1. Touch of Evil--An impressively long take that shows a time bomb being placed in the trunk of a car, follows the main characters down a street as the car weaves among a crowd, and ends with the bomb exploding off-screen.
2. The Man Who Wasn't There--A static black-and-white shot of a barber's pole. The spiral creates an optical illusion of an endless pole. The rest of the film isn't so hot, so this bravura shot outclasses anything that follows.
3. A Clockwork Orange--The shot opens on a close-up of Malcolm McDowell. The camera slowly zooms out to show the *futuristic* Korova Milk Bar. An electronic version of Purcell's "Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary" plays.
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I guess the director is just trying to get you reeled in, and can't sustain the excitement. Or, the creater of the Title Sequence is more talented than the Directer.
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