control

Joy Division (The Miriam Collection)
$24.95
Apart from the significant absence of Curtis's wife, this is about as full a report on the genesis,productivity and impact of this Manchester band. Even those who aren't devotees of this bleak, funereal chanting will discover something triumphant in the story. Far from superceeding Corbin's re-creation of the life and times with his beautifully haunting film,Control, I reckon it makes a wonderful companion piece. Further,the quality, the cutting, the drama in both, are so eloquently stated that its likely you'll be up for viewing the two in tandem.

Control
$0.99
I feel like this is one of those songs that you like out of the box, but after a few times playing it...you put it back in the drawer. For my own tastes, I probably should have never purchased it.

i.e. good radio song...but salvage the song by not buying it.

Control
$14.94
Hardcore prisoner and unrelenting sociopath Lee Ray Olivier, (played by the fantastic Ray Liotta) is put to death by lethal injection. When he wakes up again inside the morgue, things get weird for him. Dr Michael Copeland (the fantastic Willem DaFoe), a Neuro-pharmacologist, is in the final stages of testing his newest drug - on humans. Oliver is offered a chance to participate or go through his execution for real. He agrees, but he's far from the perfect patient.

At first he's atrociously violent, attacking guards and attempting escapes, but gradually the drug begins to work. Oliver's tattoos are removed, preparing him for the final test - a normal life in public. Dr. Copeland's dream is to take a violent offender and turn them into an average, everyday Joe. Copeland makes sure Oliver knows, "You're only alive because of me." Gradually, Oliver calms down and begins to exhibit rational thought.

Released to work and live in a normal environment while wearing an ankle bracelet, Oliver meets Teresa (Michelle Rodriquez) and they become friendly. But, can a sociopath actually become an empathetic person? Can a conscience develop if it wasn't present before? This movie has quite a few twists to it that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Ray Liotta's transformation from the murderous killer to the pacifist is a landmark in his acting career, one of his best performances ever.

While not as violent or graphic as 'Strangeland', another film of experimental pacification of monstrous personality disorders, 'Control' is still a very good movie. My primary complaint is that the DVD did not have English subtitles for the hearing impaired, so crank the volume up. Enjoy!

Control
$18.98
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SOUNDTRACKS OF THE LAST YEARS. IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT REMEMBERS US HOW IS COOL AGAIN THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION AND THEN NEW ORDER.