27-05-2010, 13:25
Tiggi Wrote:The Mission is a pretty good movie IMV. I find De Niro eminently watchable, Jeremy Irons is good in it, and the scenery is spectacular. The narrative is good, and the soundtrack is groovy.
Give it a go...
Next time it's on the TV, I'll give it a try.
If you're a De Niro fan, though, you've got to see Midnight Run and Ronin.
The former is a comedy chase film with a brilliant score by Danny Elfman. A lot of De Niro's - and co-star Charles Grodin's - dialogue is adlibbed. Who said De Niro couldn't do comedy?
The latter has two fantastic car chases, one in Paris and the other in Nice. De Niro shows up Sean Bean in this. Music-wise, in the context of the film, Elia Cmiral's action score works. But as a CD listening experience, I only found the quieter, reflective/mournful cues enjoyable. This isn't a criticism of Cmiral. I've found that few action cues hold up without the visuals they were written for.
But check out the films!!! (and Elfman's score)