Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Rip off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 No shortage of lube on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 sexithm ! The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, SteveMc said: sexithm ! It's pronounced "thekthithm". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Solo. Quite good. Alden Ehrenreich was great, except for the 'a mind of my own' line, Emilia Clarke's character was very interesting, but L3 and Val were annoying (no, I still don't like these would-be powerful women). Also found the double-crossing scene near the end a little too quick to take in, but other than that, very entertaining. The score is fantastic. Williams' two main themes are amazing, though I definitely like the first one (and all its stunning variations) better, and you clearly hear John Powell is having a blast. The romantic side is equally glorious, I only didn't like the choir for Enfys at the beginning, also didn't really understand why we needed Luke's theme in the middle of the movie and is it me, or did Rogue One's end credits not open with the traditional Star Wars fanfare? Oh well. There was me thinking Giacchino would be Williams' Star Wars successor. How very wrong I was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 R1 ended with the fanfare IIRC.... bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Absolutely, yes. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Still a bad film that poorly connects to the real Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 They will need to remake Star Wars at some point to fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 That Solo guy is one of the most boring lead actors ever. IMO, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I want to watch that Warren Beatty movie he's in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 He should be doing TV soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Speaking of, I reckon Scott Clifton, who plays Liam Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful might have made a decent Han Solo or Indiana Jones. Well, maybe, if "Liam" wasn't such a wimpy character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 8 hours ago, JoeinAR said: Still a bad film that poorly connects to the real Star Wars. Yeah, if there's on thing Star Wars as a series doesn't need, its more Death Star! A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Skyscraper It was kind of like Die Hard or The Towering Inferno, only it was in a building. Neve was a real scream too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,527 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I think you'll find that both DIE HARD and THE TOWERING INFERNO were set in buildings, of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Were they, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,527 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I think @dougie's done a little too much LDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Jaws 2 because I was interested in the score and hate myself Actually it wasn't godawfully terrible at all. A little boring, a little amusingly dumb, 100% having no idea what made Jaws great. I wanted to see as many of those kids eaten as possible. The score? Eh. Throwaway fun fanfare after nondescript brooding after throwaway fun fanfare after obligatory self-parody level ostinato. I really mostly paid attention to it but it didn't stand together as a whole or create any memorable and distinct atmosphere or soundscape for me at all. Certainly not as fun and wholesome as the first, playing with all its motifs. Seems 1978 is just my blind spot. Some people may say Fury is better than Dracula or Jaws 2 is better than Jaws or Superman is the greatest score of all time... I just don't get it. For all these 3, from what I heard, I have the same problem with recognizing no signature atmosphere or soundscape or mood or direction to latch onto and enter into them. And I didn't like any of the films either, to varying degrees. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The score is fine, its not better than Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Some JWFaners even prefer the music of Jaws 2 over Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I prefer Jaws the Revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Some JWFaners even prefer the music of Jaws 2 over Jaws. They would be wrong to do so. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Some so call fans didn't know that a piece from Superman was used to honor the dead last night at the Oscars. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Only on JWfan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Stefancos said: They would be wrong to do so. It's just a testimony to the appeal of the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 So you prefer Jaws 2 to Jaws, Alex? Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Where did you read that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 It seems clear from your comments. The score to Jaws 2 is bigger, and a bit more similar to Star Wars, which you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just now, Stefancos said: It seems clear from your comments. Not at all. I only remembering the polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 So the vox populi prefer the sequel score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 6:34 PM, dougie said: She had very oily skin. So hot. Most curious method of finding hotel-room stationery I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Holko said: I have the same problem with recognizing no signature atmosphere or soundscape or mood or direction to latch onto and enter into them. That's a strange thing to attribute to The Fury. Did you listen to the original album? Jaws 2 is one of my least favorite John Williams scores actually, I almost never listen to it. I feel like at least for a while there was this weird faction of JWFans that united under the banner of "Jaws is the better film score, Jaws 2 is the better music"...then they were stamped out like the worthless, smelly cigarette butts they were. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hmm, actually no. I saw the film and tried and failed twice to get through the complete score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Holko said: Hmm, actually no. I saw the film and tried and failed twice to get through the complete score. Awww, man, you should totally give it a shot! The LSO performance on the album smokes the film recording's ass, and the arrangement of the music is so haunting and conspiratorial. One of my favorite albums, ever. Whether you like it or not, I would love to hear your opinion of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Convinced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Cool! I don't know if you're familiar with Akira Yamaoka's Silent Hill scores, but The Fury reminds me of them--not in terms of musical content, but how they're like a pool of cold, misty, thick fog that you submerge yourself into...I feel very strange and profound listening to these scores, and I hope it's something that others can feel, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Nick Parker said: That's a strange thing to attribute to The Fury. Did you listen to the original album? Jaws 2 is one of my least favorite John Williams scores actually, I almost never listen to it. I feel like at least for a while there was this weird faction of JWFans that united under the banner of "Jaws is the better film score, Jaws 2 is the better music"...then they were stamped out like the worthless, smelly cigarette butts they were. The best parts of Jaws 2 are not the stuff that has to do with Action or Horror (that stuff is pretty meh unfortunately). It's the stuff like Ballet for Divers and the Main Title that capture the Beauty and Loneliness of the Ocean... Definitely second the recommendation of the Fury LSO recording though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, Faleel J.M. said: The best parts of Jaws 2 are not the stuff that has to do with Action or Horror (that stuff is pretty meh unfortunately). It's the stuff like Ballet for Divers and the Main Title that capture the Beauty and Loneliness of the Ocean... Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The best thing about Jaws 2 is that you can 100% tell that Roy Scheider is hating every minute of it (the studio forced him to do it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Alex said: The best thing about Jaws 2 is that you can 100% tell that Roy Scheider is hating every minute of it (the studio forced him to do it). I couldn't tell that at all. I was living in ignorant bliss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Alex said: The best thing about Jaws 2 is that you can 100% tell that Roy Scheider is hating every minute of it (the studio forced him to do it). I could feel it and switched it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What's better than that is him accepting Blue Thunder mostly just to be unavailable for Jaws 3-D, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Heh, I didn't know that ... if only Lorraine Gary had done something similar for Jaws : The Revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What a legacy Jaws: The Revenge left. Michael Caine didn't pick up his Academy Award because he was filming it and Lorraine Gary never acted again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 "I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.” Caine on Jaws : The Revenge. Brilliant quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Scheider made quite a bit of money on Jaws 2 for a very short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Loraine Gary retired after 1941 in 1979, came out of it just for Jaws 4 in 1987, then retired again. I think she needed the money or she would have stayed retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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