1) Credits Crawl

The credit crawl down an elevator shaft sets Speed in motion from minute one, with each flight down adding another impressive name to the action (while keeping secret Joss Whedon’s work on the dialogue). It’s a tame overture compared to what the rest of the movie is going to be, but it also subtly sets up the dizzying heights that will be crucial to Speed’s first setpiece. Toast with: A Long Island Ice Tea long enough to sip through the two and half minute opening shot.