Great movie title sequences

Total movie geek topic, but that the heck. I recently rewatched "Catch Me If You Can," was reminded how cool its opening title sequence was and wondered what others might compare. YouTube to the rescue with a Top 25:

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Among the 25: "Hollow Man," "Dr. Strangelove," "Pi," "Altered States," "The Terminator," "Se7en," "Psycho," "Casino," "Alien," "Superman," "Soylent Green," "Panic Room" and "99 and 44/100% Dead."

Interesting stuff.

 

Any James Bond film.

 

Touch of Evil.

 

Maurice Binder was a genius with the stuff he did with the Bond titles. I prefer any title sequence that actually helps tell the story. The title sequence of "The Kingdom" did a great job of explaining the U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia.

 

The sequence of Lord of War always intrigued me. You follow one round of AK47 ammo from production to end.

 

Always enjoyed the one from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

 

I win.

I win again.

 

I don't know about the title sequence itself, but the funniest part of Raising Arizona takes place before the title sequence.

 

Excellent call. Sam Bass, if my memory serves,

 

I was curious was else he'd done, and apparently it's Saul Bass. Quite prolific, too, doing the title sequences for Spartacus, North by Northwest, Vertigo, West Side Story, Alien,....well, hell, here's his IMDB page:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000866/

 

If for no other reason than the music.

 

I think the entire movie Apocalypse Now runs before the title is even shown.