I've Lost My Leg

[krickets]

Yes I do have a mid-term this week, what's your point?

Earlier last week I caught Romeo + Juliet on television one afternoon and it reminded me just how well I thought Leonardo DiCaprio performed in that movie. Later that week, by pure coincidence, I happened to see The Departed in theaters and holy good movie batman! I had been wanting to see this since I first saw the previews. I'm not a Scorcese fan by any stretch of the imagination. But this just looked damn good. My powers of perception were spot on apparently because this is one killer movie.

So, in honor of these two occurances and the overall kick-ass-ish-ness of The Departed, I present to you 9 Romeo + Juliet icons and 12 Departed icons along with a couple of songs from the movie.

Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
I'm Shipping up to Boston - The Dropkick Murphys
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd featuring Van Morrison

I'm shipping up to Boston...
01 09 11


12 Departed
01 02 03

04 05 06

07 08 09

10 11 12

9 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
13 14 15

16 17 18

19 20 21


P.S. The article in the latest issue of Nylon with Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzmann on the cover really makes me want to see Marie Antoinette badly.

Comments

[gnosis-soul.livejournal.com]

Omg, totally snagging some of the Departed icons. Beautiful. Thanks so much!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! It was so good! I like your icon too!

[never-frugal.livejournal.com]

Hello! These are very pretty icons. I really love what you did with no. 5 from R+J, very creative, so I need to take that one! Also like the cap on no. 10, hahaha, it's michael! :D

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Haha I just realized my numbers were all wonky. So if you look back and go "hey! I commented on the wrong icons!" Rest assured, it's not you, it's me!

Anyway, yeah. Thanks! Which one was the one you said was creative? Haha.

[jackaholic.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous! I saved a bunch of the Departed ones and will credit if I use any :)
Thanks!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! Glad you like!

[yursare.livejournal.com]

I just love #10!!!
Snagging.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

:) Yay. I love your River icon. The coloring is great.

[char-cohen.livejournal.com]

I just saw the Departed on Sun :( Amazing icons!!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it freaking awesome!?

[ack-attack.livejournal.com]

I am so glad you posted these at the Leo Festival!!! They are awesome! I love the Lavender one lol :D

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Haha that one is pretty funny. He did wear lavender more than once in the movie!

[firstanointed.livejournal.com]

Ain't seen the movie yet, but it looks awesome! Love the iconishness, and whoot, Romeo+Juliet! Saving to mems to plunder later. Awesome work!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

You = Needs to see it.

It rocks like woah!

[cherrynorth.livejournal.com]

taking some of the Departed set because that movie was fucking awesome and so are your icons. will credit.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

because that movie was fucking awesome

True story!

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen The Departed, but I really want to see Marie Antoniette. I really can't say why though!

The icons look great though! And, look, it's Michael! I guess he and Walt never found their way back home. :)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Haha yep. It's so funny looking back at that now after lost. Especially him in drag!

[urban-tea.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen either of those movies, but they both look good. Good icons, too! I really like #11. :)

[urban-tea.livejournal.com]

Okay, replying to my own comment, pretty pathetic. But I forgot to say that I really want to see MA too! It looks so ... pretty!

[plasticprincess.livejournal.com]

hurrah! great icons :) wasn't the movie fantastic? I knew it was going to be good but not that good. And go see Marie Antoinette, Sophia Coppola is a genius; I saw it while I lived in Paris this spring and it was so fabulous :)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Lucky! I mentioned earlier that I'm a little iffy about Coppola's work, but this looks good. I've seen her other work and I think they look gorgeous, but they kind of make me feel down in the dumps afterward. And it's not just the subject matter. It's just the overall sleepy kind of feel to her work.

[serenstar.livejournal.com]

I love #9. Great movie, though the end was definitely tragic. Hubby's from Boston so we couldn't miss this one.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Tragic indeed. So good though. Worth it. Glad you like!

[drankmywar.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yay.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Just saw The Departed myself- like you, I'm not a Scorsese disciple but wow, what a movie!

Took the songs, and #10. Thanks!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Wasn't it awesome! I'm glad you took the songs! I was beginning to think no on wanted them! Haha.

[falco-conlon.livejournal.com]

I just saw Departed tonight and holymotherofgod.

It was so good.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Yes yes yes! Very much so.

[makeitbrighter.livejournal.com]

OH LOVELY. I need MORE and MORE Departed icons.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Haha, well I don't know if I'll be making more anytime soon (going on hiatus after today for a little while!) but I'm SURE there will be more. It's too awesome to not have a crapload of icons made in its honour!

[dogleish.livejournal.com]

I just found you through the Leo Icon Fest thing because he is just so awesome and woo. I love your icons and I'm glad to hear you loved The Departed, it's brilliant! And don't you just love the song, I'm Shipping Up To Boston, well you must do because you've put it up for downloading. God, I love it so much.

Well yeah, you just seem really cool, so I'm going to add you if you don't mind. :)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Aw, well I hope you stick around even though I'm going on hiatus as of today for a little while. I promise I'll be back and I'm friending you back!

[askmehow.livejournal.com]

These are awesome. I'm taking #9, if that's alright. I will, of course, credit.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Of course it's alright (she says a month later!) Glad to see it in use!

[eowyn797.livejournal.com]

wow...17 and 21...saved! those are incredible...i also love the quotes you picked from The Departed :)

[crickets.livejournal.com]

21 is one of my favorites. Thanks for the comment. Sorry this is so late. I'm a spaz, as you can tell.

[hurts-my-soul.livejournal.com]

i luv your icons, if you're going to make more the departed ones can you post them at departed_icons ?

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I'll make more just yet. I'd need some more caps if I was going to. But I will definitely post them there if/when I do! Sorry for the late response.

[miragoesoff.livejournal.com]

your icons are so cool!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ;)

[never-frugal.livejournal.com]

Shows how memorable this entry was!!!!

I just watched The Departed. SO DAMN GOOD!

I wanted to get that out there.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I just bought the DVD myself and was able to watch it again for the first time since seeing it in theaters. Still love it! It's so good! I'm glad you liked it!