Fancyarcher

I actually liked that every hero had their own theme / motif in Justice League. My biggest issue with that score, was that most of the new themes I didn't find to be especially memorable. In the case of Infinity War, while I can understand the lack of old themes, especially given the films overall tone, and the fact that Silvestri apparently doesn't seem to be much of a fan of using material that isn't his, I'm a person who prefers recurring themes. It just seems like a major missed musical opportunity to me, anyway.

Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 - 8.5 / 10 Thor Ragnarok - 7.5 / 10

Silvestri apparently used Black Panther's theme, though I could not really tell what track it was in the soundtrack. I'm not sure if it's Silvestri, or the studios but either way, the lack of apparent "continuity" in this score really bugs me. It would have been nice to hear Strange's theme or Tyler Iron Man's theme anytime those characters were involved in the action, instead of just variations on The Avengers theme. I enjoyed the score otherwise, though. The epic track "Even For You" being a particular highlight.

The action was pretty excellent, especially for a Marvel film, The last battle on Titan against Thanos being a particular highlight. My entire theater sat through the credits too. It was funny though, as soon as the credits started rolling, a employee working in the theater came in told and us that after the emotional ending we just watched, that we shouldn't spoil it for people. It's not everyday you see that see / hear that sort of thing in the cinema. It was just that "big".

Avengers: Infinity War - Still processing this, but wow just wow. It's rare to see a superhero film get me so emotional. Thanos was also a fantastic villain. I'd say more, but I think people should just see the film. I enjoyed it a lot. - 8.5 / 10

I get the feeling that DeHaan was the best actor that Besson could get for the film, or something. I've liked him in a few films, but most of the time I get the feeling that he's out of his element in these kind of "big budgeted films". A Cure For Wellness was another film where I thought his casting worked against that film.

DeHaan is miscast in a lot of the roles I've seen him in. He doesn't work as well as a "heroic lead". He should stick to more supporting roles / smaller films.

Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets - Enjoyed this a lot more then I expected to. It's really creative, and I like the worlds it builds, and there are even some legit funny moments, plus Desplat score is great, and works wonders in the film. Unfortunately the leads chemistry is not particularly good, and it takes the film down a notch or two for me. DeHaan in particular was quite poor, while Delevingne was alright, but still a bit stiff, though I suppose it could be worse. Not bad, but then again I tend to enjoy sci-fi fantasy adventure box office bombs, usually anyway. 6.5 / 10

Faces Places - 7.5 / 10

Some of my favorites.

The background alien extras are the film for me.

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JFK by John Williams

You know I'd take every "rumor" with a grain of salt. Well almost everything. He wasn't in any of the Langdon films, or Willow among others. I'm quite glad he has a role in Solo, though.

The Assasination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford - First time watching this all the way through. It's a bit long, but overall pretty compelling and quite good. Casey Affleck is great, but I especially found Pitt's understated performance to be of note. Also Deakins cinematography is as usual, terrific. - 8 / 10

Algiers (1938) - 5.5 / 10

Beauty and The Beast (1946) - Quite excellent, especially on the big-screen, really helped by the black and white atmosphere as well.- 9 / 10

Title's a bit misleading. He's only currently producing, and he might direct it. That being said I think Spielberg could make a fun Blackhawk film, which is less of a traditional superhero film, and more of a World War 2 set Adventure series, depending on whether they decide to set in the past or present. Plus I'd love to see Williams score another comic-book film.

Obviously this was very hard to do, but here goes. The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Last Crusade Raiders Return of The Jedi Schindler's List The Phantom Menace Hook The Lost World Born on The Fourth of July

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I don't usually mind plot problems as much. I just enjoyed KOTCS for what it was.

I'll be an odd-man out, and say despite its problem, I quite enjoyed KOTCS. I think it's an entertaning adventure film anyway. Its biggest issue is the overreliance on CGI, and even then that doesn't bother me as much as it should. The first half is pretty solid too. I'm looking forward to the fifth film.

Adam's Rib - Those old Tracy and Hepburn films were pretty good, I'll admit. This one's no exception. 7.5 / 10

A Quiet Place - A very intense almost dialogue free horror film, that relies more on the characters constant state of fear, and strong performances to carry it, along with Krasinki's solid direction. It's early, but I predict this'll end up on my top ten of the year. I liked it a lot. - 9 / 10