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  1. leeallen01
    Finally decided to give in and check out Picard season 3... I don't get the hype. I gave up half way through the 3rd episode. It's the same old miserable, depressing story with a cliche laughing villain on a Nemesis style evil looking pointy ship with the same old Kurtzman style mystery box plot with a planet destroying super-weapon... And I'm so sick of all the ships being pitch black inside! The Orville is the true continuation of Trek. Self-contained episodes that explore interesting moral questions in a fun and optimistic way. And they actually explore strange new world, and they seek out new life! etc. And the ships have actual lights turned on inside! I'm officially done with Trek. I was sucked back in by hearing good things, but nope, I don't see it. I'll stick to classic Trek.
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    Star Wars is dead. Andor was the only good Star Wars related thing Disney has done and no one watched it. These new films and tv shows will disappear and be forgotten. Disney will never learn. They're doing the same thing with Marvel and the same thing with all their soulless live-at remakes. They are hemorrhaging money. Next up they'll finish Pixar off and then have nothing left. But hey, at least they're not alone, because Warner Bros are doing the same thing.
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    That's true. People do have too much unnecessary things that they never use or need. I just like the option of getting physical versions of things I cherish. Like my all-time favourite films/tv shows/music etc, (which is a relatively short list). I only buy things of that nature. I don't collect for collect sake.
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    The future, unfortunately.
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    Yeah I also like the narrative connection between those two scenes. A definite mirror narratively between Jake and his son. Jake being reckless and irresponsible and being chased by a predator, and then Lo'ak being reckless and irresponsible and being chased by a predator. It made sense to use that music. I hope Cameron allows Franglen to write his own original pieces going forwards, based on Horner's universe, instead of cutting inbetween.
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    Shame. Managed to attend both evenings celebrating JNH. It was a really special event with a workshop with JNH where he had a piano and talked about and played his career highlights, and a meet and greet etc. Really like Hollywood in Vienna.
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    Interesting. It's kind of cool to hear how synched the composers are with the musical vision of Seth that they can all interchange and it works so well.
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    Wow. Looking forward to seeing that. Yeah I'm sure Cameron has seen the overwhelming love for Franglen's score and will be very happy as the saga continues. Considering Avatar is made for the cinema experience, with the biggest screen you can find and dolby atmos sound and 3D etc etc, it surprises me everytime I see the first film and now with the second film at home. It's such a gorgeous film and a strong emotional experience for me, that I lose nothing by watching it at home. The cinema experience is just a great bonus way to see it.
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    Listening through episode 5. Man what a gorgeous score for that episode. Kind of confused about it not being just Cottee's episode, considering I thought each composer stuck to their episodes, as McNeely has said he had no idea what other wrote for their episodes until he saw them... But ep5 score 'A Tale of Two Topas' credits 3 composers; Cottee as primary, and then Kaska and McNeely. Anyway, damn the score is so lush and powerful. It's like a celebration of 90's classic romantic scores from people like JNH, with some Horner and Silvestri thrown in there. 'Official Orders' is like a classical composer reworked Broughton's main title. It's just so much fun to listen to!
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    Finally got the film and the 3 hours of bonus features. Can't wait to see all the behind the scenes. I just hope they also release a physical dvd.
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    0:36 - 0:56. The woodwinds are delightfully playful. You can hear the fun. It may be written note specific, but you get the feeling that it sounds improvised.
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    So, any one going to the London play? I'm going to try to get tickets today. I missed the Stranger Things Experience in London because I had no idea it was only a temporary thing, so I'm not missing this.
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    I guess America has the film and 3 hours of behind the scenes now to watch, where us peasants in the UK have to wait til 4th April for some reason. I guess it takes a week to click the UK upload button.
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    Listening through McNeely's score for episode 3. I like his theme for the episode. It gets a few nice variations throughout. A nicely flexible theme that works as an otherworldly mystery theme and one of fear and awe. At 0:46 in 'Signs of Life,' that little brass flourish is familar. Perhaps McNeely has used it before in past seasons.
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    Ah, nice spot! Never connected those moments. Now I definitely hear the similarity. Damn right!
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    I'm looking forward to the digital and physical release. I'll have to get both because I can't wait for the dvd to see the 3 hours of behind the scenes material. I think there's a score bts too.
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    Seen The Terminal on a few worst lists here, but it's actually one of my favourites from Spielberg. And the score is one of my all-time favourites from Williams. It's that very deeply personal son to father connection that Spielberg obviously feels very personal to his own life after seeing The Fabelmans. And the score is also deeply personal to Williams and his connection to his father, because the entire story is about Jazz, and even though the film and score is comedic, they both feel so melancholic and nostalgic. Even the cinematography from Kaminski has that otherworldly shine and blur to it, like a classic romantic hollywood story. Anyway, that's me defending The Terminal haha.
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    ROTK is being re-released in cinemas in April, but this time it's the extended cut! Apparently, it's just the US so far. Not heard anything about the rest of the world. It bloody better be a worldwide release.
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    I would go if it was in a concert hall, but it's all arena's here.
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    Wow! So now all Na'vi look the same huh? How dare you! The Metkayina are a green colour. Please be more sensitive to the other Na'vi clans and don't generalise. (I also feel like I should clarify that I am joking, because in modern times, no doubt someone has actually said this.)
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    'All Is Well' by Kaska is like Williams and Horner had a child. Gorgeously melancholic.
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    Seth said he's cautiously optimistic about a season 4. I think we will most likely get it. Apparently the Orville has been trending recently on the socials and has remained in the top 10 of streaming on Hulu I think. That will hopefully provide the suits something to think about.
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    How about Na'vi of colour or person of blue?
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    And what exactly is wrong with that? This unironically sounds great. Cameron said it himself; why does every scene in a film have to be slave to the plot? Films are visual storytelling. If you want a story purely for story sake, read a book. If you want visual storytelling, where a visionary invents an entire world with in-depth, heavily detailed plant and animal life that you can just experience in the most cinematic way possible, then Avatar is it. Personally, I think modern day blockbusters rarely have time to breathe. They are packed with so much plot and you have no time to live with the characters and experience a world. Cameron has never been scared of letting his films breathe, which is why his films are the biggest of all time, because people want the ultimate cinematic visual storytelling experience. The major criticism of Avatar is the plot is too simple. Yes, the main plot is simple, but the subtext is vast. The meaning is deep. I can't imagine how chaotic and unpleasant it would be in an Avatar film to relentlessly be thrown major plot point after major plot point every 5 minutes. The entire point of the Avatar films is to live in Cameron's invented world, and to feel like you're actually witnessing a real place that could exist. Not to fly through it all in favour of a complex and ultimately unnecessary story.
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