12 Movie Openings That Totally Trolled Audiences

Not all non-horror trolling openings are comedic in nature, despite what the clever twist of South Park's G-rated opening number might have you believe.

Just look at 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, a slice of space-set sci-fi action comedy which won both critical and commercial acclaim upon its 2014 release.

The MCU adventure came from former Troma helmer James Gunn after a string of more mature, subversive flicks like 2006's Slither and 2010's Super.

So the once-controversial director really needed to make it clear that this one was a kid friendly family blockbuster, and what better way than opening on... a small child’s mum losing her battle with cancer.

Yes, okay, so said kid is then almost immediately whisked off for an interstellar adventure and this crazy bleak opening isn’t referenced again until the otherwise cheery film’s climax. But still, a daring way to open a fun family film.