Here are mine:
Superman The Movie -1978
Seven
North by Northwest
Honorable mention -Monsters, Inc.
Superman The Movie -1978
Seven
North by Northwest
Honorable mention -Monsters, Inc.
Best Opening Title Sequence in Movie history
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SmilingOtter
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I really like the dive off the dam in Goldeneye.
KnightAsylum
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Zombieland
Well you and I are very much in agreement. I love the opening for Superman: the Movie.
JoMamma_Smurf
Master Member
OMG I love this one as well... BUT....Star Wars has to be the most epic one EVER!!
Eopie Herder
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Hmm, hard one, but I do agree that Se7en does have a great opening sequence.
I really don't know what I would consider the best ever, but another that stands out is the Tantive/Star Destroyer coming overhead in ANH. May not have the same impact today, but back in '77 it was pretty impressive.
I really don't know what I would consider the best ever, but another that stands out is the Tantive/Star Destroyer coming overhead in ANH. May not have the same impact today, but back in '77 it was pretty impressive.
PHArchivist
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Agreed. So much so that the thread poster probably should have said "Except for Star Wars..."
Kerr Avon
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I liked that, but honestly, I think the remake of "Dawn of the Dead" was better. It started off so normal, with only a hint or two of trouble, and then came down to the world falling apart and people being a threat to each other more than the undead were initially. Then followed up with the title sequence with more scenes of chaos and the world falling apart with a song by the Man in Black, "When the Man Comes around..."
Superman did pretty much blow me away back then.
Contact had a beautiful intro sequence.
Contact had a beautiful intro sequence.
SmilingOtter
Master Member
I'd forgotten that intro. That *was* very cool.
CB2001
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My favorites (in no particular order):
1. "The Human Contract" - The opening title is really brief, but the opening scene is really interesting for the fact that it drops you into the middle of a conversation between Michael (a vixen played by Paz Vega) and Julian (a brand-management worker played by Jason Clarke). In the opening scene, though in the middle of a conversation we are dropped into, it establishes Julian's belief in rules and Michael's belief in "no rules/laws/limits", which later play out in her attempts to get into his Dark Room (I won't say a whole lot about the dark room, you'll have to see the film itself). The film is also overall interesting and is written and directed by Jada Pinkett Smith.
2. "Kill Bill, Vol. 1" - Okay, you guys got to admit this is the most interesting opening scene and then title sequence. Excellent performance of Uma Thurman on screen in one clean take and excellent performance of David Carridine off-screen. Plus, the song "Bang, Bang" by Nancy Sinatra is, in itself, the perfect song to describe the Bride after the opening scene.
3. "Rebel Without a Cause" - The opening titles alone is very intersting, especially how we see Jim Stark (James Dean) shows kindness and tenderness to a toy monkey, which reflects the lack of kindness and tenderness that he receives from his parents.
4. "Koyaanisqatsi" - The slow motion pullback of the cavepaintings and the slow motion rocket booster being launched (closed up), aided with Philip Glass' most hypnotic score sets sort of the tone of the documentary. If you haven't seen this one, it's available at full length on YouTube courtesy of MGM, who were the ones who distributed the film on DVD.
5. "Vanishing Point"- Though the opening credits play over a panning shot, the entire opening scene sets up the mood for the film, starting at a point which is almost at the end of the entire tale of Kowalksi (played by Barry Newman) and just when Kowalski is on the road heading to his eventual fate, the footage freezes as the white Challenger passes a black car. And then, the Challenger fades out of the shot, leaving only the black car and revealing that the clock of the story has been set further back, so we can start the cross-country odyssey of the man behind the wheel.
6. "Full Metal Jacket" - Okay, do I REALLY need to explain why this one is interesting?
7. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - The entire opening scene plays a full 18 minutes into the film. And if you see the whole movie, you get the idea that the meeting of the lead characters may have been a moment that has occured in the past or in the present (or prehaps in both the past and present, and possibly future).
8. "Left 4 Dead" - Okay, not a movie, but the opening sequence practically establishes some of the rules and gameplay of the game without having to enter into the game to learn it or to take a tutorial non-canon to the game. You get the idea on how certain special infected have certain musical cues, you are introduced to how the pipebomb is used and, most importantly, you're introduced to the survivors Bill, Francis, Lewis and Zoey, the motley crew of the tale of surviving a world full of the infected.
1. "The Human Contract" - The opening title is really brief, but the opening scene is really interesting for the fact that it drops you into the middle of a conversation between Michael (a vixen played by Paz Vega) and Julian (a brand-management worker played by Jason Clarke). In the opening scene, though in the middle of a conversation we are dropped into, it establishes Julian's belief in rules and Michael's belief in "no rules/laws/limits", which later play out in her attempts to get into his Dark Room (I won't say a whole lot about the dark room, you'll have to see the film itself). The film is also overall interesting and is written and directed by Jada Pinkett Smith.
2. "Kill Bill, Vol. 1" - Okay, you guys got to admit this is the most interesting opening scene and then title sequence. Excellent performance of Uma Thurman on screen in one clean take and excellent performance of David Carridine off-screen. Plus, the song "Bang, Bang" by Nancy Sinatra is, in itself, the perfect song to describe the Bride after the opening scene.
3. "Rebel Without a Cause" - The opening titles alone is very intersting, especially how we see Jim Stark (James Dean) shows kindness and tenderness to a toy monkey, which reflects the lack of kindness and tenderness that he receives from his parents.
4. "Koyaanisqatsi" - The slow motion pullback of the cavepaintings and the slow motion rocket booster being launched (closed up), aided with Philip Glass' most hypnotic score sets sort of the tone of the documentary. If you haven't seen this one, it's available at full length on YouTube courtesy of MGM, who were the ones who distributed the film on DVD.
5. "Vanishing Point"- Though the opening credits play over a panning shot, the entire opening scene sets up the mood for the film, starting at a point which is almost at the end of the entire tale of Kowalksi (played by Barry Newman) and just when Kowalski is on the road heading to his eventual fate, the footage freezes as the white Challenger passes a black car. And then, the Challenger fades out of the shot, leaving only the black car and revealing that the clock of the story has been set further back, so we can start the cross-country odyssey of the man behind the wheel.
6. "Full Metal Jacket" - Okay, do I REALLY need to explain why this one is interesting?
7. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - The entire opening scene plays a full 18 minutes into the film. And if you see the whole movie, you get the idea that the meeting of the lead characters may have been a moment that has occured in the past or in the present (or prehaps in both the past and present, and possibly future).
8. "Left 4 Dead" - Okay, not a movie, but the opening sequence practically establishes some of the rules and gameplay of the game without having to enter into the game to learn it or to take a tutorial non-canon to the game. You get the idea on how certain special infected have certain musical cues, you are introduced to how the pipebomb is used and, most importantly, you're introduced to the survivors Bill, Francis, Lewis and Zoey, the motley crew of the tale of surviving a world full of the infected.
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EvilRocketeer
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UP!.................
Superman: the movie - this opening has been copied so many times it's crazy. i was watching Doctor Who the other night and noticed for the first time the names do the little streak thing as well.
Superman 2 (the Lester version) - this is the only thing i like about Lester's film. The re-cap of part 1 to the Williams music (redone) is pretty darn cool.
Godzilla vs Destroya - recapping all of the Godzilla films to the march, again, doesn't get any better.
Food Inc - the production names on all the food lables - genius.
ALIEN - That great slow crawl with the title slowly bleeding onscreen - impeding doom.
Blues Brothers - The introduction of the two main characters still makes me laugh.
Lost in Translation - Scarlett's butt - nuff said
As for my favorite - well, to me it outshines them all with artwork and great music - here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abT5VZ3cUr4
Superman 2 (the Lester version) - this is the only thing i like about Lester's film. The re-cap of part 1 to the Williams music (redone) is pretty darn cool.
Godzilla vs Destroya - recapping all of the Godzilla films to the march, again, doesn't get any better.
Food Inc - the production names on all the food lables - genius.
ALIEN - That great slow crawl with the title slowly bleeding onscreen - impeding doom.
Blues Brothers - The introduction of the two main characters still makes me laugh.
Lost in Translation - Scarlett's butt - nuff said
As for my favorite - well, to me it outshines them all with artwork and great music - here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abT5VZ3cUr4
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MooCriket
Master Member
Other than what has already been said...The Watchmen opening was great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=573XmVOdD2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=573XmVOdD2Q
Capn_Jack_Savvy
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The Lion King! Great animation.... great music.... great everything! Especially the end with the heavy base when The Lion King title shows up!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc
"Episode IV, A New Hope". Or as we old timers like to call it... "Star Wars". :sleep
...rebel spaceships, striking from their hidden base...
Leia was wrong though about the Death Star Plans saving her people. That kind of didn't work out too well. :eek
...rebel spaceships, striking from their hidden base...
Leia was wrong though about the Death Star Plans saving her people. That kind of didn't work out too well. :eek
I'll second that - great opening
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