Better Opening Sequence: Shaft or Get Carter?

[Queequeg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlsufZj9Fg Shaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoa3OTJfWIY  Get Carter

[Josquius]

Get Carter is the better film though Shaft has the better opening.

[CountDeMoney]

Get Carter is the better film though Shaft has the better opening.

Ditto.
Interesting, though;  the only place more depressing than America in 1971 was Europe.  WHO KNEW

Now here's a cool intro theme to a badass movie, jazzy and hip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-WYm9nl32Q

[Viking]

Shaft has the better opening, Get Carter has one of the best endings in cinema.

[Ed Anger]

I am no watching Obama movie, Gorbachev of America!

[Syt]

Ditto.
Interesting, though;  the only place more depressing than America in 1971 was Europe.  WHO KNEW

In the early 80s we got a lot of 70s movies on German TV. My general impression was that 1970s cities (European or American) were pretty depressing dumps, and I didn't enjoy those movies as a kid.

[Ed Anger]

Ditto.
Interesting, though;  the only place more depressing than America in 1971 was Europe.  WHO KNEW

In the early 80s we got a lot of 70s movies on German TV. My general impression was that 1970s cities (European or American) were pretty depressing dumps, and I didn't enjoy those movies as a kid.

And everybody is filthy. I tried rewatching Convoy awhile back. I started feeling icky after 10 minutes of watching dirty people. Dirty lyle indeed.

[Gups]

Get Carter is the better film though Shaft has the better opening.

Ditto.
Interesting, though;  the only place more depressing than America in 1971 was EuropeEngland.  WHO KNEW

[Eddie Teach]

Shaft, no contest.

[Valmy]

In the early 80s we got a lot of 70s movies on German TV. My general impression was that 1970s cities (European or American) were pretty depressing dumps, and I didn't enjoy those movies as a kid.

It could have just been a style of filming rather than what the cities actually looked like.  Grittiness was considered cool at the time.

[CountDeMoney]

Get Carter is the better film though Shaft has the better opening.

Ditto.
Interesting, though;  the only place more depressing than America in 1971 was EuropeEngland.  WHO KNEW

I didn't want you guys to think I was singling you out.   

[Barrister]

In the early 80s we got a lot of 70s movies on German TV. My general impression was that 1970s cities (European or American) were pretty depressing dumps, and I didn't enjoy those movies as a kid.

It could have just been a style of filming rather than what the cities actually looked like.  Grittiness was considered cool at the time.

Nah.  Urban areas were dumps.  Urban decay was nearing it's height as people fled to the suburbs.