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Old 04-28-2009, 07:05 PM   #31
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that went to movie as well? have I been in a cave?
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Old 04-28-2009, 07:18 PM   #32
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that went to movie as well? have I been in a cave?
Well, i don't know if it ever was shown in cinemas, i saw it on TV.
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Old 04-28-2009, 07:20 PM   #33
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ah, I see.
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Old 04-28-2009, 07:25 PM   #34
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hey now! if you get into the brain of the Master and the time he was writing... jack booted nazis were the image of all the ickiness in life, bad or good! having reports in film reel format was de riguer of the day... I thought they really got into modern technology circa 1942 reality film.

clear as mud?
If we're still talking Heinlein, I think my favourite has to be Job
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... but also the Dino DeLaurentis version of Dune, which absolutely sucked.
As did Lynch's...
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As did Lynch's...
I thought it was the same production: Lynch as director and De Laurentiis as producer. (Ironically i watched it last night on TV - the millionth time or so )
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I thought it was the same production: Lynch as director and De Laurentiis as producer. (Ironically i watched it last night on TV - the millionth time or so )
Duh, I am so duned...., meant the TV thing (which seemed just a bit better, but I've never really seen through.)
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If we're still talking Heinlein, I think my favourite has to be Job
yep, but I was giving my interpretation as to why stylistically they did Troopers that way. I could be all wet, I usually am... but it works for me!
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yep, but I was giving my interpretation as to why stylistically they did Troopers that way. I could be all wet, I usually am... but it works for me!
Gotcha - wasn't thinking straight

I can, I think, see why they did it like that. But... it just didn't work for me.

What's really annoying me is that there's one that I usually trot out in this sort of conversation, and i can't remember what it is!!
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Old 04-29-2009, 01:37 AM   #40
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Old 04-29-2009, 04:37 AM   #41
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Have you see the TV mini series? If you have, you'll know how second rate the movie really was (IMHO).
Personally, I preferred the movie to the series - but neither came close to the radio original.
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Old 04-29-2009, 05:01 AM   #42
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I generally don't like movie remakes of a book, they are always disappointing. Some more than others, but I've not really seen one movie where I say: yes, excellently done!
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I generally don't like movie remakes of a book, they are always disappointing. Some more than others, but I've not really seen one movie where I say: yes, excellently done!
Really? You didn't think the LOTR movies were excellently done?
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Really? You didn't think the LOTR movies were excellently done?
They were brilliant - apart from can-it-get-more-annoying Liv Taylor. Really .. the love story between Aragorn and Arwen is bad enough as it is, it really does not need more time.
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Really? You didn't think the LOTR movies were excellently done?
Oh, they were awesome movies. By themselves. Do I think they honour the books? No. Some parts are always overblown as people seem to expect them (love stories), other parts are forgotten or at least became a minor part of the movie (while I think they are important parts of the story).

At least they didn't try to put it all in one movie...

(I can only think of one mini-series that I really love that is based on a book, and that is Shogun)
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