Your favorite 'opening credits' SEQUENCE?

[Guest moviegyrl]

I loved the sequences during the opening credits of the Old School flicks! super:cool: These are my faves:

- HOT, COOL & VICIOUS

- CHALLENGE OF DEATH

- THE EAGLE'S KILLER

- INVINCIBLE ARMOR

- THE LEG FIGHTERS

- THE EAGLE'S CLAW

How about yours?

[Guest Monk Sante]

Crystal Fist

Thundering Mantis

Eagles Killer (I dont know there's something about that music that gets me hype up!- ha,ha,ha)

cantonese iron Kung Fu

Monkey kung Fu

Leg Fighters

[The Dragon]

I love the opening sequence of 3 Evil Masters aka The Master, with Chen Kuai Tai and Wang Lung Wei. The way the film opens and the fight ensues is a thriller. Also The Opening to Delightful Forest, Ti Lung ripping into Lau Kar Yung with wreckless abandon. A very intense fight resulting in a most brutal killing to open a film.

Btw, I understand these are Shaw selections, however, they are still two of the best opening sequences ever.

Special shout out to Jackie Chan:

Shaolin Wooden Men

Snake in Eagles Shadow

Drunken Master (Though not Jackie but Hwang Cheng Li in opening)

Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin

For old school flicks, these title sequences aren't bad.

[Guest kungfood]

I love those opening sequences where the star(s) were filmed in a studio with a red, yellow, white, blue, etc., light shining on them. Or the title sequences with someone training in an open field/mountainside.

My favorites include:

Disciples of Shaolin

Crystal Fist

The Hot, the Cool, and the Vicious

Fighting Ace (Kid's Ace in the Hole)

The Invincible Armour

36th Chamber of Shaolin

Kid with the Golden Arm

Duel of the 7 Tigers

The Leg Fighters (Invincible Kung Fu Legs)

Challenge of the Masters

Heroes Two

Warriors Two

The Five Venoms

My Young Auntie

And many others...

[Guest Morgoth]

Nice thread moviegyrl. I like all the ones mentioned, especially the 3 Evil Masters opening.

Others-

Lost Swordship

Hitman in the Hand of Buddha

Iron Monkey (Kuan Tai)

8 Escorts

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

Secret Rivals 2

Showdown at the Cottonmill

Legend of a Fighter

Buddha Assassinator

[Bus]

Duel of the 7 Tigers has to be my favorite of all time music and everything was on point.. is a classic intro.. i also liked the intro of mystery of chess boxing

[Guest Endsang]

Odd Couple

36th Chamber of Shaolin

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious

Executioners from Shaolin

Invincible Armour (!)

Basicly anything that starts with a demonstration of shapes and style.

Also, I wish this:

was the opening to my Knockabout DVD. It's just a promo reel, right?

[Guest ironfistedmonk]

You can't beat The Master (3 Evil Masters), that is the single greatest opening scene ever IMO.

[Guest Endsang]

How could I forget! It's not a classic movie, I know, but I HAVE to mention Once Upon a Time in China.

This was the first "real" kung fu flick saw, and the intro simply spellbound me.

[Guest fabhui]

Mine would have to be the opening for Warriors Two featuring Leung Kar Yan and Cassanova Wong in the bamboo forest. The voice over that goes with it just polishes the whole thing off nicely!

[Guest peringaten]

Judgement Of An Assassin's a favourite, absolute perfection start - pushes the film completely steamtraining it immediate; the rest's very nice, but doesn't live up to the expects from that off, I feel. Lion Vs Lion is also nice for the start.

Disciples Of Shaolin's probably my number one. The eventual music swell combined with that celluloid gets me like a motherfucker every time.

[AlbertV]

Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu was a funny opening sequence especially the "Jesus on the cross" reference and Jackie taking on a 1-foot long wooden dummy!!!

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The Eagle's Killer where both John Chang and Hwang Jang-Lee showed their skills

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

These are my favorites...

[Guest quixote64]

Master of the Flying Guillotine has my favorite opening sequence ever. ever.

some others i like:

5 Deadly Venoms

Legendary Weapons of China

36th Chamber of Shaolin

Secret Rivals 2

Drunken Master

[Guest thekfc]

I second that.

How could I forget! It's not a classic movie, I know, but I HAVE to mention Once Upon a Time in China.

[Guest WalkOn]

Game of Death

The Hot, the Cool, and the Vicious

Kung Fu Executioner

Dragon on Fire

Master Killer

Crystal Fist

Duel of the 7 Tigers

The Leg Fighters

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The Five Deadly Venoms

Ninja Exterminator (The Devil Killer)

Rebellious Reign

Tai Chi Master

[Guest rederror]

Crystal Fist

[Sifu]

My absolute favorite is the animated opening for Showdown at the Cotton Mill. It's so original, and the movie theme is really loud and get's you pumped.

The other two live-action faves are Legendary Weapons of China and Challenge of the Masters.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

I forgoth to list Ninja vs Shaolin Guards. Best scene of the movie.

[The Dragon]

How about 5EN? The blood spewing out over the credits along with the battle scenes to open the film set up the story and action to follow quite nicely.

[Morgoth Bauglir]

^^^^

[TheManInWhite]

Here's my favorites:

The Master (3 Evil Masters) - easy the best opening ever from the dialogue to the action

The Hot, the Cool & the Vicious - seeing those three display their unique styles was awesome

Masked Avengers - that haunting music set up the 1st scene perfectly

Duel of the 7 Tigers - another awesome display of many different styles

Dirty Ho - cool start with Gordon Liu/Wong Yu opposing those soldiers

Executioners of Shaolin - starts with great fight between Pai Mai and the monk San Te

[Guest Iron_Jinon1]

there is far too many to mention really...even as I am not biggest fan of liu chia liangs movies,his opening credit sequences are more often than not very good.

"invincible armour" has very good one,hwang jang lee presenting Iron Skin and Eagles Claw.When saw that 1st time thought this will be one hell of a movie.and it delivered:)

[Sifu]

there is far too many to mention really...even as I am not biggest fan of liu chia liangs movies,his opening credit sequences are more often than not very good.

Wow, how wrong you are! Not only do Legendary Weapons of China and 36th Chamber of Shaolin have some of the best, but he made Gordon Liu pretty famous for doin them!

[Iron_Jinon]

Wow, how wrong you are! Not only do Legendary Weapons of China and 36th Chamber of Shaolin have some of the best, but he made Gordon Liu pretty famous for doin them!

as old saying goes..for each his own^_-...had he made bloodthirsty movies like chang cheh he would have likely been supreme..but instead he made nonviolent stuff with touch of comedy(I do like my young auntie,shaolin challenges ninja&master killer)....

[Sifu]

I agree