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  1. Michael Taylor

    HTF REVIEW: "Sopranos Unauthorized" (with screenshots)

    My wife found this on the shelf at Best Buy and expressed a lot of interest in it. I told her to hold off on it until I could find a review. Thanks Ron, for the heads up on this one. It will be one of my rare rentals if I can find it at the Evil Empire (Blockbuster).
  2. Michael Taylor

    What are the best foreign (non-English OSL) films?

    OSL: Swedish Title: The Seventh Seal I love this film because: The theme of the film is thought provoking, the performances are excellent, the story is dramatic with moments of levity. The plot - A man returning from the Crusades is questioning the existance of God. He is searching for the...
  3. Michael Taylor

    The Onion and DVDs

    These are two of my favorites: Bill Gates as D&D Character Microsoft Patents Ones and Zeroes
  4. Michael Taylor

    HTF REVIEW: "Speed" (Five Star Collection) (with screenshots)

    I was really unimpressed with Speed the first time I saw it. For some reason, I can believe that aliens use humans as living hosts and burst from their chests, but cannot, for the life of me, believe for a second that a *bus* can jump a huge gap in a bridge, no matter how fast it is going. For...
  5. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    Thank you Peter! Ok, based upon my understanding thus far, here is my theory of the evolution of the word "score"...:) It sounds like all of them are technically soundtracks and the term "score" is used as a sub-category. Or is "score", akin to the term "vegan", which is an extreme form of...
  6. Michael Taylor

    Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress any good?

    I agree with your sentiments about how much Lucas was "inspired by" The Hidden Fortress. I think he was inspired by the two bumbling idiots and turned them into C-3PO and R2-D2. The princess idea seemed like an potential influence, but I honestly couldn't see a many other similarities between SW...
  7. Michael Taylor

    Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress any good?

    Seven Samurai is in my top 3 favorite films of all time. The characters are well drawn out, the emotionally moving story is engaging with humor, drama, action, and even a small love story in there. In short, it has it all. What blows me away, is that the arrows that you see people shot with...
  8. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    Vangelis' "Themes" CD contains two tracks from "The Bounty", which only whet my appetite for the whole thing. I would snap it up in a heartbeat. I thought I knew what the difference between a soundtrack and a score is, but apparently I am wrong. I always thought that the score was the...
  9. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    Agee, Thank you for posting a verifiable link to an established critic. That was what I was looking for. Randy, The proof I wanted was in response to your claim that "most musicians and critics" think Williams is a hack, because you know what you think, but how do you know what most other...
  10. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    Randy, Thank you for clearing that up for me. I will try to pay more attention to musical plagiarism in my assessment of who is a great composer. I guess it doesn't mean that I can't enjoy the music, nonetheless. That being said, Williams certainly knows which pieces to borrow to fit the...
  11. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    Randy, Since you are so outspoken and appear to be an authority on what constitutes a "hack", maybe you could educate me beyond the fact that Williams borrows music for his themes. Hans Zimmer borrowed heavily from Holst when he wrote the score for Gladiator, does this mean he is a hack also...
  12. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    Randy, No, I don't read any periodicals or watch TV shows associated with classical music or film scores. So, again, please site specific magazine titles and/or TV programs so that I may see what you are talking about. I will try to find the thread you are talking about, but it is too easy to...
  13. Michael Taylor

    Kurosawa DVDs?

    The number 2 at the bottom means it is the second DVD in the Criterion Collection. Go to Criterion Collection to see the current list in release order.
  14. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    I know this is slightly off-topic, but my 9 yr. old son could probably come up with a better list than this. It wasn't until I was a teenager before I really started paying attention to film scores. Thankfully, my son has picked up on it at an early age. He always comments on the music in any...
  15. Michael Taylor

    Anything better than Dragonheart for a 360 degree audio pan?

    The gas oven scene in Chicken Run is great.
  16. Michael Taylor

    Greatest Soundtrack Ever: Lord of the Rings voted Number One.

    I enjoy the LOTR:FOTR score, but it is nowhere near my favorite. I wish at least one of the following would have appeared somewhere in that list: 1.) Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith) 2.) Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris) 3.) The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
  17. Michael Taylor

    Star Wars laser discs opinion needed

    I recently watched the films in my Definitive Collection Box with no problems whatsoever. If they haven't begun to rot by now, then I don't think I have to worry about it...I hope, since this set is the only reason I own an LD player.
  18. Michael Taylor

    Epic Movies

    1.) The Greatest Story Ever Told (also with Charlton Heston and Max von Sydow) 2.) Lawrence of Arabia
  19. Michael Taylor

    Remo-when will the adventure begin?

    This one is also on my "wish list". I would buy it day and date if it is ever released. Let's just hope that it is released in widscreen (if ever) unlike two others I was excited about: The Villian and Return of the Killer Tomatoes (George Clooney's best movie ever). I was seriously dismayed...
  20. Michael Taylor

    Went on a horror buying streak today. What did you buy this week?

    Yeah, about the rain check. It was an apathetic, teen-age employee that gave it to me. We'll see if I can actually redeem it...
  21. Michael Taylor

    New Line - no more snappers!

    Patrick, You misunderstand me, I have several of the titles you mentioned being in snapper cases, it's just that, if when given limited resources and equal love for the film, I choose the title in the keep case. I wouldn't buy a bad movie such as glitter, as you suggested, in favor of...
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