leeallen01

I love that Titanic and Way of Water are essentially evenly matched now and it's a real contest to see which ends higher. This time around anyway, before all the decades of re-releases continue lol. I'm seeing Titanic tomorrow and Avatar a 7th time on thursday (I know I have a problem haha). But I want to make the most of the cinema experience before I lose that ability (until the inevitable re-release of course). And especially when I get the biggest screens with Dolby Atmos sound all to myself.

Perhaps a concert arrangement, considering it says Concert score on the top left.

If my memory serves me well, I think he said in some interviews that 'Skimming the Waves' was the original name for the Underwater Theme, essentially what is heard in full glory in 'The Tulkun Return.'

Cleese is a legend of legends. He doesn't give a single molecule of care for the modern day PC nature. He will likely cut loose and give us something brilliant. I trust his comedy instincts.

I'm begging for some kind of complete recordings. That's extremely unlikely, but I'll take a few extra pieces in a collectors edition or film versions of the tracks as an alternate; like 'Na'vi Attack' and 'Na'vi Attack alternate' for example.

How is that even possible... that's like twice a day since it came out. I better up my game.

Oh lordy lordy I just saw it for the 6th time and eywa blessed me like a damn Toruk Makto. THE SCREEN WAS EMPTY! PRAISE AVIS! I saw it at the friday 3pm showing in 3D with Dolby Atmos and a X-Plus screen, which is basically the biggest screen you can get. I was comfortable, warm, alone, quiet, serene. It was a damn spiritual experience haha. All alone, not seeing a single human being for the entire film. I was so lost in it, even with it being the 6th bloody time I've seen it. Good jebus it was bliss. Like I had a damn 200ft screen with a Dolby Atmos sound system to myself in my own living room. I even got to sit all the way to the end of the end credits with the lights still down and enjoying the score without any passive aggressive employee sweeping the floor around me trying to get me to leave. No no no. That was the best cinema experience I've ever had haha. But now I have to go see Titanic on a damn sunday because there's no other showings than weekends and evenings, so I'll be surrounded by morons again. Ah well lol

Just saw it for the 6th time (I know lol) and I really loved the alternate Na'vi Attack cue that is in the film. After Payakan goes badass and lands on the ship, it's different than the score piece, with an incredibly badass build-up to when the Metkayina start their attack run. And also, my god (or should I say Eywa) I really want that soft voices female choir rendition of the Family Theme as Jake is giving himself up and Neytiri is pleading with him. Gorgeous. Also the Darkness and Light cue begins differently in the film with more piano build up before the melody begins on Cello.

I only try to go to my local arthouse art gallery cinema. Just pretentious enough a building that common idiots and kids don't go there. So you are probably guaranteed a 80% chance of a moron-free experience. If I have to go to my local bigger cinema for films the arthouse doesn't show, then it's a 100% moron experience

Franglen should definitely win something from a category. The more I listen to his Avatar score, the more I fall in love with it. Not to be too dramatic, but it's one of my favourite scores probably ever.

When I saw Avatar again last week, there was a father with two young children sat about 3 seats away from me, who made it about 30 minutes into the film before their attention spans disappeared and they started kicking the seats in front of them. The father completely ignored them for at least 10 minutes, and then proceeded to take a huge ipad out of his bag, with the screen on maximum brightness for the entire cinema to see, and his kids began playing games...with the sound on. After telling them to politely stfu (I said exactly that), the kids stopped playing, BUT THEN the father actually, yes, this is true, got out his phone and made a fu**ing phone call mid film... and was talking louder and louder whenever the film got louder, because of course how disrespectful of James Cameron to make his film too loud for him to hear his conversation. I was absolutely blood-boilingly insane that I would've happily spent my life in prison to silence this man for the rest of time.

I heard that some cinema chains aren't showing the HFR version. So not sure if it's definitely all showings worldwide, or a mix and match of different formats.

I heard it's in a higher frame rate. Is that true?

I just saw them available elsewhere and the release date was last month, so I have no idea really. It's just a panic thing, like 'wait a minute, am I actually getting them or what?' Especially if they sell out and I can't get them anywhere else.

Can anyone help with Invada records info? I need to know if they're legitimate or just stole my money. I bought Stranger Things 4 CD's months ago and was waiting, considering they weren't available yet, but now they are and I haven't received any update at all. Also when I tried to email them, it wouldn't send, saying it was an invalid email address. So basically I have no idea if the CD's are even going to come now, and the CD's everywhere else are selling out fast, and I don't want to miss it.

Just seen it. Very charming love of cinema showcased throughout. Adored the scenes of him making his childhood films, and when he showed them to his family and others. You can see the awe in the performances as the art and power of cinema are on show. A very personal story of his parents not in the usual sentimental Spielberg way, but more honest and complex. And that final shot was just...perfect.

Cameron interview on Soundtracking with Edith Bowman. Talking about the score and the film in general. https://audioboom.com/posts/8237587-episode-350-james-cameron-on-the-music-of-avatar

Didn't think of that haha.

I'm currently rewatching the entire show. I'm on season 4 episode 7 when Eleven does her badass superhero landing.

Yeah there's some hacking of pieces, but that's in every film and pretty expected, considering the 3 minute flow of an album piece doesn't always work in a film, as a films' sequence is never that perfect, and no doubt Franglen wrote some pieces before Cameron decided some last minute editing choices that destroy the pieces flow. But I do imagine what incredible scene that moment would score. It would've been wonderful.

I saw it for the 5th time today and noticed some things I didn't before. Like the incredible Family theme statement at 1:50 in 'Bad Parents' isn't in the film. At least I didn't notice it. During the fight sequence that it takes places in, that statement doesn't appear. Also some really gorgeous piano writing throughout. E.g. a lovely moment after the final battle when Lo'ak is looking for Jake, and he and Spider dive under water on the Ilu to look for him in the wreckage of the sunken ship, and the piano descends with them. It's so colourful and full of texture for such a little riff, as the high piano notes trickle down like water. Very Horner too.

Yeah, true. I guess it was just because I wanted more haha. I always want more with the Avatar films. It's just a world and story that I'm glad to lose myself in for as long as I can. I'm sure the deleted scenes will show the Metkayina retreated under heavy losses or something. Perhaps they were overwhelmed and didn't want to risk more harm. After all, they blamed Jake for their daughter, Tsireya being in danger and once they saw her leave the ship, they probably got the hell out of there.

I don't know why I didn't get that impression. We see him accepting his capture and 'go with it' so to speak. After that we are shown him at the Ikran nest, on the hunter ship and then in all the villages as they hunt for Jake. Of course it's implied that they searched many villages, so that tells you that it would've taken time. I guess I would've liked maybe 1 or 2 very small, personal scenes between Quaritch and Spider. Maybe one discussing his mother. Then it could convey Spider's anger of being held for so long, and also establish a deeper personal connection. It probably exists in an extended/deleted scene, because the deleted scenes of the first film are hugely important to Grace and Neytiri's characters e.g. the incident at Grace's school and the death of Neytiri's sister.