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Speaking of which - Lost in Translation wins my prize for the best opening shot of a movie...ever.

Haha, when i first saw it, for the first five seconds, i thought it was Bill Murray, before i realized it was the chick, and somehow after that distirbance it never did as much for me as i guess it does for u

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Originally posted by Hill Dawson Kane:
Haha, when i first saw it, for the first five seconds, i thought it was Bill Murray, before i realized it was the chick, and somehow after that distirbance it never did as much for me as i guess it does for u

WOW - you must think the Bill Murray has a REALLY nice arse if you got that confused.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

lol, how do you confuse Bill Murray with Scarlett Johannson?

yes its rare for me to mistake hack for talent

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What are the other best opening shots of films? (non bum related)

Fight Club is up there (the shot of Ed Norton with the gun in his mouth).

Great directing, photography, editing. The acting is exceptional. Tightly scripted, incredibly complex, and well executed. 9 outta 10.

Just saw The Prestige before it blinked out of the theater near me--what an amazingly well-done movie. Entertains me still. Worth every penny. Strangely I'm taking to this film a lot more than others like the Departed or the Fountain. This was just so well thought-out and well-shot, well-acted...I saw a lot of it coming but it still managed to grip me till the end. Magnifique.

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Just saw it last night and loved it. I can understand some of the points you guys are making, but it was a great film for me. I kept my attention and kept me thinking, but it didn't confuse me. As the movie went along it gave me a little bit more each scene, helping me through the plot without revealing too much.

The only think I'm wondering, were the two Christian Bale's twin brothers, or were they a product of the machine that Hugh Jackman was using?

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The only think I'm wondering, were the two Christian Bale's twin brothers, or were they a product of the machine that Hugh Jackman was using?

...Twins. The machine was created after Jackman's character saw them do the reappearing trick.

Good movie, but a little muddled and convoluted. And the ending with the clone machine was a bit insane...didn't fit the context of the movie.

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Good movie, but a little muddled and convoluted. And the ending with the clone machine was a bit insane...didn't fit the context of the movie.

You know it's based on the book by Christopher Priest right?

Yes, I did realize that but I've never read the book. It might be the same in the book, but it might be differently presented. This movie didn't seem sci-fi or supernatural, if they set the mood for it, or prepared you a little more, it would have worked. They nonchalantly reveal it in the twist. I think it's a good concept, but they understated its creepiness and importance. Maybe that was the point, but it just seemed like they took a good idea and shoved it in the wrong film.

Well, I thought Michael Caine's character's last line "he said it was agony" summed it up pretty well...but yes, the introduction of the supernatural might have seemed abrupt to a few people. That styling is called fabulism, also known as magical realism, where supernatural or magical elements are introduced into the world and the characters simply accept them. I don't think they understated it, but perhaps it came across that way as I'm sure they went to great lengths to avoid overstating it and thus really ruining it.