Naïve Old Fart

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It also has great production design. Alex McDowell's airport set is amazing.

My godfathers. He'll be watching a Michael Bay all-nighter, next.

"...need time to go down..."?! Alex, please, this is a family website!

Lee?????!!!!!! What d'you go and put ideas in his head, like that, for?????!!!!!!!!!!!

I quite like MM:FR, but I take your point.

That music at 17:23 reminds me of the beginning of IT'S GONNA GET BETTER. All 'n all, not bad.

Whoa! You're catching up on the future, fast, dude.

"For you the blind, who once could see, the bell tolls for thee".

Don't you mean Junkie XL, or is it a play on words?

Cute, Skarky, but I'm not done yet. It's less LOSING IT, and more "when dragons grow too mighty, to slay with pen and sword..." When and if I ever return, and put my message in a MODEM, and throw it in a cyber sea, I shall make sure that all JWfan "is all kept equal, with hatchet, axe, and saw". To wit: TGP, it appears that, like Anton, we both got a little hot under the collar. While you have every right to disagree with a post, my intention was not to criticize you, or your taste in music, in any way. A great mind such as yours could not have failed to notice that films are made differently, these days. The emphasis has altered, and film scoring has reflected that. As for "generational griping", three of my favourite scores in many a twelvemonth have been by "new composers": HIGH-RISE, THE NEON DEMON. and JACKIE. Also, I attempt to buy every new MG, and Carter Burwell CD, while maintaining a healthy interest in "past masters". I believe that it is possible to compare those two scores, as they illustrate my original point. That you think this is not possible, is, of course, your privilege. Reading back some of our posts, it seems that we are alike: both have very clear opinions, and both have very clear ways of expressing these, sometimes vociferously. So...in the interest of continuing good relations at JWfan, I will attempt to "bottle the acid". Will you do the same? The hand of friendship. Yes? No? it's over to you...

If I think that you might (and I do emphasise, might) have posted anything that might elicit any kind of a response from me, then, please be rest assured, you will hear from me, in good time. Until that time comes...I wasn't talking to you. Didn't your mama tell you it was rude to listen to other people's conversations? Stop hating yourself. What kind of place has JWfan become, when someone can't make an offhand comment, about a piece of film music (film music, for crying out loud!!!!) without being torn a new one? I need a rest. For now, I'm done with all this.

Not sure if that post is cynical, or not, Alex, but, yes DDA made us care for the little man. The film is not a million miles away from all those recent "let's get our money back from those bloodsucking banks" movies.

They chose...poorly.

Now, just a damn minute! As far as I remember, Sam Jackson died, didn't he?

Nice, now...go tell that to Whitey.

I've actually heard the complete score, all alternates, and a lot of outtakes. I also like it.

Ah. Yes, it is interesting, isn't it?

#James Broooooown James Brooooooown#

This is sad. R.I.P., Mr Demne. Stu, STOP MAKING SENSE is the finest concert film ever made!

Both POLTERGEIST, and E.T. were the victims of union rules. No director could direct two films at the same time, hence the appointment of Hooper as "director". A lot of ink has been spilled over the years about POLTERGEIST, but, honestly - and even to this day - it's Tobe Hooper Vs Steven fucking Spielberg. Who do you really think is going to win..?

I've always enjoyed Lumet's down-to-earth style. DOG DAY AFTERNOON is a film of great humanity, and NETWORK is devastating, from start to finish. Pure cinematic acid!

So, I guess that the "auteur" theory doesn't work, for you? Yes, film making is a collaborative ptocess, but someone has to take responsibility for the end result, and that person is the director. The best group score I ever heard, is for FLASH GORDON.

What Koray said.

Give me regular reports, please.