10 Awesome Opening Scenes In Otherwise Terrible Action Movies

10. Nazis On A Train - Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny

Poor Indiana Jones.

15 years after the beloved hero was burnt to death in the dumpster fire that was Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, his charred remains crawled out of the flames only to be squashed by a stupid dial instead.

The Dial of Destiny attempted to give the whip-cracking archaeologist the send-off he deserved, but all it did was make everyone realise that that had already happened with The Last Crusade in 1989.

Worse than the idiotic plot, the underdeveloped characters, and the boring car chases, was the fact that the opening to Dial of Destiny was classic Indy.

Set aboard a train during World War II, this scene pits Dr. Jones and his friend Basil Shaw against his most famous nemesis: the Nazis. It's up to a de-aged Harrison Ford to escape this tricky spot, which he does in his usual ass-kicking way.

The train scene takes all of the excitement from the opening of The Last Crusade and ramps it up a notch. It's fast-paced, thrilling, and full of charm; everything a good Indiana Jones opener should be.

If only the cameras had stopped rolling here.