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- CommentAuthorchristopher
- CommentTimeSep 15th 2010 edited
I've tried a couple episodes of that show (Dr. Who), but with such cheap looking production values, irritating characters (or actors?), and so much off-the-wall weirdness going on, I've never been able to bring myself to finish an episode. Maybe I caught some bad episodes....or need to start from the beginning....or something.
I agree with your assessment of Bright Star, Martijn. Well said. In addition to what I've already said, I would add that I was suprised by the lack of score in Bright Star. Those films can result in really nice scores (Pride and Prejudice (pick one), Sense and Sensibility, Becoming Jane, and Miss Potter all had fine scores). All I noticed from this one were some weird vocal arrangements of instrumental Mozart pieces (which were somehow appealing and off-putting at the same time), and a somewhat nice but too-serious violin solo that showed up exactly twice (and in two nearly-consecutive scenes). The rest of the score was hardly noticable to me. It was by a guy I'd never heard of whose name I can't remember. I was a little disappointed, since Campion has had some films with really good scores (Portrait of a Lady, anyone?).
Yesterday we saw Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Seems like they were going for some kind of Lord of the Rings meets Pirates of the Carribean in ancient Persia. Jake what's-his-bucket was okay, though not very Persian looking. The story was okay, though frequently very convenient. The effects were okay. The score was okay. It was the first time I'd heard the score. It came off and kind of an attempt to capture the PotC sound, only with an Arabian twist. It was servicable, but the themes didn't strike me as being as memorable or charming as the themes from PotC. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeSep 15th 2010
Chris, give the score a chance on Cd. It's one of my favorites this year. Nothing groundbreaking, but those themes are wholly enjoyable and it's a very coherent work. -
- CommentAuthorchristopher
- CommentTimeSep 15th 2010 edited
It's on my list of things to get.
But it's pretty far down the list. And in my case, this is an actual list! Immediately above PoP:SoT on my list you'll find The Lion in Winter, High Road to China, Alien, First Blood, Rambo III, Koyanisqaatsi, Noqoyqatsi, Total Recal, and The Last Valley, as well as several less well known scores like Mousehunt, Creation, Puccini, Being Julia, etc. And that's just the group of scores that PoP is in. There are about 200 scores in the groups above that one! When I hear very strong recommendations for scores I think I'll love, I bump it up one group. If you tell me that I should get PoP before those other scores I've listed, I'll bump it. What do you think?
My problem is that I don't buy scores that often ($$$), and I still have a fairly small collection compared to most of you (~250). There is so much to buy out there! -
- CommentAuthorsdtom
- CommentTimeSep 16th 2010
Never saw Dr. Who.
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- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeSep 16th 2010
sdtom wrote
Never saw Dr. Who.
Well, not really.
I've never seen iconic US TV shows like Gunsmoke, or Bonanza (although obviously I know of them). Doctor Who only relatively recently got a foothold outside of the UK, so even if it is the longest running sci-fi TV show in the world, it's not too surprising it's not a global phenomenon (even though BBC America certainly prominently features it )“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.” ~ Lynn Lavner -
- CommentAuthorFalkirkBairn
- CommentTimeSep 16th 2010
You've never seen Bonanza? This was a staple of my childhood. Maybe it wasn't as accessible in Europe at that time?The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeSep 16th 2010
I found that there was a brief run on Dutch TV which ended quite a few years before I was actually born...“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.” ~ Lynn Lavner -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeSep 16th 2010 edited
Just finished season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
I knew season 2 was the last one...what I didn't know is that only after it had been finished and broadcast the decision was made not to renew the series...which means that the series end on a major cliffhanger that will never be resolved.
I hate it when that happens.
(Deadwood, Carnivale...)
That said, the second season really dropped its pace and got bogged down in a murky, dreary, overly talkative, moody (not to mention confusing) storyline that was more reminiscent of latterday X-Files episodes than anything to do with Cameron's Terminator.
Bear McReary's score was consistently good throughout the series, and I enjoy it greatly on CD.“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.” ~ Lynn Lavner -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeSep 20th 2010
The Special Relationship
Third (and final?) part of Peter Morgan's series on Tony Blair after The Deal and The Queen, this one covers his relationship with Bill Clinton, not really revealing anything new (Blair desperately doing and saying anything to please Clinton until eventually realising he could twist Clinton's Lewinski problems to get his own way on Kosovo) but very interesting and enjoyable. Michael Sheen as Blair and Dennis Quaid as Clinton both excellent. Score is typical Desplat - nothing particularly fresh, but it will appeal to his fans (like me). Hope the frequently-postponed Varese album ends up coming out. -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeSep 20th 2010
Southall wrote
The Special Relationship
Third (and final?) ....
Could be very interesting if there's a fourth part, about Iraq. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
I hope there is. The Special Relationship ends with a clip of that awe-inspiringly horrific first press conference with Bush and Blair (before 9/11) where a journalist says "It's been said that the two of you have very little in common - have you found anything you do have in common?" and Bush replies "Well, we both use Colgate toothpaste." -
- CommentAuthorLSH
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010 edited
This is on the BBC iPlayer at the moment. Might give it a watch. -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
Southall wrote
I hope there is. The Special Relationship ends with a clip of that awe-inspiringly horrific first press conference with Bush and Blair (before 9/11) where a journalist says "It's been said that the two of you have very little in common - have you found anything you do have in common?" and Bush replies "Well, we both use Colgate toothpaste."
They should go for it... but they should be prepared to take the gloves off too. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
One of the (many) great affronts to decency during Blair's time as my nation's glorious leader was the way the BBC was strung up over the way it reported Iraq - would you believe, they had the nerve to suggest that Blair's claim that we were forced to invade Iraq because they were capable of launching WMDs directly against us within 45 minutes may not have been entirely based in fact. This led to the government forcing the BBC's leaders to quit and numerous other changes in the way they're allowed to operate (despite them simultaneously being proved correct - that didn't seem to matter). I wonder whether they have it in them to take the gloves off again - probably not. And I don't suppose even HBO would finance this somewhat esoteric stuff by itself. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
SALT
Oh why did i pay to see this in the cinema, money not well spent for sure. Well, 2 hours passed in wha was an utterly overblown and ridiculous cheesy parade of cold-war americanisms from past decades. The plot was laughably annoying and shallow. The score is an uninspired mixture of Brian Tyler with Powell's Bourne (again, :sigh:) and a choir chanting "salt-salt-salt" that made me want to throw stuff at the screen. Ridiculous. -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
It was just about bearable up until the barge scene, then it lost the plot completely. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
Christodoulides wrote
SALT
Oh why did i pay to see this in the cinema, money not well spent for sure. Well, 2 hours passed in wha was an utterly overblown and ridiculous cheesy parade of cold-war americanisms from past decades. The plot was laughably annoying and shallow. The score is an uninspired mixture of Brian Tyler with Powell's Bourne (again, :sigh:) and a choir chanting "salt-salt-salt" that made me want to throw stuff at the screen. Ridiculous.
Not even la Jolie could float your boat? -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
Christodoulides wrote
SALT
Oh why did i pay to see this in the cinema, money not well spent for sure. Well, 2 hours passed in wha was an utterly overblown and ridiculous cheesy parade of cold-war americanisms from past decades. The plot was laughably annoying and shallow. The score is an uninspired mixture of Brian Tyler with Powell's Bourne (again, :sigh:) and a choir chanting "salt-salt-salt" that made me want to throw stuff at the screen. Ridiculous.
I disagree concerning the score. I think it's Howard's best 2010 score.
-Erik-host and producer of CINEMATIC SOUND | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I like to suck John Williams' dick! -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010 edited
Timmer wrote
Christodoulides wrote
SALT
Oh why did i pay to see this in the cinema, money not well spent for sure. Well, 2 hours passed in wha was an utterly overblown and ridiculous cheesy parade of cold-war americanisms from past decades. The plot was laughably annoying and shallow. The score is an uninspired mixture of Brian Tyler with Powell's Bourne (again, :sigh:) and a choir chanting "salt-salt-salt" that made me want to throw stuff at the screen. Ridiculous.
Not even la Jolie could float your boat?
For the first half of the movie she was blonde, completely not her. Her role felt stiff and tired, very pretentious. Nothing like WANTED for instance.
Erik, if Djawadi came up with those loud and noisy guitar cues that jumped abruptly here and there, messing things up, we'd be tossing him again. Plus the choral piece was laughable in he movie. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
Christodoulides wrote
Erik, if Djawadi came up with those loud and noisy guitar cues that jumped abruptly here and there, messing things up, we'd be tossing him again. Plus the choral piece was laughable in he movie.
I'm basing my reaction on what I've heard on CD. I like it... I like it a lot. Djawadi wouldn't have written something this good.
-Erik-host and producer of CINEMATIC SOUND | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I like to suck John Williams' dick! -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
True about Djawadi, although i mentioned Djawadi when i was referring to the messy guitar clips. The choral piece was another thing...but anyway i'd be interested to hear your view after you view the film. -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeSep 21st 2010
I enjoy it a lot as well, and I didn't notice this choir you speak of? -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeSep 23rd 2010
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- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeSep 23rd 2010
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (remake)
The original film is no classic, but it seems like it in comparison with this pointless, dull film in which no shot lasts more than a microsecond.
The original score IS a classic. This one is worse than pointless. -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeSep 23rd 2010
Southall wrote
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (remake)
The original film is no classic
Tough call... how to define a true classic?
I like to keep it at that I think it's really good, anyway.“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.” ~ Lynn Lavner -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeSep 23rd 2010
Yeah, the original is a superb film and one I always get sucked into everytime it's on TV.
I have no intention of watching the remake. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeSep 23rd 2010
I only meant I wouldn't call it a classic, as in it's not Chinatown or Vertigo, but it's certainly really good. -
- CommentAuthorsdtom
- CommentTimeSep 24th 2010
Never Take Candy From A Stranger a Hammer film about child molesting. I give the Brits credit for handling a taboo subject at the time with taste.
Thoms -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeSep 24th 2010
sdtom wrote
Never Take Candy From A Stranger a Hammer film about child molesting. I give the Brits credit for handling a taboo subject at the time with taste.
Thoms
Cripes! Never seen that one Tom. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeSep 24th 2010
Southall wrote
I only meant I wouldn't call it a classic, as in it's not Chinatown or Vertigo, but it's certainly really good.
A bit too much of a comedy element maybe? Whatever, it's certainly as influential as the two films you mentioned.