>>>>The most awesome opening scene in a movie:
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>>>>The Matrix Reloaded - where Carrie-Anne Moss rides the bike off the roof and drops it into the guard room. 10/10 ...
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>>>>That one was good - but for me, the opening scene of Calligula just gets me every time. ;)
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>>>The Andy McDowell Caligula? I haven't seen that since the 70s - and can't say I'd be much bothered to - but can't recall a stunning opening. What was it? (all I can remember is that the film was very bawdy and that some guys were buried up to their necks in sand and a huge juggernaut, with ground-level spinning blades, came along and either chopped their heads off or crushed them
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>>Surely you mean Malcolm McDowell? There is an American actress named Andie MacDowell but "Caligula" was well before her time.
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>DOH! Yes! She from "Four Weddings ... " and L'Oreal ads :-) I'm terrible at mixing up surnames/forenames when there are famous people with either/both.
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>Anyway, you knew what I meant, that it obviously wasn't Andie. So you meant that film? What was the opening sequence?
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>Isn't it funny that as soon as you mentioned this film, someone came up with the opening of Gladiator, which had sprung to my mind when i saw your post.


It was Kevin who mentioned the opening scene of "Caligula". I haven't seen it.