> Ahhh, that's a bit harsh. Try and find the expanded score which is still
> only like 50 minutes but it's a very pleasant 50 minutes.
I might dig around for that... at some point.
> So first off, how dare you?
Quite easily, actually.
> Secondly, GET OUT!
No Riley, this is Bobby Jones. Remember?
> Thirdly...come on man, it's SO FARKIN LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!
It is... but Braveheart, Field of Dreams and Bicentennial Man did it better.
> Fourthly, yeah, the blatant Braveheart rip off is kind of hilarious. And
> egregious. Yet I don't care cause it's such a great theme. Why not use it
> twice?!
> Bah humbug I say.
As I told Nate, despite not being on the same page as y'all on this one, I can totally see why y'all would like it so much and glad you find such enjoyment in it. As for me, again, I'd rather just listen to the prior scores Horner was recycling from here.
> I actually do remember that movie, though for no other reason than I was
> watching it with a super hot girl I had a crush on way back in 2004 and I
> was so sweaty and nervous the whole time she was sitting beside me.
> Probably thought I was scared of the stupid ass movie or something, but
> no...was just reeeeeally hoping I was gonna get lucky during a Julianne
> Moore kidnapping movie with aliens.
> No dice. So fuck that movie, never saw it again :P
Oh, well... yeah. Definitely not a good experience/memory to have with a movie. If it's any consolation, my vague memory of trying to watch The Forgotten was mostly skipping around and then watching the ending and going "... wait. WHAT???".
> It's not very good, I'll give you this one. Though how such a rambling
> discordant unpleasant album only gets half a star less than beautiful
> Scottish bagpipes and soaring orchestral loveliness, I'll never understand
> :/
*shrugs*
It happens. If you want you can add an extra half-a-point for Bobby if it makes you feel better.