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SteveBoyce
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waterloosunset
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dinky
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| Is it OK to say I've never heard of John Woo ? |
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waterloosunset
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| dinky wrote: | | Is it OK to say I've never heard of John Woo ? |
Yes, it's fine. There is a big discussion about this on the app formerly known as Twitter, so I looked up John Woo and ascertained that I have never seen a movie by him. And while other Sparks fans seem to be over the moon about this, I'm not keen on their making a very violent movie.
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I'm familiar with his name but have never seen any of his movies. Maybe this is a Tsui Hark connection? He co-produced John Woo's A Better Tomorrow. To be honest, I'm not very excited about this. Not that I'm against John Woo directing it but it sounds like an odd choice. I thought they are making a musical?
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I imagined most people would’ve heard of John Woo from FACE/OFF…
I don’t think Ron and Russell would have agreed to his involvement if they didn’t think he could do the project justice. |
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Toughest Girl In Town
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I've only seen "Hard Boiled", and boy how I hated that movie!
I can only hope for something (very) different, and find some comfort in the fact that, at least, the future OST will be worth listening to. |
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Crabby
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| Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm excited...... I never want Sparks to do what l expect and this combination is certainly not what I would expect..... Who knows how it will turn out, but l love their sense of adventure... Bravo Boys!!!!! |
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dinky
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| waterloosunset wrote: | | dinky wrote: | | Is it OK to say I've never heard of John Woo ? |
Yes, it's fine. There is a big discussion about this on the app formerly known as Twitter, so I looked up John Woo and ascertained that I have never seen a movie by him. And while other Sparks fans seem to be over the moon about this, I'm not keen on their making a very violent movie. |
There were a couple of murders in Annette too, I'm hoping for something a bit lighter this time. |
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Crabby
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| Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| No Dinky, l'm hoping for something apocalyptic... |
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waterloosunset
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| dinky wrote: | | There were a couple of murders in Annette too, I'm hoping for something a bit lighter this time. |
Everything in Annette was so stylized that the murders didn't come across as horrifying. When I read the plot summary of Hard Boiled, it seemed pretty gruesome.
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I know what you mean but actually in Annette, for me anyway l thought the murder of the conductor was quite unsettling..... not overtly vicious but very disturbing....
From what l remember, Ron and Russell have said that Xcucior is a million miles away from Annette..... I'm intrigued. |
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Oscar
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Confirmation: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/john-woo-half-musical-sparks-exclusive/
I'm not a big action movie guy and the only John Woo movie I've seen is Face/Off, which was pretty fun. I'm curious what "half-musical" means. I'm cautiously optimistic, but the fact that the Maels wrote the script worries me a bit. Songwriting and screenwriting are...not the same. Also I wonder what kind of budget this will have. Hoping for big-production Sparks songs with full orchestration and great singing. |
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Toughest Girl In Town
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| Oscar wrote: | | Hoping for big-production Sparks songs with full orchestration and great singing. |
Mee too, with more singing Russell. That's what I missed the most in Annette. |
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SteveBoyce
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| Crabby wrote: | | I know what you mean but actually in Annette, for me anyway l thought the murder of the conductor was quite unsettling..... not overtly vicious but very disturbing..... |
Me too I find that scene very grim and hard to watch |
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