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1000%!! Also, two of the maestro's best scores!

I'm inclined to agree. I know 1941 was his first critical/commercial failure. I saw it once. I didn't think it was a train wreck. Just not particularly funny. But then, my expectations for 1941 were pretty low compared to the 19-year build-up to Spielberg's return to Indy. BFG just felt so de-fanged compared to the creepiness of the source material. For such ferociously nasty giants who eat children, Sophie never once seemed like she was in danger. And William's score, while beautiful and dream-like, only amplified the fluffy nature of the film. So much sweetness, it kinda gives me a cavity. Odd since Spielberg/Matthison had the perfect balance of danger and warmth in E.T. But in 2015?The story needed another director. Guillermo Del Toro would have knocked it out of the park!

My parents came up for a visit and brought a trunk full of my old stuff. Uncovered these beauties in there. A "collectors edition" making of ToD booklet. And some trading cards from both ToD and Raiders. These are the infamous cards I bought at a vintage comic shop in fourth grade that contained the (at that time) 17-year-old bubble gum ... which I decided to try. Let's just say old bubble gum does not age like a fine wine

Wasn't sure where to post this. But for those of you who consider HGW's Kingdom of Heaven, to be his magnum opus. You might enjoy this recent interview with the editor of the director's cut: This guy isn't my favorite host. But he gets really great industry guests who've worked on a lot of my favorite films.

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Concerning Indy in other outfits other than the iconic leather jacket and khaki shirts, have you all seen the hypothetical Indy comics illustrator, Adam Murphy, put together? They're post Dial of Destiny adventures. And he slowly has him transition into "Old Indy" wear through the series. I would read the ever-loving-snot outta these if they were real. He just teases us with a front and back cover with a synopsis. I would seriously contribute to a Gofund me to get these produced. Any of you happen to be uber-wealthy angel investors?

Like this shot!

I'd never listened to this Elfman score all the way through before. But if he had ever got the chance to score a Jurassic film, Im sure it would have gone a little something like this! Some terrific moments of awe and wonder mixed great skittery percussion (first 10 minutes of this video) and some ferocious orchestral mayhem around 22mins here.

Who could have guessed? I'll see your review and raise you this one (as another "measured" review). He clearly does know enough about Superman btw. But not a rabid aficionado. It sounds like, tonally, it walks that tightrope of earnestness that can potentially lapse into parody (ala "Cobra Kai"). Which I can live with. I dig that show. 'Fun' not 'trying to funny.'

Whenever they do the inevitable reboot, you know they're gonna work in a whip vs sword fight somehow!

I didn't mind it when it came out. Its just ...looong and boring. A decent fan edit that trims out 20 minutes could help it. But seeing Kevin Spacey and knowing what a creep Singer is has certainly impacted my enjoyment of it.

Im really really curious to see this film. Within that 85% RT score, there are hundreds of varied opinions. Some of them glowing, some of them kinda lukewarm. Empire Magazine usually gives decent scores to auteur-directed, big-budget films like this. And their review gave it 2(!) stars. Dan Murrel, one of my preferred YouTube reviewers (he's a disciple of Roger Ebert), gave it a "Not a fan." It seems dropping people in the middle of a fully formed comic book universe is pretty disorienting for some. The first 30 minutes akin to jumping onto a speeding train narrative-wise. I guess you either get on board with it or you don't. I wonder how I'll feel after I see it?

@Stéphane Humez I assume that was a big studio decision rather than Gunn's? But then, isn't Gunn the new head of DC Studios or whatever? So it was his call? I just wonder how much vetting Gunn did with Murphy before hiring him so they wouldn't need to toss out a lot of his score. Didn't he get any demos beforehand so he could tell if his music would be a good fit? Didn't Murphy tell Gunn he wasn't that adept at big action scenes? Did Gunn just hire him because of that one piece he wrote for Sunshine? I appreciate him giving Murphy the opportunity. But it seems like a pretty costly mistake.

True! Haha. I take comfort that if kids remember anything from this film's music (or Jurassic World: Rebirth for that matter), they'll most likely remember John William's tune. And a new generation of film score nerds will grow from there