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    Jul 22, 2012 - What's our favorite movie narration intro? #1

    I'm working on a project and am looking to rack anyone's brain that can help. I'm needing to make a narration intro and am looking for your favorite movie/tv intro. My favorites are...

    Star Wars (although not narrated) - A long time agio in a galaxy far far away..

    Conan - Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis...

    Highlander (movie) - From the dawn of time we came...
    Highlander (tv) - I'm Duncan MacLeod, born four hundred years ago in the Highlands of Scotland...

    It could be from a video game as well.
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #2

    The Road Warrior
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #3

    I second The Road Warrior and add The Right Stuff.
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    Jul 22, 2012 - #4

    The original Dune.

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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #5

    DUNE, especially the alternate version. Even Virginia Madsen's hotness can't help that jumbled mess.
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #6

    I loved the intro in Swordfish...
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #7

    Captain Ron, of course you would have to be watching it with me for the narration intro.
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #8

    Not that it's amazing writing, but Pactrick Macnee's opening narration to the Battlestar Galactica theater released film I always enjoyed.
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    Conan, Lord of the Rings
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #10

    Just to begin with (may post more later)
    The Warriors - I'm talking about the "Director's Cut", which starts off with the opening about the Battle of Cunaxa and describing the story of the soldier's desperate forced march as "a story of courage" and then relating it to The Warriors, "This too is a story of courage." (honestly, I kinda like it).
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #11

    First one that popped into my head is Robert Mitchum's narration in Tombstone.
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    Jul 22, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #12

    The Big Lebowski
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    The Fallout Games, "War, War never changes"
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #14

    Not a movie but Richard Burton pretty much reading from the book...

    War Of the Worlds - The Eve Of The War - YouTube
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #15

    Have to agree, the opening of The Fellowship of the Ring is pretty good.

    Andy
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #16

    "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." - Goodfellas


    "Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's the Dude." - The Big Lebowski
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #17

    I'll second the Fallout (3 and New Vegas) narration by Ron Perlman
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #18

    Talisen said: View Post
    I'll second the Fallout (3 and New Vegas) narration by Ron Perlman
    The openings for 1 and 2 are also narrated by Ron Perlman. They are also better (though I prefer the gameplay of 3 and NV).

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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #19

    Judge Dredd has one but its fairly lame in my opinion (but I do not like opening narration/monologues much anyway).

    A really good one though is Hopkins from Howard's The Grinch.

    The BEST I think is LOTR (as mentioned)
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #20

    Raising Arizona is one of my favs..
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #21

    Jayn said: View Post
    Raising Arizona is one of my favs..
    Fantastic choice!
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #22

    No one has thrown in Patrick Stewart's opening monologue to the first Xmen yet?
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #23

    Apocalypse Now. I think Sheen's narration throughout is the gold standard.
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #24

    There's also that Dark Crystal narration that's pretty cool. (loved it when the Crystal Method sampled it too!)
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    Jul 23, 2012 - Re: What's our favorite movie narration intro? #25

    Reaching back a ways, The Shootist, John Wayne's last film, has a wonderful intro using clips from his earlier films to introduce the character.

    Reaching way back, Casablanca actually has a nice narrated opening montage that sets up the story.

    Okay, film trivia buffs, what do both of the films I just mentioned have in common?
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