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I think we look for different things from movies then! That quote from Harrelson was, I thought, entirely plausible. He was a naive person, I thought that was the whole point of the film, as he gradually realises that his innocent belief in people's goodness was misplaced.

I thought Transsiberian was a decent watch. Usual 'slow-thriller' plot elements but the setting was a nice change. I don't remember anything from the score.

Well in your defence I seem to be the only one that hates Sleepy Hollow with a passion. So you may as well be the only one alive that hates Avatar.

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Might as well keep the score, Sunil. Sometimes one dislikes scores when one first hears them, but they can grow on you slowly over time. I personally found "Signs" an uninteresting Herrnann clone a few years ago, but since then it has become one of my favourite JNH scores.

I'm not a big fan of the "Avatar" score either. But it does have a few decent moments, and the main theme that pops up now and then is rather catchy. I'll certainly keep it, and perhaps some day I can start enjoying it more.

Peter

I agree with this one, Peter. I have experienced lot like this. When i first time listened to Seven Years In Tibet, i didn't like at all, but after i gave several listen to it, i started liking it. But you know, the reason why i didn't like Seven Years In Tibet because not exposed to that kind of music before, it was new for me. But as far as Avatar concern, the reason i hate this score because there are very very few new material, others are just rehash from his own previous works. I expected new Horner music, not the old crap one. That's why i don't like it at all. I just adore his score for Apocalypto but Avatar..... no way.

Your statement is completely odd to me. If i like Apocalypto, so, that mean i should like all the scores which sounds like Apocalypto. My dear Friend, Apocalypto is historical/fiction/action flick but Avatar is sci-fi/fantasy, at least for that sake, he should have adapted new style of composing music. Copying his own previous works and also copying other contemporary composer's works are totally inexcusable and intolerable.

No. But in Avatar, excessive. Ah! you guys are tempting me again and again to speak about this score even though i decided not to speak of it. God! help me.

Think of it as disappointment and a missed opportunity. Considering the magnitude of the project and how much time Horner spent on it, I can understand why people get disappointed when they finally hear it and it sounds exactly like something they've heard before.

Peter

You must learn how to cope with such things from Jordi. He hasn't spoken about the German composer, at least directly, for some time!

If AVATAR is nothing but a copy of APOCALYPTO, it sounds like I should have enjoyed APOCALYPTO more than I did at the time.

The Fountain

A weird film, but extremely beautiful. Intellectual or pretentious, I don't care, I found it quite an experience. I couldn't even understand it, but I guess I'll have to mull it over. I'm sure it can be interpreted in various ways. Strong acting performances, especially by Rachel Weisz. I just realized after watching this movie that she's my favourite actress. I've also fallen in love with Mansell's score. It's minimalistic, rock-influenced, hypnotic, and simplistic, but it just works so incredibly well, better than any other score of this nature I've ever heard.

Rated this movie 7 out of 10 on imdb.
My rating for the score is ***** out of 5.

Peter

Very influential, sentimental and emotional. An experience that sticks in your mind and heart for long time. And the music is friggin brilliant.

On your last sentence....Why? The score's Mansell's best work to date; you'll be amazed by how greatly and instantly it captures my students' / people who aren't familiar with film music yet - attention with its beauty.