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Favourite Soundtracks - Part I

A huge part of the film experience is the music that goes with it and Amateur Reviews wanted to start a new series of posts sharing favourite soundtracks with all our readers. Feel free to comment any major ones that have been missed out and it may well make Part II!

1. KICK ASS - The OST for this superhero movie was quite frankly kickass, amongst amazing tracks from Primal Scream and a fair few from The Prodigy the one that defines Kick Ass for most is Stand Up.



2. SUCKER PUNCH - If you read the Amateur Reviews post of this movie you'll know that one of the reasons this film was liked was due to the amazing soundtrack. Emily Browning even sings on a few of the tracks. Here's Army of Me by Bjork.


3. INCEPTION - Hans Zimmer turned his hand to another score for this Christopher Nolan masterpeice. It's hard to pick just one as they are all beautiful, but the one that defines the epicness of Inception is most definitely Time.


4. HANNA - The Chemical Brothers are responsible for this incredible soundtrack and the one picked for this post is The Devils In The Beat. After watching Hanna it's impossible not to whistle this for the next week!


5. WARRIOR - The National feature heavily on this soundtrack and really make the film what it is. If there's one in particular that results in tears is the song About Today which accompanied the climax of the movie.


6. CONTROL - This biopic of the life of Ian Curtis and Joy Division had an absolutely brilliant soundtrack but the film's closer Atmosphere really epitomises the entire movie.


7. THE BEACH - Danny Boyle is a favourite in terms of soundtracks. This is the first of two entries for his movies. Very hard to say whether All Saints Pure Shores or Moby Porcelain was better. But that scene where Richard first sets eyes on the beach is one of the film's highlights so Moby it was!


8. SUNSHINE - And the second Danny Boyle film on the list! A very powerful soundtrack but the one that closes the movie is so atmospheric and makes the final scene as powerful as it is.



9. THE HANGOVER - Again, very hard to pick just one because there are so many, but in the end it could only be the song that accompanies the wolf pack when they enter their hotel room after arriving in Las Vegas!


10. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - The Winner Is from this soundtrack is the one that made the cut. It's hard to decide whether this song is sad of positive but it does evoke a fantastic movie, so it's good either way.



That rounds off the first top 10! Feel free to comment, and on a side note: all films listed are definitely worth a watch regardless of the excellent soundtrack. Happy listening!

Now on Sky - Sucker Punch

SUCKER PUNCH

12


Directed by Zack Snyder


Starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish

Now this movie received an obscene (and in our opinion unwarranted) amount of abuse after its release last year. And we’re going to come right out and say it: Sucker Punch is not nearly as bad as some of the reviews.



The film is about a young woman who gets institutionalised after attacking her step father and develops an alternate reality world of different levels as a way of coping. She plots to run away and real life mirrors her fantasy as she tries to obtain the objects to escape. As far as plots go, there are much worse ones, the ending is rather clever and it may lead to a (brief) discussion of theories.



In terms of acting, there leaves a lot to be desired, but actually Cornish and Browning are fair actresses. The one performance which stood out however was Oscar Isaac as a rat pack pimp who probably couldn’t have been any creepier! The costume, hair and makeup is stunning and Snyder has used a combination of real sets and CGI which interchange seamlessly.

Sucker Punch plays up everything that is commercially successful. Hot gun wielding girls in short skirts, video-game-style fight sequences and a kick ass soundtrack. For an entertaining movie that looks sleek and is well produced, you won’t go far wrong with Sucker Punch. Sure, it’s no Inception – but did it really profess to be that?



Rating: 6.5


Have a look at the trailer, and scroll down for a cover of Where Is My Mind from the movie which is amazing!



Emily Browning as Baby Doll


Vanessa Hudgens as Blondie


Abbie Cornish as Sweet Pea


Jamie Chung as Amber