Blade Runner (1984)–Great Movie Beginnings

For many, the favorite scene in both Blade Runner movies (the 1982 original and the sequel decades later) comes at the beginning.

Both movies are cult classics dystopian sci-fi noir thrillers that rely on unusual, spectacular openings.

The Voight-Kampff Test

From that strange eye-reading device and breathing monitor to the performances from the interviewer and the interviewee.

Eerie sounds of machinery and background throbbing succeed in building tension without relying on any score.

For a movie released in 1982, the look and feel of Blade Runner opening scene is astounding even by contemporary standards.