indy4 152 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 With the summer coming to a close, I thought it was time to reflect on the overall quality of the films and scores of the most competitve time of the year for films.Overall, 2008 was a good summer for film and scores IMO. I've seen the following films, in ranking from my favorite to least:1. Indiana Jones 42. The Dark Knight3. The Happening4. Wall E5. Mamma Mia!Scores:1. Indiana Jones 42. The Happening3. The Dark Knight4. Wanted5. Kung Fu PandaThe only other summer film that I know I'll see is The Clone Wars. Other than that, maybe I'll see Mummy 3 or Hancock, but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well, The Dark Knight was good, of course. Iron Man wasn't bad, but there was something incredibly bland about it (not just the score). I didn't like Wall-E too much, but maybe it's because I was expecting something you simply can't have in a children's film. I'll try to see it again and reevaluate it.I haven't really been grabbed by any scores this summer. Maybe the closest I came to being "blown away" was hearing the reworked "Raiders March" finale. But that's based on material written twenty-eight years ago, so you can't give Williams too much credit. Wall-E was a nice score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 2,924 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Ranking of the films I've seen this summer:1-Ironman2-KotCS3-Hulk4-The Dark Knight 5-Wanted6-Hellboy 27-Wall-E8-Speed Racer9-Mummy 310-Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D11-The Happening12-Prince Caspian13-Hancock14-Get Smart15-Step Brothers16-X-Files17-Don't Mess with the ZohanScores:Indiana Jones 4 is first by a large marginSpeed Racer has a great FinaleHellboy 2 has a decent Elfman score ,especially the cue for the large tree monster.Wall E is ok .I noticed the music when they take off into space.TDK and Prince Caspian have atrocious scores that bring down the movies as a whole and actually prevented me from enjoying some scenesIronman 's score sucks but doesn't actually hurt the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 At the end of last semester, I used an edited clip from the Iron Man score for a projected power drink television ad for a advertising class final project. It worked spectacularly for that! Guess it doesn't say much about it working for a movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,759 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Not a great summer for scores, but overall the best summer season this decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 451 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 There are three movies this summer that I can flat-out say that I loved, with no reservations whatsoever: The Dark Knight, WALL*E, and Speed Racer. I didn't love any of the scores, but I like all three, and enjoy listening to them.There are several other movies I loved, but with some mild reservations: Iron Man, Crystal Skull, and Tropic Thunder. Of those scores, the only one I care about is Crystal Skull, which has definitely grown on me the more I've listened to it. Initially, I found it to be entirely forgettable, but I was dead wrong about that.Then, the movies that I liked quite a lot, but not enough to rave about: Kung Fu Panda, The Incredible Hulk, and Hellboy II. I enjoyed the scores, but the only one I've bought was Hulk, and that mainly because I felt like supporting the full-score release. My enthusiasm for that is tempered by the CD-R issue.I enjoyed a few others -- Get Smart, Prince Caspian, Hancock, Pineapple Express, Step Brothers -- but would not say I have any interest in ever seeing them again. I will make an exception if there is a substantial director's cut of Hancock.I mildly disliked You Don't Mess with the Zohan. I genuinely disliked both Wanted and The X-Files. I'll buy the latter just to keep my collection complete. Same goes for The Happening; I'm a Shyamalan fan, and enjoyed the movie (an admittedly bad movie) well enough for fannish reasons. The Happening had a pretty good score (it's Howard's least-good for a Shyamalan movie, but that's still pretty good). I Want to Believe also had a decent score; I haven't gotten a copy, and probably won't due to not having enough money to buy too many things I'm lukewarm on, but I might invest in a used copy one of these days.That leaves only Sex and the City (which I had no interest in, but did not despise).I suppose that if I'm honest with myself, I'd wish there had been more good scores. As is, there wasn't one single great one, only several that are good. And nobody seems to agree on any of those, so the water's even muddier.Ultimately, though, I'm a lot more concerned with the movies than I am with the scores, and by and large, the movies did not let me down. I'll take that over great scores and mediocre movies any year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,284 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Films (of what i have seen):Indy IVLarge MarginThe Clone Wars (d'oh i have not seen it but i'm sure it will be above the 'crap' down there )Speed RacerHULKPrince CaspianMummy 3Scores (of what i have heard)Indy IVSpeed RacerLarge MarginMummy 3Prince CaspianHulkMore marginThe Clone Wars (though i dont remember anything about the HULK, really) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 TDK, Wall-E and Iron Man are my favorites from the summer.As far as music goes only one of those films had a decent score and that was Wall-E. Speed Racer has an entertaining score as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 This summer I really like The Dark Knight, Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda and Wanted, in more or less that order. Really, the only movie I didn't like at all (I mean, I thought it was one of the worst movies I'd ever seen) was The Happening. I liked the scores to Wanted, Indy 4, Kung Fu Panda, The Dark Knight, Hancock (not a clue in what order, certainly not that one). I've yet to hear Wall-E away from the film, but I'm sure I'll find something to like in it, as I'm a huge T. Newman fan. I should mention that I've avoided a bunch of the big summer films. Speed Racer, Pineapple Express, Hellboy II and Tropic Thunder are the other ones I want to see. Get Smart looks cute, too. I'm not familiar with their scores (though from the clips I've from Tropic Thunder, the score sounds quite fun). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've avoided most of the movies. The only one that I skipped that people seem to like is Wall-E. (I'm not much into kids fare), so really the summer has had Indy 4 and Dark Knight in my eyes, the latter being the only good score of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Movies I've Seen (in order of best to worst):The Dark KnightKung Fu PandaSpeed RacerIron ManPineapple ExpressHancockGet SmartIndiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal SkullThe HappeningThe Incredible HulkWantedHellboy II: The Golden ArmyStep BrothersThe Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon EmperorScores I Got (in order of best to worst):The HappeningSpeed RacerIndiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal SkullKung Fu PandaThe Dark KnightHancockWantedGet SmartIron ManThe Incredible Hulk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I forgot to put The Happening amongst the scores I liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 55 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Crap summer so far. Can't wait for BLONDE VIXENS IN SPACE IV on general release August 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I can't wait till next summer, for Gus Van Sandt's shot-for-shot remake of Gus Van Sandt's Psycho. Has it been 10 years already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Films:1. Indiana Jones 42. The Dark Knight3. The Happening4. Wall E---------5. Mamma Mia!6. Star Wars: The Clone WarsThis is what I was originally expecting before seeing the films:1. Indy 42. Wall E3. The Happening4. The Dark KnightI didn't really think about MM and TCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacius 7 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 With the summer coming to a close, I thought it was time to reflect on the overall quality of the films and scores of the most competitve time of the year for films.Overall, 2008 was a good summer for film and scores IMO. I've seen the following films, in ranking from my favorite to least:1. Indiana Jones 42. The Dark Knight3. The Happening4. Wall E5. Mamma Mia!Scores:1. Indiana Jones 42. The Happening3. The Dark Knight4. Wanted5. Kung Fu PandaThe only other summer film that I know I'll see is The Clone Wars. Other than that, maybe I'll see Mummy 3 or Hancock, but I doubt it.The Dark Knight for me crashed the competition but I loved Wall-E. Brilliant!Both films had average scores but in the case of Wall-e I didn't care. The dark Knight was such a deep and heavy film it seemed really difficult to imagine it with more full front type of music. It seemed like a rich chocolate cake that would stop you from eating anything else if you know what I mean.Will watch Hellboy too this week. Can't wait. The first one was awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,765 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Films1. KotCS2. The X-Files: I Want to BelieveScores1. KotCS2. Hellboy II: The Golden Army3. The X-Files: I Want to Believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've avoided most of the movies. The only one that I skipped that people seem to like is Wall-E. (I'm not much into kids fare), so really the summer has had Indy 4 and Dark Knight in my eyes, the latter being the only good score of the year. Ahem... Dark Knight - the only good score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 292 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Summer 2008, Your overall impression of the cinema and scoresTwo good movies, Wall*E and Dark Knight. The rest was blah, though I haven't see Iron Man yet. From everything I've heard about it, I might like it.Indy was the only score I bought, it was a dud and nothing else I heard in the theater makes me want to hear any of those scores on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I've avoided most of the movies. The only one that I skipped that people seem to like is Wall-E. (I'm not much into kids fare), so really the summer has had Indy 4 and Dark Knight in my eyes, the latter being the only good score of the year. Ahem... Dark Knight - the only good score?Woops, I definitely did not mean to say that, I mistyped. Dark Knight is not a good score. Indy 4 is the only good score of the year, I meant to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 The Dark Knight was very good, bordering on excellent. Indy 4 was a fun, if flawed, nostalga trip. I never got around to seeing Wall-E, maybe on DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,284 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Woops, I definitely did not mean to say that, I mistyped. Dark Knight is not a good score. Indy 4 is the only good score of the year, I meant to say.Wars have been started with typos like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,064 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Not a great summer for scores, but overall the best summer season this decade.TDK, Wall-E and Iron Man are my favorites from the summer.Well said, and agreed.Though I will also add that Speed Racer is my favorite score of the year (most likely anyway).The most surprising movie for me was Iron Man. I just did not expect it to be nearly as good as it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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