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Originally posted by rkeaveney:
Here's my review:
http://www.cinemusic.net/reviews/2003/missing.html

Ryanp

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Good review, Ryan. I got the CD, and agree with everything you said... note for note.

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Originally posted by Jeron:
Good review, Ryan. I got the CD, and agree with you on everything you said... note for note.

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You're scaring me!!

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Originally posted by Hornerfan:
Even if we don't totally agree, that was an excellent review.

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I'll talk about the score first.
I really enjoyed it. Didn't sound like any Horner score I have heard before this time. But I have only heard about a dozen of his scores.
Nice subdued action music and unusual sounds and precussion at times. The some nice themes in full orchastra about the end of the movie.
Some indian chanting ... ah, not exactly chanting but moaning I guess you would call it better by, was featured in some cues of the movie. They were affective and sounded nice. But they didn't work in the End Credits.
One of the reasons we probably did get this get was because there are no songs in the movie. So, they wanted to make sure they make at least a little money off us.
If you're a big Horner fan, you might want to pick this up.
For those of us that are slightly below that level of love and that might hate him, you can feel good that if you see it for 7.00 in a sale bin, or used bin that the purchase of said item wouldn't be all that bad.

THE MOVIE:

Eh - It just wasn't as dark and suspenceful as the trailer running on TV made it look.
It left me wanting more.

There were a lot of things I just didn't buy. The mother techincally worked - but for those of us who distinguish more and really love movies, she just didn't seem right. Not once did I ever feel for her.

And her kidnapped girl - She may have had good reason to make those comments to her mother in the begining of the movie, but not a single of which, or moment endured me enough to that girl to feel for her as she was held hostage. Indeed, I wanted to slap her across that face in that scene where she sees her necklace. Stupid Bee-atch!!!!!
She most certainly wasn't worth the effort the put in getting her sorry butt back.

And to mentioned their mother having been raped by an indiana to give birth to the spawn girl mentioned above, felt contrieved. I sat there thinking the one thing they clearly wanted to be in our heads - "Maybe that guy who kidnapped her was the one who raped her" Give me a brake.

The one character who was of any interest was the one who got killed. Tommy Lee Jones' character.

Admittedly I have seen very few movies with indians, but I seriously believe they don't have a word for "sh!t". Word and such were substituted, or better ones chosen to make the conversations between other indian characters more funny. Yes, they were funny, but I didn't appreciate that. Am I the only one.
For 7.50 I expect a little more you know.

So, I am left 50/50 on the movie. I would not rent if or buy it, or illegally download it if I did such things, which I don't. It's not even worth it when it's free.