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Title: YOUR 5 BEST TITLE SEQUENCES
Post by: NEON MERCURY on May 10, 2003, 11:30:07 PM

I was checking the archives and did not see this asked before.

5) Se7en-it's damn cool and creepy...great setup for the film

4) Jackie Brown-neat 70's vibe with Pam stroll'n across 100 and tenth street
also my personal fav film by Mr. T.

3) Memento-it speaks for itself

2) Full Frontal-I have never seen something like that before...props for
originality

1) Requiem for a Dream- it is the encompassment of what (imo) a title
sequence should be...cool titles and great music
that is all I need

Title: YOUR 5 BEST TITLE SEQUENCES
Post by: aurora on May 10, 2003, 11:50:22 PM

An excellent thread!

I wanna be more broad and go for 'best openings'

I like:

Natural Born Killers
A Clockwork Orange
Requiem For A Dream
The Thin Red Line
The Doors

Title: YOUR 5 BEST TITLE SEQUENCES
Post by: Recce on May 11, 2003, 12:14:50 AM

Raging Bull. Oh man, that was great.

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Post by: MacGuffin on May 11, 2003, 12:18:48 AM

Quote from: auroraI wanna be more broad and go for 'best openings'

http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1470

Let's stick to title sequences for this thread:

1.) Seven (gets you in the mind of the John Doe long before he even shows)
2.) Psycho (great score to accompany the parallel bars that suggest duality)
3.) West Side Story (the end credits; so simple - graffitti on street signs - yet so effective)
4.) Casino (beautiful neon imagery)
5.) Clockers (it's use of crime scene photos is so powerful)

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Post by: Duck Sauce on May 11, 2003, 02:51:11 AM

Quote from: MacGuffin
http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1470

some of your best work yet Mac..

for some reason i dug North By Northwest alot

Title: YOUR 5 BEST TITLE SEQUENCES
Post by: Born Under Punches on May 11, 2003, 10:46:34 AM

Five that rip:

1 - Goodfellas - Simple, yet effective
2 - Fight Club - Riding the Brain Train
3 - Do the Right Thing - Rose Perez and Public Enemy: classic
4 - La Femme Nikita - love the Luc Besson intros
5 - Enter the Dragon - just love the Lalo Schrifin music and Jim walking badass

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Post by: RegularKarate on May 11, 2003, 12:16:25 PM

Superman (the first one... just gets you pumped for the movie), though it's probably not as good without the intro (sorry Mac)
Rocky (same deal)
Run Lola Run
Magnolia

I guess my favorite title sequences are the ones that fit into the into real well.

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Post by: MrBurgerKing on May 11, 2003, 12:20:26 PM

I love the 1967 best picture winner title intro (giving imdb.com some hits here)

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Post by: Rudie Obias on May 11, 2003, 01:10:18 PM

THE 400 BLOWS
BAND OF OUTSIDERS
JULES AND JIM
MAGNOLIA
HAPPY TOGETHER
CQ
BATTLE ROYALE

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Post by: MrBurgerKing on May 11, 2003, 01:43:05 PM

Quote from: rudieobTHE 400 BLOWS

You know what, am I crazy to say that Jarmusch's Down by Law has similar title sequences to The 400 Blows?

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Post by: Alethia on May 11, 2003, 02:33:31 PM

vertigo vertigo vertigo

and i hate to say it but -- the one for signs was pretty nice, i thought

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Post by: Born Under Punches on May 11, 2003, 03:55:45 PM

The slo-mo walk of the main characters of Reservoir Dogs going right to Mr. Orange shot in the belly. How could I forget that one.

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Post by: xerxes on May 11, 2003, 03:57:19 PM

don't know if this really counts... but the chapter titles thingies for breaking the waves were amazing.

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Post by: Derek237 on May 11, 2003, 04:32:56 PM

-Pulp Fiction

-Natural Born Killers

-Philadelphia

-Fight Club

-Anything by Saul Bass (Psycho, Vertigo, Cape Fear, Casino, etc.)

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Post by: SHAFTR on May 11, 2003, 09:09:41 PM

From Dusk Till Dawn
Mallrats
Psycho
Batman
The Royal Tenenbaums

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Post by: AlguienEstolamiPantalones on May 11, 2003, 09:33:41 PM

next friday where the smoke became credits

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Post by: penfold0101 on May 12, 2003, 05:43:40 AM

Panic room's cool with all the names hanging from the buildings.
13 ghosts - the names appear on the walls as the camera spins 360 and the life he used to have fades into the life he has now.

Peace

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Post by: aurora on May 12, 2003, 06:21:27 AM

Good call on PANIC ROOM

Those titles were awesome!

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Post by: chainsmoking insomniac on May 12, 2003, 08:46:03 AM

Let us not forget Se7en!

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Post by: ©brad on May 12, 2003, 10:58:47 AM

the 25th hour. yes indeed.

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Post by: godardian on May 12, 2003, 12:50:19 PM

Godard's title sequences were usually great. My favorites:

-Vivre Sa Vie

-Band of Outsiders

...and the number one Godard title sequence: The original one (as seen on the Criterion DVD) from Contempt.

Also, anything Woody Allen, with his great signature titles.

Fassbinder titles- I'm thinking of The Marriage of Maria Braun in particular- tend to be done in very nice fonts.

I second The Royal Tenenbaums as great title sequence, which someone else mentioned above.

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Post by: dufresne on May 12, 2003, 01:33:33 PM

the opening credits in Irreversible is embedded into my brain.

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Post by: chainsmoking insomniac on May 13, 2003, 08:59:49 AM

Quote from: mogwai
Quote from: punchdrunk23Let us not forget Se7en!
http://xixax.com/viewtopic.php?p=25673&highlight=#25673

Thanks Mogwai. My bad.

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Post by: USTopGun47 on May 22, 2003, 08:08:20 PM

Pulp Fiction
Signs
Manhattan (If it counts)
PDL
Seven

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Post by: Xixax on May 22, 2003, 10:13:41 PM

1: Seven
2: Fight Club
3: Angels Live In My Town

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Post by: The Silver Bullet on May 28, 2003, 07:21:13 AM

01. Lawrence Of Arabia
02. Amelie
03. Raging Bull
04. Magnolia
05. Reservoir Dogs

Title: YOUR 5 BEST TITLE SEQUENCES
Post by: Dirk on May 28, 2003, 07:35:03 AM

Catch Me If You Can

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Post by: Pas on May 28, 2003, 11:22:53 AM

The Matrix Reloaded->it has none

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Post by: SoNowThen on May 28, 2003, 11:31:44 AM

LA Confidential, Magnolia, Jerry Maguire, Bedazzled, Chinatown (just score and credits, but it works soooo good).

Also, I love the start of Walkabout, but I can't remember, are there credits interspersed in that? If so, then put it on my list.

Quote from: cbrad4dthe 25th hour. yes indeed.

its the best man.,,, seriously, the best ever. atleast in the last year.

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