbies in sight."
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Saving Private Ryan [DVD] [1998]
3.  Saving Private Ryan [DVD] [1998] DVD ~ Tom Hanks
The list author says:
  "The most frantic and violent first 30 mins will take your breath away. You'll need a lie down after this, especially as its 163 mins long. Yawn."
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Memento [2000] [DVD]
4.  Memento [2000] [DVD] DVD ~ Guy Pearce
The list author says:
  "Its all over, cos this starts at the end. Cool. You'll have to watch it again, and again. And again. If it starts to make sense; have a lie down, you're over doing it."
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Swordfish [DVD] [2001]
5.  Swordfish [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ John Travolta|Halle Berry|Hugh Jackman|Don Cheadle
The list author says:
  "Whats going on? Is this a masterclass in film making or a fiction story. Then it becomes clear and the explosions start. Brilliant."
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Mission : Impossible 2 [2000] [DVD]
6.  Mission : Impossible 2 [2000] [DVD] DVD ~ Tom Cruise
The list author says:
  "A bit of a cheat this one cos its not quite the opening sequence, but the rock climbing scene is superb, despite the occasionally obvious rope."
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Hard Boiled [DVD] [1993]
7.  Hard Boiled [DVD] [1993] DVD ~ Yun-Fat Chow
The list author says:
  "Chow and John Woo again. Mr Fat plays the clarinet (he's actually playing) and disposes of 1,000,000 extras in 20 mins. Without reloading."
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