GREASE is the word! And the Mad magazine style opening is fantastic.
Best Opening Title Sequence in Movie history
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To this day my mom says Superman was the only time she ever read the credits during a movie.
Delmustator
Sr Member
Looking at this simply from the point of view of home theater. My vote for the best movie opening sequence are:
Star Trek - The Undiscovered Country: When the moon exploded starting the movie, it rocked the house!
Top Gun - I think this is the most awesome opening sequence short of ST:TUC. When the music starts and the carrier deck action is going on. It rocked the house too.
Star Trek - The Undiscovered Country: When the moon exploded starting the movie, it rocked the house!
Top Gun - I think this is the most awesome opening sequence short of ST:TUC. When the music starts and the carrier deck action is going on. It rocked the house too.
Conan.
The score, the imagery of the sword being forged.
Good stuff.
The score, the imagery of the sword being forged.
Good stuff.
SSgt Burton
Sr Member
I would say that Conan would be my #1- the whole film centers around the sword that is being forged while the credits roll.
Superman is a close second.
Alien is another good one- the vertical and diagonal lines on screen (that eventually form the word ALIEN) have been described as "hash marks" for each crew member killed.
Kevin
Superman is a close second.
Alien is another good one- the vertical and diagonal lines on screen (that eventually form the word ALIEN) have been described as "hash marks" for each crew member killed.
Kevin
arc60 is correct- when I started the thread I meant the text titles/music/animation etc as opposed to pre-title sequence- al la;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHDWdGPomw
-though I have enjoyed reading everyone's favorites on that subject- so two threads for the price of one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHDWdGPomw
-though I have enjoyed reading everyone's favorites on that subject- so two threads for the price of one
CB2001
Master Member
arc60 is correct- when I started the thread I meant the text titles/music/animation etc as opposed to pre-title sequence- al la;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHDWdGPomw
-though I have enjoyed reading everyone's favorites on that subject- so two threads for the price of one
But there's a problem with that idea, though. Some films do not have opening titles. One such example is "The Dark Knight". So, how can we list a film's opening if no titles/animation/music exists?
uuuuhhh... you dont...? why would you list a movie in the "best opening title sequence" thread if it doesnt have opening titles?
EDIT: He already said it can be for opening titles OR opening sequence - which The Dark Knight did have.
CB2001
Master Member
But with your definition of just "titles/music/animation", you should also exclude movies that have opening credits that take place over opening scenes such as "Touch of Evil".
I think the thread has evolved into, basically, "whats a movie that had a cool opening or a cool way of presenting the credits?". Just something special at the start of the movie to get you hyped up...
CB2001
Master Member
Sorry, I misread the "opening title/or opening scene" from the previous post you made. Didn't notice it until now.
Agent RayBans
Sr Member
The intro to UP had me in tears TWICE first time I saw it, if that's even possible (First when Eli learns she can't bare children, and then her passing). That either means it was really good or I am a girly man :thumbsup
SSgt Burton
Sr Member
I am reminded of watching the premiere of Batman in 1989...
The opening credits roll... a hush falls over the audience...
JACK NICHOLSON
(The audience cheers)
MICHAEL KEATON
(Dead silence)
KIM BASINGER
(The audience cheers again :lol)
Kevin
DARKSIDE72
Sr Member
Star Wars, the scrolling lore and then the attack on the Blockade Runner, SD scrawling across the screen... Fantastic, and always will be.
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