Brock Lovett

At that point in SL, I was honestly expecting the worst. I can still see that little kid from the train, moving his finger across his neck. SL has lots of very dark and disturbing violence. I feel it really desensitized me to a lot of violence, along with 9/11 in reality. What's quite disturbing is how sort of nonchalant (?) it all is. People are blown away in an instant. Crack of a gun, smoke, horrific flopping of body and spurt of blood. It's a kind of thing you've seen in many movies and things since. Even TV has gotten quite violent. But this was some of the early serious violence I was exposed to.

It's a strange scene. Much of the humor in SL comes from Ralph Fiennes. That character is ridiculous. One scene he's casually shooting people from his back porch, the next he's drinking and shooting the shit with Schindler. I don't know what the hell Spielberg was trying to get across there. I guess that homicidal maniacs can kind of be like everyone else. I like the montage where he spares a bunch of people's lives and then he's pardoning himself in the mirror and becomes distracted by his fingernails. I guess Helen did a shitty job that week.

Private Ryan and even Schindler's List are loaded with black humor. I think that scene where the helmet guy is killed is an example.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.

Everyone forgets or completely tears apart two gems he directed in the 80s. Segment 2 of Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Mission episode from Amazing Stories. Kick the Can is maybe not the most entertaining of the Twilight Zone movie episodes--Segment 1 is just too dark and friggin' foreboding, and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth; Segment 3 is slightly boring, albeit with some neat, bizarre imagery thrown in; Segment 4 is definitely good, but more of visceral kind of popcorn entertainment that you don't take much away from. But Kick the Can really moves me. I think I'm just a sucker for Spielberg at his most sappy. Or maybe Goldsmith's music has something to do with it. But I think it's perhaps the best from that movie. The Mission...what can I say? It's a precursor to Private Ryan and all that World War II stuff Spielberg has produced in more recent years. I love the camaraderie and how damn emotional it gets in the last act. I love the atmosphere, the cinematography, the performances. Kevin Costner's best? YES. In a typical Spielberg fashion, you meet these guys not 5 minutes in and they've instantly clicked and you've become buddies with them, so to speak.

You know what's an awesome part? The ending of Checkmate when Harry presses on to the dungeon. It reminds me of Planting the Charges. I love this technique. I can listen to that segment repeatedly.

I have all the Indiana Jones action figures released a few years ago. Currently in a big box in the closet. You want to see it open as well as I. (I'm pretty sure I replaced that cartoonishly giant holster on a couple of the figures) The Mark VII satchel came in and it's fabulouuuss.

I don't have it on hand, but my favorite part of that is the original fanfare when Kirk looks at the plaque.

The first 1:30 of A Busy Man is my favorite part of the whole thing. I like listening to that on repeat.

It's that? I've never been clear exactly what sound the thing contributed.

Oh, I'm sorry, the continuum transfunctioner?

Not enough Boba Fett riding space dinosaur.

Where is the space-time continuum thing used in Indiana Jones IV?

You can stop listening to expanded/complete CDs for a while and go back to a purer, rawer album presentation. Thor would approve at least. I haven't listened to the two-disc Star Wars trilogy in some time. It's kind of like sex when you're tired but you still want it. Same end result when you finish quicker instead of going for extended amount of time.

I know the sound, but that is strange they included it on the orchestral soundtrack. Especially considering it was one of our prized labels.

Bullshit. You know we can't admit here that movies from our childhood are any good!

Wait, what? They included thunder sound effect? Has Lucasfilm even done that, apart from the pop video tracks?

Can I get a goldfish now?

Goodbyes from Amazing Stories: The Mission.

I have various Broughton tracks on the current Walt Disney World soundtrack. He may be the single most represented artist on that set. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but at least four tracks are credited to him: Spaceship Earth, O Canada, Ellen's Energy Adventure and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience. The nearly 11-minute Spaceship Earth suite is also one of the longest tracks. I think he does good work.

Yes because there are low parts and a really loud part.

No.

I still can't figure out the volume levels for this. They seem to fluctuate. Certain tracks are too low, some are too high. Overall it seems too low, so I've gradually increased and reduced the volume level in iTunes. But I find it's always either too loud or too soft after doing this. When my playlist switches to tracks from the official CD, you can instantly tell.

Home Alone, Harry Potter 1, Family Plot, Star Wars the album, ROTLA DCC Classics.

I think that's slightly different. Spielberg modernized the Lost Boys so they were basically a lot of juveniles of the later 20th century mixed with older ones. I would've called the dork a fart factory too. At the time. Hook is what it is. A movie for kids albeit with some decidedly adult themes mixed in. The Lost World was generally an okay action/adventure popcorn flick, but by no means Spielberg at the top of his game. I could have lived without seeing those deleted scenes. They were deleted for pretty good reasons.