With the up-coming release of 'Miami Vice', my brain decided it was time for a general KMC appraisal of his marvelous movies.
The only below-excellent movie he has made is 'Ali', and even that has some merit. The rest are filled with stunning imagery, haunting cinematography and perfectly suited muscial pieces: The music that accompanies the chase along the mountain ridge in 'The Last Of The Mohicans' is one of my favorite scores of all time. Add that to haunting 'wolf scene' that goes along to the tune of Shadow Of The Sun by Audioslave in 'Collateral', and you realise the guy is a master.
The earliest film of his that I have seen is 'Manhunter', so here's a list of my top 6:
The Last Of The Mohicans
Collateral
Heat
Manhunter
The Insider
Ali
Out of those movies, The Last Of The Mohicans is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. Ever. Ever.
Anyway, who else is a fan, and what are your favorite movies and scenes of his?
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Yeah, it's a great movie. The only bit that clunked ever so slightly was the ending; if I'm being really critical, it just seemed a little melodramatic. I still forkin' loved the movie, though.
Here's one of the beautiful, final shots from 'The Last Of The Mohicans':
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
The Last Of The Mohicans is the only one I've seen from those but even so it is one of my favourite films. Bought the soundtrack to it also-very moving music.
My favourite scene in it would have to be the end- it had a very strong ending and Wes Studi ( who played Magua) has to be one of the best screen villians.
Jamie Foxx negotiating at the night club in "Collateral". Just how he flipped the "hardcore" switch, from cabbie to hitman before walking through the door.
The ridge scene at the end of 'The Last Of The Mohicans' is one of my favorite ever scenes. The ambush is great and so is the bit where Hawkeye says "Stay alive, I will find you!", when they are under the waterfall.
As for 'Heat', I love the shoot-out on the airfield and the cup of coffee moment between Pacino and De Niro.
On to 'Collateral', the one scene that stands out a mile is the wolf scene.
As for 'Miami Vice', from what I've seen of the trailers, the speed boat scene at sunset looks like it's going to be incredible.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Oooo, yeah! I'm finally going to see Miami Vice tonight!
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
I'll probably movie hop to Miami Vice after seeing Little Miss Sunshine this Friday. Can't wait!
Anyway, finally got around to seeing Manhunter awhile back. It was alright, had a pretty ridiculous score. It was, however, a million times better than Red Dragon.
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May 14th, 2006 05:54 AM
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