why did it appeal to you?

This opening appealed to me because it included an intense fight scene, with high impact slowmotion and gritty destruction of the comedians apartment, this set me up for the fight scenes later on in the film in which the same techniques are used and the mood is the same throughout . Another aspect which appealed to me was the establishment of the possibilty of the threat of nuclear war with Russia. This was shown in the form of a news interview where the host and guests discussed the possibility of the Russians attacking America, which is one of the main themes in the movie.