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Not that I've spent a great deal of time thinking about it, but what he said.
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I do hope though, it isn't going to be a CGI fest.
-------------------- Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. ~ohn Adams
Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine. ~Brad DeLong
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Mighty Blogger Snay:
Have you nothing more interesting to do than to spell check other peoples posts? Thats pretty anal dude.
Jay the Obscure:
You can garantee its going to be a CG fest but it also has the prospect of being grim and dark so it wont be anything like ID4, thank goodness.
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I think I will be happiest with the movie if the aliens are kept just behind the curtain, never dominating the action. Not unlike Signs. Or Alien. However, to what extent this will be the case we don't know. Therefore, I am will be waiting for the reviews before deciding one way or the other.
PS: welcome to the board, Motile.
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"...attaining one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the pinnacle of excellence. Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence."
-Sun Tzu, The Art of War, 6th century B.C.E.
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quote:Originally posted by Sol System: I'd rather see a movie version of Alan Moore's take on it, but there's zero chance of that now.
I'd rather see a movie version of H.G. Wells' take on it, but there's (almost) zero chance of that now.
I've heard the faithful adaptation has run aground with this Speilbergian version looming.
I cant imagine it making it into theatres....mabye DVD though.
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Well, the novel has been around for an hundred years, and been adapted into all sorts of diverse media. Why does this particular film version trump the 1960s version, or even the TV show, for that matter, as the point beyond which no future adaptations are possible? You'll probably have to wait awhile, sure.
The operative contrast between Wells' novel and Moore's comic is that, as much talent as I ascribe to Alan Moore, I doubt The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will find the same level of cultural acceptance, owing to the limited niche it debuted in and the subsequent failure to expand out of it.
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Personally, I rather enjoyed the 1938 radio version.
Talk about keeping your monsters out of sight.
-------------------- Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. ~ohn Adams
Once again the Bush Administration is worse than I had imagined, even though I thought I had already taken account of the fact that the Bush administration is invariably worse than I can imagine. ~Brad DeLong
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Still, nothing beats the book- it's still one of the best ever made.
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