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Dec 2, 2017 - 11:56 PM
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Zooba
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I lived in San Jose from 91-93 and spent lots of time at the Century Domes. Are they still there? The Camera Cinemas? (There was another art/rep house there, in the vicinity of downtown but a single screen, also Camera?) Good times.
Great scores, too. 
Century 21, the first built in the 60's, and where I saw 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY first run in 1968 when I was 10 years old, still stands as do Century 22 (one big dome with 2 smaller domes attached) and Century 23. They however have been empty and out of business since 2012. Century 25 located at the West Gate Mall was demolished in 2012 as was Century 24. I started working at Century 23 in 1977 and later moved to Century 21 and Century 22 until 1980. Great fun and I got a lot classic One Sheet Original Movie Posters compliments of some great managers. I remember the first two movies playing at Century 23 when I started were OH GOD! with George Burns and John Denver and SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. Other movies we got were the awesome CAPRICORN ONE, JULIA, THE GREEK TYCOON, ANIMAL HOUSE, MEATBALLS, BLOODLINE and many more I'm trying to recall. The last film I saw in that Theater was WAR HORSE in 2011.
Other memories of the Century Theaters include seeing first run THE GODFATHER, STAR WARS, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, 1941, APOCALYPSE NOW, THE SWARM, DAMIEN OMEN II, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE KARATE KID MOVIES, E.T., POLTERGEIST, all THE LORD OF THE RINGS movies and more. I vividly remember when seeing 2001 in 1968 Huge Standee Displays of ICE STATION ZEBRA and THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN. Thought they looked so cool.
It seems CENTURY 21 has been deemed a Historic Landmark and is protected from being torn down. It's still undetermined what they will do with it. They probably will demolish Century 22 and 23 as the across the street Shopping Complex called SANTANA ROW has purchased the land they occupy.
The CAMERA CINEMAS expanded to 12 Theaters located in downtown San Jose and the CAMERA 7 at the Pruneyard in Campbell is now under renovations to expand and re-open in the near future.
Good old Century 21:
Their first movie, IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD in CINERAMA!:
The Century 22 Complex (3 Domes) Where STAR WARS played First Run in 1977:
The Century Theaters in their Hay Day:
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When I was a kid, Star Trek and James Bond were my two favourite things and I consumed whatever I could to super nerd extent—books, photo-novels. trivia books, tech manuals, etc.
Even today, not a week goes by when I don't watch an episode of STAR TREK (The Original Series).
So is it shocking if I say that STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE is not only my second favourite TREK film, but one of only the only two I consider to be great movies? I rarely watch the rest. (STAR TREK II—THE WRATH OF KHAN is the other in that two.)
And often wish they'd let the original crew story arc finish with the death of Spock in II rather than keep dragging it out. Again. And again. And again.
Yes, I know STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE is not very popular, but it bugs me when people tell me it's the worst TREK film.
Cheers
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As to the music, my one wish — a vain and futile wish now — is that Goldsmith had not re-visited his STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE themes for STAR TREK V.
Why?
For one, it seems thematically inconsistent the way those themes come and go and then got confused with STAR TREK—THE NEXT GENERATION.
Bot more importantly, in STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE, those Enterprise and Klingon themes seem stately and serious. In STAR TREK V, they're played like the two opposing motifs in a Tom and Jerry chase. That stateliness and seriousness got lost.
In short, I adore the score for STAR TREK—THE MOTION PICTURE, l like STAR TREK V except for when it's trivialising those grand themes. At that point, I want to let out a Darth Vader, Revenge of the Sith, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Cheers
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Dec 3, 2017 - 6:05 AM
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Ado
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TMP is not one of the worst. Nor do I think that 'sloppily made" is fair. The technical and craft elements on TMP are top notch, these were people at the top of all the crafts from set construction to camera, and of course Robert Wise was a legendary talent. The script was not complete when they started filming and it continued to be rewritten, that did cause some problems. Nonetheless TMP remains a substantial and solid film, and a truly cinematic experience that none of the other films ever achieved for me. Of course the score remains legendary as it should.
V is a mess, but one I always found oddly endearing, being the closest in spirit to the TOS. Even when I try to hate it, and I watch it again, I find that it is pretty effective and charming in parts, even as I turn away in a few parts as well. It has a lot of heart to it. It has been a while since I watched or listened to it, then last week I put the score in the car, and I was astonished, again, at the excellence of Goldsmith's massive achievement, so joyous, interesting and gigantic. What a stupendous score V is.
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