Honestly, as the list of bands they "ripped off" goes, Joy Division is pretty low on the list.

Honestly, as the list of bands they "ripped off" goes, Joy Division is pretty low on the list.

They've also always used their opening acts as a way to buy street-cred… or have we forgotten Zoo TV so soon?

They've also always used their opening acts as a way to buy street-cred… or have we forgotten Zoo TV so soon?

I always thought the formula went: The Chameleons song
structure with Ian Curtis vocals and Lloyd/Verlaine guitars

I always thought the formula went: The Chameleons song
structure with Ian Curtis vocals and Lloyd/Verlaine guitars

Superjail!!!!!!!!!!!

Superjail!!!!!!!!!!!

He might be a genius, but (and mind you, I've yet to see The Master)  he's not yet a true "Master of Cinema".

He might be a genius, but (and mind you, I've yet to see The Master)  he's not yet a true "Master of Cinema".

Oh make no mistake: they're gonna use the plot twist.

Oh make no mistake: they're gonna use the plot twist.

I just thought it was completely unambitious.  Yeah, reading the book certainly skewed my perceptions: it's not a great book, but it has a hell of a lot of raw material, which could have been taken in a hundred different directions.  Cave and Hillcoat, it seems to me, takes the laziest: a pure genre film, featuring a…

I just thought it was completely unambitious.  Yeah, reading the book certainly skewed my perceptions: it's not a great book, but it has a hell of a lot of raw material, which could have been taken in a hundred different directions.  Cave and Hillcoat, it seems to me, takes the laziest: a pure genre film, featuring a…

Yes, on its own. I'm still not convinced about how well it worked with the film.

Yes, on its own. I'm still not convinced about how well it worked with the film.

Pfffffft…. I was watching Liquid Television  when I was four/five!

Pfffffft…. I was watching Liquid Television  when I was four/five!

"other little-loved De Palma exercises like Femme Fatale, Raising Cain, or Body Double"

"other little-loved De Palma exercises like Femme Fatale, Raising Cain, or Body Double"