The Mummy Returns (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
by Brendan Fraser Rachel Weisz
Director: Stephen Sommers
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Proving that bigger is rarely better, The Mummy Returns serves up so much action and so many computer-generated effects that it quickly grows exhausting. In his zeal to establish a lucrative franchise, writer-director Stephen Sommers dispenses with such trivial matters as character development and plot logic, and charges headlong into an almost random buffet of minimum story and maximum mayhem, beginning with a prologue establishing the ominous fate of the Scorpion King (played by World Wrestling Federation star the Rock, in a cameo teaser for his later starring role in--you guessed it--The Scorpion King). Dormant for 5,000 years, under control of the Egyptian god Anubis, the Scorpion King will rise again in 1933, which is where we find The Mummy's returning heroes Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, now married and scouring Egyptian ruins with their 8-year-old son, Alex (Freddie Boath).

John Hannah (as Weisz's brother) and Oded Fehr (as mystical warrior Ardeth Bay) also return from The Mummy, and trouble begins when Alex dons the Scorpion King's ancient bracelet, coveted by the evil mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), who's been revived by... oh, but does any of this matter? With a plot so disposable that it's impossible to care about anything that happens, The Mummy Returns is best enjoyed as an intermittently amusing and physically impressive monument of Hollywood machinery, with gorgeous sets that scream for a better showcase, and digital trickery that tops its predecessor in ambition, if not in payoff. By the time our heroes encounter a hoard of ravenous pygmy mummies, you'll probably enjoy this movie in spite of itself. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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Cazadores de almas perdidas



1984. Un film llamado Cazadores del Arca Perdida nos expuso a un mundo de aventuras incesantes, grandes secuencias de acción, escenarios exóticos, villanos interesantes y héroes con un toque perfecto de humor y picardía.

2001. Brendan Fraser y su pandilla, que podríamos llamarlos cazadores de almas perdidas, reviven ese género aventurero con La Momia Regresa.

La cinta abre en el año 1933, diez años después que Rick O'Connell, Evelyn y su hermano Jonathan resucitaron a la momia Imhotep y lo devolvieron a la tumba.

Ahora casados, Rick y Evi regresan con su hijo Alex de una expedición con un brazalete que tiene el poder de revivir al legendario Rey Escorpión. En Londres, emisarios de Imhotep confrontan a los O'Connell para interceptar el brazalete y robarlo. Su hijo Alex es secuestrado y lo llevan a Egipto, donde Imhotep planea aniquilar al Rey Escorpión y gobernar por fin el mundo...

Mayor cantidad de comedia, acción y efectos especiales caracterizan esta nueva entrega de la momia, secuela que lo tiene todo en exceso. Acción efervescente que vibra con todo el escapismo esperado, soldados en túnicas rojas, misteriosos encapuchados con aves mensajeras, artefactos con nombres como el cetro de Osiris y el brazalete de Anubis.

El director y guionista Stephen Sommers se divierte con sus personajes y deja la imaginación correr al establecer toda suerte de conexiones entre los vivos y los temporalmente revividos. Todo el mundo es la reencarnación de otro ser del pasado, signado a cumplir con un destino heroico o mortal.

Uno de los platos fuertes es el reparto. Fraser epitomiza al héroe soñado, combinando su oportuno sentido del humor, masculinidad, atractivo físico y sensibilidad en un sólo personaje. Junto a Weisz, la química es natural. Freddy Boath (excelente en su debut), John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Arnold Vooslo y Patricia Velásquez completan un sólido cuadro de intérpretes.

A pesar de todo lo anterior, La Momia Regresa sufre un poco de secuelitis. El exceso de efectos especiales abruma el ritmo del film y el humor -bálsamo refrescante de su predecesora-, es sacrificado por la inclusión de mayores secuencias de acción, sin contar que la tensión romántica ya no existe.

La verdad es que nada de esto importa mucho, la momia regresó y con ella, también volvió la diversión al cine.

Good, but not as good as the first
This movie was an average movie, but even mor average as a sequel. I would call it a quick hollywood buck. Some of the speical efects are good, but some, such as the scorpian king himself near the end, are very fake and artificial such as a videogame.

That said, this is not a horror movie as the title would suggest, but really an action and adventure movie.

Overall, I would recommend this movie if you've seen the first one, but if not, I probably wouldn't.

good overall, but not great

"We Brought Everyone Back..."
Brendan Fraser on 'Live With Regis and Kelly': We brought back everyone who survived the first one...

What he failed to tell us that anyone who was killed in the first film, is replaced with exactly the same character and eventually dispatched in exactly the same way.

In the ten years that have passed since their first adventure, Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and Evie Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) have married and have a small son, Alex (Freddie Boath). Marriage hasn't stopped their adventures in archaeology. Evie has been having strange dreams, which lead them in search of The Scorpion King's tomb. They uncover the Scorpion King's bracelet and travel back to London. The evil curator of the British Museum (we know he is evil because his name is Lock Nah), finds the mummified remains of Im-Ho-Tep (Arnold Vosloo) and brings them back to London. He resurrects his master and plans to help him defeat the Scorpion King, and rule all of the forces of darkness. One problem. They need that bracelet.

Writer and director Stephen Sommers falls into the same tempting trap that most filmmakers succumb to when creating a sequel to a highly successful film. They are like little kids in a candy shop. The studio has thrown open the flood gates. The director gets to tinker with all sorts of special effects. The director gets to tinker with the special effects he used in the first film, but he gets to use them more often. The studio thinks we want more. The filmmaker thinks we want more. The director gives the audience more. Really, what we want is a little more, but more different.

"The Mummy Returns" is a loud, bloated mess with some good action scenes. Unfortunately, 'some good action scenes' isn't good enough when the film runs 2 hours and 5 minutes long.

From the very beginning, action happens at a frantic pace. Two archaeological digs are happening near each other, from there, we zoom to London. In London, a huge battle, a mummy is resurrected, an abduction, back to Cairo. The pace is fast, but I still found myself a little bored at times. Why? Because the characters are secondary in this film. Only two characters are allowed to develop. The first is the O'Connel's little boy, Alex, and that seems to be more because he is simply the new character. The second is Anck-Su-Namun (Patricia Velazquez), the reincarnated love of Im-Ho-Tep. Everyone else is so busy screaming for help, yelling at each other over the din of destruction, or running away from collapsing architecture that we never get a chance to know them very well. Rick and Evie are in love? We know that from the first film. Jonathan (John Hannah) is a petty thief? We know that from the first film.

In the first 'Mummy', some great special effects were used which added immeasurably to the story. The plague of beetles was neat, scary and horrifying. In 'Returns', the beetles reappear twice for longer periods of time. Sommers also adds a batch of scorpions. In the first film, a great sand storm threatens O'Connell and his fellow adventurers. The sand storm takes the face of Im-Ho-Tep, the creature who created it. In 'Returns', Im-Ho-Tep creates a giant wave of water with his face in it. Yawn.

Sommers seems to have received a free pass to the candy store for this sequel. In addition to the overuse of special effects, he also uses CGI to recreate huge cities. Unfortunately, many of them have the unmistakable look of computer generation. They look like cartoons. Further complicating this is that one of these city scapes is overrun by a large army of darkness. All of these creatures are computer generated. Basically, everything in this shot is the product of CGI, giving us nothing real to look at. When this happens, we look for the unnatural and the screen is just filled with it.

Publicity for 'Returns' features a lot of pictures of The Rock. The Rock was recruited to play The Scorpion King and Universal Pictures apparently thought this was suck a great idea that next summer we will see "The Scorpion King", a prequel, at a multiplex in our neighborhood. Apart from a few minutes at the very beginning of the film, the Rock is not in the film. The big climax featuring the Scorpion King is obviously computer generated, so, in all, The Rock actually appears on screen for about five minutes.

Some of the action scenes are actually fun. My favorite is the fight in the O'Connell's mansion. Each of the O'Connell's is very adept at fighting, but doesn't realize that their loved one is in danger. Many bad guys appear, threatening each of them. Somehow, they make it out of the house. Soon, the chase continues on a double decker bus, also fun.

In no way am I comparing 'The Mummy" to "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but "The Mummy Returns" is very similar to "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom". Both filmmakers created a very likable film, that was hugely successful. The result? The sequel features a lot more of the same, little of the charm of the original, and much more action. Thankfully, Spielberg was able to achieve the right balance for "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade". Hopefully, Sommers will spend a little more time on the characters for "The Mummy Returns Yet Again".
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Jurassic Park III: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Don Davis's classical training and years as journeyman film and TV composer and orchestrator to the likes of James Horner (Titanic, Apollo 13) and Randy Newman (Toy Story, Pleasantville) paid off handsomely with the pioneering, postmodernist-informed The Matrix, one of the 1990s' most acclaimed and adventurous film scores. Now Davis has taken on another daunting task: updating John Williams's iconic Jurassic Park themes and integrating them seamlessly into his own furiously modern take on scoring. The composer has followed director Joe Johnston's lead, matching the director's darker, more tension-wracked vision of the mega-successful dino series with an accomplished score that evokes both wonderment and terror, often (as in "Raptor Room") in the space of a few jarring bars. Davis's accomplished use of orchestral color and dynamics is a crucial element that seamlessly fuses actors and CGI-saurs, shading both with crucial emotional dimensions. And unlike all too many generic action scores, this one won't insult your intelligence as it builds to the modernist maelstrom of "Clash of Extinction" and heroic thematic resolve of "The Hat Returns"/"End Credits." Adding a welcome dose of humor, the album concludes with a typically jaunty turn by Davis patron Randy Newman on "Big Hat, No Cattle." --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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Interesting Addition to the Jurassic Park Library
Jurassic Park III, marks the first time JOhn Williams did not score a JP movie.Don Davis enters the picture and gives a dynamic score that is nowhere near as dark as Williams' Lost World music but at the same time is darker than the original.He also deftly melds Williams' original themes with his own music, never overusing the original themes, which sometimes happens in scores by other composers.OVerall its a thrill ride score that is highly entertaining and enjoyable, except for the last track which features a song by composer Randy Newman.Attention: Randy Newman cannot sing, stop putting him on cds.Thanks!

Recycled Williams tunes plus mediocrity from Davis
I did find Matrix composer Don Davis a bizarre choice to replace John Williams for Jurassic Park III. He pulled off the job with efficiency but nothing of HIS creation excites or provokes. The best parts of the score are simply Williams' themes from the first two movies. I liked the movie (even tho it had a very, very poor ending) but it just did not give ANY composer anything new to work with at all. All JPIII could be is a 'same again' score.

Davis' contribution is mainly the highly orchestrated chaos that matches the b-movie set pieces. There's not much a composer can do in this situation and I guess this makes the JPIII score the best it can be. Tho still average compared to Williams' work on the first 2 movies.

This CD is 'enhanced', which means as soon as you stick it in your computer you get bombarded with sound effects and a menu screen in which you can look at stills from the movie, view the trailer or look at some boring text about dinosaurs.

You almost can't tell it isn't Williams.
Being the first series entry not directed by Steven Spielberg, it should come as no big surprise that Jurassic Park III is also the first series entry not to be scored by John Williams.Not that you could tell all that much, composer Don Davis worked very hard to make his score sound as if Williams himself had done the honors, striving to keep the score sounding as similar to the previous entries as possible.The result is a score that at first appears a seamless continuation of Williams work, but then Davis's new themes and touches bleed through.This score is no boring retread.Recommended. ... Read more

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A.I. - Artificial Intelligence: Original Motion Picture Score
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Packed with Big Ideas about the future of mankind and dispatched with a distant, often icy veneer, Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence can scarcely camouflage its roots. It was begun by the late Stanley Kubrick in the mid-'80s; Spielberg collaborated briefly a decade later, bowed out, then inherited it upon Kubrick's death in '99. And while the late auteur's cold vision seems largely intact (if now infused with Spielberg's enduring Pinocchio fetish), it's safe to say that Kubrick's often challenging musical tastes would probably not have led him to composer John Williams's doorstep. Nonetheless, the acclaimed veteran again rises to the occasion, ably demonstrating that he's hardly been indifferent to 20-odd-years of minimalism and postmodernism and that, as always, the best film music is often a subtly crafted pastiche of sensibilities and styles. Setting the tone of the film's robotically enhanced not-so-distant future, "The Mecha World" crackles and glistens with Steve Reich's rhythmic urgency and John Adams's dense coloration, while "Abandoned in the Woods," "Hide and Seek," and "Rouge City" succeed by setting Williams's more traditional sense of melody against Phillip Glass's hypnotic arpeggios. There's also a sense that the composer has craftily evoked the ghost of Kubrick music past and 2001 in particular; "Replicas" and "Stored Memories" bring to mind Ligeti, while the mournful strings of "Cybertronics" seem a ghostly echo of Khachaturian's "Gayane Ballet Suite." David Foster's ballad "For Always" (in a solo rendition by Lara Fabian and a duet between Fabian and Josh Groban) seems twice-included strictly to enhance the album's radio allure. Completists should also note that Ministry's dark contribution to the film's Flesh Fair sequence, "What About Us?" is not included on this soundtrack, but is available on their Greatest Fits compilation. Arguably Williams's most musically adventurous score since his landmark Close Encounters, A.I. should take its place among the most distinctive of the composer's long and bounteous collaboration with Spielberg. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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Almost Impeccable
John Williams continues in the fine tradition of his previous work.This sondtrack is finely balanced, with delicate medleys, haunting themes, and some lullaby pieces that are almost enough to make one weep.Contrary to many of his previous works (Star Wars, Superman, et al,) Mr. Williams avoided writing loud, brassy fanfares that would have deeply conflicted with the dark, pensive nature of this film.
Several tracks stand out in this masterpiece.The twin versions of "For Always," one featuring Lara Fabian and the other featuring Josh Groban in a duet with Ms. Fabian are wonderfully pure.In solo form, Lara's voice is wonderfully smooth and has a subtle almost untrained quality that lends a genuineness to her singing.In the duet, Mr. Groban's silky smooth baritone perfectly offsets Lara's clear soprano.The penultimate song, titled "The Reunion" is a stunning, gorgeous lullaby of a piece that features a plaintive, almost childish piano theme.The simplicity is subtlely complex as the theme winds through an entire emotional range, from triumphant happiness to simple joy to black despair, and finally back into an almost heartbreaking lullaby.
Mr. Williams has displayed a wide variety of musical styles in this soundtrack.For fans of his that are desiring a "Star Wars" fanfare and overpowering orchestral pieces, this soundtrack is not for you.I personally prefer this collection to most of his other works.

Haunting
John Williams is always superb listening, but the plus on this one is the duet "For Always" featuring Josh Groban & Lara Fabian (which wasn't performed in the movie).Williams' powerful yet sensitive compositions give life to the A.I. who would be a boy and sweeps one through the full emotional range, exhilarating & exhausting at once.Yet it is the Groban/Fabian duet that even now, a year since I first heard it, rivets and leaves me breathless!A shame it wasn't released as a single.

about the missing songs
The missing songs are:

- Fred Astaire: Cheek to Cheek
- Richard Strauss: Suite du chevalier à la rose, opus 59
- Stubby Kaye & Johnny Silver: Guys and Dolls
- Dick Powell: I Only Have Eyes for You
- Ministry: Dead Practice
- Ministry: What About Us
- Henri Salvador: Le loup, la biche et le chevalier (une chanson douce). ... Read more

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
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Though hampered by a sometimes predictable story line, Disney's animated telling of Plato's undersea legend deserves kudos for tackling the heady expectation surrounding modern action films and the artistic expressionism of Japanese anime, all the while maintaining a precarious sense of studio tradition and dedication to animation quality. Opening with the obligatory pop song ("Where the Dream Takes You," a serviceable slice of modern R&B boilerplate cowritten with master songwriter/boilermaker Diane Warren), James Newton Howard's rousing orchestral score at once recalls the traditions of previous Disney adventures such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But Howard updates that tradition with alternating doses of tense, Williams-esque dynamics (particularly in the rousing "Leviathan"), and the sense of frequently playful wonder familiar from Dinosaur, his previous effort for the studio's animators. His evocative musical portraits of Atlantis often conjure the ghost of Bernard Herrmann at his most romantic and adventuresome, adding a sense of emotional gravity and a sophisticated air of exotic mystery unusual in most animated fare. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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Enjoyable Howard score
Atlantis: The Lost Empire was the second in James Newton Howard's big Blockbuster Disney scores.First he did Dinosaur & Atlantis was followed by Treasure Planet.I found Atlantis to be an enjoyable score that successfully captures the adventure of an undersea voyage and the mystical heart of Atlantis.What weakens this score slightly is the lack of a cohesive main theme, and the fact that the score opens well into the movie as opposed to the beginning of the movie with the sinking of Atlantis, the cd starts at the beginning of the submarine voyage.The pop song is worthless and could easily be ignored.I believe that Treasure Planet was a better score, but Atlantis was and is another enjoyable step in Howard's musical resume.

Amazing!
A real masterpiece! Rarely does one hear such a vivid, lively and busy score, with the massive orchestral sound and sheer power, magnificent choir, sweeping and dramatic themes all along with the funnier, more-childlike pieces that make up for a very coherent whole and an extremely enjoyable listening procedure. I hope he remembers this score now that he's doing BATMAN BEGINS!

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Listen before you buy!!
When I saw this movie I was really surprised with the way Disney had chosen to tell the story. This is one of the few Disney movies that actually qualifies as a real family movie, because it can actually be enjoyed by all members of the family and not just by the kids. There are no suddenly burst into, sing-along-songs. There is only the story and it's told in the same way as in many Japanese anime movies.
The music does a huge part in all this. So unlike Disney,there are no particuar, overly sugary themes - the tracks are very mature, and they perfectly complete the pictures on the screen.
Ironically, this is one of the biggest drawbacks with this CD, because it suffers from scene-to-scene music, like so many others in this genre.
A good excample is the track "The city of Atlantis", the scene where you get to see the first wideshot of the city in all its splendor. This where the theme picks up and becomes bombastic and really emotional. This was the track that made me want to own this CD. However, this scene is approx 15 secs long, which means that when the music builds up an all the different instruments are added, ethnic percussion, strings, horns, choir, the whole ensemble - just when it's about to reach that climactic part where you get the feeling of "Yesss!!!", the music stops abruptly and is reduced to a lingering. This is where you get the feeling of "Nooo!!!". You could've sworn that this part you heard when you saw the movie was at least twice as long and yes, it did give you goose bumps. This is the essance of anti-climax and this CD is packed with 'em. Any self respecting album producer should and would avoid this by actually putting some effort in adapting at least the various themes to "listening only" so they work without the pictures!
Thanks for nothing, Exclusive Album Producer Chris Montan!
After listening through this CD and having heard all my favorite themes chopped up and spread out across 17 tracks I was so frustrated that I made my own fan edit using my array of various sound tools. The result gave satisfaction a whole new meaning, and I believe even James Newton Howard (the Man) would be pleased.
But since not everyone can do a remix to their own liking, I just can't love this CD.
So my advice is:

If you love this music, I suggest you buy the movie, and listen to it the way it was meant to.
If you are addicted to it, listen before you buy the CD! It might not be all that you hoped for.

Sure wasn't for me... ... Read more

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Pearl Harbor
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According to a Hollywood tradition that stretches all the way back to From Here to Eternity, there's never been anything quite so romantic as the idyllic days and hours before torpedo and dive bombers from the Japanese Imperial Navy blew the bejesus out of the unsuspecting U.S. fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor. Far be it for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay to, er, rock the boat. Just as Bruckheimer and Bay did with Armageddon (where romance blossomed in the idyllic days and hours before a Texas-sized asteroid threatened to blow the bejesus out of Earth itself), they've again turned to über-hitmaker Diane Warren to set the tone; as sung by Faith Hill, "There You'll Be" strikes the perfect balance of apocalyptic bathos, as instantly inviting--and ultimately hollow--as an 89-cent chocolate bunny. Composer Hans Zimmer fares a bit better, though his piano dirge and orchestral score occasionally get mired in the syrup as they build toward the inevitable. The action sequences themselves are somewhat subdued (especially by previous Zimmer standards), with "December 7th" even echoing Platoon and Barber's Adagio for Strings. Crucially, Zimmer evokes the tragic loss that goes hand in hand with heroism, often no mean feat in a modern computer-effects-laden, megabudget blockbuster-in-waiting. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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Surprise!!
Anything associated with this movie is grabage. James Horner is a joke. I can't believe I just wasted 10 seconds of my life writing this.

Pearl Harbor ST-Review
Captures the essence of the movie very well. This Soundtrack gives you the love themes, the tragedy, and the bravery of Pearl Harbor. However I was disappointed they didn't have a couple of the great action cues during the attack on Pearl. Highly Recommended if you want to hear love, emotion, and one or two great action cues all wrapped on a CD that the survivors of Pearl and fans will appreciate.

Emotionally powerful and moving
It's hard to put into words how much this soundtrack moved me.I like to play it right before I go to sleep, letting the beautiful melodies carry me off.The main theme that is repeated throughout the album is nothing short of gorgeous.The choral piece on one of the tracks lifts the soul above and beyond the horrible carnage of the sunny Sunday morning.While it is short in length, it is the best 45 or so minutes you can spend with a soundtrack. ... Read more

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Legally Blonde
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A blast of girly fun
this album make you want to grap a red convertible your friends and a good pair of sunglasses and drive to the mall. of course 2 songs are just ok.Still hot.

Mixed Well
I am a man and I loved the movie, but then I happen to think of women as better than most men. Perhaps that's why my wife keeps me around. Anyway about half this soundtrack is great and about half will wear a little thin after several plays. I still recommend the soundtrack, especially if you like Perfect Day. A Thousand Miles, and Watch Me Shine.

legally blonde
this is a really good movie. The soundtrack is ok. Only reason I got it was cause it had the song "Perfect Day" on it. But, this movie is one of my faves! ... Read more

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Crazy/Beautiful
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Boy from East L.A. meets girl from the "right" side of the tracks. Unfortunately, their relationship is threatened by mediocre music... er, societal pressures. For every worthy, evocative track that the Kirsten Dunst-starring Crazy/Beautiful's CD companion offers, two seem like recordings that a studio suit decided "the kids will relate to": Emiliana Torrini's Björk-lite "To Be Free," the Getaway People's Beck-lite "She Gave Me Love," and Osker's Blink-182-lite "Alright" might work in theaters, but here they just make the listener hope that the movie itself is better written than these leftovers. Save for the Dandy Warhols' "Sleep" (from 2000's masterful Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia) and maybe Fastball's "This Is Not My Life," the album hardly makes a good argument for the continuing validity of guitar rock--and was Seven Mary Three's "Wait" commissioned as a Goo Goo Dolls knockoff or a Bon Jovi homage? Latin hip-hop is better served, with excellent Mellow Man Ace and Delinquent Habits concoctions on board, but rock tunes by La Ley and Serralde are hardly as inspiring. --Rickey Wright ... Read more

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The Track Everyone can't seem to find.
Its by David Grey called This Years Love

This movie/soundtrack is AWESOME
The movie is great! if you havent seen it definitly rent it because Jay Hernandez is sooo sexy! and the movie is really well done...but enough about the movie...now for the soundtrack...this soundtrack is amazing, i love every song and they picked some really good ones..just the only one missing is definitly the one after the "love scene" that I think is the BESTTTTTTTTTTT song ever ahh i just listen to it over and over again so if you wanna check that song out its by David Gray "This Years Love".... buy the soundtrack tho cause its really good and captures everything

Perfect Listening
I've been listening to this soundtrack nonstop since I got it.In the car, when I'm on the computer, before I go to sleep.It's so easy to just put it on and not worry about it, because you want to hear every song.My favorites are "To Be Free", "Who Am I?", "Every Time", and "Shattered".The whole cd blends mellow and upbeat very well in my opinion, and I would highly recommend it as a go-to cd when you aren't sure what to listen to. ... Read more

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Tomb Raider
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Everything about crypt crawler Lara Croft is fake: her boobs, her archaeological background, her identity. The ass-kickin' chick is a game boy's dream come to life, so it's fitting that the video hottie should get an equally synthetic soundtrack in time for her big-screen debut. U2 reel out the album's strongest track, a glossy remix of "Elevation" that skids all over glam-rock terrain and is just sexy enough to make it work as a single (as well as a scene-stealing video featuring Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie). Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor works himself into a fit on the grinding "Deep," but his tirade sounds outdated with its dumb lyrics and clunky, hookless programming. Speaking of computer blues, Groove Armada's wordless snoozer "Edge Hill" is about as far from shakin' that ass as a dance act can get. Thankfully, club reliables like the Chemical Brothers and Moby can still get it done; the former brings out the funk with a writhing dance tune that's as tireless as the film's heroine, while the latter's fuzzed-out big beats explode into a giddy freak-out that helps tighten up the album's blah midsection. Oddly, the only ladies in the house, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot and young 'un Nelly Furtado, are the ones who get Lara Croft's modus operandi right; no matter how perfect she may be, she still needs to get her freak on. --Kristy Martin ... Read more

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My two cents
Great soundtrack overall and individually. I think you all need to just stop being so picky about music. Who cares if it sounds the same as a song on a previous album? A good song is a good song. Get over it. :)

1. U2 - Elevation: Instant classic. Great song, will stay in your head for weeks and make you think you can sing.
2. Nine Inch Nails - Deep: A good song. Very deep lyrics, if you forgive the pun.
3. The Chemical Brothers - Galaxy Bounce: What's there to say? A great song, catchy and carrying.
4. Missy Elliot ft. Nelly Futado - Get Ur Freak on: Not a bad song in any way. It's a rap song that I can actually stand, which is saying alot. A nice new kind of voice adds to the song.
5. Outkast - Speedballin': Again, a rap song I can stand. Good beat and sound to it.
6. Moby - Ain't Never Learned: Moby never fails to deliver, and this is no exception. Flowing, changing, and with great substance.
7. BT - The Revolution: A bit of an odd experience, like listening to a preacher during a rave party. It ends up working together somehow, making a good song.
8. Delerium ft Aude - Terra Firma(Lara's Mix): Very, very good song. It definately has Lara's personality, you can just picture yourself in the back of her mansion watching her run the course and shoot the butler.
9. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At: One line is all it takes. Good song, the returning melody of the main line pulls the beat together around the verse in an energizing away.
10. Fatboy Slim ft Bootsy Collins - Illuminati: Nice song, good guitaring. Could do without the woozy-sounding guy and his improper grammar, but it kind of adds to it.
11. Fluke - Absurd(Whitewash Edit): Look up the lyrics for this song sometime. I did, and almost spilled a TV dinner over myself. This song is great, innovative and sounds good.
12. Leftfield - Song of Life: Good combination of soft and tech here, overall good song.
13. Groove Armada - Edge Hill: This song is definately feelin' the groove thing. Relaxing or energizing depending on how you want it, an anytime song.
14. Bosco - Satellite: Words cannot express my love for this song. The melody and beat and everything is really good, but what really makes it for me is the vocals. Definately a must-hear.
15. Oxide & Neutrino - Devil's Nightmare: Nice variety in this song. It definately takes you through the storyline of the Tomb Raider movie, and makes a good ender.

for the collectors
my review is written here only for seekers of obscure nine inch nails songs. for a full review of the soundtrack in its entirety read elsewhere-there are many other reviews.
i have all 19 halos, and exclusive and unreleased remixes and demos, and i love all of it, including the entirety of the fragile, fixed, perfect drug versions, still, further down the spiral v1 and v2, the deluxe edition of the downward spiral, on and on, everything....
except deep.
deep is truly the only nine inch nails song not worth having.
painfully uninspired and recycled, musically, lyrically, and visually (the video was an embarassment- again, the only one in a catalogue of otherwise disturbing, beautiful brilliance), DEEP is a song and phase trent himself has admitted to wishing to forget entirely.
my advice: take it as a mark that he is, after all, human, but leave it here on the tomb raider soundtrack, unpaid for, for it will never show up on an official halo as burn (originally for natural born killers), dead souls (joy division cover originally for the crow), and the perfect drug (originally for lost highway) all have in time (the former two on halo 8 DE and the latter on halos 11, 12, and 15 in extended form).

Not very good
1.Good, the best here. 5/5
2.Meh-too weirdishly rocky/punky/technoey. (2/5)
3.Same as #2.
4..........wtf is this? Nelly Furtado's attempts at rapping are embarrassing and painful to the eardrums. God, she sounds SO weird. Leave the rapping to the rappers, honey. I swear to God....when will this girl go away? She's a one-hit wonder, just like Natalie Imbruglia. If they had used the original with just Missy, it would have been great. But with Furtado's fumbling raps, this track just makes me laugh. (0/5)
5.It starts out excellent, but then gets a little too frenzied. (4/5)
6.O.......kay. (2/5)
7.Not too bad. Sorta fun. *shrug* (3/5)
8.O_o very very weird. It sounds like a bunch of priests chanting. (0/5)
The rest of it is well just average. Way too much grunge rock and techno fizzles. This soundtrack has two good songs, a large handful of horrible songs and a few so-so ones.
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Moulin Rouge
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Nicole Kidman playing a singing prostitute? Ewan McGregor channeling the Police? If the soundtrack to director Baz Luhrmann's freakish musical Moulin Rouge has its way, we'll all be wearing corsets and swinging from the ceiling while the former Mrs. Tom Cruise becomes our favorite new pop sensation. As daring as Luhrmann himself, the compositions test Kidman--who could have easily used a league of backup singers and studio knob-twiddlers to hide her inexperience--and she actually passes. She's no Olivia Newton-John, but she capably mixes Madonna's "Material Girl" with "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (which is as breathy as Marilyn would've wanted it to be) and goes full throttle on any medley thrown her way. Her cover of "One Day I'll Fly Away" is especially poignant given her much-publicized personal tragedies. Ewan, though, is a real star; his giggly schoolboy brogue morphs into a fun cradle for Paul McCartney's Wings as well as U2's Bono on "Elephant Love Medley." Beck's cover of David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" is a hit waiting to happen, while Pattie LaBelle's '70s staple "Lady Marmalade" (remade by an all-star cast of divas, Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera among them) already is. A delicious, racy soundtrack that is equal parts cabaret, glam rock, and trip-hop, Moulin Rouge doesn't disappoint. -Kristy Martin ... Read more

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Fantastic!
This soundtrack has not left my cd player since I bought it. I loved the movie and I love the soudntrack. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is becuase it didn't have all the songs from the movie.

No doubt one of the best soundtracks I have heard.
I love the song "Lady Marmalarde" because Christina, Pink, Mya, and Lil Kim aren't people I'd picture collaborating and was happy with the outcome.

A pleasant surprise
I really liked this cd.I received it as a gift before I had ever seen the movie and I just loved the upbeat nature of it.I was a little tired of Lady Marmalade because of all of the airplay it received on the radio but there are plenty of other songs that compensated for that.I love all the old songs done by new artists like Valeria's version of DeBarge's 1980's hit "Rhythm of the Night" as well as a few others.One of my favorites is track 3 by Fatboy Slim : I think it's an excellent song to wake up to in the morning - it will certainly get you moving that is for sure! I also really enjoyed the vocal stylings of Ms. Kidman and Mr. McGregor.They surprised me quite a bit. "Come what May" is a beautiful song as is the French ditty "Complainte De La Butte" by Rufus Wainwright (no clue what it means but it sounds pretty - like a lullabye). Worth purchasing if you have eclectic taste in music.... ... Read more

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A Knight's Tale
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Writer-director Brian Helgeland dared to use rock music--mostly anthems from the '70s--to accompany his rousing tale of a medieval jousting champion, and this anachronistic strategy pays off handsomely by giving the film a joyful exuberance that it might otherwise have lacked. Divorced from the movie, this hot sampling of hits is just another corporate song package intended to boost the movie's profit margin, but it's still a blast to listen to. For anyone who grew up with this music--by Queen, War, David Bowie, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Heart, Thin Lizzy, and others--the lineup of favorites plays like an hour from the golden years of album-oriented-rock radio. Younger listeners can hear what they missed--the music was so much better than it was given credit for at the time--and an update of Queen's "We Are the Champions," with Robbie Williams interpreting the irreplaceable Freddie Mercury, turns out to be not half bad (especially since Brian May's guitar licks are still fantastic). "One of Our Own" is the only track to sample Carter Burwell's lush film score with a dialogue clip included, and three tracks (including "Eye Conqueror" by Third Eye Blind) are passable nonmovie songs exclusive to this CD. Cynics might argue that this music has no place in a medieval knight's tale, and that this soundtrack is entirely perfunctory. Those opinions could be justified, but it's a whole lot easier--and a lot more fun--to press "play" and groove on this energetic celebration of heroic rock & roll. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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This is a must have for your collection!
This is a fantastic movie. An excellent plot, lots of action, and a villian worthy of the name, a love interest that fits the theme of the movie, and a supporting crew of castabouts that come together for a rousing good story! A delightful twist on the rags to riches story. This is an excellent addition to any one's collection. I highly recommend it!

A rarity today - Mighty fine movie. Mighty fine soundtrack.
First I bought the movie, then I bought this album which features 9 classic rock tracks, 3 new rock recordings and one song by Carter Burwell who composed the soundtrack to the film. Three songs featured on the soundtrack including two of the new ones weren't even in the film, but included here.

This soundtrack does what any good soundtrack should do; remind you of scenes of the movie AND stand on its own. The first component it does in spades as the songs put into motion key moments of this fun, romantic, action movie.

The album as stand alone does quite well with the themed classic rock, with many tracks not seen on any compilation albums before. The Carter Burwell track doesn't fit with the rest, (but the soundtrack album to the picture, also available on Amazon.com, with the rest of Mr. Burwell's compositions is worth checking out if you're a fan of the soundtrack scoring genre) and Robbie Williams rendition of Queen's "We Are The Champions" is not up to the original. The new pieces by Dan Powell and Third Eye Blind might have made more sense if they had been included in the film. Here, they're just filler.

Overall the first nine tracks would be excellent fare for a high voltage party (or a jousting tournament) you may hold.

Wonderful CD!
This is such a wonderful CD!The music is great... EVERY SONG...And, to the person who wrote that David Bowie's song Golden Years was a way to go wrong... Well, that is just plain wrong...David Bowie did a great job with this song, and I am very pleased... Too bad that other person is so negitive... There are people who like David Bowie still!

You will not regret the purchase of this CD.It is great for any collection, and great to work to! ... Read more

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The Princess Diaries
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In the '60s, the comedy The Princess Diaries might have starred Walt Disney favorite Hayley Mills, who often found her characters in similarly farfetched situations. Forty years on, it's a Disney flick, but with a few crucial updates. Among them is this soundtrack album, which collects non-threatening tracks aimed as much at prepubescent kids as teenagers. (When Melissa Lefton chirps, "I love life, life loves me / Everything in the world makes me happy," it's a moment as far from Cobain-style angst as any in post-"Smells Like Teen Spirit" pop.) Even the biggest names here (Backstreet Boys, Diaries costar Mandy Moore) clock in with music hardly as interesting as their genuinely sweet hits; almost everyone else supplies producer-driven filler that seems barely able to rouse even the sunniest child listener. The cheerleading of B*Witched's "Hold On" and Lil' J's cover of Salt 'n' Pepa's "Ain't Nuthin' but a She Thing" are nothing to complain about, but the disc seems designed to go in one ear and out the other. --Rickey Wright ... Read more

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Princess, you rock!!
This CD is one of the best.Here are my ratings:
5/5 Supergirl-One of the best songs on the album.Totally girlpower which rox!!
4/5 Little Bitty Pretty One- Really bouncy, makes you tap your foot.I'm not a huge fan of Aaron, but he did this pretty well
4/5 Miss You More- Really nice ballad
2/5 Crush- makes me fall asleep listening!
5/5 What makes You Different- This song is so beautiful.I love this ballad!!!!
5/5 Miracles Happen- If i ever need a mental boost, like on the way to a swim meet, I listen to this and I get really Pyched up.It ROX!!!
4/5 Always Tomorrow-Pretty Good
3/5 Away w/ the summer days- pretty song, but a little boring
1/5 Stupid Cupid- Take out "cupid" from the title, and you've pretty much described the song
4/5 Wake Up- Great instrumentals
5/5 HAppy Go Lucky-Dancey, feel good song
5/5 I love Life- Ditto
0/5 Ain't nuthin but a She thing- people conside this to be music????????????
3/5 Hold On-Decent Song
3/5 Ditto

Miracles Happen is a GOOD SONG
It's very cool.Not Spanish,it's chinese.He's Chinese is very good.Better than Myra's version.

sorry, only ONE good song
I actually heard this whole CD when I borrowed it from my sister, and I was disappointed. It's great if you're really into pop and stuff, but I'mtotally not. To me, the songs were too teeny-boppish. The one good song was "WAKE UP" by Hanson, which was awesome. Their music has matured so much; everyone really needs to give them a listen. They have a new album out, check it out! ... Read more

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Evolution
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Not the Soundtrack, It's the Score
All though this music is good, It's not a soundtrack.
If you are looking for all the cool music that was in this fun film...keep on looking. It'll be hard to find.
Read the songs BEFORE you fork over your dollars. You might be buying something you don't want and be very disappointed.

Deliciously over-the-top fun music
Is it just me or does it seem like Hans Zimmer has someconnection to just about every movie composer working today? John Powell certainly falls under that catagory, having worked directly with Mr. Zimmer on a number of projects. The score to Evolution is heavily influenced by classical music but has an upbeat pop sensibility (a distinctive Hans Zimmer trademark), and as a result is just wonderful to listen to, no matter how liberal or conservative your movie music tastes are. The fun and pulse-pounding "Firetruck" theme struck me when I first heard it in the movie, and is used sparingly enough in the soundtrack so as to not make it boringly redundant. You'd be hard pressed to find a score that is more fun and enjoyable to listen to. Be advised: the songs included in the movie are not on this CD, but I often find that when listening to soundtracks exclusively for the movie score, the songs often get in the way and I skip past them anyway.

Hero Complex
As you can probably notice, this is just the composed music from the movie. In that respect something is missing, but when I first heard the composed part of this movie I knew I had to have it.

This soundtrack is not like other soundtracks, such as Jurassic Park, or Independence day, though they are just as good in what they try to convey. However, in most composed soundtracks there is an element of repetition that sticks throughout and there is always the risk of it getting rather dull and boring after a while (Take A Beautiful Mind, for example).

Not with this soundtrack. The first time I listened to it I immediately knew I was going to replay the entire CD. Now, there is a common theme in these tracks, though it is not at all repetitive, and when it does repeat, it's just a stunning combination of instruments playing together. True, the tracks are rather short, but tracks like 14 and 15 makes you realize how amazing it all comes together. The next-to-last track is one of the most interesting ones. It's very jumpy and powerful and at the same time not repetitive. You'd have to listen to it to appreciate how the composer mingled so many melodies that transition perfectly from one to the next. There's just the right element of heroic, suspenceful, and calming music put on this CD without making every other element obsolete.

Now when I listen to it, every time I feel like I'm the hero in the movie. I honestly believe this is perhaps one of the few composed soundtracks that fits perfectly with the movie. In fact, if you saw the movie twice, this soundtrack IS the movie all packaged up neatly and ready to go in your CD player. The music is dynamic and each track is perfect for the scene it represents. The trumpets evoke a strong sense of heroism and the other instruments compliment each other very well. I don't think there's been a time when I haven't smiled listening to this CD. It could be considered somewhat like an anti-depressant. Granted, it's probably not for everybody, but if you like composed, jumpy, and heroic music then you should pick this up and listen to it. ... Read more

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American Pie 2
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With a gross-out factor befitting the turn of the millennium, 1999's American Pie succeeded by updating the classic American teen coming-of-age comedy in more ways than one. And if Jason Biggs foregoes his pie à la Jimmy for mere college high jinks in the sequel, the music here bounds along in a buzz-chord, double-time rush as if the gang never left high school. Dominated by the power-punk pop that's become the staple of contemporary mainstream rock, this album serves as an oft-loopy sampler. Fresh tracks from Green Day, Alien Ant Farm, American Hi-Fi, and Lucia are tempered by inviting, change-of-pace cuts from Angela Ammons, 3 Doors Down, and Oleander. Uncle Kracker's new "(I'm Gonna) Split This Room in Half" cuts through the punky bluster with some welcome hip-hop swagger, while "Phoebe Cates" by Fenix*TX pays amped-up homage to the much-lusted-after '80s teen queen. But as buoyant as the soundtrack is, it's also hard not to note that much of the music often teeters on the edge of cliché; indeed, the opening Blink 182/Green Day/Left Front Tire/American Hi-Fi salvo of tracks might sound to the uninitiated like they were all performed by the same band--oh well, at least it wasn't 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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Missing all the best
The sound score really contributed to the appeal of this movie.Numerous scenes were so perfectly complimented by the choices of songs; I was very impressed.
So why did none of the GOOD songs end up on this CD?

American Pie II Soundtrack Rocks My World.
I must admit that I LOVE the APII soudtrack.There are a few classic songs on that soundtrack that everyone knows, but I wish that everyone could listen to this soundtrack and enjoy it as much as I have!My absolute favorite song is #10, the song by Flying Blind.It has the funniest lyrics, and with it's punky bouncy sound, it just makes it a fun song. I hope you buy this CD RIGHT NOW and get as much pleasurable listening out of it as I did! :)

cool
the album was awesome i love the songs and i think that it is just a happy atmosphere and a great music take the time to relax and enjoy the music ... Read more

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Angel Eyes
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The song they were dancing to
I think the song you were thinking of is "In a sentimental mood" by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.I wish they would have put that on the soundtrack!Hope this helps.

The song Jim Plays
The song that jim plays IS Nature Boy by Jon Hassell with Ronu Majumdar as it is on the Soundtrack. If your trying to find it off the soundtrack, theres a couple different versions by him so you'll have to weed through them. I finally found it after about 2 hours of searching..

The song Jim played.
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America's Sweethearts
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As co-penned and produced by Billy Crystal, America's Sweethearts is a good-natured backstage romantic fable with few barbed takes on contemporary Hollywood--if as much substance as a Tinseltown pitch meeting. With that in mind, this collection makes perfect sense, culling together a collection of lightweight contemporary pop so homogenous one wonders if it was pasteurized, to boot. When it's left to laconic fret whiz Mark Knopfler ("Gravy Train") to kick out the album's jams, we're talkin' some serious serenity here. Kelly Levesque's upbeat "Some Hearts" tries to set the tone, but proceedings then largely fall into predictable, paint-by-numbers pop (Clara's Star's "Walk with Me"; Invertigo's "Chances Are"; Anika Moe's "Falling in Love Again" and a predictable remix of the Corr's "All the Love in the World"), leavened by unexpected surprises like ex-Spice Geri Halliwell's sprightly take on the hoary "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps." Veteran James Newton Howard's orchestral score gets its due (and obvious marketing priority) with the album's final cut, a suite of solidly comic romantic cues. --Jerry McCulley ... Read more

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Clara's Star
For those looking for more music from "Clara's Star" look under the name Seven and the Sun.I'm not sure why the name change but it's the same group :)

CLARA'S STAR?!?!
Great CD - a definite must buy!
The song I love the most is "Walk with Me" by Clara's Star.But the question is...who is Clara's Star?I have looked on every music (independent and otherwise) web site, searched the search engines, but can't find Clara's Star!!Who are they?!?!Someone must know....

A strange but surprising mix of artists on this soundtrack
I was really surprised to hear Mark Knopfler in this movie, and even more to hear the Corrs at the end. The only thing I didn't like was the end credits tried to mix in too many songs. They obviously just wanted to squeeze in as many as possible to make the album more interesting. There were a few I had never heard of, but it was a nice mix, subtle but timely. ... Read more

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The Forsaken
by Kerr Smith Brendan Fehr
Director: J.S. Cardone
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Inviting comparison to Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult hit Near Dark, and derivative of The Hitcher and a half-dozen other films, The Forsaken is nevertheless a gritty little B movie that succeeds on its own modest terms. There's nothing new here, and the film's vampire folklore is only marginally intriguing, but if you're attracted to nihilistic tales that unfold in the middle of nowhere, you'll appreciate this bloody dose of low-budget horror. It all starts when Sean (Kerr Smith) agrees to drive a vintage Mercedes from Los Angeles to Florida, where he'll deliver the car and attend his sister's wedding. His troubles begin when he picks up Nick (Brendan Fehr), a nomadic "hunter" on the trail of a small cadre of vampires (a.k.a. "the Forsaken") who've been spreading their blood-sucking virus since medieval times. Nick's mission: Stop the virus by killing the vampires on sacred ground, using a rescued victim (Izabella Miko) as telepathic bait (telepathy being one of the movie's vampiric innovations).

It's basically a road movie with car chases, nudity, and plenty of grisly violence. It's not as stylish or witty as Near Dark, but after two decades in the B-movie biz, writer-director J.S. Cardone knows what he's doing, and while the movie's never really fresh, it's also never stupid. The young cast plays it straight (which is good), and Jonathan Schaech is a standout as the lead vampire. It's anybody's guess why the vampires manifest themselves as desert-dwelling punks in a rusty Dodge Charger, but hey, sometimes you just gotta go with the (blood) flow. --Jeff Shannon ... Read more

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I'm Sorry But This Was Bad!
I give The Forsaken 2 stars, because of its attempt for trying, and because of it's actors who I thought were well casted for being new people.The plot, the end, and the blood/gore/horror was all just not there for me.
You have a kid, who's driving in his car stopping in this little town.Now driving again picking up a hitchhiker who is a vampire hunter drifter... witnessing what they shouldn't have, getting between vampires and their prey.Now if this movie had some kind of graphics showing a person transform into a bat, or show someone getting ripped to shreds... then I would've rated it higher.Instead they had guns and rode in cars.
I liked Kerr Smith and Brendan Fehr not for their tv shows, but for their characters in the movie Final Destination.I thought Simon Rex known as Pen in the movie, played an excellent vampire slave... who I thought was terrific in the movie, Scary Movie 3.I did think Johnathon Schaech as a head vampire would be great.He has that great bad boy look like he did in other movies such as That Thing You Do! and Caracara... again they just didn't make this movie realistic enough.
Graphics were a low, you see blood but not like you should have.The picture and camera shots are great, but there's nothing that gets you scared at all like real vampire movies should.The actors are what you're really watching, not a story.
Personally, I don't think they have made a great vampire flick at all this decade.Outside of one my favorite vampire movies, which was Blade 2... action packed with blood.Dracula 2000, Queen of the Damned, and even Blade Trinity... were all failed attempts.The Forsaken is another worthy try, but just 2 stars on my scale.It lacked all of my interests really.

Worth it if..
the plot is terrible and most of the scenes are annoyingly bad, but i like this movie simply because Brendan Fehr, Simon Rex, and Kerr Smith are amazingly hott in it! if your a fan of any of those people then it's probly worth the cheap price at wal-mart, i watch it just to look at them. If your looking for an amazing vampire movie then your not going to find it in this and if you dont look Brendan Simon or Kerr then you'll probably hate this movie, if theyd used other people it would suck terribly honesty its a waste of talent..if ur looking for something good dont watch this..

Once Again, Blame The French
In a film starring Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, and a host of other actors and actresses considered eye-candy, you'd think this would be another teen/vampire/T&A rompfest.Well, there are vampires and definitely some T&A, but the "teen" element is nowhere to be found.Instead, you have a decent story about a small band of bloodsuckers headed up by one of the original badboys of immortality who is being hunted by one of his victims.

The victim, played by Brendan Fehr, thinks that the vampire Kit is the source of the virus he acquired through another vampire.According to legend, if you kill the source before you vamp out, you will be cured of what ails you.Kerr Smith plays Sean, a guy who winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time.He is thrust into the hunt when he assists Fehr's character, Nick.They find a young woman(Izabella Miko of "Coyote Ugly") who is a recent victim of Kit, and they use her as a homing beacon to draw Kit to holy ground, which is the only place that he can be killed.

Kit is played with sinister perfection by Johnathan Schaech.Schaech and his little group of vampires, which includes his lover, another female vampire, and a day driver, decide to hunt the hunters and finish them off.What follows is a standard road movie/car chase sequence that is full of explosions, nudity, gore, and a big finale.

Although it doesn't hold up well to many other vampire flicks, "The Forsaken" is worth a watch.There is plenty of T&A, but not so much that you think you're watching some late night fluff on Showtime.The violence is handled pretty good as well, though some may be turned off by the way the vampires feast.They can get pretty violent when they are feeding.If you like your vampires along the line of "Lestat," you probably won't like this movie.If "Blade" is more to your liking, you might enjoy this movie more, although there are no martial arts-induced [...] whippings.As a matter of fact, this movie reminded me a lot of "The Wraith," due to the fact that there are plenty of desert car chases.

Oh, and by the way, the Forsaken is Kit, who just happens to be one of the original eight French vampires that started all of this vampire mess in the first place.Bram Stoker would role over in his grave. ... Read more

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Fast and the Furious
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This album is ostensibly the soundtrack to the car-chase flick of the same name, featuring Gotti's own Murder Inc. soldier, Ja Rule. It's chock-full of samples previously utilized to better effect by Tha Alkaholiks, Dr. Dre, and Swizz Beats (who, on the misguided Limp Bizkit/DMX/Redman/Method Man combo, "Rolling," actually reworks one of his own beats). According to the liner notes, the album was "conceived and created by IRV GOTTI" (note the block caps), but it's unclear why Mr. Gotti wishes to take full responsibility for this half-baked mixture of posturing hip-hop and ineffective R&B. The most obvious clunker is the aforementioned "Rolling," which comes off as a wan retread of theBeasties' "What You Want?" Vita's right behind them with a pointless word-for-word cover of Madonna's "Justify My Love." The album's not a complete washout, though. R. Kelly steps in to save the day with the lovely "Take My Time Tonight," and Nate Dogg adds his inimitable brand of L.B. funk to Shade Sheist's "Cali Diseaz." And perhaps most notably, The Fast and the Furious offers a chance to catch Petey Pablo before he really grasps the brass ring. --Rebecca Levine ... Read more

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The song everyone wanted to know....
This is for the reviewers who wanted to know the song that's playing when Paul and Vin go back to the house after they are chased by the cops.It's "Nurega" by Organic Audio.You will find it on their "Last One Home" cd.

i need help
there is a track or song that doesnt exist in this soundtrack but it's found in the movie when paul walker helps vin diesel and get away from cops and then paul is invited at vin's house..so the music starts the moment they enter the house and walk the stairs and when vin's sister notice paul walker and started to change her clothes.. and the best part of this music is when the ex bf of mia is playing with the guitar and paul walker drinks beer and stares at mia's ex.. so pls ladies and gentlemen what's the name of this song (name and artist) coz it turns me onn.

ok soundtrack
This soundtrack is alright.Nothing special - has a few real good songs, but a few real bad songs.Features a lot of the Murder Inc. Posse (over half of the songs) and a few songs on here are on other albums.Has a few R&B songs on here as well (About 6).I'd just download the 5 or 6 songs that are worth it that aren't on other CD"s and save the money.

#1 - 7 (Mary J Blige f/ Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah)
#2 - 10 (classic and best on here - Caddillac Tah- supposed to be on his "Pov City Hustler" album if and when it drops)
#3 - 2 (ashanti)
#4 - 6.5 (Tank & Ja Rule)
#5 - 8 (Ja Rule, 0-1, Vita - also on Ja's "Rule 3:36" album)
#6 - 3 (R. Kelly)
#7 - 8.5 (Scarface f/ I.G.)
#8 - 7.5 (Black Child)
#9 - 8.5 (Noreaga)
#10 - 8.5 (Fat Joe & Armageddon)
#11 - 7.5 (Boo & Gotti Freestyle over Dre's "The Watcher" beat)
#12 - 6 (Limp Bizkit, DMX, Redman, Method Man)
#13 - 9.5 (good song by Ja Rule)
#14 - 7.5 (Nate Dogg & Shady)
#15 - 8 (Petey Pablo - also on his "Diary of a Sinner 1st Entry" album)
#16 - 5 (Ja Rule, Vita & lil Mo)
#17 - 4 (Vita & Ashanti)

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Driven
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Audio CD (24 April, 2001)
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Editorial Review

Horror strikes with a first glance at the cover of this soundtrack album from Sylvester Stallone's race-car drama Driven: could the likes of Stallone, Burt Reynolds, and Kip Pardue (who?) actually be performing these tunes? Fortunately, the presence of movie-star names up front only denotes misguided art direction or an ego trip on the part of "co-executive soundtrack producer" Stallone. The disc instead proves to hold a smorgasbord of overdramatic tracks chosen for maximum multidemographic penetration. In addition to over-the-top pop-country from Curb artists LeAnn Rimes, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina, there's a misbegotten Matchbox 20/Chili Peppers fusion by Tantric, the Brit-dance-pop of Rob Dougan, and, what's this, an actual worthwhile cut by Hank Williams III that's more country-punk than anything on his excellent debut. Schlocky songwriter Diane Warren's spirit is the guiding one, but her "Soon" (by Rimes) and "I Wanna Get Back with You" (Mary Griffin) are totally outcheesed by awful covers of "For the Love of Money" and "Break On Through" by respective no-names Rare Blend and Steve Holy tacked onto the CD's end. They make the prospect of a Gina Gershon vocal seem not such a bad idea after all. --Rickey Wright ... Read more

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Reviews (44)

Where is the song?
Where is the song that plays when Bo and Joe are talking and Bo asks Joe what he would do to get Sophia back and Joe says he would crawl what is the song that plays after that? I think the race is in Japan. Please help.

just asking,
does anyone know the title and artist of the song playing at the final race in detroit? it wasn't actually playing during the race instead it was playing while the drivers were getting kind of ready for the race, you know, getting into their cars and stuff. it sounded like it was from enya or something. help me out: lyts_olsen_17@yahoo.com thanks

Special Version Of A Song
I loved the movie Driven and the last race scene was the best but i cant find a version of Era - Mother without the artist singin....I need to get a version just like the race scene. Please Reply to ASAP ... Read more

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