Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski)

[Morris Schæffer]

[Morris Schæffer]

Anyhow, while I appreciated the general lack of action in favour of something more tranquil and cerebral, I was surprised at how liberally this movie ripped entire ideas from other films.

Yes, it's a nice looking picture, but you've seen the Icelandic vistas before in Prometheus and that includes what appears to be the exact same waterfall that opens the 2012 flick.

I will admit to being baffled by some of it, but contrary to something like Inception, where one simply feels that the complex plot demands a second viewing, here my general confusion can probably be attributed to the ramshackle script.

Kosinski is nil for two I'm afraid.

Stunning score however.

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One for one here, still looking forward to this.

[Skitch]

One for one here, still looking forward to this.

Same here.

[Stay Puft]

Stunning score however.

This is all that matters.

[Rowland]

I listened to a good chunk of the score that was streaming online a week or so ago, and I may have been disappointed because I was hoping for something that sounded more like a standalone M83 album, whereas this is more like a synergy between your typical Hollywood orchestral score with the M83 sound, only I'd say the influence leans more towards the former than the latter.

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The last track, "Oblivion", featuring the vocals of Susanne Sundfør, is spectacular.

[megladon8]

I listened to a good chunk of the score that was streaming online a week or so ago, and I may have been disappointed because I was hoping for something that sounded more like a standalone M83 album, whereas this is more like a synergy between your typical Hollywood orchestral score with the M83 sound, only I'd say the influence leans more towards the former than the latter.

So it's kind of like the Daft Punk score for Tron Legacy?

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So it's kind of like the Daft Punk score for Tron Legacy?

Joseph Trapanese was heavily involved in both, so it's no accident.

[Ivan Drago]

I listened to a good chunk of the score that was streaming online a week or so ago, and I may have been disappointed because I was hoping for something that sounded more like a standalone M83 album, whereas this is more like a synergy between your typical Hollywood orchestral score with the M83 sound, only I'd say the influence leans more towards the former than the latter.

How the fuck did I not know that M83 did the score for this? That's fucking awesome!

[Watashi]

I don't see how you could be confused by this, Morris. It pretty much explains the plot to you in a lengthy exposition scene near the end. There's nothing mind-bending about it.

I did like the first 1/3 of this film quite a bit. It's very WALL-E-ish in that very little dialogue is spoken. However, once it started turning into other familiar sci-fi films from the past few years, it became nothing special.

[D_Davis]

I listened to a good chunk of the score that was streaming online a week or so ago, and I may have been disappointed because I was hoping for something that sounded more like a standalone M83 album, whereas this is more like a synergy between your typical Hollywood orchestral score with the M83 sound, only I'd say the influence leans more towards the former than the latter.

Yep - like Tron. I don't understand the point of getting creative synth/sound design guys to do soundtracks, if the soundtracks are just going to end up being mostly the same, boring old symphonic score stuff we always get.

The soundtrack in question here is total dullsville.

Should have went with the best - tomandandy.

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I love me some boring old symphonic score stuff.

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Different standards, I guess. It had affecting moments.

[transmogrifier]

I don't think it looks great. Washed out and sterile. I can't remember the score one way or the other.

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Well, that's okay too, I guess.

[megladon8]

This was pretty darn good.

[Dukefrukem]

All this Tron talk made me rewatch this today. Yes the story is thinly laid out and not a novel idea by any stretch... but god damn the camera and music work move this thing along. Can't remember the last time I wanted to watch a movie strictly for these types of technical reasons and barely care about the story.

[Skitch]

The climax of this movie is so metal too