Charlie Brigden 7 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 We all thought TPM would be the best film ever based on the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Sometimes I think film companies should just stick to the trailer release and quit while they're ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Yeah, except this is Terrence Malick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetmeats 2 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 So Patrick Doyle is doing Thor? I know of his scores but haven't listened to enough to know if this is a decent decision. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 So Patrick Doyle is doing Thor? I know of his scores but haven't listened to enough to know if this is a decent decision. Thoughts?It's Kenneth Branagh, so Doyle was a given. But you never know with studio intervention, so I'm glad he's able to score.His scores with Branagh are all very strong, in my opinion, so he could very well deliver something great with Thor. But let's not forget... it's Thor. I'm anti-"Hey let's get these great artistic directors and have them direct our crappy summer blockbusters" movement that seems to be happening.Aronofsky's filmography:PiRequiem For A DreamThe FountainYeah all good...The WrestlerBlack SwanYep...X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2...Excuse me?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetmeats 2 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Yeah. That is an odd choice. In the same vein...David Fincher directing 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 So Patrick Doyle is doing Thor? I know of his scores but haven't listened to enough to know if this is a decent decision. Thoughts?It's Kenneth Branagh, so Doyle was a given. But you never know with studio intervention, so I'm glad he's able to score.His scores with Branagh are all very strong, in my opinion, so he could very well deliver something great with Thor. But let's not forget... it's Thor. I'm anti-"Hey let's get these great artistic directors and have them direct our crappy summer blockbusters" movement that seems to be happening.Aronofsky's filmography:PiRequiem For A DreamThe FountainYeah all good...The WrestlerBlack SwanYep...X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2...Excuse me?!I think (and hope) that Wolverine will be the best movie of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I'm anxious to see The Wolverine now. At least maybe they'll do him justice this time.I just hope they will let Patrick Doyle his thing, however unsubtle his score might end up. But it's Marvel and they like to interfer. John Debney wasn't very happy with his watered-down Iron Man 2. And I'm sure Jon Fevreau wasn't either.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetmeats 2 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 What happened with Debney's score? You mean because you could barely hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Maybe let's allow the man to speak for himself:"We had very little face time, Jon and I. We had very little time to sit together which, by the way, was unlike our other collaborations. He confessed to me that he wished we had more time together. What that score became in my humble opinion - and I can be as self-critical as anybody - is that it became a little bit watered down from what I originally wanted. In other words, I had written what I thought were some pretty big aggressive themes for that film. The areas where I wanted to state those themes, I was precluded from doing so. The filmmakers know better than I and because Iron Man and Tony Stark in particular are such complex characters, I think what Jon felt was, if the themes with Tony or Iron Man got too broad or too heroic, it turned him off."The whole interview can be found here. There is more on that and on modern blockbuster scoring. Quite sad really. It could have been a good score. Yes, even with heavy metal elements. And what we have is a score what tries to be everything all at once.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetmeats 2 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Cool. Thanks for that. My admiration of Debney has been growing lately though his choice of future projects is puzzling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Aronofsky's thing recently has been taking really cliched, predictable scripts and trying to do his thing with them-in that X-Men should be no different than THe Wrestler. And if Thor doesn't work despite at last having a genuinly talented director, I'd be happy if Marel studios just closed up shop now. They are not good at making movies. If even an ambitious director like Branagh can't elevate their junky merchandizing machine, it's simply not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 It looks awful, based on the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,351 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Unconvincing look + seriousness = Thor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Haven't seen the trailer, but I give Branagh the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,351 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Branagh? That explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 'Unconvincing look' hardly typifies Branagh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I agree, the trailer looks bad.Speaking of Marvel trailers... Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I can't look at it at work...but that already looks like the funniest and most accurate youtube clip of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 ROTFLMAO The Onion effin' rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I'm going to see "TRON: Legacy" tomorrow. YEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! Can't f***ing wait!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thor looks very faithful to the comic, and I admire Branagh to trying to recreate all that without trying to make it look like The Matrix. It's a little goofy, but then it's about a norse god coming to Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,351 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Duncan 'Moon' Jones News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 On The Road by Jack Kerouac is one of my favorite books. Many years ago, it popped up on IMDb as announced, and actually had Black and White listed for color. I've been excited and waiting for it ever since. Nothing ever developed with it, so I assumed it was a dead project, much like Frank Darabont's Fahrenheit 451. Then not too long ago, I remember seeing an article saying Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst had signed on, and a couple no names were hired for Sal and Dean. I lost some hope there, but really completely forgot about it.I was just checking Francis Ford Coppola's page and saw that he was producing the film and that it was in post-production. The full cast looks fairly decent, but I immediately went to check who was composing.....................GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 That's because film directors tend to make their films from a non-filmscore-centric point of view.Off the wall, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I just looked into the crew. It's pretty much everyone who worked on The Motorcycle Diaries... same director, writer, composer, DP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,351 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'll be passing on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 So far all the pieces are falling in place. Should be really good, but one massive chunk is missing... the composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The one thing that's really bothering me. Am I supposed to believe he made that costume himself?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm looking froward to seeing "Black Swan"; and "The Tree Of Life" looks interesting. Hey, it's Malick, so it needs to be investigated...At least the stills do not look as if they have been digitally graded, which is reassuring, given Emmanuel Lubeski's talent, and track record. I can't honestly say why, but, at this time in my life, I find myself increasingly turned off by big Hollywood productions; preferring to watch "smaller" films. I'll go to see "D.H.pt.2" as a matter of course, and "TRON:Legacy" brought out the child in me - again (Rock 'n' Roll!), but that's about it. I guess that I need to see "real" films, about "real" people, not some $300,000,000, CGI-riddled monstrosity, that reads as though it was written by a bunch of retarded termites. Still, it's just one man's opinion. Whatever we all watch at the filcks, I hope we enjoy ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Yeah, I'm tired of those as well. And apparently so is John Williams.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Yeah, I'm tired of those as well. And apparently so is John Williams.Karol...and good for him, if he is! Can't see much evidence of this, though, what with "WOTW", "IJ+TKOTCS", "Tin Tin", oh, and that teenager with the dodgy specs...Personally, I'd like to hear more scores like "TAT", and "Images", and less scores like "SW", but I'll happily listen to anything that he deems to compose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Now THIS is something to look forward to. Who said cinema is dying?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 "Sucker Punch"? Oh, dear, I rest my case. On the other hand, it does have an interesting co-composer. Anyone who has worked with the Pet Shop Boys gets my vote. "Dynasty"? maybe, just as long as they keep Bill Conti's theme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Sucker Punch looks like another one of those popular green movies they seem intent on making lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,351 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 1) Anyone who has worked with the Pet Shop Boys gets my vote. 2) "Dynasty"? maybe, just as long as they keep Bill Conti's theme...Did you just come out of the closet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,151 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Sucker Punch looks like another one of those popular green movies they seem intent on making lately.Right. God forbid a film look natural. As for the poster, the "H" looks a little like a Roman "II", like it's Sucker Punc II, the sequel where Toothless from HTTYD chases after that airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 1) Anyone who has worked with the Pet Shop Boys gets my vote. 2) "Dynasty"? maybe, just as long as they keep Bill Conti's theme...Did you just come out of the closet?Oi!!!!! Cheeky! I'll "Did you just come out of the closet?" you, in a minute, and not in a nice way. Just because I like the PSBs, does not necessarily imply that I am gay; I just like the PSB, that's all. As for "Die-Nasty": I can't stand the program (nor "Dallas", nor all the other stuff like that), but a score by Bill Conti would, at least, make it palatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Don't be so shy. Not everyone gets a chance to say he or she visited Narnia. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I went to Heaven, once: it wasn't all that, just an average nightclub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,026 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've been to Purgatory and to Hell. Pretty much the same thing.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,351 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Just because I like the PSBs, does not necessarily imply that I am gay; I just like the PSB, that's all. Maybe.What do you think of Depeche Mode, Madonna and Lady Gaga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Ahhh, Alex is showing his insecurities again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 So far all the pieces are falling in place. Should be really good, but one massive chunk is missing... the composer.I hope they don't hire Hans Zimmer...a two note theme for Spider-Man oh the horror.Edit: Regarding the suit, I dunno I don't like it as much as Maguire's suit for Spider-Man 1-3. Plus the guy playing Peter Parker looks a bit on the scrawny side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,646 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I just hope to live to see the day a Spider-Man film will be made out of the Maximum Carnage Saga.I'm still struggling hard to forget Raimi's Venom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Plus the guy playing Peter Parker looks a bit on the scrawny side.Isn't Peter Parker supposed to be a scrawny high school teenager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,577 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Just because I like the PSBs, does not necessarily imply that I am gay; I just like the PSB, that's all. Maybe.What do you think of Depeche Mode, Madonna and Lady Gaga?Lady Ga Ga: didn't she do some song that went "rah, rah, oh, ma-ma, ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong"...or something?o Moving on...Madonna: now, she showed promise. Her truly last great work was "Ray Of Light" (but parts of "Music" weren't bad). When she's good, she's very good, but she needs good co-writers, such as Stephen Bray, or Pat Leonard to be consistently good. Still "Erotica" does contain the immortal line: #Erotic. Erotic. Put your hands all over Bill Oddie# Rock and Roll!!!!Depeche Mode: now you're talking. Basildon's finest (and, as far as I know, Basildon's only!). Too often the band's ironic humour was lost on its (mostly pre-pubescent) audience, but they made some truly wonderful pop albums. My favourite is "Songs Of Faith And Devotion", but "Violator" is their acknowledged masterpiece. Was there ever a more misunderstood, and maligned recording than "Music For The Masses"? That effect of a swiveling hub-cap at the start of "Behind The Wheel" gives me chills. If you have not heard the new-ish remasters, then do so, and give the DVDAs spin on a 5.1 system (in DTS, of course!). The multi-channel mixes are very intelligent, indeed, allowing the songs to impact in a whole new way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'm never hoping to see another POS film like Watchmen again, that was a seriously poor film, from acting to directing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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