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Jul 18, 2016 - 10:20 AM
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CédricD
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Love the show! I have two episodes to go and it might very well be the best acted 'hero kids' film/show I've ever seen.
Unfortunately, the score is quite possibly the most disappointing score I've heard in a long, long time. Sure, the synthy 80's vibe fits with the time but this is a show that desperately needed a classic, 80's thematic fully orchestral score with some synth colours.
If you look back at the 80's 'hero kids' movie, the scores are all (except for maybe Flight of the Navigator and The Russkies) thematic, big orchestral scores. E.T., Explorers, The Goonies, The Monster Squad... hell, even Mac and Me got a big score from Alan Silvestri.
And it's not so much the synths that bother me, it's the actual composition. It's not good at all. It's totally forgettable, droning, non-thematic, loop based music which is, for the lack of the better word, boring. I can't believe it took TWO guys to create this.
IMO, the producers dropped the ball on this one.
-Erik-
What's interesting in the show is the fact they use very good synth music with an Amblin-like story. To use orchestral music à la Super 8 would have been SO predictable. And I prefer good synth scoring to bad orchestral scoring like so many wanna-be Williams/Goldsmith/Horner write nowadays.
And by the way, the show is good from épisode 1 to 4. After that, it's boring.
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Really like the show, but feel like someone should have put a gentle hand on Winona Ryder's military jacket-clad shoulder and said "what you did there, that's too much."
What are you talking about? Ryder was fantastic!
-Erik-
Have to stick by my assessment. The frantic, hunched over thing got old pretty quick. Maybe a fault of the story, which introduces her character AFTER a certain event occurs — we never know her as anything other than Winona Ryder with messy hair, chain-smoking while stringing up Christmas lights. David Harbour, who plays the Police Chief, is really the revelation here — that's an even-handed performance. I think Ryder overdid it, considering this is her first major role in anything in what seems like years, maybe she felt like she had to go OTT.
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Jul 18, 2016 - 11:05 AM
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Erik Woods
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Have to stick by my assessment. The frantic, hunched over thing got old pretty quick. Maybe a fault of the story, which introduces her character AFTER a certain event occurs — we never know her as anything other than Winona Ryder with messy hair, chain-smoking while stringing up Christmas lights.
She's a determined mother who just lost a child. All of her energy is given to finding Will and when others around her give up she's mighty pissed especailly when her dick head of an ex-husband comes by and pulls what he did. Her performance during the scene should earn her an Emmy Award. As a father that's exactly how I would have reacted. My wife felt the same way, too. Ryder, IMO, nailed her performance
David Harbour, who plays the Police Chief, is really the revelation here — that's an even-handed performance.
He's stupendous.
I think Ryder overdid it, considering this is her first major role in anything in what seems like years, maybe she felt like she had to go OTT.
Everything about her performance was, IMO, spot on!
-Erik-
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Started watching this today. Great show and loving the music with that tangerine dream vibe. ?
Actually, I thought they had licensed their music!
Two eps in I am not sure about this one.
For one thing, it's boring. The side stories with the high school lovers seems to have no purpose (so far)
Besides the movies previously mentioned as inspiration, add James Cameron's tv show DARK ANGEL.
wILL GIVE IT A COUPLE OF MORE EPS TO SEE IF IT PICKS UP STEAM
BRM
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Really like the show, but feel like someone should have put a gentle hand on Winona Ryder's military jacket-clad shoulder and said "what you did there, that's too much."
lol!
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I was disappointed that they felt the need to portray a murder at point blank range.
Bad move
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NOTE TO "BINGERS":
PLEASE avoid spoilers as many of us do not binge.
thank you for your consideration
bruce
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Jul 19, 2016 - 3:41 PM
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fmfan1
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I just finished viewing all 8 episodes. While I would have loved a score with the 1980's sensibilities of Goldsmith, Williams, Broughton, Horner, etc. (just imagine the main theme, the love theme, the friendship theme, the motif for the monster, the bad guy theme, set-pieces with their very own thematic material, etc.), an electronic score in the style of Carpenter is certainly an interesting and valid approach.
The main title hints of the flavor that could have elevated the score into one that exceeds the minimal requirement of supporting the film. However, after this one viewing, the score seemed to lack the boldness and clarity that film score enthusiasts most appreciate. I suppose the score did a satisfactory job in conveying certain moods that the directors may have been going for, but it didn't seem to do any more than that. Perhaps the composers were limited by the expectations of the directors and producers, and the final product didn't leave me craving a soundtrack release. Maybe a second viewing would make me aware of more interesting musical ideas in the score.
The series itself was entertaining overall, even if it didn't reach excellence in my opinion. On the plus side: the period flavor and the acting. The young actors were stronger than typical, and the adults were fine as well. I can see how some viewers might react negatively to Ryder's performance. I appreciated that Ryder attempted something with the role, and at least it wasn't bland. She made me feel like I hadn't seen a character like that before, so I found her interesting. On the other hand, I felt that the story would have been best served by a running length that was half as long. At times, the series felt padded and some scenes seemed repetitive. The length of the series, in my opinion, hurt the effectiveness of the performances. I can see how 8 episodes of Ryder's performance or the constant bickering and profanity of the young cast would irritate viewers. Ultimately, I did not like the central character, Eleven. The young actress is probably fine, but I felt her character was inconsistently handled and remained an enigma, varying between whimpering and forceful.
Kudos to the entire production team for coming up with a series that is at least interesting enough to have people talk about it!
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If Varese releases this, THIS is a title that will do well on limited-run vinyl (not Orange Is The New Black, which is warping and rotting away on every record store's shelves as we speak).
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