So, this round I customed it to a points system! I point one section into the score and one section into the movie itself so here are the critiques!
tbrown_47 - How to Train Your Dragon (2010) (Composer: John Powell) - Wow you must really love this score. You sent a song from this in my music game! In regards of the score I still have the same thoughts I had back then. Its really good and grand and I love the approach it took. Just not my favourite entirely. The movie itself however is amazing. I haven't watched it in probably 7 years so rewatching it I had such a great time! The animation (which I was gonna complain about cause im stupid) looks great and the emotions on Toothless work so well. The storyline itself is great. I always love having movies teach about seeing things from another perspective. Its great!
Demgirl6 - Mulan (1998) (Composer: Jerry Goldsmith) - Oh man! When I watched this originally I was zoned out and prerty much skimmed through it so im glad I get to rewatch it. First off, oh my god the score is beautiful! Jerry Goldsmith is one of my favourite composers ever because you can tell with every score comes effort and in this case, it feels respectful to Chineese culture which is great! It helps hold up the movie. The movie itself I wasn't entirely feeling at first but once Mulan's decision was made it switched and enjoyed the rest of the movie. Its really well paced and I really like the animation. The voice acting is great and the themes of honour and nobility really stick. Overall, this is a great movie and im so happy to have rewatched it.
Symmetry888 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Oh man I got to watch this for the first time last year at my theatre and it was a great experience! I had a blast watching this movie. Here I might not be having that same experience but I can't deny this is a phenomenal film. The animation, the music, the oddity it all works to such a great degree. I think this is just a yearly watch now cause I generally dont like Christmas movies aside from the odd few but this one definitely makes it. While maybe not my favourite submitted this round, I can't deny what it has done.
PennyTrationStan - Bridge to Terabithia (2007) (Composer: Aaron Zigman) - How dare you make me rewatch this movie! I had to watch it in a school assembly of all places cause thats normal. But I was excited to see this movie from an adult perspective and yeah, this movie holds up very well! AnnaSophia Robb is underrated as hell and I love her prescence. Its scene stealing for sure and ugh...its just so sad. The music also has a great fantasy quality to it that while maybe nothing entirely stands out, it plays its role in the film perfectly. I absolutely adore this movie
Becksta20 - A Beautiful Mind (2001) (Composer: James Horner) - Hmm honestly the movie didn't really do anything for me. Im not really into biopics a whole lot and this one just didn't have mucn to keep me invested. As for the score, I love James Horner and I feel he is great with whatever he is doing and the score works here. Its just a shame im not the biggest fan of the movie so it doesn't help push it up.
oswordo3 - Let the Right One In (2008) (Composer: Johan Söserqvist) - I am such a fan of the 2010 American version that I was kind of expecting to go in disliking this movie cause i'm a snob. However I can't hate this movie. The cinematography is absolutely beautiful and with the same story beats as the remake, it has great flow and was cool to see different things. I still like the remake probably more cause I just adore Chloë Grace Moretz (I literally named my cat after her) but this movie is impactful. As for the score, I like a majority of it! Its very ambient and subtle and it doesn't need to be big or grand because the scenes that would require it play to its silence pretty effectively. Nothing entirely stands out but as I have said in other entries, it plays its role well. A great movie overall.
turkeylover - The Love Witch (2016) (Composer: Anna Billis) - Uhm this was definitely interesting! Firstly, I love the colours and the cinematography. It feels vintage which is definitely the vibe. The campiness is also ridiculous and I am here for it. Samantha Robinson just charms the movie with her prescence and its great! I don't know if I would rewatch it but im certainly happy to have watched it. As for the score though, I am not a fan. It was pretty irrelevant to the overall movie and it wasn't anything capitvating. Which sucks cause thats the theme of the week.
For this week only, here are my rankings:
Score Ranking
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1. Demgirl6 - Mulan (1998)
2. tbrown_47 - How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
3. PennyTrationStan - Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
4. Symmetry888 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
5. oswordo3 - Let the Right One In (2008)
6. Becksta20 - A Beautiful Mind (2001)
7. turkeylover - The Love Witch (2016)
Movie Ranking
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1. tbrown_47 - How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
2. Demgirl6 - Mulan (1998)
3. PennyTrationStan - Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
4. oswordo3 - Let the Right One In (2008)
5. Symmetry888 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
6. turkeylover - The Love Witch (2016)
7. Becksta20 - A Beautiful Mind (2001)
So with that, the winner of this week is....
tbrown_47 & demgirl6! Both of you tied for first with the rankings and honestly both of your movies are phenomenal so you both win! Congrats!
Which means turkeylover and Becksta20 are the Bottom 2 of the week. Since both of you had the same ammount of points and arguably did bad in one category over the other. It will come down to a elimination round to determine who will go home.
I want you to MAIL me a movie that correlates to this weeks theme. I want to see a great movie with amazing score and I know you both can do that <3 good luck!
