milwaukeeburt
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Saw the movie "1408" with John Cusack today. Great use of "We've Only Just Begun" thru-out the flick. Cusack's character is holed up in an "evil" hotel room. Very complicated but highly entertaining plot (based on a Stephen King short story, with lots of similarities to "The Shining" and "Misery". Worth, seeing, BTW.) The evil room tries to murder Cusack's character. A great plot device is the clock radio which is set to countdown from one hour, which is the time no one has ever stayed longer than in the room. The radio blasts "We've Only Just Begun" on several occasions, to great effect. It freaks out Cusack's character, and also jars the audience, because it's so unexpected, and foreshadows the "miseries" Cusack's character is about to endure. Very unexpected pleasure, and the song was used in a most interesting and unusual way, being played at half speed at one point when the electricity flickered. Thanks to Richard for obviously agreeing to make WOJB part of the flick. And don't forget the Carpenters' references in "Ghost Rider" earlier this year (which I have not seen, but would like to). The Carpenters are genuine cultural touchstones, and this is a great example of how their music is still alive and thriving, and reaching people in new and unexpected ways. This is my first post to the forum, I love to "lurk" and am pleased to know how many Carpenters afficionadoes are out there.