Cool Opening Credits

[RCMerchant]

 Ever notice, on a lotta old films...the opening credits are better than the movie itself? AIP had some great ones...as did Sam Sherman's IIP Productions. And of course...the master-Saul Bass!

...from BLACULA-

 http://youtube.com/watch?v=fEBqJaQtCsY

....FISTS of FURY...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zt6yiwmHkas

one of my favorite...a FISTFUL of DOLLARS...!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituX3QPQUkM

[the ghoul]

Here's one that ranks right up there with Fistful of Dollars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB43GHDVoIk

[RCMerchant]

That IS a great clip! I wish I had the opening titles to post of  DEEP RED-(with the great music by GOBLIN!!!), Adamson's DRACULA vs. FRANKENSTIEN , amy of the AIP Poe films....so many...!

I love this Coffin Joe opener!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOSiNKSAJcU

[soylentgreen]

Nobody's really responding to this thread but part of that may be due to not being able to find some credit sequences online.  There are quite a few I would have mentioned but don't seem to be posted anywhere on the web.  I'm going to bite the bullet, grab a freeware lame-o ripper and youtube some from my collection this weekend. 

In the meantime, since this film falls into the 'Bad Movies' category for some people(Heathens!    ) I'll just go ahead and stick it here.

Ladies and gentlemen, the phenomenal Chuck Braverman opening montage from MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjT1v5A4Wo

What a perfect meld of images and Fred Myrow's effective jazz/pop influenced theme. 

ps on a related film credits note...I found this interesting film on Saul Bass on googlevid uk: http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1343063261314199679&q=title+sequences

[Dave M]

I just searched for "Saul Bass" on youtube. These are just three I particularly liked from the first page that came up.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JGq_ON4aXew

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pz46qS38OgM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kHLgUyE9pfI