There Can Be Only One.
by morgan on Jul.02, 2009, under China Mieville
Hey China, following up on the music thread, how about we flip it around? What movie was okay to poor, but the music elevated it to a new level? I’m voting for the original Highlander with its Queen soundtrack.
I wanted so much more from the Highlander franchise. I enjoyed the TV show, but the movies have never done much for me, even though I wanted very badly to like them.
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July 3rd, 2009 on 9:22 am
Oh man! I loved the original Highlander! AT THE TIME! It doesn’t hold up now, and the sequels were generally garbage anyway. The series was pretty good, but if someone had seen it before seeing the first movie, I’m sure they’d wonder what the fuss was about.
But I agree that the soundtrack for the original movie was great.
July 5th, 2009 on 5:08 pm
Movies left me cold but for the tuneage, but the tv series was quite good and sometimes even excellent.
July 6th, 2009 on 2:07 pm
Danny Elfman’s music in Corpse Bride definitely elevated the movie for me. Not a bad film, mind you, but the music took it up a notch.
July 7th, 2009 on 2:38 pm
My vote goes to Flash Gordon, another lousy movie with a fun Queen soundtrack.