Nobody's actually said Touch of Evil, right?
Hard to pick just one...
Lord of War - this was the first one to spring to mind. The bullet's "journey" is powerful stuff.
Touch of Evil - popped in second for obvious reasons.
Rear Window - sets up every theme, every inch of the main character's foolish tenacity, and all the backstory you need in one panning sweep of a room.
Star Wars - John Williams and text crawl for an unforgettable opening kick.
Annie Hall - simple, direct, personal, beautiful.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - these guys can't make it through an opening credit sequence without diving into the absurd.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - a fake movie about accountancy pirates.
And, does the opening credits (The Times They Are A-Changin') from Watchmen count? It's not really the "intro" (that's technically the fight in the Comedian's apartment), but it feels intro-like. If it counts, yeah, throw that one on there, too.
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RussellNash (2087)
7 years ago
Those are indeed good picks, Ace, and you are free to chose Touch of Evil as no one else has mentioned it yet - probably because of my preemptive scolding ;-)
I especially agree about the Watchmen intro btw, it's absolutely poetic, and I've never seen anything like it before! It reminds me to do another thread about favorite end credits (where my first pick would be Captain America: The First Avenger).
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