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Ollie

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    Godzilla Cinematic Universe Thread

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    Saw the film today, basically it’s Kong’s Story but it was mindless Showa Style fun. The pace was good, just enough human interaction to catch your breath between the monster mayhem.

     

    The music was a slight improvement, they used an orchestra as well this time.  But there moments where it sounded like cheesy 80’s synth. 
     

    I don’t understand how they claim Godzilla’s original music wouldn’t work but then allow a lousy pastiche version to represent Godzilla and someone else. 

     

    I'm disappointed that as the films progressed they moved away from the tone of the 2014 film and Skull Island too. 
     

    I’d give this one 3 out of 5 stars. 

    The LEGO Thread

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    I have the 2nd release of the Ultimate Millennium Falcon sitting here but haven't been able to build it yet. 

     

    Part of it is that my mom knew I wanted it and and before she passed, set aside the funds for me to get it. 

     

    I also have the smaller Falcon I built 8 years ago and an x-wing my daughter got me for my birthday last year.

     

     

     

    On 6/6/2023 at 2:36 PM, Marian Schedenig said:

     

    I did write down some instructions on a piece of paper when I took it apart again some 25+ (more like 30, possibly) years ago. I probably still have it hidden away in a box somewhere…

     

     

    I *adored* that train as a child, always wanted to have it. It was always too expensive, though. My first train stuff was an assortment of various 4.5V (battery) and 12V bits and pieces I "inherited" from an older kid - all the blue tracks with white sleepers you mentioned, although with the powered centre rail. Pretty sure most of it came from this set. I later got several sets from the 80s train range (with the grey tracks), though never a full train set (and never one of the newer transformers; the few grey 12V remote switches I had were hooked up to the old blue transformer with wires). I think the first new train set I got (as a present for what I think is the first Christmas I remember) was the 7810 Push-Along Steam Engine, so I'm very fond of the near-exact anniversary replica LEGO released a few years ago:

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    I believe I had several of these engines in the 70's. I had a huge box full of the lego tracks, when they were the blue rails and white ties. Plus quite a few of the older sets, like the station and a cargo depot. plus I had quite a few of the individual  rail cars and I had a battery operated passenger train set too.

     

     

    What are your non-Williams film score holy grails now?

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    The High And the Mighty (Tiomkin)

     

    To Kill A Mockingbird (Bernstein)

     

    The Old Man And The Sea (Tiomkin)

     

    Whatever Goldsmith and Horner scores are left

     

    The remaining Bond scores

     

    Any Giacchino scores

     

    There have aleady been 2 releases but if anymore of Carl Stalling's Looney Tunes works are salvageable.

     

    Psycho (original tracks)

     

    Cape Fear - ditto

     

    Torn Curtain - ditto

     

    One of our Dinosaurs is Missing - Goodwin

     

    Sphere

     

    Batman & Robin

     

    A Shot In The Dark - Mancini

     

    The Pink Panther - Mancini

     

    Return of the Pink Panther - Mancini

     

    Howard Shore's King Kong

     

    The Postman - JNH

     

    Dinosaur - JNH

     

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