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Your Favorite Opening Titles [poll]

VirageVirage
edited November 2011 in Bond Movies Posts: 1,856
Things that are always in a bond movie
*Girls
*cars
*Explosions
*Exotic Locations
*More Explosions
And a title sequence....

Whats your favorite (and least favorite if u want to)

Me:

Well: Casino Royal to me its just SO clever with the casino symbols and designs
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  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited April 2011 Posts: 15,718
    TSWLM. I just love shadow Moore walking casually to the naked army of women, and making them fall over.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    @Virage, apologies but I have altered your thread title to make it clearer. Hope that's ok :)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    I honestly prefer the GE main titles. I love the dynamic, how everything fits the song. I think it presents the film's title with (literally) a blast. But even more so, I absolutely can't get enough of the gunbarrel propelling us right behind the speeding Aston Martin. Furthermore, the Janus symbolism and the powerful images of the women hammering down the old statues, thereby effectively demonstrating that the cold war is supposedly over, always give me some chills. I think it's as close to perfection as you can get, but of course, all this is IMHO as per usual.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited April 2011 Posts: 7,136
    MY TOP 10 (chronologically):

    - FRWL, it's simple but in fact Brownjohn is the man who brought in the fantasy-play with the scarcely dressed girls.
    - TB, the underwater themed images are quite appropriate and give a nice atmosphere
    - OHMSS, the clocks ticking, Bond has had five adventures, time for a change, wouldn't you say?
    - DAF, brilliant use of colourful images including diamonds and cats!
    - LALD, the dark voodoo like theme is already present, I also love the way the credits are projected with that water-like effect.
    - TMWTGG, same as above but with the golden gun.
    - LTK, I really enjoy how Dalton's image is used and how the photocamera and the casino are present, a nice farewell from Binder.
    - GE, a short and arty history lesson you might say, sheer brilliance.
    - DAD, ok I'm not fan of the movie but the titles being part of the story, Bond being weak and the contrast of fire and ice are fantastic.
    - CR, cards flying around the place and Bond becoming 00 in a very fancy way, another fantastic piece of work by Kleinman.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Best classic: OHMSS. I love the hour glass motif with scenes from the previous Bond adventures.

    Best modern: GE. I love the silhouetted Bond girls smashing the Soviet icons.

    Honorable mention to TB and YOLT.
  • JBFan626JBFan626
    Posts: 1,497
    I get a kick out of the OP sequence; it really goes over the top with the sexually suggestive gun/laser imagery.
  • VirageVirage
    edited April 2011 Posts: 1,856
    Quoting NicNac: apologies but I have altered your thread title to make it clearer. Hope that's ok
    No Problems
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    I find it much easier to pick those I dislike so I shall:

    The Man With The Golden Gun
    For Your Eyes Only
    Octopussy
    A View To A Kill
    The Living Daylights
    Licence To Kill
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    The World Is Not Enough
    Quantum Of Solace
  • Gaz1961Gaz1961
    Posts: 117
    GE, fantastic, you know, what he said
  • saunderssaunders Living in a world of avarice and deceit
    edited April 2011 Posts: 987
    My absolute favorite is the CR titles as they are a radically different approach that manages to homage the 50's novel origins while also symbolising the new energized approach to the franchise.

    My second favourite is TSWLM with it's clever motifs from the films subtext, it just me feel really patriotic and very proud of Roger Moore, plus those naked silhouette girls have never looked sexier in their military peak caps and Luger's!

    Third would have to be OHMSS, though for me the inserting of previous films live action footage is both distracting and necessary.

    Fourth is FRWL, for me the largely unrecognised Robert Brownjohn is the real innovator of the Bond title sequences.

    Lastly an honorable mention to AVTAK, not that it's good but rather because it's so so bad that I find it almost hysterical to watch, it has been very accurately described as like a 'French and Saunders ' skit of a Bond title sequence.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Mods, can we got a poll added to this one, please?
  • LudsLuds MIA
    Posts: 1,986
    Pheeew! That was a lot of work ;)
  • VirageVirage
    Posts: 1,856
    Thanks Luds
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Thanks, Luds. I cast my vote for OHMSS.
  • VirageVirage
    Posts: 1,856
    Its All tied at one a piece
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    I can always enjoy the OHMSS opening, you get a little piece of all the Bond movies that came before it during the credits, fine music too.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    I honestly prefer the GE main titles. I love the dynamic, how everything fits the song. I think it presents the film's title with (literally) a blast. But even more so, I absolutely can't get enough of the gunbarrel propelling us right behind the speeding Aston Martin. Furthermore, the Janus symbolism and the powerful images of the women hammering down the old statues, thereby effectively demonstrating that the cold war is supposedly over, always give me some chills. I think it's as close to perfection as you can get, but of course, all this is IMHO as per usual.
    Couldn't agree with you more :) Excellent, and my personal fave title sequence.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    CR for me. The brilliant silhouettes and great casino themed designs are mind blowing. I love the progression of the theme, where we see a bunch of extremely creative designs over the course of it. Just a joy to watch.
  • ReneMathisReneMathis
    Posts: 165
    Nothing controversial from me. Straight choice between On Her Majesty's & Casino Royale. Given they come from altogether different generations and the camera/visual tricks you could do then as against now I'll sit on the fence and split them.
    Thus OHMSS takes the classic vote and CR gets the nod in the modern era
  • 007manny007manny
    Posts: 100
    my faves are
    thunderball
    you only live twice
    spy who loved me
    four your eyes only
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    I personally like FRWL's simple titles. Beautiful women, a projector, and colorful letters all matched with that great tune is all I need in my Bond titles.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited September 2011 Posts: 15,718
    1- Goldeneye
    2 - The Spy Who Loved Me
    3- Casino Royale
    4- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Not the best per say, but I find it cool to see all the Bond films recapped in the OHMSS Bond title. Cool stuff.
  • The007SwedeThe007Swede
    Posts: 127
    1 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2 - Casino Royale
    3 - Goldeneye
    :-D
  • EmilioEmilio Palmyra, Nassau
    Posts: 175
    1. Thunderball
    2. Goldfinger
    3. OHMSS
    4. TSWLM
    5. Goldeneye
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    1- Goldeneye
    2 - The Spy Who Loved Me
    3- Casino Royale
    4- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    What he said.
  • VirageVirage
    Posts: 1,856
    Please put your vote on the poll
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
    Posts: 1,812
    My two favorite are...

    "Die Another Day"... I know many of you hate this movie, personally I don't, but this is about the opening title sequence. I loved seeing Bond getting his butt kicked (different for an opening Bond title) and the CGI fire and ice women.

    "Casino Royale"... Loved how the card game was incorperated into the fighting.

    Can't remeber every opening title sequence, but the worst that I can remember...

    "Quantum of Solace"... It felt to bland and, honestly, it was kind of a bore.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745


    "Quantum of Solace"... It felt to bland and, honestly, it was kind of a bore.
    And very bad CGI. You can blame Forster for that whole mess of a title.
  • TDK007TDK007
    Posts: 2
    Love Casino Royale's and Thunderball's the most. The CR one just screamed "Bond is back and better than ever!" and Thunderball is just a classic with the water and women. Gives me chills
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