Poll: Best Opening Credits
Most credits are a boring waste of time, but these films found a way to spice them up and make them interesting. Which of these do you find most enjoyable? Discuss here.
Vote:
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Vertigo (1958)
Ominous music, scanning over a face, and vertigo-like swirling designs. -
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Dogs, spots, fur, and jazz galore. -
From Russia with Love (1963)
Colorful credits projected on dazzling seductively dancing bodies. -
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
A waltz with an opening animation by the famous graphic designer Saul Bass. -
The Pink Panther (1963)
The animated rosy crazy cat mischievously outrunning the inspector to the familiar sleuth theme song. -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
An iconic song, western typeface, splattered paint, galloping horses, and lots and lots of gunshots! -
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A solar eclipse that ends with the peak of the epic escalating crescendo of "Also sprach Zarathustra" or "Thus Spoke Zarathustra." -
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
The wonder behind the making of irresistible chocolate treats. -
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Those famous lips singing a tribute to Sci-Fi of the past. -
Grease (1978)
A hodgepodge of snippets in 60's and 70's style animation to the disco-funk rhythm of the original movie song. -
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
John Travolta walking down the street while keeping in beat with the Bee Gee's hit "Staying Alive." -
Life of Brian (1979)
An original song and an animation style from Ancient Rome. -
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The suited up anonymous gangsters stride coolly to go have a mid morning brunch while the Super Sounds of the Seventies plays in the background. -
Se7en (1995)
Snippets unveiling a dark psychotic mystery. -
The Jackal (1997)
Montage of photos and footage spanning the history of the Soviet Union, set to industrial music. -
Pi (1998)
Catchy beat and the golden spiral. -
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Stop motion claymation of critters and the wildlife in a big tree. This transforms into a real tree in the opening scene for a wonderful transition. -
Fight Club (1999)
Guitar riffs and a trip through the brain on a molecular level. -
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
An calming orchestrated melody with an undercover authority chasing his target through a two dimensional world. -
Spider-Man (2002)
A Danny Elfman theme with the credits in a moving entanglement of spider webs. -
The Incredibles (2004)
Flashy geometric animation while The Incredibles jazzy theme plays in the background. -
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Clever use of food, condiments, everyday items and a variety of backgrounds that make opening credits into art. -
Casino Royale (2006)
A kaleidoscopic animation of cards, weapons, and Bond action. -
Enter the Void (2009)
Upbeat music, the strobe light effect and every style of font you can think of. -
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Logan and Victor battle though time from the Civil War to Vietnam. -
Watchmen (2009)
Slow motion reminiscent flashbacks of the original Watchmen and their doings while Bob Dylan sings "The Times They are a Changin'." -
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott's band rocks out in a jam session with vibrant comic book style animations. -
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
A silhouette style animation with jazzy music paying homage to the original comics. -
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Looks more like a music video than a title sequence. Full of incredible dream-like imagery of a mash-up of people, creatures, electronics slathered in black oil. Also includes fire and an phoenix. -
Skyfall (2012)
A surreal eye appealing trip coupled with one of the best 007 theme songs.