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I finally saw the film which was only average.
NGS' score had a good main theme that got used too little throughout the film, and quite a bit of his Media Ventures sound.
I'm a bit surprised that the score is not released, it would be perfect for a label like Varese, considering they release a lot of far more obscure stuff than this.
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Nov 3, 2010 - 3:06 PM
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I got around to this film just now.
Actually, I thought it was loads of fun, with some excellent action setpieces. The basic concept is cool too. Of course, the effects were pretty mediocre for a 2005 film, but the production design was quite nice (the interlacing of the city and the jungle, in particular).
A good, old-fashioned 'creature feature'/time travel movie from the capable hands of Peter Hyams. By no means a high quality film, but I was entertained.
Glennie-Smith's score was quite good (I immediately recognized the MV sound, but didn't know it was him) - some funky exotic grooves and sweeping melodies. But also some rather uninteresting sneaking-around cues.
It's one of those films that could easily have become a franchise, had it been slightly better and more A list in execution.
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I'm one of those people who quite like the film (got the DVD from Amazon for something like £2.50!). The SFX at the start are just awful, but the second half of the film, when things start to change, they're very good & effective. Maybe they did that lot of SFX first, before the money ran out, or whatever happened. I can't remember the music, I'll give the DVD another spin.
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Nov 3, 2010 - 3:47 PM
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I'm one of those people who quite like the film (got the DVD from Amazon for something like £2.50!). The SFX at the start are just awful, but the second half of the film, when things start to change, they're very good & effective. Maybe they did that lot of SFX first, before the money ran out, or whatever happened. I can't remember the music, I'll give the DVD another spin.
Yeah, that clip where the guy and the girl are walking through the city, they are so clearly walking on a treadmill, because in addition to their odd walk pattern, the greenscreen in the background moves faster than their actual pace! But it definitely gets better when the production design gets to shine and there's less reliance on CGI.
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I'm one of those people who quite like the film (got the DVD from Amazon for something like £2.50!). The SFX at the start are just awful, but the second half of the film, when things start to change, they're very good & effective. Maybe they did that lot of SFX first, before the money ran out, or whatever happened. I can't remember the music, I'll give the DVD another spin.
Yeah, that clip where the guy and the girl are walking through the city, they are so clearly walking on a treadmill, because in addition to their odd walk pattern, the greenscreen in the background moves faster than their actual pace! But it definitely gets better when the production design gets to shine and there's less reliance on CGI.
Yeah, that shot is the pits, I can see them laughing at the cinema, but the creatures are very good, as is the whole earth changing bit (like a very bad dream).
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Aviadable again in digital stores: Itunes, Spotify, Quboz
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