Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of?

2009-07-25 Thread Keith Johnson
Wish you were in our group back when it aired on SciFi. I wrote a scathing review of it, as abominable dreck. Several people--most people--in the group who tried to watch it all but retched. - Original Message - From: "angelababycat" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of?

2009-07-24 Thread Milton Davis
nding. --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Mr. Worf wrote: From: Mr. Worf Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 2:45 AM   I hope that they don't just remake the previous movie. I hope

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2009-07-23 Thread Mr. Worf
coming thing, Mr Worf. > > > > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie > adaptation that you know of? > > Date : Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:39:14 -0700 > > From : "Mr. Wo

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2009-07-23 Thread Martin Baxter
I've heard on the whisper-stream that it is a coming thing, Mr Worf. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? Date : Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:39:14 -0700 From : "Mr. W

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2009-07-23 Thread Mr. Worf
;> --- On *Wed, 7/22/09, Tracey de Morsella > aladvantage. >> com<http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Tracey de Morsella > com<http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tdli...@multicul

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2009-07-23 Thread Milton Davis
I read the book after I saw the movie. The book is waaay better. --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Mr. Worf wrote: From: Mr. Worf Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:31 PM

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2009-07-23 Thread Martin Baxter
t; Another toss in the hat -- "Doc" Smith's Lensman novels. At best, they were > camped up in an anime feature. At worst... I'll be kind and not force any of > you to contemplate the horror. > > > > > -----[ Received Mail Content ]------ >

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2009-07-23 Thread Martin Baxter
80s unfortunately a lot of them ended up becoming cash machines. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Milton Davis wrote: > > > Logan's Run. > > --- On *Wed, 7/22/09, Tracey de Morsella < > tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com>* wrote: > > > From: Tracey de Mo

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2009-07-23 Thread Mr. Worf
-- On *Wed, 7/22/09, Tracey de Morsella < > tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com>* wrote: > > > From: Tracey de Morsella > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie > adaptation that you know of? > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Da

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2009-07-23 Thread Milton Davis
Logan's Run. --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Tracey de Morsella wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 10:12 PM   It was hor

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2009-07-22 Thread Tracey de Morsella
It was horrible -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of angelababycat Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:30 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adap

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2009-07-21 Thread Mr. Worf
Yep. I would agree with that. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > In other words, the "too many cooks" theory is proven valid again... > > > > > > -[ Received Mail Content ]-- > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: t

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2009-07-21 Thread Martin Baxter
In other words, the "too many cooks" theory is proven valid again... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? Date : Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:13:02 -0700 From : "

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2009-07-21 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that what happens is that the production company says this is a good book, let's buy the rights. They buy the rights then pick a director and a screenplay writer. The screenplay writer is busy writing his own play or movie but he needs to eat. So he or she thinks, I will work on this to pay

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2009-07-21 Thread Reece Jennings
noir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:45 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? Back in, because I remembered one. &quo

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2009-07-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Back in, because I remembered one. "Starship Troopers". From thought-invoking polemic on politics to gore-splattered testosterone-fest. :P -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? Date : T

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2009-07-21 Thread Martin Baxter
Of course I forgot about that one. Had a memory block put in to keep the nightmares away... There's one that's flitting at the periphery of my brain, that, according to the lore I've taken in, was shot and then shelved, as it was so heinously bad. It'll come to me... -[ Received Ma