Body Heat

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Watched With: Myself

Hmm, the trailer wouldn't embed. It's a pretty interesting one too. But the main reason we are here is because John Barry has passed away. I went out and got Body Heat on bluray to watch tonight. His music is so important in this film, I think really drives the whole thing. Apart from his many James Bond scores the only other works of his I can recall are Day of the Locust, The Black Hole and Somewhere in Time. All great stuff.

Listen to that track, it immediately sets you in the mood for a modern day film noir which a whole lot of steamy sexyness. The film is drenched in sweat and humidity and fog. It looks like it was shot for black and white and just had colour seeped into it. It's a classic set up, girl and guy fall in love but she is married so they plot to kill the husband, but is the girl just using the guy to get her way? Well yes of course she is. They always are, but it's just great. There's a few twists and turns and some neat suspenseful moments.

William Hurt and Kathleen Turner are great (and rather naked) in this. Also I forgot what Ted Danson looked like before he got that awesome head of white hair. He's quite funny in this. I completely didn't recognise Mickey Rourke at all. Wow.

But for me, it's the music that makes this movie stick together. It pushes the mood in just the right way and sets and upholds the dark sexy tone. I love the soundtrack to this. It's a great loss to the film scoring community.