Midway - Original Score

Batman: The Original Score

Advantages: The most powerful Batman score ever composed; an Elfman classic all the way
Disadvantages: So what if it isn't the most sophisticated score in the world?

of the basic characteristics that define his music, namely quirky rhythms, diverse percussion, and simply out-of-the-wall weirdness. Many other contemporary composers were baffled at exactly how to react to the highly original man, with admiration or digust? In 1989 however, the perception of Elfman changed drastically. Batman was the most ambitious project Elfman had ever embarked upon and he took full advantage of the opportunity. The musical duties were divided between Elfman, whose score would fill about 80% of the film, and Prince, who wrote a number of songs to be used at various points in the film as background music or more prominently during few sequences (like the art museum scene and the money-parade scene). With Prince taking care of the song-part of the movie, Elfman would employ the use of a large symphony orchestra of gothic ...

berlioz 24.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Batman (Score) - Danny Elfman

Battlestations Midway

Advantages: All action warfare, Fantastic Xbox Live mode, Amazing choice of weaponary
Disadvantages: Training mode can be boring, The cut scenes can drag on a bit

Once in a while there comes along a game which really changes your view on the type of game you like, for example, I have never really seen myself as a fan of the flight/war sim genre, as I am more used to using my console for roleplaying/sports games, however having played for the first time, Eidos's Battlestations Midway, I now class myself as hooked. The single player mode of this game has you working your way through famous battles from history, starting with the battle of Pearl Harbour, at the beginning of these missions you command only one vehicle, however as you progress through the missions you will then find that you start to take control of multiple units and this is where the game gets more complicated, in one mission for example, you have to destroy the attacking battleship, thankfully you are controlling a aircraft ...

TJGardner 10.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Battlestations: Midway (Xbox 360)

Poor Score

Advantages: A chance to see three of the best actors ever, together.
Disadvantages: See opinion.

The Score undoubtedly wins the unnecessary film award and deserves to be remembered only for bringing together the three best method actors of their generations, namely; Brando, De Niro and Norton. I call the film unnecessary, because why on earth do we need another crime/thriller movie with Brando or De Niro when we already have The Godfather, Casino and Goodfellas to name a few. The Score just covers old ground and doesn’t even do it that well anyway, with both stars doing similar roles in better movies. Edward Norton is the only actor with an argument for being in this film, and even he is already worthy of better things than shoddy heist movies. For Gods sake! the guy was in Fight Club and American History X, he doesn’t have to appear in this shameless showcase of talent. The Score is basically just a distant ...

willgould 03.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of The Score (DVD)