The Panavision (Color by DeLuxe) cinematography by Fred Koenekamp and Joseph Biroc is always solid, though it stumbles in its occasional efforts to be impressive:
the opening helicopter shots leave no doubt that someone has been watching La dolce vita again; and an unnecessarily baroque crane shot records the insignificant arrival of a taxicab delivering Roberts to the Simmons home.
Not exact matches
When a movie starts with an
opening shot of a
Helicopter battle with Dire Straight's «Money of Nothing» playing over the
opening credits, you know you are in for something a little different.
A
helicopter approaches a hotel rooftop and people gathered there move toward it until it turns and
opens fire on them; we see several people
shot and blood splatters as they fall dead until the
helicopter becomes caught in cables attached to the roof and spins out of control before crashing into the roof and exploding.
The very first aerial
shot of the film suggests this is an
open - matte presentation, as fast - moving
helicopter blades find their way into the top of the frame.
From the
opening scenes on Mt. Everest to
shots with
helicopters to echoes and the pinging of tennis balls, the rear speakers contributed a positive sense of atmosphere.
Hitchcock's dream of
opening with an elaborate
helicopter tracking
shot was abandoned after it became clear that the technology wasn't up to the task.
The film
opens with one of those dull, routine traveling
helicopter shots of the small town and its green fields and sweet little buildings, but at some point, the image segues into Adam's miniature attic model of the same town.
It's going to be
open world, provide unparalleled levels of freedom, a whole new set of resources to complete missions, the ability to travel back and forth to locations, use a
helicopter and even listen to the famous track Ride of the Valkyries very loudly; which could result in your
helicopter being
shot down!