Just watched that Houdini 2 parter on Channel4. Its a bit schmaltzy but I grew up reading about him and have always been fascinated.
An amazing talent.
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Just watched that Houdini 2 parter on Channel4. Its a bit schmaltzy but I grew up reading about him and have always been fascinated.
An amazing talent.
One of these days... I'm going to cut you into little pieces.
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First Contact is certainly the best of the "next generation" films imo, directed by Commander Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes.Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L
The musical score was great, big fan of Jerry Goldsmith and was good to have him compose new music for Trek. The new theme was fantastic and some genuinely touching stuff in there, like what he did for Trek 5. (Shame about the movie though!)
His son Joel was brought in to help as Goldsmith Snr was juggling a lot of projects.
He did the electronic stuff with the Borg scenes.
Joel Goldsmith went on to do the music for Stargate Universe TV series, which reminded me a lot of Vangelis' Blade Runner.
But Yeah, for me Khan's the best movie.
James Horner's score is fantastic too. I think of his music for Trek 2 and 3 as a part of the same album really, one flows so well into the other and compliment each other well.
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"That comment will look splendid on the front page of Pravda..."Good film - more enjoyable that 2001
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Good to see Chief Brodie again, Roy Scheider played the part very like what he did on Jaws I thought.
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2001 is a big budget art house movie and while its beautiful, visual stunning, great music it is pretty boring in places."That comment will look splendid on the front page of Pravda..."
Good to see Chief Brodie again, Roy Scheider played the part very like what he did on Jaws I thought.
I thought he did a great job in it and overall it was an enjoyable continuation of the story.
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Yes 2 and 3 are really the one story and while 3 is flawed I thought Christopher Lloyd did a great job as the Klingon commander, so good in fact I didn't recognise him at all.But Yeah, for me Khan's the best movie.
James Horner's score is fantastic too. I think of his music for Trek 2 and 3 as a part of the same album really, one flows so well into the other and compliment each other well.
Must say I wasn't that keen on any of the Next Gen movies except maybe Generations but its very flawed.
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I suppose the 'Trek' films are OK if you're under 11 years old, but the music is ghastly!
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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After a few beers my mental age is under 11 so that works just fine
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Does not compute! I thought alcohol was supposed to make women look more attractive? :->After a few beers my mental age is under 11 so that works just fine
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nob.I suppose the 'Trek' films are OK if you're under 11 years old, but the music is ghastly!
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