I'm not talking movies where it doesn't come at all (along with the actor and production credits)...
I am talking a few minutes into a movie when the title card is presented with some emphasis and dramatic effect. some even do the beginning and end title card thing which i love as well.
i seem to love this little gimmick and wondering what are some really effective uses of it.
The recent ones that i know and really liked were:
Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> (2009)
Drag Me To Hell (beginning and end)
The Lion King (beginning and end)
something about the way the director does it that does make it more dramatic for me. neat little thing i know, but effective when done right.
Yavin
08-19-09, 10:46 PM
I think Irreversible had the title card at the end, well, for obvious reasons.
Some others off the top of my head:
- X-Men (and I think X2 and X3 as well)
- Army of Darkness (due to the mini prologue/recap at the beginning)
- Watchmen (one of the best title card sequences I've ever seen)
NoirFan
08-19-09, 10:48 PM
In Kiss Me Deadly, the entire opening credits are in reverse.
mhg83
08-19-09, 11:07 PM
I believe all three lord of the rings movies did this. They showed the "lord of the rings" but the subtitled movie came a few minutes into the films.
Mondo Kane
08-19-09, 11:15 PM
Mission Impossible movies? James Bond movies?
Artman
08-19-09, 11:19 PM
The Departed
Nicholas Vargo
08-19-09, 11:50 PM
The Party, directed by Blake Edwards (Does that one count?)
RocShemp
08-20-09, 12:18 AM
Batman Begins and The Dark Knight have the title card at the end of the movie.
The Bus
08-20-09, 12:20 AM
The Departed comes to mind. I also remember The Fugitive having its title card well into the movie.
Premise
08-20-09, 12:27 AM
Se7en.
Senor Javi
08-20-09, 01:21 AM
Children of Men and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
RichC2
08-20-09, 09:10 AM
I remember laughing the first time I saw The Departed because of how far into the flick the title card came.
Giles
08-20-09, 09:20 AM
I'm drawing a blank but it's either 'Blissfully Yours' or 'Tropical Malady' where the opening credits begin waaay into the movie.
reverie
08-20-09, 09:36 AM
The recent ones that i know and really liked were:
Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> (2009)
That's the first that came to my mind. I remember thinking when it finally came on, "oh yeah, we didn't see this yet!"
Palaver
08-20-09, 10:05 AM
Raising Arizona
Ash Ketchum
08-20-09, 10:16 AM
THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967) has a long (20 minute?) prologue setting up the mission and the titles don't begin until Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) arrives at the prison and meets all the prisoners (the Dozen) for the first time. Some of the cast names appear over the actors.
QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (1958) has a long pre-credits sequence before the ship takes off for Venus. When I saw it on TV once, the first commercial break came before the credits.
conscience
08-20-09, 11:18 AM
Scream 2
KillerCannibal
08-20-09, 11:21 AM
Pulp Fiction
scott1598
08-20-09, 12:17 PM
I believe all three lord of the rings movies did this. They showed the "lord of the rings" but the subtitled movie came a few minutes into the films.
yes, i liked how these were done as well. especially with the lilting music swelling at that moment.
majorjoe23
08-20-09, 01:47 PM
Was Memento's at the end? Or did it even have one?
Mabuse
08-20-09, 02:05 PM
Leaving Las Vegas: The opening credits don't start until at least the 10 minute mark.
scott1598
08-20-09, 02:34 PM
Leaving Las Vegas: The opening credits don't start until at least the 10 minute mark.
ooh. good one. i remember the glowing lights credits.
Nick Martin
08-20-09, 02:36 PM
Bad Boys (1995)
Batman Returns (1992)
.unholy
08-20-09, 04:13 PM
The theatrical cut of Miami Vice (end).
Numanoid
08-20-09, 04:52 PM
Star Trek (2009)
Title doesn't appear until after the entire opening sequence, and then quite dramatically and effectively, I must say.
Fist of Doom
08-20-09, 05:42 PM
Sin City
scott1598
08-20-09, 06:17 PM
Sin City
wow! completely forgot how much i love this one with RR's music. i can't even watch the extended cut because this isn't in it.
bunnydojo
08-20-09, 07:21 PM
Was Memento's at the end? Or did it even have one?It actually had full regular credits over the backwards scene shaking the Polaroid and firing the gun. This is one case where I think that gimmick would've been too much... for that matter, they could've shown the credits every 10 minutes or so. :D
obscurelabel
08-20-09, 10:59 PM
I haven't seen it, but others have noted that the opening credits for The Last Movie (1971) don't start until about 30 minutes in.
scott1598
08-20-09, 11:08 PM
just saw Snow Angels again and it had a pretty effective one 3 minutes in right after 2 gunshots are heard.
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