Oscar noms, WTF.
Alright I should make the disclaimer that I haven't seen as movies this year as I probably should because umm yeah I live in Charlottesville and thus some movies don't even come here.
But seriously Academy of Motion Pictures? Hans fricken Zimmer for best original score but no Daft Punk for Tron Legacy? How could you nominate a composer who puts the same themes in his scores such that you hear Bouncy Captain Jack Sparrow's theme in fricken Gladiator?
Admittedly I've been listening to Daft Punk's score over and over and could probably play some of the instrumental parts by ear by now, but I didn't appreciate the richness and depth of the score until I used my headphones (and I had mostly been listening with my laptop but did see the movie in the big fancy pants theatre in Short Pump/Richmond). I heard bass lines I obviously don't hear on my laptop because it lacks decent bass range and somehow didn't hear at the theatre that were lovely and complex unlike most people's view of electronic which veers towards the thud thud thud kind of music.
And yes, Tron: Legacy was awful for sci-fi and an Olivia Wilde acting vehicle, but it was obvious during the movie that they didn't take themselves too seriously with all the references to The Dude going on (and yes, a rug would have really tied that room together). Plus I think they didn't use Captain John Sheridan enough in the movie, however that's the spoiled sci-fi geek in me.
But seriously Academy of Motion Pictures? Hans fricken Zimmer for best original score but no Daft Punk for Tron Legacy? How could you nominate a composer who puts the same themes in his scores such that you hear Bouncy Captain Jack Sparrow's theme in fricken Gladiator?
Admittedly I've been listening to Daft Punk's score over and over and could probably play some of the instrumental parts by ear by now, but I didn't appreciate the richness and depth of the score until I used my headphones (and I had mostly been listening with my laptop but did see the movie in the big fancy pants theatre in Short Pump/Richmond). I heard bass lines I obviously don't hear on my laptop because it lacks decent bass range and somehow didn't hear at the theatre that were lovely and complex unlike most people's view of electronic which veers towards the thud thud thud kind of music.
And yes, Tron: Legacy was awful for sci-fi and an Olivia Wilde acting vehicle, but it was obvious during the movie that they didn't take themselves too seriously with all the references to The Dude going on (and yes, a rug would have really tied that room together). Plus I think they didn't use Captain John Sheridan enough in the movie, however that's the spoiled sci-fi geek in me.