| | The Film Freak Central Blog: Ten Years, Ten-Lists #2 (Ian Pugh) |
 | | Thinking about how that film's end titles entailed the most eloquent, concise, and chilling example of the film-long equation of zombies with dead-eyed consumerism, the idea of compiling a list of other great thematic "thesis statements" became an attractive one. |
 | | Ultimately, I decided to head for the opposite end of the chronological spectrum, because while the best opening title sequences establish and epitomize their films' worlds and intentions, they also represent the screenwriters' and filmmakers' eagerness to snatch up the soonest possible opportunity to subdue the viewer with the elusive magic that is cinema. |
 | | The film pretty much loses its thin argument for detente in its rushed crawl for the big finale, and the titles are just another spot where Western-Soviet relations are given lip service and then pushed aside for the sex and violence. |
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