oooh, steamy
The Number 23 is a typical Joel Schumacher film - slickly edited whodunit, special effects, wizardly credits et al. But I quite enjoyed this film - it's visually good, especially in the flashback parts (which are high-contrast with undertones of green) and the story is plausible enough. Nice to watch with a bowl of popcorn on a weekend.
One scene in particular stood out - Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen meet at the scene of an arson/killing. The song for this scene, as I found out later, is called "Tear You Apart", by a band called She Wants Revenge, whom I'd never heard of until I saw the film. As the video below shows, both the song and the scene go together perfectly. It might not be as effective unless you see the whole film, but you might still want to turn up the AC. ;)
(warning: lyrics and video Not Safe For Kids.)
High contrast, undertones of green, both Carrey and Madsen clad in black, Carrey looking uncharacteristically hot (and that badass tattoo, oh my) ... it's sex, death, bondage and Goth all rolled into one. Hot damn.
Another song by them that I liked was this one called "Killing Time". After the first one minute of (rather repetitive) piano, it starts to develop influences of the tango - one of my favourite kinds of dance and music. I could actually visualise doing a typical tango sequence to this song, and the context is very appropriate for the dance as well.
(Can you tell I'm a sucker for Latin ballroom dances?)
Except for having a penchant for repeating certain lyrics or parts, which can get tiresome and stretch the song unnecessarily, She Wants Revenge seems to be pretty good. I'd like to hear more of their stuff.
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I liked the movie too! It was good.
"Carrey looking uncharactoristically hot"...? ooooh --- I think he's adorable all the time! And that's one of the things I like best about him. I think he can play ANY kind of role and be totally believeable, you know??? He's not ONLY a comedian or ONLY a romantic, etc, type.
Have a great day Subhi!!
I agree. I'm always happy when I watch him in some kind of different role than normal and find him to be totally believable. Another actor that I'm soooo pleased with that same way, versatility/believability wise, is Will Smith. I love every single role I've seen him in. (um, except for Jim West, but I won't hold that against him)
Have a good week Subhi'!
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