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    23 Opening Movie Lines So Good, They'll Probably Go Down In History As Some Of The Best Ever

    Time to rewatch all of these!

    We've got movies with some of the most gorgeous lines, movies with epic final lines, and movies with some seriously underrated lines.

    A scene from "The Princess Bride" with Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. Robin's character says, "You mock my pain!" Cary's character responds, "Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."
    20th Century Fox

    And because it all starts at the beginning, we wanted to take a look at some of the most memorable opening lines from a film. Here are *some* of the best ones (according to the BuzzFeed Community and r/Movies):

    1. The Prestige: "Are you watching closely?"

    "This one is great. It captures both the subject material and the audience's attention."

    —ItsOK_ImHereNow, suggested in r/Movies