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BOND POLLS 2015: Best Main Title Experience "GOLDENEYE" until "SPECTRE" (Your TOP 3 please)

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  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    Posts: 6,844
    1. Skyfall
    2. GoldenEye
    3. Casino Royale
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Results so far:

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  • ChampionAlonsoChampionAlonso
    Posts: 389
    4 points: GoldenEye
    2 points: SkyFall
    1 point: Casino Royale
  • Ottofuse8Ottofuse8
    Posts: 832
    4 Points: Goldeneye
    2 Points: Casino Royale
    1 Point: Tomorrow Never Dies
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Ottofuse8 wrote: »
    4 Points: Goldeneye
    2 Points: Casino Royale
    1 Point: Tomorrow Never Dies

    No points for Skyfall? :O
  • MalloryMallory Do mosquitoes have friends?
    Posts: 2,060
    4 Points: Skyfall
    2 Points: Casino Royale
    1 Point: Goldeneye
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    Posts: 2,252
    I'm going to be boring here and go with popular opinion. I think the song influences the decision a whole lot, because the Kleinman sequences are the best and most consistent thing across all seven films since 1995.

    1. Casino Royale
    2. Skyfall
    3. Goldeneye

    CR wins because I find the SF titles too thematic and why spoil what Skyfall looks like in the opening few minutes of the movie?
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Keep voting guys ;-)
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Keep voting pls....
  • JET007JET007
    Posts: 632
    Skyfall for 4 points-great sense of movement and travelling through the visuals.

    Casino Royale for 2 points--love the card theme, the fighting, and Bond getting his 00 status whilst Craig appears walking towards the viewer.

    Goldeneye for 1 point-updated what Binder did so well. Great imagery all around.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    CS is the best title sequence of the said era
  • writer5150writer5150
    Posts: 154
    4 points -- World is not enough. Love the lyrics, great song.
    2 points -- Skyfall.
    1 point -- Casino Royale.

    But I would the above would all fall down one level if we were considering Surrender from TND. That may be my favorite Bond song of all. Shame it got bumped by Sheryl Crow.
  • writer5150writer5150
    Posts: 154
    Oops I mistunderstood. I thought we were ranking the songs. The sequence themselves:
    4 points: Casino Royale
    2 point: Skyfall
    1 point: Goldeneye
  • JET007JET007
    Posts: 632
    writer5150 wrote: »
    4 points -- World is not enough. Love the lyrics, great song.
    2 points -- Skyfall.
    1 point -- Casino Royale.

    But I would the above would all fall down one level if we were considering Surrender from TND. That may be my favorite Bond song of all. Shame it got bumped by Sheryl Crow.

    YES! Surrender is excellent! My favorite end credits song easily!
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    Surrender should have been the title song!!!
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
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    This shot and the following transition is one of my favourite bits of any title sequence of the last 20 years.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    RC7 wrote: »
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    This shot and the following transition is one of my favourite bits of any title sequence of the last 20 years.

    I always liked that, too.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    RC7 wrote: »
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    This shot and the following transition is one of my favourite bits of any title sequence of the last 20 years.

    I love that one @RC7. Here's another great image from those main titles:
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    And from the other main titles, these are my favourite images:
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    And I find this the cutest and most mysterious girl from all the Daniel Kleinman titles. I love her Asian looks, referring to the Asian locale in "Skyfall":
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    For lovers of the art of main title design, have a look at this wonderful website. Here you have a wonderful compilation from 53 years of main titles in the Bond films:
    http://www.artofthetitle.com/feature/james-bond-50-years-of-main-title-design/
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,506
    I love the CR titles! Very clever imagery that I loved!
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    4 points to Goldeneye
    2 points to The World Is Not Enough
    1 point to Casino Royale
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    I'm updating this poll as we speak...
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    4 points -- CR
    2 points -- SF
    1 point -- TND
  • LivingGaylightsLivingGaylights South Carolina
    edited September 2015 Posts: 2
    4 points. - CR
    2 points - GE
    1 point - SF

    And QOS was the worst. Murky and ugly.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Thanks for the new votes ;-)! Keep voting. And if you know other people who like to vote, please re-direct them to here.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I often complain about CGI in live-action films, but with Kleinman we see it used effectively and magnificently in the perfect place. CGI can be great when it's very plasticity and nature becomes it's strength. The obvious example I bring up here is in Bond Title Sequence (the other being in animated films that take full advantage of the medium's potential). That is the one place in a 007 film where computer graphics are not only acceptable, but have been a great boon.

    You should read this article via Google Translate. It's about a talented Dutch film school graduate who got the chance to work on "SPECTRE", on Steve Begg's CGI-department:

    http://www.dichtbij.nl/duin-en-bollenstreek/regionaal-nieuws/artikel/4099479/stef-mesman-uit-lisse-helpt-james-bond-een-handje-in-spectre.aspx

    The Google Translated Version:
    Stef Mesman from Lisse gives James Bond a little hand in SPECTRE

    The name is Mesman. Stef Mesman! The native of Lisse jump earlier this year jumped in the air of extatic joy. Just graduated in the field of visual effects in movies, he got the chance to work on the latest James Bond movie: "SPECTRE". He works since late June at Double Negative. The British company is one of Europe's top specialists. The official release date for "SPECTRE" for the Netherlands, October 29th, 2015.

    "Recently I spoke with a manager within Double Negative," says Mesman. "[It was about how my experiences in the past month. In the beginning it is especially training. It then looks at what movies you go to work. From above it was decided that I was "transferred" would be the Spectre department."

    Traineeship
    The latest James Bond film, "SkyFall" (2012), attracted two million (!!) Dutch moviegoers. Worldwide viewed state that production in terms of visitors on the twelfth of all time. "Especially in the UK, James Bond immensely popular. Normally, it takes years before you can get involved with "the big boys". I'm just this year graduated from the Dutch Film Academy. I can say that a dream is fulfilled, to work on a film with so much respect."

    Last year was already Mesman placement at Cinesite, another company in London that is expert in the field of digital visual effects and computer animation. He devoted himself to the movies "San Andreas" and "Maggie". This year Double Negative offered him a 'traineeship'. "I was super excited. I sent my portfolio, resume and cover letter. Three weeks later, I received an e-mail. Yes! Through the first round it. For the second round, I flew with thirty enthusiasts to London. We had to present our portfolio to each other and people from the business community. This included a call. It was a kind of talent show. Applicants from countries including Japan, Russia, Sweden and New Zealand. Five days later I was told that I was on. And again ten days later I was able to work in London."

    Responsible
    The specialization of Mesman within the world of visual effects is 'digital compositing'. "I am at Steve Begg's "SPECTRE" department responsible for, for example, the removal of safety wires that are used for stunts, the replacement of faces in the context of stunts and the replacement or adaptation of environments. Each shot has its challenges. In a film like Spectre it's about everything one hundred percent really should look like; no monsters or aliens."

    "Eighty percent of our work is invisible to the public. Twenty percent of the viewer know that it is human or physically impossible to perform such stunts. It's my job to make it look as good as possible. That people believe one hundred percent. Bluntly: my work is a kind of "photoshop", but then for 25 frames per second. In everything I do, get engineering, mathematics and artistic insight into the picture. "
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    In any case, the deadline for this poll is October 18th!
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,559
    Easy:
    1) GE

    2) CR

    3) SF
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,944
    Second and third place have swapped around since 2013:

    New ranking:

    4 POINTS --> GE
    2 POINTS --> CR
    1 POINTS --> TND
  • DariusDarius UK
    Posts: 354
    4 points=Casino Royale
    2 points=Skyfall
    1 point =Goldeneye
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited November 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Just for everyone....in order of appearance ;-). And also with a collage of the nicest shots. You can also use it as background:

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