A perfect pairing of sound & vision. The opening moments of Blade.

This is the best Marvel movie moment ever. Don't mind your Avengers, Thor's and Guardian's. This 21 year old scene has yet to be topped.

Dennis thinks he's hit the jackpot. He's on his way to a club with Racquel and it looks like he's on a promise. She's up for it. He is too. But first she wants to bring him somewhere. An underground club. So underground it's buried in the meat packing district of the city. Nothing too odd about that I suppose, just look at New York.. But things here are strange, Dennis has a weird feeling about the place. It's fierce aggressive there. He's uneasy. A drop of blood hits his hand. The music kicks in as the arms of the crowd around him rise up.

Then this happens.

Whoa. What an entrance. What a way to start a film. So economic. In under 5 minutes we've been introduced to a demonic subculture and their odd Saturday night rituals. Plus we get to meet our main character, Blade. The knowing way the crowd reacts to him tells us more than a thousand words. All this and an absolute banger (Confusion" by New Order (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)) is playing over it all. Opening scenes don't get better than this.

Blade is the movie that reinvigorated the modern phenomenon that is superhero cinema. It's never gotten the credit it deserves. It's opening 5 minutes are ballsier than anything else Marvel has done in the last 20 years. It's arguable that without a start this memorable the whole genre mightn't have taken off again the way it did. 

Previous pairings

Big
Miller's Crossing
The Blues Brothers
Straight Outta Compton
The Princess Bride
American Honey
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Untouchables
Airplane!
Dazed And Confused  
Kickboxer                                  
Grosse Point Blank
Mean Streets
Watership Down
Casablanca
Zodiac
Jackie Brown
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Deliverance
The Omen
Copland
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
The Mission
Before Sunset
Carlito's Way
A Knight's Tale
Platoon
Before Sunrise
Rushmore
An American Werewolf In London
Dazed And Confused
Boogie Nights
Raging Bull
Almost Famous
Once Upon A Time In The West
Goodfellas

Last Of The Mohicans