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This is a comments thread about Blog Post: Film Score Friday 12/27/19 by Scott Bettencourt
 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 3:16 PM   
 By:   ZardozSpeaks   (Member)

Will there be a CD checklist forthcoming on year 2019?

 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 8:15 PM   
 By:   Scott Bettencourt   (Member)

Will there be a CD checklist forthcoming on year 2019?

Already finished, should appear on Sunday, with a new Top 40 Composer Countdown on Monday and Oscar predictions on Wednesday.

 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 9:01 PM   
 By:   Mr. Jack   (Member)

Will we get a "best/worst of 2019" movie list in January? I've always enjoyed those, and in fact would love to have a handy itemized list of them.

 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 9:24 PM   
 By:   Scott Bettencourt   (Member)

Will we get a "best/worst of 2019" movie list in January? I've always enjoyed those, and in fact would love to have a handy itemized list of them.

The end of year lists is always part of the Oscar predictions. Currently working on them.

I know everyone will be shocked that Cats made my worst of the year list. As I like to say, I have no idea what a good movie version of Cats would look like, but then neither does Tom Hooper. I'm only disappointed that I didn't see it on its second night when I had the chance, since I could have seen the original version with all the VFX flaws that were fixed by the time I finally saw it Tuesday.

I like to imagine that whoever it was at the lab that let the unfinished version go to theaters was a Fincher fan/crony who is still bitter that King's Speech beat Social Network for Picture and Director.

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 10:35 PM   
 By:   joan hue   (Member)

Scott, I love your top 40 composer countdown information that you provide us each year as well as your Oscar predictions. Every Friday all year round, you provide us with massive amounts of information. I've always been in awe of your ability to gather so much material related to scores and movies.

We probably all are guilty of taking your Friday reports for granted. Know you and your work are appreciated by many of us.

 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 10:38 PM   
 By:   Viscount Bark   (Member)

I like to imagine that whoever it was at the lab that let the unfinished version go to theaters was a Fincher fan/crony who is still bitter that King's Speech beat Social Network for Picture and Director.

Tyler Durden lives!

I think Cats could actually make some money if they kept the flawed version in the theaters and made a point of advertising that.

 
 Posted:   Dec 27, 2019 - 10:43 PM   
 By:   Scott Bettencourt   (Member)

Joan, you are too kind.

As far as bringing the un-fixed version of Cats back to theaters, it's only VFX geeks like me who would get that strange pleasure from seeing an accidentally unfinished movie on the big screen.

I'm still amazed that it happened.

 
 Posted:   Dec 28, 2019 - 5:49 AM   
 By:   Mr. Jack   (Member)

I'm still amazed that it happened.

I'm not. F/X houses are stretched thin with so MANY movies often requiring hundreds upon hundreds of individual shots that sub-par or even unfinished work was bound to start popping up eventually. And since a lot of these talented CG artists are being worked to the bone (often with unpaid overtime), mistakes are to be understood, especially for a who-cares? film as ghastly and misconceived as Cats.

 
 Posted:   Dec 28, 2019 - 9:20 AM   
 By:   SBD   (Member)

I know everyone will be shocked that Cats made my worst of the year list.

About as shocked to find that gambling is going on at Rick's.

Can't wait for the rest.

 
 Posted:   Dec 28, 2019 - 8:37 PM   
 By:   Zoragoth   (Member)

Bradford Dillman loses his dignity in LORDS OF THE DEEP?? Say it ain't so! He's one of my favorite actors of his era, and I've always wanted to see the scarcely distributed LOTD because he stars in it.

I think he retired from the screen soon after - small wonder, most likely...

 
 Posted:   Dec 28, 2019 - 8:41 PM   
 By:   Scott Bettencourt   (Member)

Losing his dignity might be overstating it. For Dillman it's a pretty hammy performance, but it's not like the film deserved better (The Iceman Cometh, it ain't).

 
 Posted:   Dec 29, 2019 - 10:22 AM   
 By:   Scott Bettencourt   (Member)

Pretty much all that needs to be said about the film of Cats can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsNAu72v2Yc

 
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