Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
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I think that's the quote from the book, rather than the one used in the movie, but I though Trainspotting was awesome.
Plus, that opening monologue is set to Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life", which is possibly the greatest opening song for a film ever. Well, there could be greater ones, but nothing's coming to my mind at the moment.
Well, there could be greater ones, but nothing's coming to my mind at the moment.
"Be My Baby" for Mean Streets?
"On Broadway" for All That Jazz.
"Little Green Bag" in RESERVOIR DOGS (and PULP FICTION & JACKIE BROWN have pretty much killer opening songs too).
"Be My Baby" for Mean Streets?
Ahh, never seen it. I have a big Martin Scorcese (and Francis Coppola) -shaped hole in my movie-viewing experience that I don't particularly want to fill.
I have the Reservoir Dogs soundtrack and everything, yet my brain is refusing to remember anything other than "Stuck In the Middle With You", which I am no longer able to enjoy without shuddering.
"On Broadway" for All That Jazz.
Oh, that's a good one!
Watched "The Departed" last night. I quite enjoyed it, and I loved the soundtrack.
Watched "The Departed" last night. I quite enjoyed it, and I loved the soundtrack.
We finally saw it, too. I liked it very much, and I thought Leo was fabulous in his role -- much gritter than usual and really believable. I didn't actually think it should have won Best Picture, but I get why it did.
There are pros and cons to staying as unspoiled as I usually do, though. I was shocked when Costigan got shot, and my jaw was on the floor by the end. There aren't too many movies in which the three leads are dead by the end.
We're doing a Better Late Than Never post-Oscar movie blitz around here. Saw and loved Little Miss Sunshine, and Ben and I went to see The Pursuit of Happyness at the local second-run (and only $3!) theater -- I really enjoyed it, emotional manipulation and all. I adore Will Smith, and for a message movie it was really well-done and enjoyable.
We've got The Prestige to watch next.
Sigh. Edited because "are" and "aren't" are two really different things.
I didn't like Trainspotting, either. It seemed to be mostly about trying to shock the audience without much narrative development or even meangingful character study, and I felt the whole thing boiled down to the creators of the movie saying "aren't we cheeky?" to the audience over and over again. That sort of facile nihilism reminds me of David Fincher movies, which I also dislike. I don't see any there there.
I love David Fincher movies, however.