Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

OK but not a movie I cared to revisit since it has no nostalgia out of the past
(when I saw it first!).
-Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) *** 1/2 [music **]
http://www.amazon.com/Terminator-3-Rise-Machines-
Widescreen/dp/B001TK80C0/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293328597&sr=1-1
I actually like this third installment of the Terminator series, and I will give it a
near classic rating. The story is good, the actors fine, the new terminator is excellent, and
it’s great to have the Big Guy good terminator back. Terminator Salvation that comes in
the fourth installment is a big disappointment in comparison to II and III.
-Behind Enemy Lines (2001) **
http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Enemy-Lines-Owen-
Wilson/dp/B00005JKL8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293328690&sr=1-1
This is an okay movie with several nice location scenes but overall I was not too
impressed.
-Minority Report (2002) *** 1/2 [music ***]
http://www.amazon.com/Minority-Report-Widescreen-Two-Disc-
Special/dp/B00005JL78/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1293328772&sr=1-1-spell
This is actually a very good sci-fi Spielberg movie, although it has a preposterous
premise (Future Crime Police!). If you can suspend willingly your normal disbelief, then
maybe you’ll enjoy this well-cast and interesting movie. It is not a “classic” but it is
overall more entertaining than Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. Williams' music is good.
-Caine Mutiny (1954) **** [music ****]
http://www.amazon.com/Caine-Mutiny-
Ws/dp/B000MMLO4M/ref=sr_1_9?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293328942&sr=1-9
ALSO:
http://www.amazon.com/Caine-Mutiny-Region-Free-
Audio/dp/7117110899/ref=sr_1_17?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293680133&sr=1-17
This is a classic WWII movie with a terrific cast, especially Bogie of course. Then
you have an excellent Max Steiner score. However, I’ve always wondered if Steiner was
really the best composer for this particular drama. Tiomkin would be wrong. I think
Herrmann would’ve been wrong for this assignment (although I would’ve welcomed his
music!). Rozsa? I don’t think so. Waxman, maybe….
Don’t forget to listen to the informative commentary by Richard Pena and Ken
Bowser.
I already did a rundown treatment of this score on my site:
http://www.filmscorerundowns.net/steiner/cainemutiny.pdf
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