i thought the title sequence to Catch Me If You Can was really good. it reminded me of some of the sequences Saul Bass did for Hitchcock. Vertigo and Psycho are amazing. recently while reading the booklet in my Vertigo Soundtrack CD, i also read that he did the sequences to 4 of Scorsese's films before he died (interesting that MS also had Bernard Herrmann's last score with Taxi Driver).
anywho, wonder what your favorite are. oh, to be more specific, i mean "arty" sequences like the aforementioned. i liked Bang, Bang playing over Kill Bill.....and the freeze frame in King of Comedy is really great too, but i'm referring to Saul Bass-esque sequences.
I think Tarantino and Fincher have the market cornered on great title sequences-- at least in terms of contemporary title sequences.
Four Rooms./
reservoir dogs
Magnolia
Mean Streets
The Last Temptation of Christ
Moulin Rouge
Kill Bill
The Man with No Name films
Reservoir Dogs
From Dusk til Dawn
Shaft
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Quote from: Weak2ndActI think Tarantino and Fincher have the market cornered on great title sequences-- at least in terms of contemporary title sequences.
i forgot about Se7en, that's really good......and then the Jackal kinda redid it........and The Royal Tenenbaums characters looking into the camera is another one......The Graduate (which QT stole for Jackie Brown)
so are any of these you mention like the Saul Bass sequences?......i.e; made from animation and/or drawings?
Red Dragon, with all the newspaper clippings. That was really cool
kill bill
raging bull
vertigo**********************
2001
ghostbusters
i don't know
I like the simplicity of GoodFellas.
doctor strangelove
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Good ol' Saul Bass. Every sequence of his is so great. Casino is another good one of his. Other Non-Bass titles:
Snatch.
Catch Me If You Can - so fuckin a
One Hour Photo
rocky horror picture show
what was the sequence for that? i dont remember, its been a while since ive seen it.
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i like Mallrats comic cover begining
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ahh yes. very good, very good.
the credits to Mon Oncle are like a sign at a construction site......then the movie title is written in chalk on the wall........i believe they did that later in Apocalypse Now...........The Shining is great.......the creepy synth music and beautiful helicopter photography.........i liked the chocolate in Willy Wonka
Many of the Bond films, of course....
For sheer length and goofiness, there's "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
I love the Natural Born Killers credit sequence. Their car drive and about 3 musics playing at the same time. It was vewy vewy good.
Also, the title sequences for Woody Allen films... those very artsy and complex.
Since Se7en was already mentioned, my pick is The Big Lebowski
i like your sig
Almost Famous
Panic Room
Mulholland Drive(like the music and creepiness feeling)
Royal Tenenbaums
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Well shucks Bankster, I just read in another thread that you've given up on the sexy avs for a bit...oh well. Just as the sun rises every morning, so shall my roscoe whenever you return to form.... :cry:
one day, when the right pic comes around
national lampoons christmas vacation
the whole reason i started this thread was to see if there were any more Saul Bass-esque title sequences (besides Catch Me If You Can)
oh well....