Naïve Old Fart

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SE7EN is among Shore's finest scores. I don't have the C&C, so I'm so glad that I have the iso, on DVD.

What?! You mean he's not singing along with Seth MacFarlane?

"Holy Americana, Batman!" While I don't think that SAVING PRIVATE RYAN is up there with, say, PATTON, or THE GRAND ILLUSION, or ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT as a great war film, it is a great film, and it deserved to be named Best Picture at the 1999 Oscars, instead of that Shakespeare bollocks. The score is among JW's most restrained works. It would be so easy to score the battle scenes, but SS and JW were wise to go in the opposite direction. If I had my way, 'Hymn To The Fallen' would be played at every Remembrance Day service, the world over.

Er... that would be 'Slave Children's Crusade' Is the film getting a cinema rerelease?

Why do you do it to yourself?

I got up early, this morning (as you do) and I turned on BBC Radio 3 (as you do), and I heard something called O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM, by someone called Morten Lauridsen. It reminded me of music by Gavin Bryars - JESUS' BLOOD NEVER FAILED ME YET; THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC - which I love, by the way. Has anyone else heard of this composer?

Who are the other two people? Actually, scratch that! It's up to JW to know who they are, not me. Sorry I asked.

It is North's best.

Berlin? Twice in... what... two years? And when was the last time you were in London, Mr. Williams? I'll tell you: July 4th, 1998 (!). I know, I was there!

Eejit.

The initial shot of the Tydirium flying over the camera is underscored brilliantly. The whole sequence is fantastic.

True, but Cruise has had his fair share of unsuccessful (or should I say: unprofitable?) films.

Alsop probably has her own agendum.

I see where you're going with this, Alex. Yes, he was, but, more than that, he was a f***ing great actor. Is John Malkovich a star? Is Michael Fassbender a star? Is James McAvoy a star?

@Thor, I'm assuming that you have heard Davis' score for the restoration of the 1927 NAPOLEON? Thoughts?

Speaking of breaking out... is Jesse Plemmons a star, now, or his he still yet to shine?

On what occasion, Alex?

David Koepp? Original?

@Bellosh Thank you, my good man

'Planting The Charges/Escape/Chase/Fuck Off' 'I Could Have Probed More' 'The Basket Case Game'

It seems like a very belt-and-braces selection, to me. Even 'The Lost World' got an outing, in 1998.

Ergh! That's terrible. I listened to it once, and that was once too many.

I can dig that. It's not for everyone. Most people think that SUPERGIRL, and LEGEND are masterpieces, but I'll take LINK and RUNAWAY over those two, any day. Horses for courses, dear boy. Horses for courses