The themes, although Horner critics will be sure to compare them to
similar Horner themes in his other score, are diverse. The clarinet theme
mimics The Land Before Time during the soft moments --this is a
personal favorite of mine. Brief...read the complete Cocoon (1985) review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
A huge hit, Cocoon spawned a vastly inferior sequel, Cocoon: The Return (1988). Skip itunless you didn't get your fill of friendly aliens and happy seniors the first time around....read the complete Cocoon (1985) review at Reel.com
A lot of people at the time thought
Cocoon
was a great film. It made a number of critics Top 10 lists for that year and there were glowing reviews. Don Ameche even won an Academy Award for his part, which seemed pretty laughable when his most popular...read the complete Cocoon (1985) review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review