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Originally Posted by Cthulhu
Best:
"Call of Cthulhu," which presented a very neat, earthy/old school and low-tech approach to succesfully address the difficult task of representing something not of this earth. So many films these days, from "Cloverfield" to the ret-conning abortions that were G. Lucas' last three films have flash, but no substace, no visceral evocation for the audience because everything is manipulated pixels.
Some folks out east could do well to learn from Mr. Harryhausen.
Worst:
Johnny Mnemonic.
Ugh. Keanu absolved himself of this sin for parodying himself and his performance in "The Matrix." Otherwise, horrid acting, poor set dressing. Just....*shudder*
So what was the plot of the literary "Triffids" story? As I kid I loved the notion of extra-terrestrial flesh-eating plants. One more reason to eschew Brussel sprouts.
As for "Battlefied Earth," I find it interesting that for a film made by the author's fervent followers, y'all claim that they alterted it severely. Would think that such would be heresy. If the plot of the book has humans using any technological weapons that are more than 50 years old, I would say that the book is just as ridiculous as film. Good luck starting a 1958 Chevy sitting in a barn, let alone a Harrier!
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A man is working with a newly discovered plant species called Triffids that can walk on three stumpy rhizomes,when his eyes are damaged as he discovers that they have a "tongue" that can lash out and are toxic. He spends the next three weeks with a bandage over his eyes. While in hospital, there is an amazing meteor shower that everyone inthe world goes out and watches. The next day everyone who did wakes up blind. The man does everything he can to help the sightless. Eventually, Triffids are discovered to be everywhere. the man thinks it is because those he worked with have escaped. However, it is soon discovered that the meteor shower was, in fact the spore of the triffids come to invade the Earth. It takes a lot more ingenuity and scince on the part of the sighted survivors and those who are blind to win the day than just hosing the Trifids down with sea water.