Might I add I love Powell and most of his animated scores I love. Specially Ice Age 3, Rio, Horton, and others.

Listening to Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.

@Clonemaster I tried to send you a few John Powell soundtracks but your in box is full.

I've always enjoyed Powell's Mr & Mrs Smith. Face/Off and his work with Matt Damon (Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum/Green Zone) are very good too. I agree with gururu on Hancock and X3. Bolt is very refreshing as well.

Debney doesn't feature my list all that much. Dragonfly has some nice tunes and, surprise, Sudden Death has a few good marks too :) Go for Passion Of The Christ or End of Days if you're looking for something different.

Thank you for all your suggestions! I wanted to alter my original request yet again though (sorry :P). I'm not necessarily looking for "caotically brilliant and orchestral" pieces of music. I'm just looking for something very melodic... something that you can hum. Anything with strong themes. For example, Thomas Newman with such scores as The Green Mile, Wall�E, Shawshank Redemption and Finding Nemo all are very powerfull and melodic.

Sheena Easton & Jesse Corti - I Will Always Be With You

Score to "Flash Gordon," by Howard Blake. An overlooked classic.

Finished watching"The Princess Bride." Man was that an enjoyable movie. I remember looking at the cover back when I was younger and thinking it was just another love story. Boy was I wrong. This is the sort of writing I like when I read a book or watch a film. Made me curious in the book, especially when the guy who wrote the screenplay also wrote the book.

thinking it was just another love story.

"Is this a kissing story?" :laugh:

I love how grandpapa interrupts. Keeps the kid interested and makes us definitely want to see more.

There's no way they can remake this.
Not even with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg combined.
"Sword fighting" back then was fencing.
Today, they'd have to do a lot more to keep the FPS children entertained. Swords with guns. And not Final Fantasy style either. Western adults won't understand it.
The ancient pistol blades that you see in every book about ancient weapons.

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BTW, there are "grain-free" versions, clean versions if you will, of Planet Terror. Rodriguez added splices, rips, etc . . . in post.

I got that one somewhere but haven't watched it yet.

I can tell all of the stuff was done in post. He put way too much. I used to play with Mirc$ofts MovieMaker and add in film lins and other things.
It was great for one scene. Tried it on a whole movie. Not good.

I also think back to a lot of MadTV skits where they used those filtering to make parodies of "Blackula". really choppy editing and a lot of film lines and scratches.


That's a good name for a band. "Garbage"

They're better at music than they are at acting. :laugh:
Whatsherface was in season 2 of The Sarah Conner Chronicles. And thats why the series ended.

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watching: Angel Heart (1987)

That's a good name for a band. "Garbage"

It sure is. It's better than The Butthole Surfers.

The World Is Not Enough is probably my second favorite Bond song.

That's why there's Q-Tips.

"Is this a kissing story?" :laugh:

I love how grandpapa interrupts. Keeps the kid interested and makes us definitely want to see more.

There's no way they can remake this.
Not even with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg combined.
"Sword fighting" back then was fencing.
Today, they'd have to do a lot more to keep the FPS children entertained. Swords with guns. And not Final Fantasy style either. Western adults won't understand it.
The ancient pistol blades that you see in every book about ancient weapons.

I didn't realize they basically put a kid like me back then in a story like that. It's timeless like that. Shame future generations won't appreciate it as much. Though they will act as childish. So much for growing up.

It pains me what remaking a film like this would be like. It's not like Ghostbusters, where the concept can allow for multiple movies (as Geekvolution proved). Princess Bride is a one and done story. Even with the book having one page for a sequel, it never came to be. It shouldn't come to be. But I'll be either surprised or disappointed as to what might happen next in Hollywood.

I'll be willing to cherish the past.

This gets me right in the feels.

(https://imgur.com/Jm6Ff13)

Score to "Flash Gordon," by Howard Blake. An overlooked classic.

Agreed. One of the few song/score combos I actually enjoy together as intended.

This gets me right in the feels.

(https://imgur.com/Jm6Ff13)

That's a wonderful photo. Especially seeing the dead being honored. :' )

D:\Music\Coby\Legend (30th Anniversary Edition)\12 - Darkness Fails.mp3

The very beginning, the mid tone/frequencies really really hurt my ears. I have to turn it down.

I should scan all the files and apply ReplayGain by track.
(https://imgur.com/kZdrahA)

I'd rather listen to clipping than that special range that hurts as much as high frequency tones used for alarms and sweep testings.

D:\Music\Coby\Legend (30th Anniversary Edition)\12 - Darkness Fails.mp3

The very beginning, the mid tone/frequencies really really hurt my ears. I have to turn it down.

I should scan all the files and apply ReplayGain by track.
(https://imgur.com/kZdrahA)

I'd rather listen to clipping than that special range that hurts as much as high frequency tones used for alarms and sweep testings.

Is that an original release or a custom version you got here on the Shrine? I haven't listened it all the way through yet but SonicAdventure remastered Legend as well :)

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This gets me right in the feels.

(https://imgur.com/Jm6Ff13)

I'm sorry (hope this isn't offending anyone) but I don't get it. None of these people are dead, right? Except for Andr� the Giant and probably that other picture I can't recognise - too small. Is this for a particular show? I can see Denis Leary, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, ...

I'm lost. Is this about a tv show?

Is that an original release or a custom version you got here on the Shrine? I haven't listened it all the way through yet but SonicAdventure remastered Legend as well :)

I believe that's the official release? Right before SonicAdventure did his edit.
Over 9 externals, I couldn't find his edit so went with what's in a random folder of lossless stuff I got.
I have it. I got several versions of the score now.

For the movie, I much prefer the longer cut.


I'm sorry (hope this isn't offending anyone) but I don't get it. None of these people are dead, right? Except for Andr� the Giant and probably that other picture I can't recognise - too small. Is this for a particular show? I can see Denis Leary, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, ...

I'm lost. Is this about a tv show?

:laugh: That's Cary Elwes. Not Denis Leary.

It's a reunion photo of the cast to the movie: The Princess Bride (1987) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd4nNjEiOk4

Andre the Giant and the other one is Peter Falk.



Currently:
D:\Music\Coby\Star Wars- Shadows of the Empire\04 - Beggar's Canyon Chase.mp3

So damn good. I wish he'd do more novels to the Star Wars universe.
Expanded, non-canon. I don't care. We just need more great McNeely.

I also got Arrow and his other TV work in the Coby/Gaming folder, too.

I'm sorry (hope this isn't offending anyone) but I don't get it. None of these people are dead, right? Except for Andr� the Giant and probably that other picture I can't recognise - too small. Is this for a particular show? I can see Denis Leary, Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, ...

I'm lost. Is this about a tv show?

This is reunion photo for the cast of The Princess Bride back in 2011. The people in the pictures within the photo (Peter Falk and Andr� the Giant) are deceased people that were part of the cast, being honored. Also, Denis Leary was not involved in the film.

I'm surprised you didn't figure it out, considering we were talking about it on the same page. Have you seen the film? I really recommend it, now having watched it.

This is reunion photo for the cast of The Princess Bride back in 2011. The people in the pictures within the photo (Peter Falk and Andr� the Giant) are deceased people that were part of the cast, being honored. Also, Denis Leary was not involved in the film.

I'm surprised you didn't figure it out, considering we were talking about it on the same page. Have you seen the film? I really recommend it, now having watched it.

Well, the GD page is prone to having discussions jump back and forth... I didn't think it might be related :p I googled all three names (Patinkin/Leary/Crystal) together and came up with diddly squat, probably because of Leary not being involved. Am I going blind and is that someone else? No, I haven't seen it yet, but I will if you recommend it, thanks! :)

EDIT: Holy crap, that's Cary Elwes, not Leary!! *facepalm*

Well, the GD page is prone to having discussions jump back and forth... I didn't think it might be related :p I googled all three names (Patinkin/Leary/Crystal) together and came up with diddly squat, probably because of Leary not being involved. Am I going blind and is that someone else? No, I haven't seen it yet, but I will if you recommend it, thanks! :)

EDIT: Holy crap, that's Cary Elwes, not Leary!! *facepalm*

Highly recommended!

IMDb: The Princess Bride (1987) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779)
Trailer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd4nNjEiOk4

The graphics and action sequences are dated, but in no way takes away from the magic of the movie.
I know a lot of people that will often quote from the movie.

I think I bought it on bluray. One of the Anniversary editions.
I'll have to check with my friends as I might have left it with them.
I know they have my "Ever After (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMMx37Co61Y)" bluray copy. >_> One of my absolute favorite Drew Barrymove movies. Even tops all other Cinderella adapataions, imo.

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:laugh: Every time.

https://i.imgur.com/BmJ5cjd.gif (https://imgur.com/BmJ5cjd)

new movies

A bit too much on the blue side, Zoran? :s I'd dial it down personally, but it's your cover :)


new movies

What? Are you flaming?

EDIT: saw your "post" history... Great, another troll to ban.

It's not a troll, just someone wanting to rise their count to send PMs.

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Listening to Bruce Broughton's score for Honey I blew up the kid, from the 1992 intrada release. I wish Intrada would re-release it and expand it like they've done with the Homeward Bound scores, and I really want them to add, like they did with the two Paramount movies, an add the score Broughton did for Off His Rockers, the short that preceeded this movie in theatres. It's a good scores, I like it and I Know it by memory. I'm sure Intrada would add the score to the short if they could do a release!

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Compiling Season 11 Now.

It's not a troll, just someone wanting to rise their count to send PMs.

I noticed the thread in GD, you're right. Still not a very constructive way to raise post count... Back in the day I simply went about and actually discussed things.

I noticed the thread in GD, you're right. Still not a very constructive way to raise post count... Back in the day I simply went about and actually discussed things.

No one does that anymore, it requires too much independent thinking. Leeching is way easier.

Ugh. I hate that. It seems 10x more common now than ever, no idea why.

To be fair, I didn't make any worthwhile posts when I first joined either, but I didn't spam or shitpost. :p

Because People Are Idiots.
The Slect Few (Like Us) Who Actually Have Independant Thoughts and Talk is Rare.

"Flight to Cairo" - John Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

I love this cue so much!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rb1xwqtKow

Love this Track, so relaxed and calming.

No one does that anymore, it requires too much independent thinking. Leeching is way easier.

Do we, and by we I mean society as a whole, actually promote thought and discussion? Because, IMHO, we don't. If we can't condense a thought or idea 140 characters, we get bored or move on to the next bright shiny object that passes our field of vision. Some ideas, thoughts, concepts require more than 140 characters, they require pages and time and time for thought.

However, should someone approach a problem with a cool mind as opposed to having their hair on fire, that person is called "cold" or "uncaring". Most people in an emotional state of mind make terrible decisions, the kind we regret later.

Motion is not the same thing as action. And I blame with need for immediate response on one the decline of reading in our society and two the rise of social or, again IMHO, anti-social media.

Reading teaches you patience, long range thought and the ability to extrapolate a situation and the possible outcomes to decisions. We don't and shouldn't have our wants met right now. Looking at a scenario from 30,000 feet, some perspective, is a good thing.

Social media operates under the banner of "instant gratification takes too long." Problems generally don't arrive fully formed, they develop over time. And over time is the only way they are typically solved.

But people need to educate themselves. The Internet is more than just free porn or cat videos. There is so much information available right there from your laptop, tablet or smartphone. And don't anyone tell me they don't have the time. If you can recite the roster or your favorite sports team by heart, discuss your show programs in depth or have the time to play video games then you have time to learn about the things that make the world work.

(Case in point. Back in 2000 during Bush v Gore I had colleagues who had never heard of the electoral college. They acted as though it had just sprung forth from the brow of Zeus. Now this was while I was serving in the Air Force and I was frankly shocked by how little some of my co-workers knew about their system of government, you know, the one they'd raised their right hands and swore to defend and protect with their lives if necessary. I had to explain why the U.S. had such a system, as opposed to a straight up popular vote.)

Looks fade, luck runs out, but brains, they're generally here for a lifetime.

Yes, I blame a lot of it on social media as well. Facebook and Twitter have damaged society quite severely in my eyes - specifically, people's means to think coherently and with tact.
It's too bad so many celebrities and politicians have taken to it as a means of communication - it reinforces the idea for young people that "if Beyonce is doing it so must I" - but I guess it's an easy way for the people to feel connected to their idols.

Web forums like this are the last pillar for public discussion - real public discussion that lasts longer than a few sentences. I don't count Reddit because all the "bad" stuff is downvoted so no one can see it.

^ killgrave's post

https://threeriversdeep.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/kitty-reading.gif

Well, to respond to that statement, I apparently taught myself how to read when I was little, went on a book hunting spree in a period during 7th/8th grade, and listened to very long music to improve patience.

I don't think I've seen anyone else I've known do that. I guess that's what happens when you're autistic.

Final Fantasy Shrine is the closest thing to social media I have; I'm barely on Facebook, and I've only ever used Twitter to contact a composer. I just need to read more books than I do now.

...I forgot about Vine. I look at Vine a large amount. :laugh:

and I've only ever used Twitter to contact a composer.

Who?

I Hardly Call This Social.....

"Thank You Share"
Link Please"
"ReUp Flac" (On Most MP3 Threads...

Well, before I was so rudely interrupted by yet another DB burp… as convenient (and downright fun) as it may be to lay blame at the feet of Millennials, habitual ignorance and complacency isn't exactly a recent phenomena.

Uh. I blame the stupidness of society mostly to Tumblr and its feminazis and SJWs rather than Facebook and Twitter, really.

We're so amazing, that we are using the advance of technology to dumb us instead of to help us.

We're so amazing, that we are using the advance of technology to dumb us instead of to help us.

That's always been the goal of technology: to make life easier.

I Hardly Call This Social.....

"Thank You Share"
Link Please"
"ReUp Flac" (On Most MP3 Threads...

Don't expect any socialisation in any music threads.
GD is where it's at! :)

-_-

Thank You Comment.

:laugh:

Well, before I was so rudely interrupted by yet another DB burp… as convenient (and downright fun) as it may be to lay blame at the feet of Millennials, habitual ignorance and complacency isn't exactly a recent phenomena.

It's not recent and its not the fault of the technology. Tech just is, it doesn't take sides. It's the way we use it and humans often use it poorly. Many people have holes in their lives and fill those cavities with technological distractions to the point of being completely oblivious to their actions.

For example: the curators of the Holocaust Memorial and Arlington Cemetery have asked people not to use the Memorial and the Cemetery as point sites for Pokemon Go.

When you have to remind people to show respect at hallowed sites and that those sites are more important than an idiotic video game, then we've let our priorities slide downhill.

It's not recent and its not the fault of the technology. Tech just is, it doesn't take sides. It's the way we use it and humans often use it poorly. Many people have holes in their lives and fill those cavities with technological distractions to the point of being completely oblivious to their actions.

For example: the curators of the Holocaust Memorial and Arlington Cemetery have asked people not to use the Memorial and the Cemetery as point sites for Pokemon Go.

When you have to remind people to show respect at hallowed sites and that those sites are more important than an idiotic video game, then we've let our priorities slide downhill.

It's like putting a disclaimer at the beginning of every Jackass movie. Even though the stunts being pulled off are things no one in their right mind would do, they still have to put one because they know they'll get imitated by dumb teens who don't know any better and decide it's the "cool" thing to do.

But people need to educate themselves.

They really do.

When I was mod, everyone used a single run-on sentence to explain their subjective problems.
No one made any clear points and couldn't be asked to paragraph anything.

Most users are too stupid and with too much blood in the body.
When they get flustered too easily over nothing, the blood rushes to their brain and they can no longer think.
And everything becomes personal.

Most of the time, people spent 500 words just to say "this person was rude to me because I was incomplete or indirect about what I wanted and it's all about me. ME!".

I tried asking people to be objective in their statements about their issues with other members.
And they refused to provide proper evidence.
They just said "look for the posts. it's all there".

Which means absolute squat. And also points out the definite degree of their intellectual capacity.

I really like your paragraphing.
Complete structure of the thought process.
Not all wild and making multiple connections in one sentence without giving our own brains time to think.


^ killgrave's post

https://threeriversdeep.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/kitty-reading.gif


:rofldata:



I don't read much fiction.

There's a lot of fiction I'd like to finish myself. But I doubt I'll ever get to finishing a whole novel.
I doubt I'll be able to condense it into a novella of short stories.

But, I much prefer to read non-fiction. Just for the sake of clarity on a complete thought.
Non-fiction also has a higher rate of being objective and unbiased.
I avoided biographies as those count to have a bias, whether for the good or bad.
Sooner or later you find the point why they written the biography on someone else.

My favorite books were mostly dictionaries from different publishers and different editions, as well as different thesauruses. (thesauri?)
Completely unbiased, objective and original.
The one franchise I dind't mind having "remakes". :laugh:

Except now they've ruined that by adding the word "twerk" to the language of the human race. :/

I'm finding that IMDb is more about letting paid-premium members write whatever they want.
There's a lot of trivia (which are supposed to be unbiased factoids about the behind-the-scenes of the production, which can be googled for citation) that reads as someone's personal Facebook status.
Now I have a strong distaste for the human interaction aspects of IMDb.

It's really hard to find actual facts these days.
In my day when we didn't have a computer and the internet, everyone just said "oh come on? Why wouldn't it be a conspiracy?" or something indefinite about something they dislike and have no facts.
Now, it's all internet memes and witticisms to illicit a laugh for a like.

The institution of communication has effectively become an open ring of prostitution.





"Will suck for a like"~

tl;dr

tl;dr

tl;dr

ts;dr

Listening to the "Ultimate Edition" release for The Phantom Menace.
One day, maybe I'll know this music well enough to make an edit.

There are a lot of things wrong with it. Their first big mistake was the cover.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/The_Phantom_Menace_(Ultimate_Edition)_ost.jpg/220px-The_Phantom_Menace_(Ultimate_Edition)_ost.jpg

Looks like shit! I guess they were trying to differentiate it from the already-released OST, and in that respect they succeeded greatly. The UE cover looks far, far worse than any normal OST cover could get away with being. You couldn't mistake it for a standard soundtrack in that sense.

Their second big mistake was essentially ripping the music stem from the film and calling it "every note recorded for the film". Every microedit, every truncated cue, every goofy loop is preserved here.
Film versions should be preserved only for cues that offer a quite different way to listen to the material. Like "No Time For Caution" from Interstellar, or "Rest Of My Life" from ASM2. An isolated score like this is NOT worth preserving, especially after Williams's original score was chopped up into pieces before it even reached the editing room.

Crossfades are also preserved. Therefore music can run uninterrupted for ten minutes at a time even though it's all different cues... I hate that. It makes it all blend together in my mind. I can't tell which tracks have what material. It also leads to a track that literally runs as long as it takes you to read the title: Qui-Gon, Darth Maul And The Invisible Wall (The War At Its Darkest) (14 seconds).
:facepalm:
First of all, it's not an invisible wall! Second of all, why was this its own track?

I've never listened to any Star Wars scores very seriously before, but I'm very excited to be starting just so that I can try my hand at fixing the material.

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Also, the "Dialogue version" of Duel of the Fates is laughable.

The biggest thing I like about the UE is the music video version to Duel of Fates.

Every track concerning DOF is very messy.
Not intended to be played at random.

And if you rip from CD, you must check for gaps.
EAC does this perfectly, but I don't know about other ripping programs.

The Invisible Wall is just a very short scene in the movie where it shows Qui-Gon meditating while he he waits for the sheild partitions to go down.
Darth Maul paces impatiently at the other side, waiting to kill Qui-Gon.
Obi-Wan frantically waits to join them so his master doesn't die.

And then it cuts back to the Gungan battle.
It's really just an insert to break the battle in parts. Remind us that nothing's happening with the Jedi/Sith.

Between that release and the PS1 game rip, it's far too much to invest any more time than I've spent on them before the internet arrived.

Disc 2 is entirely a broken vase on the floor.
Far too many tracks because the movie is all broken up with multiple scenes.

Had they given each track more silence, people can make their own suites, as they always do.
Worst purchase ever. I paid $30 when it went on sale in stores.
I'm missing the case and one of the discs now but I really don't care for that set.
I should have spent the money on getting the DUNE OST before it went OOP in stores. It was the PEG release, too, I believe. Way more tracks.

The one time I actually prefer the retail album over the extended piece of crap is the UE to TPM.

Good luck trying to fix anything of that sham.

The best project I've seen to date is the Audiophile version to TESB. Although the version on Shrine is outdated, iirc.
The person behind the project is on another forum, in a domain far far away.

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Also, the "Dialogue version" of Duel of the Fates is laughable.

(https://imgur.com/5EMwVZI)

Who?

It was Rob Westwood. But honestly, I'm having trouble remembering what it was about. :eye:

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I really like your paragraphing.
Complete structure of the thought process.
Not all wild and making multiple connections in one sentence without giving our own brains time to think.

Something that I need to greatly improve on.

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Such a beautiful cue.

^ killgrave's post

https://threeriversdeep.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/kitty-reading.gif

Two of my favorite things: Books and cats. Me like!

ts;dr

Wil. E. Coyote is the Anti-Christ.

Rough childhood, huh?

Danny Elfman's work on the original Spider-Man. Man, do I love this score. It's amongst the most distinct I've heard. I'm rather surprised by how much I still remember of it, based on what I heard in the movie, like in 3.

It's like putting a disclaimer at the beginning of every Jackass movie. Even though the stunts being pulled off are things no one in their right mind would do, they still have to put one because they know they'll get imitated by dumb teens who don't know any better and decide it's the "cool" thing to do.

MTV's Jackass Inspires Morons, Upsets Pussies (http://www.seanbaby.com/news/jackass.htm)

A must see: Kenny Rogers' Jackass (I would first be working on it locally).

Rough childhood, huh?

Nyah. I just liked saying or rather writing that line.

Although, Wil. E. does keep getting resurrected like the Anti-Christ and shows the same fascination for technology.

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It's like putting a disclaimer at the beginning of every Jackass movie. Even though the stunts being pulled off are things no one in their right mind would do, they still have to put one because they know they'll get imitated by dumb teens who don't know any better and decide it's the "cool" thing to do.

On the bright side, some of those idiots self terminate and thus remove themselves from the gene pool, which we really don't want them pissing in.

Heard this series is a good one.

Finding Dory

Finding Dory

Have fun!

I'll be seeing it tomorrow.

It's pretty fun, and I say this as someone who can't stand Dory.

It's pretty fun, and I say this as someone who can't stand Dory.

Characters in media that tend to be considered annoying never do. Don't know what makes me immune to that.

Characters in media that tend to be considered annoying never do. Don't know what makes me immune to that.

Jar-Jar Binks would beg to differ.

I thought it was pretty good. I mean, not a Pixar masterpiece, but better than expected for a sequel. Thomas Newman's score was fantastic.

Jar-Jar Binks would beg to differ.

He was the least offensive thing. I know of much worse.

He was the least offensive thing. I know of much worse.

No "annoying" character can be much more annoying than "MEESA JAR-JAR BINKS!"

But I'm an annoying character!

But I'm an annoying character!

When one can easily be ignored if they choose on an internet forum, it doesn't work that way.

But I'm an annoying character!

Yes, yes you are. And acknowledging that fact is the first step on the long road to recovery.

Yes, yes you are. And acknowledging that fact is the first step on the long road to recovery.

:D

Yes, it's a long road. Pack plenty of water. :)

And lots of juice.

I'm a water man.

This isn't Mega Man.

This isn't Mega Man.

Bitch, it might be.

Yes, yes you are. And acknowledging that fact is the first step on the long road to recovery.

:changspew:

Aw, come on it's not the first time I get roasted. It's not that much of a big deal. :laugh:

I've known I am annoying since I was a lil wee pup.

Aw, come on it's not the first time I get roasted. It's not that much of a big deal. :laugh:

I've known I am annoying since I was a lil wee pup.

Well you don't annoy me.

Well you don't annoy me.

Give it time. :laugh:

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Listening to Bruce Broughton's "We're Cartoons" from Stay Tuned (1992)

And it's making me wish someone released a CD of Tiny Toons/Animaniacs or more WB 90s shorts.. or whatever, just cartoon soundtracks.

Why not? If Family Guy was able to get it why not these ones? Hopefully one day..

Aw, come on it's not the first time I get roasted.

Hmmm, I wonder what roasted Ponyo tastes like? Especially with an apple in the mouth and a side of fries. Chicken? Pork? The other white meat?

Hmmm, I wonder what roasted Ponyo tastes like? Especially with an apple in the mouth and a side of fries. Chicken? Pork? The other white meat?

Are you chinese?

https://wallpaperscraft.com/image/home_alone_macaulay_culkin_kevin_mccallister_boy_f ear_shout_fright_346_1600x1200.jpg

Latest Compilation.

Listening to Bruce Broughton's "Off His Rockers (Main Theme)".. Off His Rockers is an animated short that came with HONEY I BLEW UP THE KID in 1992, and Bruce scored that short, too. I love the short and from watching it so many times I memorized the End Credits, my most favourite part, which is exactly the one I'm listening to, yay! It's featured in a promotional album of Bruce's scores released by Intrada in 1999. Hopefully one day if they expand Honey I blew up the kid, this short will be in the album complete.

Are you chinese?

https://wallpaperscraft.com/image/home_alone_macaulay_culkin_kevin_mccallister_boy_f ear_shout_fright_346_1600x1200.jpg

German.

Prefer beef but this is my lunch hour.

German.

Prefer beef but this is my lunch hour.

It's pretty fun, and I say this as someone who can't stand Dory.

It was good, but Nemo was better

I'm listening to the Pirates of Caribbean soundtrack. Geez I've always wanted this trilogy in Blu-ray but never got to it. I love this trilogy

There are 4 Films, So Far.

Coincidentally, as there's been recent discussion about the films:

"Filter Attempt" - Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo

I LOVE this cue. I'm literally just hearing it for the first time, loved it immediately.

There are 4 Films, So Far.

No, there's only 3.....

4 Fims.

No, there's only three and no more.

Come on guys, On Stranger Tides wasn't that bad of a film! :p

It's still stands as the worst of them all, though.

4, With the 5th in Production.
FACT!

I know a fourth one exists, we're just playing a joke.

I hope the fifth is good. Or at least acceptable.

I know a fourth one exists, we're just playing a joke.

I hope the fifth is good. Or at least acceptable.

They are sure taking their time with the fifth one, especially after the Lone Ranger bombed hard.

Come on guys, On Stranger Tides wasn't that bad of a film!.

Oh yes, it was.

On the day the film premiered there was an earthquake at Disney.

It was Walt turning over in his grave.

They are sure taking their time with the fifth one, especially after the Lone Ranger bombed hard.

It's finished filming and comes out sometime in 2017

It's finished filming and comes out sometime in 2017

But refresh my memory when was On Stranger Tides? 2013-2012 was it? That's plenty of time inbetween movies ultimely.

But refresh my memory when was On Stranger Tides? 2013-2012 was it? That's plenty of time inbetween movies ultimely.

2011.

I wonder if the On Stranger Tides post-credits scene will actually have any impact on anything, lol

Did not the ending/post credits scene of At World's End set up On Stranger Tides' plot?

Did not the ending/post credits scene of At World's End set up On Stranger Tides' plot?

Not really, no

Not really, no

Hmm, are you sure? Aren't Jack and Gibbs planning to track down the fountain of youth, using Sao Feng's navigational charts in one of the last scenes?

Or am I mis-remembering...

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I'll skip to that scene on my DVD, and see if I'm wrong.

Right before the credits:

Aqua de Vida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk1z83D-Euk

The clip after the movie is showing the result of Mrs Swan's rompous one-night stand with Captain Turner.

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It also shows on the map, South California, where the X is placed.

I should install Age of Empires 3 again.
The story evolves around the Fountain of Youth.

Except no krakens in it. No skeleton armies. Nothing from the POTC mythology.

It would be cool if there was a mod that mixed both AoE and Age of Mythology as one.
It would be the closest thing to a really cool PotC video game.
Instead of the crap that's out there.

Cry Baby - Spiller

Weird track, but very funky. Shame Groovejet is more recognized than this, but I guess that's a more commercial song than this.

Good old Metal Slug has amazing Music.

watching season 3 of Draon Ball.

Season 2 was the best so far. The tournament was fun. Drunken Boxing was neat.

Season 3 is just okay so far. I'm not nearly engaged as I was with 2.
Goku really needs a group dynamic in this show.
This winter adventure is not nearly as gripping as a story.

I'd like to see someone die off in the series.

I also have yet to see any mortal threat against Goku since nothing seems to kill him. Just hurt him or put him down for a nap.
Guns apprently just dent him. And bladed weapons just dent him too. No peircing or stabbing.

I was told that watching this before DBZ would help better understand, but so far we know nothing about Goku.
He's just a giggling immortal demi-god that fights for good.
No origin story, no background. His grandfather is just a useless device thrown in for dialogue.
I get he has a tail, and a wearwolf creature, but still doesn't explain why he's immortal.
Are they saving up for the final season before DBZ?
The Street Fighter: Chun Li movie had more story. :laugh:

I was told that watching this before DBZ would help better understand...

Really ? As far as i remember we never really get Information about Goku's Origins in
the original Series.

It is a big Part of the very first Story Arc of DBZ, and gets explained nicely.

Don't get me wrong, Dragon Ball is a lof of Fun, especially the Tournaments,
but DBZ is where it's at.

first Story Arc of DBZ

:0

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I was expecting origins.
But it seems more like making friends.

This makes me want to install that DC fighting game:
Injustice: Gods Among Us

:laugh: This series still has a lot of qualities that make me like it.

The humor is great in it.
And a lot of the story endings are touching.

Reminds me when I used to be happy. :cryingbatman:

Finally getting around to listening to the soundtrack to the Ratchet & Clank movie.
I'm disappointed if I have to be honest.

Now:

Listening to the audio I ripped from the Haunted Mansion Phantom Radio app for the Ghost Post subscribers.

O_O

the microwave.

Samuel Jackson reading "Go The F***k to sleep"

Finding Dory

Just got out of it. That was a great movie. Hilarious, too.

I can't really say for sure if I enjoyed it as much as I do Finding Nemo, but hell, it's pretty damn close.

Mockingjay, Pt.II - End credits, JNH
Fury Road - End credits, JXL

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Reese On Ice, Ramin Djawadi - POI:04

I loved hearing these cues in the film, I enjoy listening to them much more now, just that I now know the context of it. I also know what all the track titles mean now, also! :p

If anybody hasn't noticed, "Open Ocean" is probably my favorite cue from the whole film/album, next to "Lost at Sea".
Though I'll give the album another listen before I start to make those sort of statements with all of my certainty. :p

On seeing the word: Quantico

Bryan Fuller was saying how he had plans for Hannibal season 4.

I might actually watch Silence of the Lambs.

I watched Manhunt the other week. Very different than how I remembered it the first time I watched it ages ago.
I rented it on DVD when we were still able to rent DVD's by the week.
Watched the theatrical version and then the director's cut the next day.
I much preferred the DC version.

But, compared to Hannibal, Hannibal is all you need now.
Even Red Dragon has become anitquadated and kept for legacy reasons.

The Silence of the Lambs and the Hannibal movie are my favorite.
NBC's Hannibal is prime.

I Was Able to Find A Simular Image, Now They Look Like A Proper Collection, Volumes 1 and 2


Volume 1: Movie/TV Music
Volume 2: Video Game Music

That's an awesome idea!

If you want, we could add another disc that would be a collection of his other best video game music. It would take much, much less time to put together, and would probably consist of say, his music from The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Call of Duty, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, etc.

Don't worry, it would be a wee bit less than, or about 60 minutes. :laugh:

Sure! The Film and TV One Is 4Disc, Makes Sence The VG One Is Aswell!

Or Maybe It Can Be Disc 2 Of Volume 3.... "The Very Best Of"

Disc 1 Being Movie/TV....

I could probably get it done tomorrow, also. It was actually on my mind a lot; the while I was working on compiling the Medal of Honor music. The thought kept occurring to me. It'll be a much easier and shorter job. :laugh:

Okay, We Will Do That, When Finished I'll Send You Disc 1!

Don't you dare to omit this one :p

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

Hey! I've actually never heard that score! That track sounds just like it's from Medal of Honor: Airborne.

Of course I will not omit it! :p

Not much work there, sadly he only composed the Main Theme, the Rest was done by Chris Stilton...

But i think it's pretty good, as is the Selection you cooked up for Mr. Gold. ;)

I'm hearing the air fan moving as I type this. It'll then be me packing up. Then me jumping to bed for supposedly 6 hours. I really know how to treat myself well.

Okay, We Will Do That, When Finished I'll Send You Disc 1!

Of the Film/Television collection? All right, I'm looking forward to it!

Of the Film/Television collection? All right, I'm looking forward to it!

Yes, I'll Do Disc 1 Film & TV. If You Could Do Disc 2 VG?

Not much work there, sadly he only composed the Main Theme, the Rest was done by Chris Stilton...

I was never sure if he co-composed the score with Tilton, or just composed the main theme. Turns out it was the latter, eh?

I'll have to skim through Turning Point: Fall of Liberty's score, that's one I've also never heard.


But i think it's pretty good, as is the Selection you cooked up for Mr. Gold. ;)

Thanks. Pretty much everything on there is golden. :p

You Could Add The Track As A Bonus Track....

After We Finsh This One, We Should Post It As A Collaboration.

Yes, I'll Do Disc 1 Film & TV. If You Could Do Disc 2 VG?

Wait, what's going on? :p

I'm compiling disc 4 of the video game collection, and compiling disc 2 for another?

No Disc 4, Instead A Disc 2 For Very Best, Where You Choose The Best Of His VGM. Is That Okay?

Hey man! You know how hard it was for me to do this Medal of Honor collection! :laugh:

Maybe we could stick to the first plan? The video game collection: Disc 1-3: Medal of Honor, Disc 4: Various

I thought it was a pretty nice idea.

I could maybe attempt a very best of, but it's gonna be a hard one. :p

Okay Then No Worries.

;)

I'll Make A 1 Disc Best Of Movie/TV.

Sounds good.

I also forgot to mention how flattered I am that my name made it into your library. :p :)

LOL, I Always Put The Compiler's Name. (Dak's On His Film Mixes, Sonic On His Deluxe Ect....)

I was never sure if he co-composed the score with Tilton, or just composed the main theme. Turns out it was the latter, eh?

I'll have to skim through Turning Point: Fall of Liberty's score, that's one I've also never heard.



Thanks. Pretty much everything on there is golden. :p

Never listened to that one either, let me know what you think.

I just double checked AND YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE RETURN TO PARIS !!!

VGMDB says "Main themes by Michael Giacchino, score by Chris Tilton" but i dunno, gonna do some more digging,
maybe you could keep an Eye open aswell, you're the Giacchino Expert... :p

Gonna Do A 2CD Best of Film Music. When It's Done I Am Gonna Post It I Think.

I Love You Phillip Morris

Never listened to that one either, let me know what you think.

I just double checked AND YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE RETURN TO PARIS !!!

VGMDB says "Main themes by Michael Giacchino, score by Chris Tilton" but i dunno, gonna do some more digging,
maybe you could keep an Eye open aswell, you're the Giacchino Expert... :p

:laugh: I did include Returning to Paris, of course! It's the third track on the Medal of Honor: Underground suite (which includes "Escape from Casablanca", "Labyrinth of the Minotaur", "Returning to Paris").
You couldn't see that it was there because the track title is so long. :laugh:

John Williams - Memoirs of a Geisha
Truly one of his most moving scores!

Up (2009)

Inception

Saw it 6 years ago today. 12:01AM opening show on July 16th, 2010 :)

Jerry Goldsmith - Logan's Run - Soundtrack Music Suite 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a_lOcavDwI

I remember having watched it as a kid because when I finally got around to watching it as a teenager, a lot of scenes were familiar.
And not in a Michael Bay fashion either. (The Island)

Much later, I watched it again, but this time with my mom and my older brother after we were drinking.
It was a really good memory. Listening to both of them remember the movie.
My mom loves Michael York. HUGE crush. My older brother remembers it because he loved what a good scifi it was.
The part about every animal having 3 names stuck with him and then it stuck with me.

oh, according to IMDb quotes, the old man is referencing...

The Old Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/quotes?item=qt0187096): [paraphrasing T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"] The naming of cats is a difficult matter, it's not just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm mad as a hatter, when I tell you that each cat's got three different names.

He goes on that the three names are:
1) the long boring name that scientists give them (the genus of the species)
2) the names we give them (snuffles)
3) the names they give each other (in 'meow' language, etc)

Which I thought was damn clever and never thought of it that way. My older brother found it fascinating.
That was one of the rare times in a long time that I actually looked up to my older brother...

:sigh: Time you old, stabbing bitch.
The slow blade penetrates the shield.

I was addicted to the Logan's Run score and burned through multiple LP copies.

The Wolverine [Soundtrack] - 04 - Logan's Run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byxqNFfDCFs

Really Fun Album.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Celebration Reel.

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/07/15/this-awesome-new-rogue-one-footage-is-gonna-make-your-day

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Celebration Reel.

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/07/15/this-awesome-new-rogue-one-footage-is-gonna-make-your-day

I just love Gareth Edwards.

Monsters is a nice, slow film.
Godzilla is a super fun, slow film.

He really likes taking his time with the center piece.
I think he's perfect for the first Death Star story.

I heard he's no longer working on Godzilla 2.
He wants to go back to doing non-major motion pictures.
Do more indie material.

Feels like forever for Godzilla 2 and Pacific Rim 2.

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!_! Are they using the Angels & Demons soundtrack?

Or anything else Zimmer did before that sounds exactly like A&D.
Thin Red Line comes to mind.

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Queen - Princes Of The Universe (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEJ8lpCQbyw

Have not watched any of these forever. Not on DVD. But definitely the VHS days.
I remember some bird-like people in it.
I remember Sean Connery in it.

Remastered bluray comes out real soon.
Then I will rewatch.

Ooh! Where did this one come from? Is there anyway to get it?

I Made It Using The Sessions, Deluxe, Trailer Music And Added Some Suites At The End.

I Made It Using The Sessions, Deluxe, Trailer Music And Added Some Suites At The End.

OK then. Considering I've been waiting for Spectre to respond, I only ask.

^ No Worries, Pretty Much All Spectre's Stuff Is On Soulseek, Multiple Times.

Currently:

Half Baked on HD-DVD.

Half Baked on HD-DVD.

Really? Followed by How High on VHS?

:laugh:

I know Half Baked is considered a Cult Movie, but i just couldn't get myself to like it,
although i love Chappelle normally... It had a couple of good Scenes, but nothing mindblowing.

How High on the other Hand is positively hilarious ! :D

"You East Coast, I Far East Coast" :laugh:

http://i.imgur.com/aZswinb.gif

Really? Followed by How High on VHS?

:laugh:

About to watch X-Men Apocalypse.

Half Baked was funny the first time watching it. But I can't watch it more than twice.

About to watch X-Men Apocalypse.

You're about to be disappointed.

You're about to be disappointed.

That Is A Matter Of Opinion, Some May Enjoy Others May Not.

Currently:

You're about to be disappointed.

I liked it.

I also liked Batman v Superman.

I like my super heroics . . . dark.

BWAH-HA-HA!

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Half Baked was funny the first time watching it. But I can't watch it more than twice.

Once, back in the Stone Age known as college - for others it was the Stoned Age - I made money by showing back to back Reefer Madness & Up in Smoke.

On film.

One of the longest eight hours of my life.

Killed forever the desire to see any stoner comedy ever again.

David Arnold - The Painting (from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)

I remember seeing this movie back in theatres when it premiered in Christmas 2010, with my brother, we both enjoyed it. It's a pretty good movie and I enjoy it anytime I see it. I really oughta buy the 3D+2D Blu-ray edition of it that it's in my Media Markt at super cheap and revisit this movie again.

SparkTank take a look at this.





I much prefer the Scope version (the screencap comes from the trailer) rather than what you get in 1.78 in the Blu-ray.. I mean.. there's a weird blue tint to it.. the trailer colours look much more natural and realistic.. it looks SO much better.

You're about to be disappointed.

Tricks on you. It's actually my favorite of this superhero summer fest. I actually cared for what was going on. Only thing that would've beat it would be an entire movie of Tom Holland's Spider-Man, which I eagerly anticipate.

"Inside Out" - Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

One of my favorite songs, from one of my favorite albums.

SparkTank take a look at this.





I much prefer the Scope version (the screencap comes from the trailer) rather than what you get in 1.78 in the Blu-ray.. I mean.. there's a weird blue tint to it.. the trailer colours look much more natural and realistic.. it looks SO much better.

Not just blue, but whited out. Like the gamma was brightened to kill the colors.

Because Transformers Dark of the Moon was a very dark 3D bluray for most viewers, studios started brightening their movies for 3D.
And they also started adding more color later, but no color as added here.

For 3D bluray, everyone wanted to fill every pixel of their expensive TV so open matte it is.
And because most TV's are cheaply made, the movies need to be brighter than normal.
So washed out colors it is.

VOTD is not my favorite of the bunch. I've never really cared to get a proper version of that.
Just the first one.

That's just one case.
Every other movie has different scenarios. Extremely different.

Prologue and Main Title (1998 Recording) [Superman The Movie] - John Williams/John Debney.

My, was this a bolder and more detailed recording. It was like hearing the theme for the first time again. Simply magical.

"Aja" - Steely Dan - Aja

Just watched "The Admiral: Roaring Currents". Fantastic South Korean film.
Currently trying to locate the score by Kim Tae Seong.
Has a very Americanized action movie feel to it like most of the Bruckheimer films, and a few choice scores by Hans Zimmer, but enjoyable overall.

Watching Highlander. Remastered.

:o Who remembers this logo?



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:changspew: It looks like Jack Black is immortal himself and has been acting under our noses this whole time.

Holy shit! I was watching Jurassic World (during the raptor chase scenes) and noticed a theme from The Lost World: Jurassic Park video game!!!

The Lost World: Jurassic Park: The Forest Explodes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0eYd9A7GMQ) (theme appears all throughout)

Jurassic World: Raptor Your Heart Out (https://youtu.be/9jxWmk9HDSQ?t=1m42s) (theme appears at 1:42 - 1:54)

Well, both scores were composed by Michael Giacchino :D

I wonder if I was the first to notice this. :p

Damn that's a nice find!

I'd love to see a behind the scenes on that where he hints to his fans to look out for that.

Something else interesting is that's one of the cues in the game that you hear when playing as a velociraptor.

:cryingbatman: I forgot everything about Highlander. Damn near breaks my heart for that one scene.

Reading trivia on IMDb, the band members for Queen wrote a song for their favorite scenes.
Probably why the songs resonate so damn well with the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/trivia

Queen--Who Wants To Live Forever (Highlander Edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJbp8rEDUWQ

Stranger Things 1x01, "The Vanishing of Will Byers"

:cryingbatman: I forgot everything about Highlander. Damn near breaks my heart for that one scene.

Reading trivia on IMDb, the band members for Queen wrote a song for their favorite scenes.
Probably why the songs resonate so damn well with the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/trivia

Queen--Who Wants To Live Forever (Highlander Edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJbp8rEDUWQ

One of my favourite films of all time, period. I have the whole saga on DVD and even bought several versions of both H2 and H4 just so I could have all of the special features :)
I have the first three seasons of the TV series on blu-ray as well, so sad they never released the others because of critical and commercial backlash :( (poor quality transfers)

Not just blue, but whited out. Like the gamma was brightened to kill the colors.

Because Transformers Dark of the Moon was a very dark 3D bluray for most viewers, studios started brightening their movies for 3D.
And they also started adding more color later, but no color as added here.

For 3D bluray, everyone wanted to fill every pixel of their expensive TV so open matte it is.
And because most TV's are cheaply made, the movies need to be brighter than normal.
So washed out colors it is.

VOTD is not my favorite of the bunch. I've never really cared to get a proper version of that.
Just the first one.

That's just one case.
Every other movie has different scenarios. Extremely different.

Well, I personally don't like it. It has nothing to do with the aspect ratio. I just don't like the bad artificial coloring.. in the trailer and therefore Scope version it looked much better.. Too bad there's no way to get it in Scope.

By the way, I'm listening to James Horner's score for THE LAND BEFORE TIME, probably one of my favourites of his.

One of my favourite films of all time, period. I have the whole saga on DVD and even bought several versions of both H2 and H4 just so I could have all of the special features :)
I have the first three seasons of the TV series on blu-ray as well, so sad they never released the others because of critical and commercial backlash :( (poor quality transfers)

That's a shame. I know it's a huge series and the first one is very exciting.
Definitely something everyone should watch at least once.

Christopher Lambert at his finest.

I knew him as the God of Thunder mostly, but I always knew he was an Immortal first.

I hear on the bluray.com forums that they're alreadying about a remake... :erm:


Well, I personally don't like it. It has nothing to do with the aspect ratio. I just don't like the bad artificial coloring.. in the trailer and therefore Scope version it looked much better.. Too bad there's no way to get it in Scope.

A fan project could add black bars to it. And regrade it to be darker than normal.
It would be relatively easy to do.

You just have to spend a week going through the movie, scene by scene to ensure the black bars are right.
Might have to crop and shift image around for it to sit right.

Since the bluray is overly bright, all the details are there. It's a lot eaiser to darken details than to recover them from pure black.

Goodfellas remastered bluray crushed the blacks entirely so you can't tell where someone's suit ends and the shadows start.
You can't even tell what's meant to be their hair either.

I was thinking about the movie before I went to bed.
I have locate the movie.
My mom loves the trilogy, except she had to get used 3 where they're mostly separated.

I might do some screenshot tests if I can find it.

I wonder if I was the first to notice this. :p

You weren't. I think someone made a note of that on the Wikipedia page months ago.

I still think it's freaking amazing.

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Yep. Right here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_World:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack

A fan project could add black bars to it. And regrade it to be darker than normal. It would be relatively easy to do. You just have to spend a week going through the movie, scene by scene to ensure the black bars are right. Might have to crop and shift image around for it to sit right. Since the bluray is overly bright, all the details are there. It's a lot eaiser to darken details than to recover them from pure black. Goodfellas remastered bluray crushed the blacks entirely so you can't tell where someone's suit ends and the shadows start. You can't even tell what's meant to be their hair either.

I might do some screenshot tests if I can find it.

Thing is - it's not the Scope, I know I love Scope as an aspect ratio but to me the matter is most about how horrible the coloring looks to me in the 1.78 version. Maybe if the 1.78 version had the colours of the trailer I'd be less annoyed, but as the Blu-ray.com review points out, it really looks like a TV movie and does not have that photo movie magic that takes you to the fantasy place like the others. And to think just a simple, better colouring job could do it nicely. But that's too much of a job and I can't do it. And I don't think any fans has bothered to do that either.

I'm listening to James Horner's AN AMERICAN TAIL. I have a love of Horner's animated afairs, it seems, specially Don Bluth's, his best scores to me, personally, among others I need to keep listening and discovering their glory.

I haven't looked up any fan projects.

I know that one site has a thousand fan projects, but I haven't seen any talk about restoring it.
Because it's fantasy, I think most who watch it don't care about how bright it is.

When I downloaded the bluray and watched it, I noticed right away how bright it is over the first two films.
But since it was largely a 3D release, I let it go.

3D bluray is very difficult.
It seems there are very distinct ways to approach mastering a 3D bluray.

Use dark, accurate levels that cheap TV's can't see.
Use bright, desaturated levels so everyone can see and use that for the 2D transfer.
Use oversaturated colors but keep it dark so the colors stand out more.
Give the 3D version the IMAX switching aspect ratios.

Although I get IMAX 3D movies are meant to be seen only in IMAX 3D, there's no reason to leave it out the 2D market.
But since we can just strip the right-eye data, anyway, it's not that big of a deal.
Transformers: Age of Extinction is easily watchable with IMAX switching AR.
Guardians of the Galaxy, needs tweaking to the saturation as it's exaggerated for cheap TV's.

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In Honor of the New Star trek Film Sky Movies Have A Star trek Channel Showing The First 12 Films. Had This On In The Background All Day. Currently Is No. 8 First Contact.

I hope they Director's Cut all the films.

That Would Be Good.

I love all the Puns in the Titles, my Favourite is : "Steak through the Heart" :laugh:

The Dark Knight

Saw it 8 years ago on this day when it was unleashed upon American audiences: July 18th, 2008. I have all the ticket stubs from when I saw it all 5 times.

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Watching Star Trek Voyager "Death Wish".

The Episode Where The Q Wants To Die.

Q: " I've Sat On The Porch, Played The Game, Been The Dog. I Was Even The Scarecrow For A While"
Janeway: "Why?"
Q: "Because I Hadn't Done It."
Q (John De Lancie): "Oh Please We've All Done The Scarecrow, Big Deal"

July 18.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/releaseinfo

Was it an advanced screening? There were a lot of promotional stunts leading up to movie.
Gotham Knight was released direct-to-dvd on july 8.
Batman Begins on bluray was released also. It had the opening scene from TDKR.

And I'm also pretty sure it wasn't just for American audiences.

It may have only premiered earlier (July 8th) in America.

IMBd and Wiki both say no.

Unless it's a huge conspiracy.

OH!, you know what? I think DAK meant to type 'July 18th' but missed the 1.

Hmmm.......

Yeah. I thought so. I have distinct memory of it being released later in the month and not in the first half.

We almost went opening night. We actually went the second or third night.
For TDKR, we waited a week to pass so there'd be more seats.

I had passes to see the first 6 minutes of TDKR at our local IMAX theaters.
It was digital IMAX and not 70mm film IMAX theater. Those got taken down due to no one going enough to see movies.
It was a fun preview. They played some clips at the end, the same way they did the preview for TDK on the Batman Begins bluray.
I eventually tossed that stub.

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watching Superman Returns...

when the ship crashlands on the farm and Martha is like "Oh Clark".
I just had to burst out laughing.

The opening title cards vaguely imply Superman leaves the planet when news of his planets remains are found.
It's just really rushed right now.
I think if he took the time to do a montage for the opening credits rather than the Donner homage, I wouldn't be laughing right now.

She drives out to investigate like she doesn't know what's there.
And then surprised it's Clark. God, so senile.

So does he wreck the farm twice? :erm: Once from the first time he was sent there and then just now?
I hope he intends to clean it up for them.
I mean, I'm sure the Kent family has workers that help out with the farm and all, but asking them to clean up after Superman's destructive life style is asking for a lot.

The Films Just Make Me Laugh At How Stupid Lois Lane Is Always Getting Caught Or Always Happens To Be On That Particular Plane/Train In Trouble....

Seriously....

I liked Rachael Dawes a lot because she was a woman of action.
Even in death, she was able to motivate the Batman.

Lois Lane in MoS seemed to have potential to not be meek and timid.
BvS, they took all that away and made her a little scaredy cat.
It would have been better if she knew he was going to die and then she said something cute that they both say as a means of letting each other off the hook.
I mean, how selfish do you have to be to keep your man alive and let thousands of others die?
She's come to her grips on several occasions, but come save the city, ooooh no. It's all about her and damn perfect Barbie lifestyle.

And I still don't believe the setup very well.
The desert scene to frame Superman.
Sure, burn the bodies, but that's not going to destory all the evidence.
At least one skeletal remain will show gunshot wounds. Because they're criminals and terrorists, you can slump that it could have been an old wound and all.
But get Dr Temperance Brennan and her team will tell you exactly that the weapons that shot the team weren't from put-together-yourself weapons. It's not like the clan of criminals had a dress code that required everyone to have one specific gun. They used whatever they can.
I also don't recall anyone doing a clean sweep of all the bullet shell casings.
And it's not like they had bags over the guns to collect them as they used them.
Luthor would have to have already powerful people on his side to make the coverup stick.
Forged documents.
But we don't see much of that. Just favors to get Zod's body.

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I took a timeout to watch CinemaSins more recent "Everything Wrong" video:

Everything Wrong With The Rock In 17 Minutes Or Less
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV23Y-ypXjg

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:erm: Seems like CinemaSins is just going through the motions lately.

Some of the recent ones seem overplayed just because they're popular now.
Almost like they have a studio to interfere with them.

OH!, you know what? I think DAK meant to type 'July 18th' but missed the 1.

I did. Stupid phone. I know my movie release dates. TDKR was the 20th. Watching that on Wednesday :)

I know. The time when I first started coming around here was a dark time for me, because I was stuck on my iPhone! :laugh:

What would you say the best out of the trilogy is, DAK?

DaK went full Crisis on Two Worlds for a minute.

:0

Was The Matrix ever too green?
I remember it being green in theaters for scenes inside the Matrix.
And then the DVD, and then they regraded it to make it normal. And then green for bluray. Or something.
I know a lot of people complained about it.

Green in theaters is very different than green on compressed video at home.
The colorspace is much more tight at home. BT.709/BT.601 are so tiny in comparison to what theaters project, plus their screens also have effect.
So maybe green was just right for theaters but poorly transferred for home media.

I know there's been some regraded fan projects, but I thought I would try something.
This process works in 16-bit video.
8-bit video works in smaller integers. [0-255] only.
16-bit video works much higher, less rounding errors. 256*256-1= [65,535]
That's a lot of head room to work with. It's much slower but more accurate.

https://someimage.com/compare/qolAOwt/Pt9nS6T

Original bluray:
(https://someimage.com/qolAOwt)

Regraded:
(https://someimage.com/Pt9nS6T)

For the regraded, I had to drop the green more since there was still a lot.
I slightly dropped the blue so it doesn't turn violet.
So it's got more reddish tones to it.

Also comparing each after viewing them in the same time frame will drastically cause you to see exaggerated differences.
Taking time away from the images to look at other colors and images for awhile and go back to the red image and it should look more normal.
Then switch to green then back to red and you'll see a new difference.

There's more tweaking to be done.
I can play with the different R,G,B levels to balance it more.

What would you say the best out of the trilogy is, DAK?

The Dark Knight

I also love Rises. It gets a lot of hate and I don't know why. It wrapped up the trilogy brilliantly.

The Films Just Make Me Laugh At How Stupid Lois Lane Is Always Getting Caught Or Always Happens To Be On That Particular Plane/Train In Trouble....

Seriously....

It's the cliche for the character at this point, even outside the films. The Batman / Superman World's Finest Movie from the DCAU lampshades this by having terrorists realize that with Lois Lane on the plane, Superman will stop them. :laugh:

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The Dark Knight

I also love Rises. It gets a lot of hate and I don't know why. It wrapped up the trilogy brilliantly.

I never understood the hate for Rises either. The day I went to watch was something special.

Begins is my favorite. I'll always love it the most.