the Sound of Music with the helicopter flying over the alps and Saltzburg.
The way the Paramount Mountain logo turns into the mountain in the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
edited to prove I do know geography!
Shh! I kinda wanna hear me talking right now!
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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quester - Mar 02, 2011 11:35:38 am PST #13433 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Jon B. - Mar 02, 2011 12:04:58 pm PST #13434 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm in the middle of a very strange movie from the late '60s, Skidoo. The opening "credits" appear on a TV screen for about 5 seconds. Then a remote clicks, and the TV changes channels -- and that's it. No more opening credits.
I love Skidoo! The closing credits are sung by Harry Nilsson!
Kate P. - Mar 02, 2011 12:06:39 pm PST #13435 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
The way the Paramount Mountain logo turns into the mountain in the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ooh, one of my favorites, for sure.
quester - Mar 02, 2011 12:21:14 pm PST #13436 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Honorable mention for any old movie who's credits are printed in a book with the pages being turned!
Rayne - Mar 02, 2011 12:22:08 pm PST #13437 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
The only one I can think of right now is Juno. The hand drawn stuff was pretty cool.
jentk421 - Mar 02, 2011 12:49:15 pm PST #13438 of 30000
Generally speaking, things have gone about as far as they can possibly go, when things have gotten about as bad as they can reasonably get.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail aka Mønti Pythøn ik den Hølie Gräilen
Anne W. - Mar 02, 2011 12:50:34 pm PST #13439 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I loved the opening credits to "Up in the Air."
Daisy Jane - Mar 02, 2011 1:00:37 pm PST #13440 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
That reminds me HHGTTG! "So long & thanks for all the fish."
DavidS - Mar 02, 2011 1:53:01 pm PST #13441 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The closing credits are sung by Harry Nilsson!
I have that track if anybody needs it.
TV Show credits True Blood gets my vote.
#1 All-Time TV credit sequence? Cowboy Bebop!
Carnivale and Six Feet Under are also pretty great.
Atropa - Mar 02, 2011 2:03:53 pm PST #13442 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It's been so long since I've seen it, but I do believe that Beetlejuice had a fun opening credit sequence, with the camera zooming through the miniature town.
Yes, that is the opening sequence. And it's so much fun!
The opening sequence for Coraline is wonderful.