Welcome, fight fans, to another thrilling, trilling episode of Movie Fistfight. I’m your host, Dr. Jaeger S. Meistersen. Let’s begin, shall we
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Music almost never counts. When a bad movie has a good soundtrack...well, then it's the Last Action Hero or Mortal Kombat. You buy the soundtrack and forget you ever saw the movie. Or it's the Crow and you probably thought it was THE shit when you were young and angsty, but are smart enough not to go back and re-watch it with the benifit of age. Again, just keep listening to the soundtrack and go, "Yeah...this really hit the spot, like 12 years ago. You GO, Thrill Kill Kult. After the Flesh, inDEED."
When a Good Movie has a bad soundtrack, it's easy to ignore...because it's probably whiny pop music overlapping the otherwise tender and dramatic moments, which could do better with an original score, but the directors are aiming for a younger target audience. It's forgiveable.
Really the only time I really care about movie music is when there's a GREAT movie that ALSO has a great soundtrack/score.
A decent movie can be made into a better movie with a good soundtrack, or it can be made much worse with a bad one. Case in point: I *hate* the way that Dark City was soundtracked... a lot of the background music just seems to have been thrown in there, irrespective of situation or mood, and it's annoying as fuck. I really hope that the upcoming Director's cut of Dark City does something about that.
Apparently, the director's cut of Donnie Darko has some questionable soundtrack changes which make it inferior to the original.. or so I've heard. I haven't actually seen the director's cut myself.
Dark City was one of those fascinating cases of having the EXACT wrong soundtrack. Like when things are nice and slow and simple, they're playing the DUN-DUN-DUN exciting music.
Re: as i always enjoy reading your rants and raves :)mr_jaegerMay 29 2008, 17:21:21 UTC
Go fig, I know. It's like they called him and said, "Can you revisit your character from Less Than Zero, but with less of the drugs and overdosing and more of the surviving to the end credits?"
As soon as he started speaking, I was like, "Lebowski has an evil twin!" I just wanted him to say, "dude" or "beverage". Just once. I didn't care how contrived.
Thanks for adding your voice, sugar. Much love, and well missed 'round these here parts.
Re: as i always enjoy reading your rants and raves :)thebleakesthourMay 29 2008, 22:11:54 UTC
I only had two problems with Iron Man.
1) There were so many drops to a sequel throughout the entire movie that it was killing me. They even showed a prototype model of the War machine suit. 2) It ended far too soon. I really didn't feel like things were finished. Besides ending Orby, they didn't really give much resolution to the Ten Rings, maybe something else to be left for the sequel or conveniently dropped?
I can't say I was much of an Iron Man follower myself, so I'm curious as to whether the Ten Rings were an actual group Stark went against, or if it was a quiet metaphor for Hydra.
Yeah Indy had some unbelievable moments. Yes, aliens were brought in - but not aliens from outer space - aliens worshipped as Gods for being a sort of living monolith - giving a people knowledge beyond their wildest dreams
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Aah...finally who came to the fistfight with a fist, rather than a pillow.
Hat Moments? Are you fucking kidding me? WHAT HAT MOMENTS? And don't say that scene at the end in the church with the sudden, mysterious breeze with the perfect timing where it looks like the metaphorical hat representing the Indy Mantle is going to be passed a-la-Green-Lantern to the new generation, but the old generation acts like a cockass and snatches it away, suggesting he won't be done until he's being wheelchaired around through mummy tombs? Because that scene bit my fucksack and held on for the ride.
The Jungle Scene was largely ruined by the vines, the monkeys, the ants and...no way can I find 7 minutes there.
Ford's acting is, and always has been, above par. He, however, was only BARELY allowed to act in this movie, past the lines about school. Which, condensed down, would only total about a minute 30.
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When a Good Movie has a bad soundtrack, it's easy to ignore...because it's probably whiny pop music overlapping the otherwise tender and dramatic moments, which could do better with an original score, but the directors are aiming for a younger target audience. It's forgiveable.
Really the only time I really care about movie music is when there's a GREAT movie that ALSO has a great soundtrack/score.
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Apparently, the director's cut of Donnie Darko has some questionable soundtrack changes which make it inferior to the original.. or so I've heard. I haven't actually seen the director's cut myself.
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-- that of all the actors they could have chosen to play an egotistical, self-absorbed alcoholic playboy... robert downey jr., go figure.
--it took me 10 minutes to recognize jeff bridges and his migrating hair.
--a movie that actually did the comics justice? say what!
--and... mr. samuel l. jackson as fucking nick fury. they best not mess up the sequel.
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As soon as he started speaking, I was like, "Lebowski has an evil twin!" I just wanted him to say, "dude" or "beverage". Just once. I didn't care how contrived.
Thanks for adding your voice, sugar. Much love, and well missed 'round these here parts.
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1) There were so many drops to a sequel throughout the entire movie that it was killing me. They even showed a prototype model of the War machine suit.
2) It ended far too soon. I really didn't feel like things were finished. Besides ending Orby, they didn't really give much resolution to the Ten Rings, maybe something else to be left for the sequel or conveniently dropped?
I can't say I was much of an Iron Man follower myself, so I'm curious as to whether the Ten Rings were an actual group Stark went against, or if it was a quiet metaphor for Hydra.
Kudos on using the word brachiating.
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Hat Moments? Are you fucking kidding me? WHAT HAT MOMENTS? And don't say that scene at the end in the church with the sudden, mysterious breeze with the perfect timing where it looks like the metaphorical hat representing the Indy Mantle is going to be passed a-la-Green-Lantern to the new generation, but the old generation acts like a cockass and snatches it away, suggesting he won't be done until he's being wheelchaired around through mummy tombs? Because that scene bit my fucksack and held on for the ride.
The Jungle Scene was largely ruined by the vines, the monkeys, the ants and...no way can I find 7 minutes there.
Ford's acting is, and always has been, above par. He, however, was only BARELY allowed to act in this movie, past the lines about school. Which, condensed down, would only total about a minute 30.
You have 8 and a half to go.
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