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  1. No amount of political complexity or tragic, emotional storytelling can make up for dialogue like "I don't like sand" and "I'm haunted by the kiss you should never have given me"
    3 points
  2. Tom

    BFG Concert Suite

    My guess is most members do not know this is available. As Bespin noted in the Tanglewood thread, it can be found here: https://www.bso.org/mediacenter It was performed during the Tanglewood on Parade concert.
    2 points
  3. Yeah, and a grizzled old Indy saying "aliens...why'd it have to be aliens" before he pulls out his revolver and mows them down. The alien princess says "but wait, we come in peace" to which Indy replies "and you'll be going back in pieces" as he hurls a live grenade to finish off the last of them.
    2 points
  4. I wish I could just wish away my feelings about the prequels but I can't!
    2 points
  5. People don't hate the prequels because of their political complexity, they hate them because they're shit.
    2 points
  6. I just experienced an epiphany listening to Rambo II but with Goldsmith's original End Credits replacing the song. I've listened to this score hundreds of times, and for me it always ends on Day By Day. Those closing minor chords as Rambo walks back into the Jungle. The End credits pick up from there, but instead of ending on a low mood it ascends into a statement of victory and freedom. At one point almost sounding like western music. It ends not in defeat and betrayal but in victory and elation. I literally feel that this resolution completely changed the way i will look at this score from now on. It might also explain why Goldsmith seemed to have been cross when asked about it. It must have hurt, that they chose the song over Jerry's finale and resolution of this score. It still hurt years later. Jerry was a composer who didnt over-intellectualize and always treated the material, which was often questionable, with absolute dedication and always seriously. Rambo: First Blood Part II is a ridiculous and over the top film that has been parodied many times throughout the years. But it never knew it was ridiculous. Rambo II is a film that believes it has something important to say. Thats it's story is a modern example of the classic great tales. It's hero is the Jesus of the Reagan years. Betrayed by even his own people, sent out to die. But is reborn to seek his righteous vengeance against those who betrayed him. The Vietnamese and Russians get their just revenge too for killing the woman the hero loved. But Rambo finally confronts his betrayers and spares their lives, and gives them his Commandment. "You will free all those we left behind!" The film doesnt know thats it's over the top and ridiculous, it thinks it's the new Cecil D. DeMille epic. Say what you want about Stallone as a film maker, he is always sincere with his material. Rocky 4 might be 80's camp now, but like Rambo II it thought it was being serious. Jerry responded to that tone, and delivered a score that it's delicious, heraldic, determined, righteous, tragic and heroic. It's as over the top as the film is, but utterly serious. In Total Recall you can hear the sarcastic tone of "Is it all a dream", in Air Force One the hugely patriotic tone seems too serious not to be self-kidding a bit. Rambo II's score follows the film and is utterly determined to spread forth it's message. The lack of a single ironic aspect can be most noted in the synths, which are campy, yet totally sincere in the emotions they are trying to convey. Rambo II came just in the right period, when Goldsmith was moving strongly towards it's extreme linear style, but still with the ornamentation of his earlier work. As a composition it's extremely underrated, probably because of the movie it was attached too. It never attained the credibility of Total Recall as a serious composition. And thats why Goldsmith was hurt when they chose the song over his End Credits...
    1 point
  7. Cool! Six broken links without photos. I love buying them too.
    1 point
  8. BloodBoal

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    1 point
  9. I have little problem with aliens in the movie. I have more issue with the rest of the movie being poorly written and structured. It's just not very good.
    1 point
  10. If he's ever short of cash, Lucas could always restart his career as a writer for Days of our Lives. God help us if he has any story input or script approval for Indy V. His stubborn rejection of any idea that wasn't aliens for Indy IV is the reason that film took so long to happen. Spielberg clearly hated the idea and it shows in the final film. With any luck Disney's story group are running the show this time around; they rectified basically every problem with the Star Wars prequels in TFA. Would've been nice to see Moffat, Wright & Cornish get the screenplay gig though; I have no faith in Koepp after KOTCS.
    1 point
  11. The Hunt for Red October, expanded. Fantastic.
    1 point
  12. Wojo

    The Quick Question Thread

    Move your chair closer to the speaker. You're sitting too far.
    1 point
  13. Attending the FILM NIGHT concert with John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra was a boyhood dream come true for me. A fantastic experience!
    1 point
  14. Concerts for Jurassic Park and Potter 1+2 next year in Melbourne, Australia: http://www.mso.com.au/subscription-series/mso-at-the-movies/
    1 point
  15. One of The Q's greatest contributions to the venerable art of urban funk. FSM released it - highly recommended - and it sounds brilliant. A hard sell on these shores, but still.
    1 point
  16. mstrox

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    Might be $798.88 at Wal Mart, they're rolling back prices.
    1 point
  17. He needs to kill at least 50 people to make up for the lack of kills in the last one.
    1 point
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