Sparkle Motion redux

[svatopia]

it's better your way!

[tubeyhamster]

As I remember on the special features, Richard Kelly says that the dance was originally choreographed to West End Girls, but because of the 4/4 time they were able to substitute Notorious post-production. I love the notion of West End Girls with its moody synth sound over this scene, but I don't think it was used in its entirety. For instance, if you play the song, the rapid synth chords at 1:23 perfectly fit with the girls' little half-steps backward.

[MadDuckInc151]

Does anyone else think that the singer in the first verse sounds like Jorma Taccone in "Jizz in my pants"?

[bocephallic]

Baloney! This song does not fit the choreography at all!

[billiefan05]

I feel like this song fits better with the moves rhythmically, but I definitely love hearing Duran Duran's notorius more.

[areuferserious]

this song is perfect. i always thought the notorious song was a bad fit!!

[willow6969696969]

" what's feces?"

"I don't know I think it's baby mice."

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!­"

This movie was well thought out. Even the part where the video game has a red sports car that crashes, is forshadowing!

[IAmColossus69]

I never knew that this was to be the song used. It works very well but DD Notorious is so much more sleazy sounding than this when using little girls.

[bobbygnosis]

This scene is actually a lot creepier with this track.

[Kyholefeverrr]

This is retarded. Why would you take something thats amazing and take the one of the best parts out of it? Thats like replacing your wife's wedding ring's diamond with a rock.

[ItalianKid20]

samantha darko sucks at dancing

[annemiiek]

I'm actually quite glad they changed it into Notorious. It fits better into the atmosphere of this scene.

[Kibate]

i know west-end-girls is actually kinda dark song, but the overall feeling doesn't feel like it, while notorius got a more dark vibe to it which fitted darkos action better.

[SpokeZarathustra]

This Pet Shop Boys song was of the "depeche mode" type songs... grittier, sexier, more mature than Duran Duran... which makes Duran Duran's "Notorious" more fitting, as one said earlier, for juxtaposing how ridiculous these little girls are in their emo, German Goth-esque expressions with the creepy, not cool latter sounds of a desperate Duran Duran, who along with other 80's "boy bands", would suck ass in a frightening way... But nothing was creepier than "A View To A Kill" ... oh, the horror.

[CyberPunkStefan]

@SpokeZarathustra Fuck you! Duran duran is awesome

[gorboy]

I like the other song better, but this one goes along with the choreography more smoothly.

[AZNBUNNi]

Yeah I totally dig this more than Duran Duran

[straub11]

i think it suits the movie better overall

[iluvjensen]

def its darker sounding

[thecyanman]

Both versions work, but Notorious made Sparkle Motion so much more iconic. I just don't find myself going... OMFG ITS SPARKLE MOTION in this version like I do with the faster song.

[distorted1]

well what people gotta remember the edited the dance to fit more smoothly with notorious once they could'nt get the rights for west end girls...so what we see isnt the full dance

[Mudkip3000]

mmmm..... I think Notorious was the right way to go.....

That was to... calm.... -nodnod-

[marmalade4sunrise]

This is awesome, and definitely fits the overall tone of the movie. However, Notorious does do something else for it - it gives it that authentic 80s feel of taking dance lessons. Like comic relief in the middle of creepy stuff.

[hateismine]

Both songs work differently.

[estr460]

i cant watch donnie darko without thinking nah nah notorious, but i think i almost like this song better, duran duran works, but i think this fits the whole unsettling feeling of the movie better though

[C0un7D00ku]

betchslap4's right. "Notorious" is definitely better because the girl's moves are more in tune with its rhythm.

[sexual10shnjellyfish]

i love that they're all so serious

[JoshLucas5]

Joanie James is such a hottie.

[betchslap4]

actually ... they had about 5 million US dollars to complete the film and as for the usage of Duran Duran's "Notorious" that song actually works better with the choreography because of the fast paced movement in the beginning on the routine

[marmalade4sunrise]

Notorious also provides a stronger contrast to what's going on behind the scenes.

[PaperKitten]

it really would have worked a lot better. good job

[loser56272]

Dude they only had like 3 million to spend thats not a lot at all

[djlgr1]

i wish they had used this song in the final cut. the over all tone and meaning of this song fits the film.

the Duran Duran cut always made me wonder on the choice, never thought it would be the lame excuse of MONEY.

[iluvjensen]

Both are great! The choreography fits this better though!

[velvetchiharu]

Yeah the choreography is way better for this

[IanSchultz13]

I think it works better, and I like the Pet Shop Boys much more than Duran Duran

[sk8erfrombham]

I like Notorious a lot better!

[geoffreytracy]

This is okay, but I like the original song better.

Maybe I'm just used to it.

[UnitedTen]

For some reason I like this!

[acquarius05]

hahahahahah I said the same thing

[Ivyr6]

pet shop boys? for this.. eh

[coldairsurprises]

dude i wanted a vid of notorious what is this

[burleykev]

notorious is better

[brettenho]

great job man

[simon6071]

Good job, Desvelos. I enjoy it as much as the original version.

You give the orignal version a little sister- one as charming as her big sister.

[NYCJockCub]

Holy crap is this for real? The original was "Notorious"! This is no where near as good.

[AIFL]

I hate the direcors cut. Outtakes are outtakes for a reason, to thrown them back in and to mess about with the soundtrack, especially the opening sequence replacing the perfect Killing Moon with the infinately inferior, INXS track was nothing short of criminal! Th original movie is King in every aspect, tune selection especially.

[gotanmp3]

I don't care what anyone else says. "Notorious" seemed horribly out-of-place with the rest of the mood of the movie. West End Girls fits so much better.

[melaband07]

I would have to disagree with you. Notorious seems to fit once Donnie comes into the scene. How to music just fades into it makes it more real.

[oujikun]

Agreed, I much prefer it with Notorious, but I do enjoy how much more of it we got to see on the Director's Cut. :)

Either way, Daveigh is adorable.

[niggerdeath69]

Notorious is Duran Duran's worst song. West End Girls is one of PSB's best.

[ultimatekai]

I really don't like it as good as Duran Duran. I'm almost kind of glad that Richard Kelly didn't get the music he wanted because when I saw the Director's Cut and they took out Echo and the Bunnymen for INXS, it made me scream. This would have made me scream louder.

[wesleyan97]

It's too good a song for the scene, which benefited from the kitsch of Duran Duran.

[Coffinia]

It was lucky that they couldn't get the right to use West End Girls in the movie. "Notorious" fits the danceroutin just as well and fits Donnies actions even better...

[kiwisoup]

it's not like they just changed the music...they reedited the routine to fit the different music so that it looked like it matched...so of course it looks more fitting.