Bill Wrobel's DVD - Film Score Rundowns

cinematography and Lean’s expert direction. The music by Jarre was certainly not very
impressive, and rarely fitting or “big” enough for the epic proportions of the movie.
About the only cue I liked was the Main Title.
-Where Eagles Dare (1968) **** [music ***]
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Eagles-Clint-Eastwood-
Collection/dp/B00009N80R/ref=sr_1_4?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293679830&sr=1-4
Excellent and highly entertaining popcorn war adventure movie. The duo of a
restrained but effective Clint Eastwood with no-nonsense commando leader Richard
Burton is dynamite casting. This is a top-notch production, the engaging and actionpacked
Bourne Identity (Matt Damon) of its day.
-Pitch Black (2000) ***
http://www.amazon.com/Pitch-Black-Unrated-Version-
Mitchell/dp/B00003CXFG/ref=sr_1_6?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293679903&sr=1-6
This is a decent sci-fi adventure starring Vin Diesel on a strange and truly alien
(and hostile!) super-bright planet—but it gets dark pretty quick! I remember my wife & I
saw a special free premiere of the movie at Cal State Long Beach, David Twohy, the
director, was there to present the movie and answer questions. The harshness of the
daylight scenes got to be a bit irritating after awhile, but I suppose that was the directorial
decision based on the planet’s unique situation.
-Sleepy Hollow (1999) *** [music ***]
http://www.amazon.com/Sleepy-Hollow-
Depp/dp/B00003CX5A/ref=sr_1_5?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293679996&sr=1-5
Entertaining Tim Burton colonial ghostly movie starring Johnny Depp. There are
many watchable atmospheric scenes/sets. I recommend the movie.
-A Majority of One (1961) *** 1/2 [music ***]
http://www.wbshop.com/Majority-of-One-A/1000179762,default,pd.html?cgid=
This is nice entertainment, especially once Alec Guinness gets onscreen after
twenty minutes or so. He does a pretty good job turning Japanese! I’m reminded about
those Rick Moranis singing skits on the old SCTV about ”turning Japanese.” Well,
Guinness is in top form as the polite but old-fashioned rich businessman who takes a
liking to Mrs. Jacoby (wonderfully played by Rosalind Russell). Her son (played by Ray
Danton) is trying to do business with Asano and unfortunately interferes with her
mother’s budding friendship with Mr. Asano. A friend of mine into Japanese studies said
Alec did a good job with the Zen posturing but that he was a bit too un-Zen-like with his
somewhat aggressive behavior (more Chinese than Japanese, he said).
I liked the section of the movie during the cruise to Japan when Mrs. Jacoby and
Mr. Asano interact. But far more agreeable was the setting of Mr. Asano’s home when
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