Contemplating that is enough to put me off shrimp. And Martin *luuuuuuuuuvs*
himself some shrimp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: indeed. Remember a year or so ago when there
was talk of a US version of the British miniseries "Ultraviolet"? I cringed,
just knowing what a blonde-obssessed, youth-loving, plot-averse US studio would
do with that material.
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From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I do not think fans want literate work anymore....at least not the
target they are after. Have you ever heard comments, like the story is
too hard to follow or too complicated, or there was too much talking,
not enough action?
Martin wrote:
> Mine, too. I wonder again why no one in H'Wood has picked up on the fact that
> what fans want is literate work.
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> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gattaca is one of my favorites. This trend of remakes and adaptations
> is scary. While I often enjoy some of the final productions, it smacks
> of a trend of decreasing use of creativity in movie making and TV
> production. I fear movies created from original scripts may be a thing
> of the past
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>> Not a whole lot for me. I want something more involved than comic
>> book heroes. Nevertheless, I picked a few for nostalgia sake. In
>> fact, most of these picks are based on nostalgia. Maybe someday some
>> one will write a movie as literate as say, Gattaca, was.
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>> The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
>> Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
>> The Dark Knight
>> Hancock
>> The Dark Knight
>> Watchmen
>> The Hobbit
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>> Since the market is based on young men, a lot of the others may hit big.
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> "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
> organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A
> Country"
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