![]() ![]() While the album's first half is dominated by catchy Olivia Newton John tracks, the second half, which is devoted to the songs ELO wrote for the movie, is where the real party is. Why the soundtrack is great: Three words: Electric Light Orchestra. Why the movie is bad: Produced at the tail-end of disco mania, this Olivia Newton John film is a brightly colored fantasia of regrettable fashion, amazing hair, and horrible special effects. Standout tracks: " Where To Begin" by My Morning Jacket and " My Father's Gun" by Elton John Fox Searchlight Tracks from Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket, and Tom Petty enliven a melancholy, whiskey-soaked collection that's perfect for getting over a bad breakup - or, even worse, a bad movie. Elizabethtown is no exception, especially if you have a thing for mid '00s alt-country. Why the soundtrack is great: Before he was a filmmaker, Crowe put in time as a young music journalist for rock mags like Creem and Rolling Stone, so his soundtracks, from the '90s grunge of Singles to the '70s classic rock of Almost Famous, are usually impressive. Seriously, just watch Jerry Maguire again instead. Why the movie is bad: Director Cameron Crowe swung big and whiffed with this tortured rom-com about a suicidal shoe designer (Orlando Bloom) who returns home to Kentucky for his father's funeral and ends up falling for a flight attendant (Kirsten Dunst), the character that inspired the coining of the " Manic Pixie Dream Girl" trope. Standout tracks: " White Rabbit" by Emilíana Torrini and " Army of Me (Sucker Punch Remix)" by Björk featuring Skunk Anansie Disney I mean, where else are you going to hear Oscar Isaac and Carla Gugino covering Roxy Music? Ever since he scored some laughs with a cheery version of Disturbed's " Down With The Sickness" in his Dawn of the Dead remake, Snyder has shown a knack for selecting covers and remixes that are gleefully on the nose, and the Sucker Punch soundtrack is a gauche tribute to his peculiar dad-rock taste. In a throwback to the ambitious soundtracks of the '90s, the collection mostly features gonzo, operatic covers of classic rock songs like "Tomorrow Never Knows," "Search and Destroy," and "White Rabbit" by contemporary female vocalists. Why the soundtrack is great: Like the movie itself, the soundtrack isn't particularly original, but, luckily, it's got goth style to spare. Why the movie is bad: 300 director Zack Snyder officially reached peak-Zack Snyder with this Girl Talk-esque mash-up of Alice In Wonderland, video game cut-scenes, and a drooled-over Hot Topic catalog. ![]()
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