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I love the original Yellow Submarine album precisely for George Martin's orchestral tracks. And since I have had the entire collection of Beatles studio recordings, plus some of the more questionable extra recordings, since the 70s I never cared to buy the Yellow Submarine song track album. There is (or rather, WAS 25 years ago) nothing new on it, though arguably the sound quality may have been improved. Anyway, whenever one of the George Martin tracks comes up on my nightly soundtrack music coming at "random" on my computer, I enjoy it immensely. And I always realize once more why I also enjoy his LALD score so much, unbeaten by anyone but John Barry's.
The reason why The Beatles didn’t lend their voices to the YELLOW SUBMARINE film was actually touched on in their Anthology series back in the mid-1990s. To paraphrase: “Our voices are already kind of cartoony, but it needs a certain exaggeration.”
The production team behind the film – King Features Syndicate – had also done The Beatles Saturday morning cartoon series …. Which they absolutely HATED (IIRC, it was never broadcast in the UK and has never been made unavailable on home media – making it the “James Bond Jr.” of Beatles product :)) ). When the Beatles saw that the final product was very different than the TV series (Heinz Edelmann was brought in as the art director) they loved it and agreed to appear “live” at the end of the film.
Triva:
"It's All In the Mind"
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I loved it. It was like Spielberg's Munich if it stuck to the opening minutes and almost exclusively filmed inside the ABC control room.
"Call me Snake!"
Finally upgraded my dvd of this fine Carpenter classic. Loved it in the cinema, and still holds up well. Kurt Russell plays the iconic criminal Snake Plissken, who's about to enter New Yorks prison, the entire Manhattan island!!, but is given an ultimatum by security chief Hauk ( the equally iconic Lee Van Cleef!) to rescue the President ( Donald Pleasence ) ("The President of what?" the laconic Plissken dryly asks!) whose plane has crashed inside the walls, and he's captured by The Duke ( Isaac Hayes) and his crazed goons! As an incentive, an explosive charge is injected into Snakes throat, which will kill him if he doesn't get him back in time to take part in a peace summit!
Carpenter moves things briskly along with great set pieces, and it moves to a nail biting finish ...and a delicious twist! Carpenter and Alan Howarth provide a terrific score. Effects look a bit ropey now ( James Cameron is credited as part of the team!) but it's still a neat thriller, and Snake Plissken is one my favourite characters in cinema!
Absolutely @Mathis1
Have always been fond of this since i first watched it on my trusty Betamax in 1982!
It's such an original concept, with one of the coolest anti-heroes and that pulsating Carpenter score. (Which i went out and bought on LP the next day from Boots when they still sold records!)
Seeing The Thing the same year on a pirate tape put me well on the way to becoming a fully fledged John Carpenter fanatic!
I really enjoyed that one. Love a bit of satirical Body Horror. Not for everyone admittedly I suppose.
Simply genius. Best film of 2024 for me.
Count me in as a fan of Escape from New York! I'm a bit surprised that Snake Plissken didn't go further as a general franchise. I know Escape from LA didn't do as well, but there are definitely more stories to tell with Snake Plissken. Maybe John Carpenter's Escape from Earth as a comic book or graphic novel, akin to John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles.
Also, I watched another classic action adventure from the 80's, Die Hard. My dad says that Alan Rickman should have been Oscar-Nominated for his role as Hans Gruber. I agree fully. It's a shame that Bruce Willis can't do anymore Die Hard movies anymore, as they are enjoyable.
What the hell have I watched? Someone gets shot in the head, and the townsfolk STILL go ahead with the celebration? :)) And that AFTER they discover the body!!! Though I will say that the ending was so awesome, that it made up for the wading through treacle slow first half, and the staggering Tome of questionable decisions that the characters make throughout. How many times was that kid in the wheelchair left on his own even with a killer stalking the celebrations.
I remember seeing Escape From LA at the cinema and coming out feeling utterly deflated that Carpenter had made such a poor sequel. It had such potential to do something cool with the Snake character. Instead we got an inferior re-run of the original.
I came out of the theatre happy, and saw it again the next day. Yeah, the gritty was gone from the first, but the sheer sarcasm was spectacular. And, unfortunately, very predictive....
As a film fan there is that ever-growing watchlist of films you feel you should have seen at least once, and a lot niche stuff that appeals to your personal taste.
This one definitely is part of that former category, as I happened to come across it on a home alone night while I was scrolling through possible films to fill my evening, and I thought: "Hey I haven't seen this one, though I feel that I should at some point. Might as well do that now."
I am not the biggest dystopian sci-fi fan, but I must admit I had a good time with it. The action is good, the atmosphere isn't too bad and a synth score always helps me liking films just a bit more than I would otherwise. Liked Linda Hamilton too.
8/10
Saw it in the cinema when it was released after seeing a brief clip on a late night arts show ( the scene where a naked Arnie confronts the gang for their clothes! ) Didn't know much about it, which can be a good thing for a new movie! It blew me away! Loved it, and having got the 4k recently, it's still great! I do think T2 is better ( only cos of better production values and stunning effects!) But Camerons original is still supremely entertaining!
Being a completist, I now will have to go down the entire franchise I suppose :))
The second I would watch regardless though, I've read that it's even better before so I would want to have a go at that one too.
Any advice on the others?
T2 is an incredible film. With some of the best action sequences ever put to film IMO.
Personally i found the sequels that i have seen, pretty pointless and a big dip in quality compared to the Cameron films.
Agreed. I find certain Terminator comics far better than the remaining sequels. That said, they do have cool visuals, all of them.
I also think that Die Hard 1 could be a great stage play. Some minor changes, and I believe it could work. Also, I've gotten to talk to Grand L. Bush (also Hawkins from LTK) a few times on social media. Really a nice man.
Yeh, I would agree with you mate! T1 and T2 are the cream, the rest rather meh! Though I did like parts of the 3rd one, the rest I wouldn't bother with!
Okay thanks for the advice, everyone. T2 definitely, T3 probably, the rest maybe :)
This is exactly how I feel. I'm in the minority who prefers the horror vibes of the first to its successor, but they're both so classic and perfect in their own unique ways (much like the Alien vs. Aliens debate) that they really are a complete package together.
Seeing 'Aliens' when it was first released was one of my best cinema experiences. Audience were simply buzzing with excitement! For a long time I thought it was better sequel, but I've now gone back to thinking Ridley Scotts film is superior!
I think neither is superior to the other. I see them as just different enough to call them equal in their entertainment value. The original is a body horror experience with strong sexual themes, gruesome slasher vibes, and a pervasive sense of isolation. The other is a survival horror actioner, uniquely capable of scaring us and getting us adrenalized at the same time.
Both films play an almost equally important part in Ripley's life. The first one shows a maturity process during which she overcomes some of her fears to face her demons head-on. The next one gives her a second chance at motherhood within a newfound family unit, albeit short-lived. This time, she faces demons to protect others. Alien is, in many ways, a film about womanhood, while Aliens is a film about motherhood.
Fun fact: the first alien attack occurs at around the same time in both films.
To me, they are both superior, not to each other, but to every other film in the series.
I agree. I saw it in 86; I left the theater thinking that it was the most exciting movie that I had ever seen.
I don’t think that initial reaction has ever been matched .
As far as comparing it to Alien, they are two very different films; I don’t feel any need to compare the two.
As you both said, nothing can beat T1 and T2. However, I feel that Terminator Salvation was in concept, an interesting way to go. Too bad McG is the kiss of death for movies that he directs. The screenplay definitely needed a rewrite in A LOT of areas. Lastly, we all know Christian Bale ranting and the cinematographer's (mostly) nonprofessional doings. Now Christian Bale says he regards it, and not just for his outspokenness. So, the Terminator series has proven even with Arnold, Hamilton and Cameron, it's run its course, from a cinematic viewpoint for now. When James Cameron appeared in trailers for Terminator Genisys and the movie bombed with both reviews and box office, I realized something. I always knew he was full of himself and probably was paid off for it's promotion.
I love Salvation as a solid 'sidequel'.
Genisys is like a fun curio, and Dark Fate is like a cracked collectible plate.