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@tyranasarusReX24
Ай бұрын
So the remake of when a stranger calls is very different from the original.
@n0turfath3r3
Ай бұрын
Love this video. You should make a part 2 because you left out Friday the 13th remake, Bride of Chucky, Smile, Halloween, House of 1000 Corpses to name a few.
@mychunkyjordi7585
Ай бұрын
The opening to the remake of when a stranger calls is completely different to the OG 😊🐾💜👍👋
@whobitmyname
Ай бұрын
Ghost Ship's opening is like a perfect horror short all on its own.
@darktheories1758
Ай бұрын
Too bad the rest of the movie screws it all up.
@Maomaolicious
Ай бұрын
I def remembering seeing that in theaters with my mom and being terrified. So many years have gone by and I still think about that opening.
@whobitmyname
Ай бұрын
@@darktheories1758 that's the whole point. Just pretend the rest of the movie doesn't exist.
@eddiew2325
Ай бұрын
@@whobitmyname ghost ship shouldve been the sequel to titanic
@31webseries
Ай бұрын
It's definitely a script that sold em in the first ten pages. "No I don't even have to read the rest, green light, let's go!"
@mitchlawhorn4770
Ай бұрын
How in the world is Halloween not on here? The POV opening scene where Michael kills Judith is iconic and so important in horror history
@donaldstewart2964
Ай бұрын
FACTS
@mikegonzalez503
Ай бұрын
@@donaldstewart2964 💯. Oh well. Can't say I'm shocked
@ChrolliForever
Ай бұрын
Yes, I thoughts ITS Nr. 1 AS IT should be. I Love Blades opening, but Halloween IS unmatched. ITS a whole Story told there and is Basic in every Film school for a reason.
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
I must have misread the title, does it actually say "most important opening scenes to horror history"?
@nickkruysifix
Ай бұрын
@@zydration3538🤓
@ToXicB0OtY
Ай бұрын
“You never told me your name” “Why do you wanna know my name?” “Because I want to know who I’m looking at” No matter how many times I watch this movie I still get goosebumps at those lines, Scream still has the best opening to any horror movie ever
@kellydaunis
Ай бұрын
💯💯💯💯
@d.52555
Ай бұрын
“Nice breasts hehe”
@claytonstacy4407
Ай бұрын
I was 8 or 10 when I saw it and holy crap it scared the crap out of me.
@susanmacdonald4288
Ай бұрын
If I see that it's going to be on tv, I'll watch just the opening scene. It's terrifying, and heartbreaking.
@201LiLE201
13 күн бұрын
“No, you listen, you little bitch, you hang up on me again I’ll gut you like a fish” was the main reason my 4 year old self had to be ghostface for Halloween 4 years in a row lmfao
@donniechappelle5530
Ай бұрын
28 weeks later opening is one of the most tense scenes ever. I love the score in that scene too.
@jordansweet8054
29 күн бұрын
So good.
@jimbo9313
15 күн бұрын
It’s so great that walking dead had to re use it in episode 1. Good pick
@Greycatuk
Ай бұрын
Cabin in the Woods has a great opening scene for completely wrong-footing the audience 😂
@my3rs307
Ай бұрын
Scream's opening is still untouchable!!!!
@user-sd2xj3dk3e
Ай бұрын
That's High Praise.
@dasshape00
Ай бұрын
It was great
@advocateofkaos3246
Ай бұрын
@@user-sd2xj3dk3eyeah it’s amazing but it’s been replicated to shit
@jennix8666
Ай бұрын
Absolutely, I first saw it in '99 when I was 13 and was convinced Drew was going to be the main character then she gets taken out in the opening and I was just.... 😲😲😲
@altonvails666
Ай бұрын
Not better than the opening of Friday the 13th 2009
@zachsmith1634
Ай бұрын
Cody to the rescue, uploading to help me get away from all of real life’s bull crap for about 46 mins lol.
@rickyjefferson23
Ай бұрын
I 2nd this lol!
@RedSpade37
Ай бұрын
He's really good at that!
@elizabethmcfadden466
Ай бұрын
Cody escapism content is a whole mood.
@user-tk4us4iu4h
Ай бұрын
This will probably sound fake but I was sitting around having an anxiety attack start about a bunch of different things making me bummed and I sat down and watched this and it did help
@bigrod342
Ай бұрын
@@user-tk4us4iu4hthat doesn't sound fake bud, I hope things start looking up for you take care!!!
@cooperfage
Ай бұрын
Bro ghost ship scared the hell out of me when I was kid
@travishall7734
Ай бұрын
Same bro. Also love the soundtrack of that movie. Got me into metal. 😂
@nocaptainmatt3771
Ай бұрын
The opening scene was kino, too bad the rest of the movie blew
@krissylite
Ай бұрын
@@nocaptainmatt3771seriously. I feel like the scenes after the opening just never hit hard enough. It’s a good movie but the older I am I have lest interest in watching. I’m not a firm believer in “remakes” but maybe one might do it justice in the right hands.
@LayzeeJay
Ай бұрын
@@travishall7734early 2000s horror loved metal soundtracks 😂 was a crazy phase
@WAZOWSKI_58
Ай бұрын
Mudvayne - Not Falling at the end is top tier @@travishall7734
@norina195
Ай бұрын
Sinister's slo-mo opening was chilling. Crowded theater went SILENT through the rest of the film. Sinister is sooo underrated!
@morbidlyobeserobocop3038
Ай бұрын
Didn't like the whole paranormal thing about it. If it was some kind of snuff film cult I think it would have been a hundred times better.
@eddiew2325
Ай бұрын
will u marry me
@takenovercome23
Ай бұрын
Sinister was soooo good imo. I dont mind the sequel either
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
Underrated by the generally positive response or just the high box office it took in?
@willr4880
18 күн бұрын
@morbidlyobeserobocop3038 agreed. Damn that would've been way cooler
@catbowserfantasytherapist3132
Ай бұрын
The thing I love about the 1990 scene over the 2017 It scene is that Tim Curry’s Pennywise adapts to win Georgie’s trust. When Georgie says he’s not supposed to take things from strangers, Pennywise agrees! And then introduces himself so they aren’t strangers anymore. It’s a cleverly manipulative move and I can see how a 6 year old could be moved into trusting, at least initially, by it
@krissylite
Ай бұрын
Seriously the 2017 pennywise would’ve had any kid I know RUNNING 😂
@santos8468
Ай бұрын
In terms of the remake, It Chapter Two did a better job at showing the manipulative side of Pennywise when he kills the little girl under the bleachers.
@Joker_JAK
Ай бұрын
Pennywise does the same thing in the remake.
@santos8468
Ай бұрын
@@Joker_JAK It Chapter Two is part of the remake film series.
@catbowserfantasytherapist3132
Ай бұрын
@@Joker_JAKIt’s the tone. The “very wise if your dad, Georgie, very wise indeed!” In the remake, he keeps up that creepy vibe that it absolutely sounds like a mask. The 1990 version sounds like a fellow adult
@degraw52
Ай бұрын
I remember catching the beginning of "when a stranger calls" in the middle of the night when I was a kid. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up and turned on the TV. It scared me so badly I turned it off and ran upstairs. I couldn't fall asleep until my cat came in to comfort me.
@chrisbeer4233
27 күн бұрын
When A Stranger Calls is the scariest for me too. I watched it at a very young age sitting on my Dads lap. It still scares me to this day
@nicholasloyal4039
Ай бұрын
The opening to The Descent is so haunting. Just the anguished screams of Sara at the hospital and the title slowly appearing and fading.
@MichaelTomsyck
Ай бұрын
I’ve rewatched 2004’s Dawn of the Dead twice this year, and both times the movie begins, I think it’s a fantastic way to open up my favorite piece of zombie media. When the sequence ends, it really does encapsulate how quickly a zombie apocalypse can grow. That’s the first one that comes to my mind.
@user-sd2xj3dk3e
Ай бұрын
That's also High Praise.
@thebookgeek87
Ай бұрын
I always remember running into the living room, taking the remote from my grandma and changing the channel to watch the first 6 minutes or so of Dawn of the Dead because I didn't have cable in my room. I was so excited. I was like, "sorry grandma but I gotta see this." LOL
@Rowri88
Ай бұрын
The original "The Stepfather" will always be my favorite opening Scene in Horror. That was just perfection!
@Rowri88
Ай бұрын
@Stang2023 then he just leaves the house and it feels like a Desperate Houswives episode with that perfect suburban neighborhood! it perfectly sets up the movie without a single line!
@skyofthelivingdead
Ай бұрын
Yeah that’s one of the more disturbing openings, imo.
@SenoraCardgage
Ай бұрын
Good call! That one is brilliant.
@ThePragmaticScorpio
Ай бұрын
One that always stands out to me is the opening to Bram Stoker's Dracula. The score does such an incredible job taking the audience on Dracula's journey as he goes off to war, learns of Elisabeta's death, and then crescendos as he's giving his crazed monologue about renouncing God and how he's going to rise from the dead to avenge her death. Topped off with the chorus as the blood gushes from the cross...so intense and gives me chills every time I watch it.
@shakenbake3249
Ай бұрын
The opening to Halloween (1978). It’s such a well known and highly regarded opening that it almost feels pointless to even mention it.
@whobitmyname
Ай бұрын
Which is probably exactly what Cody was thinking.
@thomasffrench3639
Ай бұрын
But the ending of that movie is even better.
@dasshape00
Ай бұрын
I love the opening to part 2 and 4
@dasshape00
Ай бұрын
Halloween 2 and 4 love both openers.. u got the dude from rocky 4 as a Dr. Lol Even the credit roll in beginning..with the farm and all that sets that movie up.
@kirkwarburton2277
Ай бұрын
I’ll never forget seeing that for the first time at 10 years old. The shock seeing that small, innocent looking kid. Masterclass. I don’t care how overplayed and omnipresent it is.
@view3831
Ай бұрын
Jeepers Creepers 2 opening was the best. The kid in the field and the creeper posing as the scarecrow. What an amazing opening
@LiirThropp2687
Ай бұрын
The opening scene to Jaws is brilliant. We see nothing. No shark, no blood, nothing. Just her screams and our imaginations going haywire. Not seeing the shark was so much more effective. Very well done. The fact that the fake shark barely worked really ended up helping the movie.
@jasonandkathleenbarker6306
Ай бұрын
If you listen carefully she says “it hurts” and that makes it more disturbing.
@LucyLioness100
Ай бұрын
The POV shot under the water with the John Williams score slowly building is chilling. And yeah the horror from Susan Backline as Chrissy is palpable; thankfully she was kept safe during the shoot but that final yank to her death is scary
@Yeaster
Ай бұрын
Jaws is such an amazing movie. Still holds up. Goes to show that great cinema doesn't age❤
@primetime_mitch
Ай бұрын
Absolutely agree
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
@@jasonandkathleenbarker6306before that line I thought it would have tickled.
@Alexandra-ew3ep
Ай бұрын
Everything in the opening of Scream is perfect: the house itself with all the windows and glass doors, the house location, the three or four doors that she locks while talking to the phone not entirely panicking yet, the steamy pool, the pop corn popping, everything is just so cool.
@Pradatiz
Ай бұрын
One of the scariest and unnerving opening scenes I’ve ever seen is the sinister opening. Genuinely feels like you are watching something that should be in a police evidence box. It just set the tone amazingly and it made you realize that the film was not messing around.
@josephistalking
Ай бұрын
I try to always watch the Scream franchise at the beginning of October because of this intro. It’s a great start to the best month of the year.
@laquitasmith6774
Ай бұрын
Ready for October now!!
@laquitasmith6774
Ай бұрын
YESSSS
@politefan8141
Ай бұрын
People often forget how truly ahead of its time Blade was when it came out. I remember watching that opening scene in a hotel room when I was a teen and thinking it was the best looking movie I've ever seen. The strobe lights, frenetic camerawork, editing, and choreography would be played out to some extent in the following decade, but at the time it seemed revolutionary. I remember intending to watch only a few minutes (hotel rooms used to give you a time limit to preview before purchasing) and ended up watching the whole thing. At the time, the only other movie that dazzled me like that was Run Lola Run.
@cadycastle9957
Ай бұрын
I have a similar memory with a horror movie like you had when watching when a stranger calls. I was watching The Ring for the first time at my friend's farm house. It was already creepy being that we were at her farm and she had a well and tree that looked identical to the one in the movie but when we were watching it, right after the scene where the main character watches the video for the first time, someone called her house at the exact time the phone rang in the movie. Im pretty sure ive never been that creeped out watching a movie sense. Kind of sucks because it definitely raised my bar of being scared for movies a lot higher but it sure as hell was one of the best movie experiences I've ever had in my life and I will always remember it.❤
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
It's amazing how many people have had a phone coincidentally ring at this part. Did you also see a red balloon immediately after watching It?
@devonheidenreiter243
Ай бұрын
I watched the Dawn of the Dead preview with my mom and dad. My dad is a HUGE zombie fan… I was 6 and still remember it perfectly 😂 After I watched the full movie I slept on my parents floor for like two weeks 😂 Thanks for sharing I’m glad someone else remembers the snippet! 😂
@jlee2383
Ай бұрын
18:40 neighborhood girl walking into your bedroom: “oh hey~” 😂😂😂
@skyofthelivingdead
Ай бұрын
I always assumed maybe they babysat her regularly or something lmao.
@reapersgirl6407
Ай бұрын
My grandfathers favorite movie was Jaws and it will always be the movie I will watch when I’m down, sick, or just having a bad day because it reminds me of the times I stayed home sick, he would stay home from work and we would watch the two first Jaws movies. We even went on a Jaws movie cruise that took us to Martha’s Vinyard where they showed the movie on the beach while you sat in rafts on the water while watching it. A few of the original actors where there it is a memory I will always remember and I hope to create an amazing memory with my own children.
@stacielara9856
Ай бұрын
Wow I love that. Takes some nerve to watch it like that though!
@reapersgirl6407
Ай бұрын
@@stacielara9856 it was a lot more fun than it sounded. Some people where freaking out though one woman had a fish touch her leg and fell off her raft it was hilarious.
@peanutbuttersalmon7276
Ай бұрын
2 years ago, I would have also picked 90's IT miniseries. Since then I have had a son, and now the Reimaging hits harder. Seeing a small child just begging for help out of sheer fear just hits harder now.
@JoshuaMacDonald-b1c
Ай бұрын
How is the opening of “the ring” not on this list?! Absolute best ever.
@dasshape00
Ай бұрын
Which 1
@JoshuaMacDonald-b1c
Ай бұрын
American. “The ring” (not ringu)
@dasshape00
Ай бұрын
@JoshuaMacDonald-b1c I thought they made a American remake also.. so many movies... lol
@LucyLioness100
Ай бұрын
That opening was pretty well shot. The reveal of Katie’s face later nearly made me fall out of my chair
@LucyLioness100
Ай бұрын
@@dasshape00 there are a lot of sequels in Japan; nearly as many as Ju-On (The Grudge)
@ncallaway9731
Ай бұрын
Ghost Ship is pretty well known for one of the scariest/most iconic opening scenes in horror movie history
@Mr007no2
Ай бұрын
I think another point can be made for why the opening to a Quiet place was effective, and that point is no one is safe in this universe, because I think most people would assume that the kid’s are off limits in being killed by the monster, but since they killed off the youngest in the opening it established that anyone can go which makes nearly every scene with these creatures more effective and raises tension
@pollyward98
Ай бұрын
I'm glad you included It Follows. The opening freaked me the fuck out. What also freaked me out was - how she could keep running in those high heels.
@mark-briansonna7670
Ай бұрын
The Descent opening sequence is utterly terrifying and shocking and sets up the characters relationships and state of mind.
@whitneylail2659
23 күн бұрын
Def one of the best horror movies ever! That movie terrified me
@PestControl-lt2cu
Ай бұрын
I don't know where it'll rank but the opening to "Smile" was intense as hell
@davsny5
Ай бұрын
I thought the same thing
@LucyLioness100
Ай бұрын
That movie scared the hell out of me
@fromtexas2734
Ай бұрын
@@LucyLioness100 "Smile" scared the hell out of me, too. I kid you not. And after watching the trailer for "Smile 2," I'm thinking that one will scare the hell out of me, as well. Yeah, judging from the trailer, "Smile 2" looks to be one of the most horrifying, terrifying films of 2024! 😱😨
@JH-dr4xo
28 күн бұрын
I was more just confused and a bit shocked by the opening scene. One that actually kinda got me was when she was with her “therapist” but then suddenly got a phone call from her actual therapist
@danielcm4237
Ай бұрын
Scream 2 has a fantastic opening scene, with pertinent comments on black people in horror movies, trivialization of real-life violence on movies and the its effect on the masses and unnerving kills. The final scene where Maureen is killed in front of everyone is BRUTAL and shocking af. Unfortunatelly, it is not brought up so much in these types of discussion due to it being overshadowed by Scream 1's openning scene, that is also fantastic but, as I said, ends up casting a shadow over Scream 2's one
@dkres82
Ай бұрын
Plus it’s a cool reference to He Knows You’re Alone.
@jimmy2k4o
Ай бұрын
I don’t get your point the moment anyone in the theater saw she was in peril they stopped playing and took off their masks. To me it was pointing out the stark difference people have (or should have) between make believe violence and real violence.
@sarahp936
Ай бұрын
Don’t forget any scene in which Jada Pinkett Smith does gets my seal of approval
@Ian_Synnott
Ай бұрын
It's a direct rip-off of the opening to Lamberto Bava's "Demons". For that reason, I can't say it's great. "Demons" is a bona fide classic by the way.
@dkres82
Ай бұрын
@@Ian_Synnott how is it a ripoff of Demons? Demons opens with the guy chasing the girl to give her a flier. It’s literally a reference to the opening of He Knows You’re Alone.
@DarylDaniels702
Ай бұрын
Wow, really surprised you didn't have the Friday the 13th 2009 remake on this list. Given you like myself are one of the apologists for that remake the entire opening scene to me is brilliant not only because of the intensity but establishing a Jason who runs but is ultra aggressive and it almost stands out as a film within a film which when it was over I felt like i was thrown a curveball which was even cooler.
@TheLongestTake
Ай бұрын
Holy shit you unlocked a core memory with that 6 minute televised intro of Dawn of the Dead. Im not sure whether it was USA or Spike TV
@tiffanyharris1242
Ай бұрын
It was USA
@jimmy2k4o
Ай бұрын
Me and my sister were being sat for by a daughter of my mums friend. She brought the 1990 “It” mini series. She ask me for the remote half way through the film and I threw it at her, too hard and fell behind the couch she was sitting on. Without looking she reached her arm back down for the remote but was taking a few too many seconds. My sister said “can you find it” and Julie (the babysitter) pulled out a semi inflated balloon. What followed is what a subtitles writer would describe as “nervous laughter” It was from my mums party a few days earlier that fell back there. It was an amazing coincidence but for years I thought (my sister and Julie let me think) it was a magic trick
@dustinperry133
Ай бұрын
I think it was after Monday Night Raw if I recall correctly.
@negangrimes82
Ай бұрын
Yup it was Monday night raw.
@ReelDead5156
Ай бұрын
@@dustinperry133definitely
@fallenhero3130
Ай бұрын
I think the most under-appreciated actor of that iconic opening scene of SCREAM (and the entire SCREAM franchise) is Roger L. Jackson as the voice of Ghostface. When I was younger, I assumed the voice we heard throughout was from an actual voice-changer, but after learning it was performed by a real voice actor, I can see why this was the right choice. Jackson is able to bring personality and at times even warmth to this disembodied voice on the phone before then yelling psychotic threats.
@ncallaway9731
Ай бұрын
that scene is just a ripoff spoof of #4 on this list- when a stranger calls
@Hermititis
Ай бұрын
@@ncallaway9731 , probably meant to be more of an homage than a spoof, given how much Ghostface likes scary movies.
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
@@ncallaway9731nothing spoof like, and an homage is not a rip-off. Weirdly negative assumption.
@sunisntreal
Ай бұрын
11:11 I loveee ghost ship’s opening scene. I saw it when I was a kid and it stayed in my memory since then, it’s haunting
@josephr5556
Ай бұрын
I had the same Jeepers Creepers experience when I was a kid. I'd never heard of it until I brought it home. The next day I was telling all my friends about it. Stumbling into a great movie totally blind is always a great experience. Much rarer these days....
@d.52555
Ай бұрын
Same! I remember always flipping through the movie channels on cable like starz, hbo, etc and I clicked on jeepers creepers. I can’t tell you how frightened that movie made me even tho I watched it with every door open in the early afternoon 😂😂. Still scares me to this day.
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
There's no reason to assume it's rarer these days. Watching or reading anything related to a film remains 100% optional.
@susanmacdonald4288
Ай бұрын
I found the ending so upsetting that I'll never watch it again.
@paradox4780
Ай бұрын
I grew up on horror and that opening of the 90s IT series is one of the earliest horror experiences I can remember. I was probably 4 but it burned itself into my head. Love the channel Cody.
@Salamanderman117
Ай бұрын
A big group of friends and i rented ghost ship when it came out in high school. We had NO idea about the opening. I think it scarred all of us! One of the girls had like an 8 year old sister who begged her to watch it with us. She broke our shocked and mortified silence by screaming and running from the room. What a great memory! 😂
@wiseguy100
Ай бұрын
Here in the UK, Channel 4 also showed the first 10 minutes of Dawn of the Dead. It deffo made me go to the cinema to see the film. Worked like a charm.
@Trill_Tour
Ай бұрын
"The Empty Man" cold open is an all timer
@3KDguitar
Ай бұрын
No lie detected here.
@mikelapointe6095
Ай бұрын
And one of the best transitions ever. I'm getting impatient waiting for the Empty Man to get the respect it deserves.
@ThoughtformsOfTheSubconsciousM
Ай бұрын
Oh hell yes, at least someone mentioned it!!
@TheAeris07
Ай бұрын
It was so long. I was confused at first. It worked so well.
@willr4880
18 күн бұрын
Love that movie
@jean-frederickbolduc3933
Ай бұрын
28 weeks later is the running with that song still gives me chills to this day.
@thomasffrench3639
Ай бұрын
For being a big 2009 Friday the 13th fanboy, I’m surprised you didn’t have the opening of that movie. I’m more partial to Jason Lives for opening, but I’m surprised Cody.
@politefan8141
Ай бұрын
This was certainly the best part of the movie. The rest of the movie seemed like a slog by comparison.
@traviskolbo8927
Ай бұрын
The opening to this movie blows the Scream movie opening outta the water
@altonvails666
Ай бұрын
By FAR the best opening scene of a horror movie in recent memory. I'm not feeling Cody leaving this movie off (pause). I'm a super fan of this movie
@Duhehejeh
Ай бұрын
@@traviskolbo8927How? All of the characters were very bland and out of the 5 of them not a single person fought back. Even worse considering that one of them was supposed to be the final girl
@patcleary4849
Ай бұрын
So glad to see the Scream opening in your top 2, its a classic!
@kellydaunis
Ай бұрын
It should've been #1. Blade has no business on this list. If Scream didn't have the top spot, then Halloween(1978) should have.
@johnbrisson1965
Ай бұрын
Fantastic list! As someone who has seen the majority of those films at the theater, I can tell you that in 1979-When a Stranger Calls came out, that moment he tells her it’s coming from inside the house, the audience lost its collective minds!
@kaylapagan1103
Ай бұрын
jeepers creepers still scares the shit out of me 😅 it was one of the movies that genuinely scared me as a child and it’s a good movie but you won’t catch me watching it ever again lol. And yet i still think about certain moments from it 😂
@peanut5604
Ай бұрын
I vividly remember ghost ship opening scene! Myself and my dad picked up ghost ship randomly at blockbuster for a movie night the cover looked cool so we popped it in and jaws on the floor after opening scene. So unexpected so badass such a great unexpected opening we both were like 😮
@Lalo69_Salamanca
Ай бұрын
My favourite one has to be I am legend the opening scene where it’s the news report and the lady is explaining how she has found the cure to cancer and it cuts to 3 years later and it just shows New York in ruins. I love that
@LoneChairProductions
Ай бұрын
I think you forgot one!!! Friday the 13th 2009 has one of the best openings ever in a horror movie. It’s my only experience ever where the entire packed theater got up shouting and applauding when the title finally hit the screen after the long opening. Awesome experience!!!
@fallenhero3130
Ай бұрын
I know most people wouldn't consider KILL BILL a horror film, but that opening scene of VOL. 1, showing a black & white extreme closeup of Uma Thurman's blood-stained and terrified face in the bridal veil, implying all the violence that's just happened offscreen, while the disembodied voice of Bill talks to her, is a really gripping and tense opening that works because it uses horror/thriller techniques.
@Shane3125
Ай бұрын
Absolutely nobody would consider it a horror film... because it's far from it
@CoolAsianGuy
Ай бұрын
@@Shane3125 Truth. That guy is a weirdo
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
The opening number of the South Park movie is great as well, and equally relevant to the topic.
@sad_dad
Ай бұрын
Hearing how enthusiastic you were as a kid about movies and now you having a career in movie reviewing and being able to do your passion is awesome! So full circle 🔥
@CodyLeachYT
Ай бұрын
It’s awesome!
@quotethenovanevermore9565
Ай бұрын
Ghost ship has one of the greatest openings of all time! If only the rest of the movie followed suit... I still enjoyed it but that opening scene had me so excited for the rest of the movie. Great job on remembering that movie opening 👏
@amberkelly3187
Ай бұрын
Rutger Hauer was my favourite actor as a young teen. The Hitcher shows just what you can do with a character that could totally come off as one dimensional because we learn nothing about their life. But Hauer gives him a dark humour, such a menacing presence, mystery, sadism that it’s one of the few horror movies than gave me a nightmare.
@paisley9782
Ай бұрын
Agree with you totally about Rutger Hauer. One of my favourite actors as well.
@Joker_JAK
Ай бұрын
I absolutely remember the opening to Dawn of the Dead being shown on tv. I also went and saw it in theatres after that. My favorite horror opening of all time is Scream. As much as people say that Scream is more funny than scary, that opening was terrifying. It's actually really funny that you said the opening for Scream cranks up the tension until the title card, because the title card is the very first thing you see in Scream. You can be forgiven for not remembering that because every sequel has the title card after the opening. I just thought that was hilarious. Lol
@nathancabral33
Ай бұрын
The opening to Rob Zombie 31 with Doom-Head was probably one of the best opening I’ve ever seen. To bad the rest of the movie failed to deliver
@1whitaker
Ай бұрын
Omg you didn’t say Friday the 13th remake. The opening scene was jaw dropping 😂
@everythingweather
Ай бұрын
Scream’s opening scene will always be my favorite horror film opening of all time.
@astrojacks_
Ай бұрын
this is such a cool idea for a video! ghost ship was one of the first to be permanently ingrained into my young mind!
@weirdguy1495
Ай бұрын
You can very easily just watch Ghost Ship's intro by itself and be satisfied. I know I do.
@dawnray8550
29 күн бұрын
My friend and I went to see Jeepers Creepers in the theater when it came out. The next day we were both at work together. It was a slow Sunday and we were both waitresses. I had a table with one old man. I was coming around the corner to drop off his food and he was whistling Jeepers Creepers....my friend was standing at the end of the ailse staring at me with the same horrified look on her face. I almost dropped the whole tray and ran! 😂
@jennifer_moss
Ай бұрын
First ones that came to mind for me are Scream, Ghost Ship and Final Destination 2 😳
@BrittanyHolmes-hg8ep
Ай бұрын
I’m so happy you included jaws..it horrified me as a child but ultimately came down to the reason I went into the marine science field.. Props to a like minded individual 🤙
@jlee2383
Ай бұрын
My experience with Jeepers Creepers was exactly the same. No trailer, no explanation, nothing. The only difference is I saw that shit in the theater. Twas FUCKING awesome. There weren’t a ton of people there, but I’ll never forget leaving the theater and these two girls sayin “godDAMN that poor kid!” It was that kind of movie and it was glorious.
@JQUE94
Ай бұрын
O first saw it probably younger than 10 years old and my mom had to drag me outside to go home cause I thought the creeper was gonna swoop down 😂
@jennix8666
Ай бұрын
I had a similar experience to your 'When A Stranger Calls' but with The 1st American "The Ring". Picture a group of young 15/16 year old church kids at gathering at on of their houses, after Sunday service, and watching this movie. We were all freaked out but didn't want to admit it, well after the main character watched the cursed tape for the first time then her phone rings... at the same time the phone in our friends room rang and we all screamed. 😂😂 He picked it up and gave this scared 'hello...', it turned out to be his mom, who'd just got home, from downstairs in her hair salon
@clausonfilms
Ай бұрын
Fun fact: ‘When A Stranger Calls’ has a criminally underrated sequel called ‘When A Stranger Calls Back.’ Carol Kane and Charles Durning reprise their roles.
@RedbullSW
Ай бұрын
I remember the opening scene of Ghost Ship from when I was a kid. So awesome back then especially since at the time I had not experienced barely anything in horror yet
@nathanrudd2327
Ай бұрын
The opening to scream is as close to perfect as it gets, from killing off drew Barrymore who everyone thought would be the lead girl, to the originality of the phone calls, to the brutality of the final shot. My favorite, most people’s favorite. #1 forever.
@treyday572
Ай бұрын
I loved 38:15 when talking about Jaws... "just the suggestion of it...or the aftermath of it...or the suggestion of it." Just kinda made me giggle.
@LucyLioness100
Ай бұрын
The film would’ve been a bit gorier, but the mechanical shark was a bastard as it kept breaking so Spielberg and cinematographer Bill Butler did more with less. Plus John Williams’s Oscar winning score adds to dread
@jasonandkathleenbarker6306
Ай бұрын
The “Have you checked the children” babysitter story is a well known ghost story we were telling in the late 79s/early 80s. It was one of those urban legends. I’m not surprised they made it into a movie, or that it’s riveting or that the rest of that movie sucks. It was as well known as the couple parking in the woods to make out and hearing a crazed lunatic with a hook escaped from a nearby mental hospital. Then they hear scratching on their car and the girl demands to be driven home. When they get there the guy gets out to open her door and sees a bloody hook hanging from her door handle. I believe both were included in “Scary Stories to tell in the Dark”, a book from the early 1980s. But we already knew these stories before we read the book.
@benbastianiartmusic1421
Ай бұрын
Halloween 3 Season of the Witch. I love that repetitive and tense score that builds and builds while the guy is being chased.
@collinmurr3207
Ай бұрын
Love the story about your dad calling after watching When a Stranger Calls. After watching Scream 2 for the first time late at night, I got a call on the house phone at 4:00 in the morning. Absolutely terrified me. Turns out it was the restaurant I worked at asking a simple question. It gave me a hilarious story for life. Great video!
@basedandredpilled88
Ай бұрын
Your job called you at 4 am? What the hell
@zydration3538
Ай бұрын
It's such an incredible coincidence how many people get random phone calls at the exact moment a phone is involved in a horror scene...
@Juicedupcaterpillar
Ай бұрын
Imo I would've put the Friday the 13th remake on here because like you said with the Evil Dead, and Dawn Of The Dead remake, if you're gonna remake a classic then you need to have a badass opening to establish how different it is and what your take of this franchise is. Friday the 13th 2009 does that perfectly with the badass look of Jason, awesome kills, funny characters, intense scenes, and many other things
@politefan8141
Ай бұрын
Well said. The opening scene was amazing although the head slicing is badly done CGI. Still willing to forgive it due to its intensity.
@Juicedupcaterpillar
Ай бұрын
@@politefan8141 how was it badly done? The only cgi in that kill was the blade coming out of the back of the dudes head and even then I thought it looked fine
@briangoins1375
Ай бұрын
Love the ghost ship mention awesome open but no FD2 is criminal, I’m still scared of log trucks on the highway to this day
@eddiechase305
Ай бұрын
Scream and Jaws' opening scenes are epic.
@kevincharles1983
Ай бұрын
When scream came out there was nothing else like it. That opening scene was horrifying
@JustS0meChick
Ай бұрын
Just rewatched The Hitcher for the first time in yeaaaarrrrrs, and man, it holds up. That is one of my favorite movies of all time and it scared me to death as a kid. Love seeing it on this list!
@dayenknight8117
Ай бұрын
The opening to Ghost Ship traumatized me as a kid 🤣
@simongordon9239
Ай бұрын
Dude that’s a really solid list. An additional thing to mention might be the music . Especially Rob’s score on Maniac 2012 and John Murphy’s incredible score on 28 weeks. These helped these particular 2 opening scenes be as amazing as they are ❤
@aaronlanglois8638
Ай бұрын
One of my favorite opening scenes is Sinister, with the hanging!
@sarahhollister150
Ай бұрын
The when a stranger calls remake doesn't open the same. It is definitely worth a watch.
@gnc623
Ай бұрын
I thought the entire remake was pretty good! The original has a great opening scene, but then the rest kinda sucks.
@broadwaylover5384
Ай бұрын
I recommend everyone check out the 1977 short film The Sitter, which is what When A Stranger Calls was based on. It's basically just the opening sequence but, in my opinion, even creepier than the film. It's on KZitem!
@thomasffrench3639
Ай бұрын
Yeah I do want to check that out. I haven’t seen either version, but I want to watch some more horror shorts
@trevorambrose7780
Ай бұрын
Urban legend had the best opening scene ever
@CodyLeachYT
Ай бұрын
That’s a good one
@heroco89
Ай бұрын
Thank you for this! I was hoping someone would mention Urban Legend.
@Ian_Synnott
Ай бұрын
I like it too, it's effective horror. But the problem is that it's absolutely ridiculous!! :D... the whole movie is really. But it's a guilty pleasure of mine.
@tdoyle3
Ай бұрын
That clip that you showed from A Quiet Place was filmed in my home town. Great movie. Great video Cody! 😀
@pesky716
Ай бұрын
Haven’t watched yet, but this is a great idea for a video. Some immediates for me are: -Scream I, 2, 4 and 5. -Original Halloween (obvious) -From Dusk till Dawn -Final Destination 1-3 -The Vanishing (the original because I refuse to acknowledge the remake).
@grkpektis
Ай бұрын
A little off topic but when I first saw Blade in theaters as a kid I thought it was a spin-off of the 90s Spider-man cartoon because that's where I first saw Blade
@tinacarter116
Ай бұрын
That Scream opening will forever be my personal favorite but that Blade opening is fire too, good list Cody!! 🔥👏🏾✨
@michaelcoffey1991
Ай бұрын
@Cody another fun watch another fun ranking. Your on fire good Sir. Thanks to all the amazing Patrons
@Getguti
Ай бұрын
Agree jeepers creepers opening hooked me and the slow unveiling of the creeper all the way to the end kept me so interested in the story and the development it’s epic!
@blastechee-3546
Ай бұрын
19:55 I believe it was on USA Network, after WWE Monday Night Raw. USA ran the first 10:00 minutes I believe. Good memory Cody!
@ILJ68
Ай бұрын
Jaws will always be my favourite horror opening, but shout out to you for including the original When A Stranger Calls
@mabetgc
Ай бұрын
I watched Terrified for the first time today and even though I didn’t like it as much as “When evil lurks” the opening was really good in my opinion
@JamillyVanilly
Ай бұрын
My favorite opening scene will always be Freddy vs Jason, Freddy Krueger's chilling monologue explaining his backstory, showcasing Robert Englund as pre-dream demon Freddy, plus a montage of clips from the Nightmare On Elm Street series is just flawless. Despite my love for the entire movie, I wish the movie sort of kept the tone of this scene.
@BIoodyLeaves
Ай бұрын
Loving the content you’re putting out right now, Cody. Keep up the good work!
@rog3155
Ай бұрын
This was a fun video! I’ve seen every one of these movies. And yes, I was lucky enough to see Nightmare on Elm Street in the theater. I was 10 and this was a time when parents dropped you off at the mall with $5, and they didn’t ask questions. 😂
@shaylamcdonald3699
Ай бұрын
Dawn of Dead preview was released on USA channel!! I remember watching it and my parents took me to the theater to watch it because I was too young for go alone!!
@gl5616
Ай бұрын
I agree with your selection, Cody. Have not seen these movies in years, but excellent openings.
@themuchdingdong
Ай бұрын
Number one made me happy, I wasn't expecting it but I grew up with that movie and I've always loved it to death
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