Opening Credits

[eggo_007]

Hi all,

I was just wondering what your favourite opening credits to a film are. Having recently seen Watchmen, I have to say I quite enjoyed the beginning, although that was largely in part to Bob Dylan's accompanying score. I think it's always nice when a film takes the time to make the credits more interesting than just a list of names. Lord of War, following the "life" of a single bullet, would be another...

Matt

[carmadgaz]

I'll second the Lord of War one. Interesting, educational and like the tune too.

[hornetrider]

Ifd we expand this to opening scenes, I always thought the start of GoldenEye was very good - the bungy jump off the dam.

[mat205125]

This is PH

Prepare to lock this thread perminantly.

Cannonball Run

[Tiggsy]

Bad Boys......nothing has set me up for a film better than that opening scene. "Wesley Snipes, Passenger 57"

[henrycrun]

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

[Timmy2TARs]

Contact always impressed me, as the camera draws back through Space before emerging through a human eye...

[Steamer]

mat205125 said:

Cannonball Run

Or, a few others that I liked:

Seven

Gone In 60 Seconds

[eggo_007]

hornetrider said:

If we expand this to opening scenes, I always thought the start of GoldenEye was very good - the bungy jump off the dam.

Even better was being able to recreate it on the N64!

[Inny]

Watchmen. Best I've seen.

(The only other one I can think of right now is from Basic Instinct...which is worrying.)

[The Hypno-Toad]

Exsqueeze me? Baking Powder?

We're this far in and no Apocalypse Now?

Darkness......helicopter sound.......line of trees...... helicopter skid......The Doors.......napalm..

then you're Saigon.

[Eric Mc]

The Right Stuff
Star Wars

[Miss Pitstop]

This is pistonheads isn't it?

Surely it has to be the Italian job?

(ok, so I don't really like the idea of a lovely Muira being smashed up, but Matt Munro, the alps, the sound of the engine... )