Veterans of Bangalore

Ran into Seamus Kelly on Friday at Taika and was once again reminded of this picture I took of him one Sunday brunch yonks ago. I can't remember what the subject matter was but he sure was enjoying his conversation with his little green friend.

We got to talking about movies and I really shouldn't be surprised that we both thought "Layer Cake" was one of the best movies we saw last year.

G0LD3N RUL3 -
QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD. NEVER BE TOO GREEDY. KEEP A VERY LOW PROFILE. STAY AWAY FROM THE END USER, THEY'LL GUARANTEE TO BRING YOU TROUBLE. HAVE A GOOD REASON TO BE AFFLUENT. KNOW AND RESPECT YOUR ENEMY. IT IS ONLY VERY VERY STUPID PEOPLE THAT THINK THE LAW IS STUPID. ALWAYS WORK IN A SMALL TEAM. HAVE A PLAN AND STICK TO IT. AVOID LIKE THE F***ING PLAGUE, LOUD ATTENTION-SEEKING WANNABE GANGSTERS.

Another one that we enjoyed tremendously was "Luck Number Slevin". Not sure how many people saw the twist at the end coming, but I loved all the twists in the plot. Forced, maybe?

Critics consensus: "Trying too hard to be clever in a Pulp Fiction kind of way, this film succumbs to a convoluted plot, overly stylized characters and dizzying set design." But hey, I enjoyed it.

Another one in a similar genre which I loved was "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang". This one the critics loved but unfortunately it did not do well. Memory a little dim, will have to watch it again.

Trivia:
- The title is a reference to James Bond, who was dubbed "Mr. Kiss-Kiss, Bang-Bang" by an Italian journalist in 1962. It is also a phrase uttered by Robert Downey Jr. in 2003's The Singing Detective.
- The film was originally titled You'll Never Die in This Town Again
- The working title of the film was LA, P.I.
- Gay Perry's name is a play on the phrase "Gay Paris" (pronounced peh-REE).