I'm a film fanatic, for sure, but I'm not enough of a student of film to be able to tell you what the best "tracking shots" of all time are. If you don't know, a tracking shot is essentially an extended take in a movie where the camera follows the action on a track, dolly, or other contraption without any cuts. Sometimes you'll see these in movies and not even realize that it's a single shot...but when it's done well, it can really be a marvel to behold, and it becomes something you want to watch over and over again to try and figure out how they did it. These shots often require perfect execution, ingenuity, and great skill.
Well, one guy at True/Slant compiled what he believes to be the 10 (technically 14) best tracking shots ever put on film. Like I said, I can't really speak to his claims, or argue strongly for any glaring omissions, but he definitely included the ones that first pop into my head when I think of great tracking shots.
You can read it here: http://trueslant.com/mikeharvkey/2009/11/30/the-10-best-long-tracking-shots-ever-filmed/
I haven't seen all of them, but I particularly love the ones from Children of Men (which had a few great ones), Touch of Evil, Oldboy, and The Player.
Here's the Children of Men one, which is just amazingly amazing.
One question...where's the opening scene of the Nic Cage masterpiece Snake Eyes??....kidding!
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