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Feb 8, 2014 - 8:40 AM
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MikeP
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Very interesting to see that you criticize everything as awkward, ill-timed or failing which I believe is extremely well done.
Just to put it in perspective: which films do you consider your favorites?
My favorites? Jaws, Chinatown, 3 Days Of The Condor, Die Hard, 12 Angry Men, Marathon Man, Star Wars, About A Boy ...
Films I love, too.
Hmm.
Interesting...
Like I said, I wanted to love the movie and had very few preconceived notions about it. To be honest, was never that much a big fan of the original novels, so it wasn't that the movie stole my childhood or anything 
It just felt creaky and stilted. Back when there were rumors of a much longer cut surfacing on the BluRay, I'd thought that would be the version that would win me over, a longer cut might make things gel - but of course that version never happened.
I've not gone back to revisit the movie, never gave it a second shot, but am open to the idea of watching it again to see if it works better on a second viewing.
Back in the 80's I wasn't crazy about Aliens. Saw it in the theater and didn't like it. Saw it again on VHS and didn't like it, even gave it a bad review on the video review show that ran during my station's morning drive. But somewhere along the way I watched it again and it all clicked. Third time was the charm it seems.
Maybe another look at John Carter would do it.
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I know the feeling. Happened to me with films and scores as well.
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Very sad - this is one magnificent score.
Maybe there will be an expansion by Intrada soon?
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Hmm - still available on iTunes, thankfully.
But I also secretly hope for an expanded version by Intrada following soon.
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I also secretly hope for an expanded version by Intrada following soon.
I'm not sure you know what "secretly" means!
True. Wrong word. Although, considering that so many people hate the movie and will call my hopes for an expansion ridiculous, I should have kept it a secret.
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Just watched JURASSIC WORLD yesterday and among its many problems - None more glaring than the script itself - was Giacchino's score. It was just so uninspired, generic, ubiquitous (seriously, there's maybe 4 minutes of silence in the whole film!) and bland.
You mustn't have been listening to the same JURASSIC WORLD score I've been listening to.
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I've only heard Giacchino's score to JOHN CARTER in the film itself, so I can't speak to its qualities, but a Giacchino score I was very much looking forward to was DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, which I bought on CD when the film came out. I was very disappointed with it, and overall found it bland. He's set to do next next APES, but I just can't get excited about it.
You mustn't have been listening to the same DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES score that I've been listening to.
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