Golden-eye.

One of the first shots is a pan shot. This makes it a good opening because it shows that the enormity of the challenge that James is about to face. It then moves to a high angle shot above James which shows the rocky ground beneath him and gives a feeling on uncertainty to the audience. This is also a good thriller opening because of the amount of action with in the first five minutes which connotes that there will be a lot more to come. There is also a wide range of camera angles and shot types which keeps the audience occupied and not bored because of the lack of camera movement.

28 Days Later.

This is a good thriller opening because it very effectively uses wide angle camera shots and soundtrack to connote the feeling of loneliness. It does this by only having one man in the shot that is showing that he doesn't know what he is doing or where everyone has gone.  

The Departed.

 

This is an effective thriller opening because of the use of a voice over. The voice is of one of the main characters in this film, it is also quite a deep males voice which is commonly thought of as quite threatening or aggressive, both shown as the male walks into the shop and acts like he owns the place. You can also tell that the little kid in the shop that has been given free food by the main character will play a bigger part later on in the film, making the audience think how he could be used as a character.

Memento.

This thriller opening relies mostly on the audience knowing that they know as much as the main character does because of his illness. He uses photos to remind himself of his past which gives the audience clues on where he has been and who he knows. This is also a good thriller opening because of the tension that the music creates because of the tempo rising and falling.

Drive.

This is a good thriller intro because of the use of shadows on the main characters face, these shadows foreshadow his future and connote that there is danger is inevitable. The deep sound of the engine connotes that he has adapted his car to go fast which means that he was expecting to be chased by someone or have to get away quickly. This tells the audience that there will be car chases throughout the film.

 V for Vendetta.

This opening contains most of the key factors commonly used in thrillers. One of these is covering the identity of the hero that has just saved the woman from being raped. This gives the audience something to guess throughout the film and will also keep them engaged because they will want to know who is under the mask.

No country for old men.

The opening for this thriller is not like any of the others, instead of car chases or killings; it just has different shots of what looks to be a desert in America. Because most of the shots are extreme long shots of quite peaceful locations, it connotes calmness and gives the audience the impression that nothing bad will happen. There is also a voice over during this opening; because the voice isn't shouting or aggressive it also connotes calmness as well as the scenery. But, the audience is made to worry about the male that gets in the police car at the end of the scene. We are made to worry because of the weapon that this man has on him.  This makes it a good opening because of the mixed feelings that are expresses through scenery and mise-en-scene.