Jay 37,351 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I still haven't even seen Hold The Dark, despite utterly loving Blue Ruin enough I give Green Room a total pass. I think I'm afraid of being disappointed again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I saw Hold the Dark a few weeks ago, coincidentally. There were good things about it, including one really great scene, but overall I felt that it rather missed its mark. Definitely not in the same league as Blue Ruin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Aye, that aligns with everything else I've heard about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters A colourful collage that draws parallels between Mishima's life and his work, blurring fact and fiction in imaginative ways. Every now and then, it shows its age, but it's an admirable portrait of a flawed figure. Glass score becomes a heavy crutch to move things along (his older scores were often overused in the films they served) but is still excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Glass wrote his most effective dramatic score for this fine film. Great ost also!😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 3:48 PM, filmmusic said: STARGATE (1994) Hadn't seen this for over 15 years. Entertaining enough and with a very good score. What happened to David Arnold? (rhetorical question) I watched this last night. It has also been about 15 years since the last (only) time I saw it. Cool premise, ambitious vision, and never misses the mark aesthetically, which is pretty amazing. My wife had purchased the blu-ray, rightly assuming I wouldn’t mind! filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The practical effects are great too. Some of the CGI is good from what I recall, and some of the CGI is really primitive, like the de-helmeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,713 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I always got Stargate & The Fifth Element mixed up. Don't they both have pyramids? Which is the one with the fat aliens in armour who waddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The Godfather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,713 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Big Man said: The Godfather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 They mathicuured muh boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 41 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: I always got Stargate & The Fifth Element mixed up. Don't they both have pyramids? Which is the one with the fat aliens in armour who waddle? Stargate the one with Kurt Russel and James Spader about people on modern day earth finding a passageway that leads a team to another planet that looks similar to our Egypt, because as the story unfolds it is revealed that pyramids are actually landing platforms for spaceships and the bad guy aliens had been to Earth in our past and had them built for that The Fifth Element is the one with Bruce Willis and Mila Jovovich and is set in a future NYC, but does have a prologue set in the 1930s Egypt where big aliens do indeed waddle in. Eventually the characters leave earth too, but there is no more Egypt stuff after the prologue scene Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quintus 5,399 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Nick1066 said: I always got Stargate & The Fifth Element mixed up. Don't they both have pyramids? Which is the one with the fat aliens in armour who waddle? It's easy to mistake crap for shit. Nick1Ø66, Gruesome Son of a Bitch and bruce marshall 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The Fifth Element is a timeless classic. The special effects still hold up today save for one bit. Bespin and bruce marshall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Which bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Aziz! Light! I love THE FIFTH ELEMENT. Always have, and always will. It's a strange, beautiful, unique film. Jay, bruce marshall and Bespin 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I agree with Richard 1 million percent Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The Fifth Element is like a Playstation 1 game that somehow was made into a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Naïve Old Fart said: Aziz! Light! I love THE FIFTH ELEMENT. Always have, and always will. It's a strange, beautiful, unique film. It's cool, but what about the score? Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 One of my friends' wive dressed up as Leeloo, in that same outfit, for Halloween one year, and she pulled it off 11 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's cool, but what about the score? Discuss. It's one of my favorite scores of all time Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 58 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's cool, but what about the score? Discuss. The score is great. Truly. I love it. 47 minutes ago, Jay said: It's one of my favorite scores of all time I agree with Jay one million percent. It's one of mine, as well. 47 minutes ago, Jay said: ...she pulled it off I hope your wife didn't find out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: The score is great. Truly. I love it. I loved it immediately in 1997 and I still love it today. I'd love a complete album release! 3 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I hope your wife didn't find out? Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jay said: I'd love a complete album release! Agreed. There's a boot of a C+C version, on the net, somewhere, but I've not heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 A United Kingdom. All the actors were great. This was also my first Tom Felton movie in which he didn’t play Draco Malfoy, but I got used to that pretty quickly. The movie’s only weakness is that it spends no time at all on the two protagonists getting to know each other. 20 extra minutes would have been very welcome. Indeed, I was almost going to turn it off because the marriage happened so early in the film, which made it come across as very unrealistic. I’m still sickened by the whole subject matter too. And to think there are still bigots (at the top of society) who think skin colour is of any importance at all. Despicable. Especially Naledi’s point of view was a real eye-opener. And this was my first Patrick Doyle score in a year as well. I’ve either become tired of his style or I haven’t and he just wrote a bland and uninspiring score. Yes, two cues stood out, but it was too little too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 The Fifth Element plays like a failed circa 1997's idea of an edgy big budget BBC pilot reboot of Doctor Who starring Bruce Willis as a regular cab driver who doesn't yet realise he's a Time Lord until he becomes paired up with quirky assistant Milla "The Chosen One™" Jovovich and the ensuing adventure revealing an interwoven destiny involving something about alien puppets and Chris Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,436 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I remember watching The Fifth Element on TV as a kid, but I don't remember much about the plot or the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Jay said: Which bit? That scene where the alien “takes off” his human disguise is a bit rough. But it’s such a short moment it doesn’t really matter. The police chase is still mesmerizing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Watching Quantum of Solace in 4K UHD It's one of my favorite 007 movies but everyone seems to hate it. Daniel Craig just became 007 and yet he looks like an old fart already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 He's the edgy, younger Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,351 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: That scene where the alien “takes off” his human disguise is a bit rough. But it’s such a short moment it doesn’t really matter. The police chase is still mesmerizing to me. Yea, not the best, but very quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I love THE FIFTH ELEMENT. Always have, and always will. It's a strange, beautiful, unique film. Then you guys really need to check out Besson's Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets. I think you'll be moved to tears, for that movie gives you the opportunity to go back to that same Jean-Claude Mézières universe. You'll love it! Personally I really couldn't stand the second half of The Fifth Element and I also couldn't make it through Valerian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Let me get this straight, Alex. You're recommending JWfaners to watch a film that you don't like, and have only seen half of? That's akin to offering someone a half-eaten meal, because you don't like the veg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 FIFTH ELEMENT did start off well. Then, that insufferable character , whose name escapes me, ruined it ( along with the plot) A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Valerian was shit. Never cared for Fifth Element either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 57 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Let me get this straight, Alex. You're recommending JWfaners to watch a film that you don't like, and have only seen half of? That's akin to offering someone a half-eaten meal, because you don't like the veg. Yes, I would offer the veg to the ones I know are vegetarians. 53 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: FIFTH ELEMENT did start off well. Then, that insufferable character , whose name escapes me, ruined it ( along with the plot) It's that bloody second half! I would rather watch an episode of The Love Boat, which isn't all that different, but at least it wouldn't feature: bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 The Godfather Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Ruby Rod is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Executive decision. Yeah,, uh, no. I wanted something light-hearted and stupid after A United Kingdom, but even I have my limits. Also, isn’t this a Goldsmith score everyone wants expanded? Why? I didn’t hear anything noteworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 bollemanneke and bruce marshall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 And here comes Ser Yavar , riding his horse and brandishing his sword! Unlucky Bastard, bollemanneke and Jurassic Shark 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,436 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I've listened to the score last weekend. It was pretty great. But then again I have a higher tolerance than most film music fans to Goldsmith's action scores of the 80s/90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, bruce marshall said: And here comes Ser Yavar , riding his horse and brandishing his sword! He's already fallen on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 This movie almost plays like the unofficial sequel to Lost In Translation. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,357 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 My easy-to-follow guide to telling The Fifth Element and Stargate apart - the first is the one where you get a brief look at Milla Jovovich's 'goodies' and Chris Fucker ... sorry, Tucker's character makes you want to put your foot through the screen and the latter is the one with TV spin-offs and the chick who turned out to be a dude from The Crying Game. My Name Is Bruce and Bubba Ho-Tep - double-bill with Bruce 'Evil Dead' Campbell, the 'king of the Bs'. Ideally daftly escapist Saturday night fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 The Godfather Part III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 19 hours ago, bollemanneke said: ...isn’t this a Goldsmith score everyone wants expanded? Why? You've just answered your own question. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 WAR HORSE. Is it me, or is this film major boring shit? It seems as if it was designed to do two things: 1/ to show off Devon (which it did), and 2/ to make Jeremy Irvine a star (which it didn't - oh, bugger!). It looks pretty, and all that, but it just doesn't make me care about anybody, including the horse. The score (and I know that I'm going to get massacred, for this) is forgettable, and, largely on the twee side, with lots of English-isms, but rarely finding its own voice. I know that it's been trumpeted as a major film in Spielberg's canon, but, really, it's just another late-flowering technical exercise. My opinion of this film has not changed, in nine years: A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just had a shot of Dan Aykroyd's vodka and put on the 4K UHD of Skyfall. I haven't watched this one since it originally came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 21 hours ago, The Big Man said: The Godfather Part III It left you speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 12 hours ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: the 4K UHD of Skyfall. Always funny to see 2K projects get released in UHD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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