tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post367229499527500877..comments2023-08-31T20:17:07.028+10:00Comments on The Rosstrum: That won't be necessaryRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-56163879078427486282007-09-11T11:53:00.000+10:002007-09-11T11:53:00.000+10:00If Dune ever gets made again, they need to find a ...If Dune ever gets made again, they need to find a way of making the source material accessible to a mass audience, and not just sci-fi geeks. I missed Sunshine when it was in cinemas, but I'll look out for it on DVD.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-37987757693078374652007-09-10T13:49:00.000+10:002007-09-10T13:49:00.000+10:00Any thoughts on Sunshine? In my view it is the be...Any thoughts on Sunshine? In my view it is the best sci-fi film for soem time.Glen O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220895739530164962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-35181422956122460942007-09-08T18:52:00.000+10:002007-09-08T18:52:00.000+10:00The problem with Dune is that it is just too hard ...The problem with Dune is that it is just too hard core. There are basically three levels in the pantheon of Sci-Fi geekdom;<BR/><BR/>Level 1'ers like Star Wars.<BR/>Level 2'ers prefer Star Trek.<BR/>Level 3'ers get into Dune.<BR/><BR/>Given the relative scarcity of Level 3'ers in comparison to the rest of the population, it's understandable that when a 'Dune' movie was to be produced, the amount of available resources that would be committed to this would be a fraction of what a Star Wars or Star Trek would command. <BR/><BR/>Granted, David Lynch is talented enough, but with such a limited gene pool of Level-3-sympathetic scriptwriters, art directors, etc. to choose from, any attempt at a Dune film is doomed from the start.<BR/><BR/>The script writer for this film probably resembled Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons, now wasting his life away in his Mom's dingy basement, still believing it was the best script ever penned by mankind, and that it's the world's fault for 'misunderstanding' his work.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but when it comes to sci-fi, the very best films are the ones produced by major studios with all the technical resources they can muster, with an expert like Spielberg, Scott or Soderberg at the helm.James Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658184692527152706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-27937883403227312122007-09-07T10:02:00.000+10:002007-09-07T10:02:00.000+10:00I purchased Highlander 2 a few months ago. I'm now...I purchased <I>Highlander 2</I> a few months ago. I'm now thinking of buying <I>Battlefield Earth</I> and <I>Wild Wild West</I> to complete my bad movie collection (I already have <I>Plan 9 from outer space</I>.Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-69140504561098616252007-09-06T13:06:00.000+10:002007-09-06T13:06:00.000+10:00As you probably know, Lynch's film was intended to...As you probably know, Lynch's film was intended to be the first in a series, but because it wasn't successful, it didn't go ahead. <BR/><BR/>I saw the miniseries version, but couldn't get into it. I borrowed the DVD from the same friend who loaned me the film version, and he said it was better than the film. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, a bad book can't be made into a good film, as was clearly demonstrated with the cringeworthy adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827731848618933239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-33695085552709398412007-09-06T11:30:00.000+10:002007-09-06T11:30:00.000+10:00David Lynch's "Dune" is more enjoyable when you co...David Lynch's "Dune" is more enjoyable when you consider it as part of the whole David Lynch filmography. If you completely ignore Frank Herbert's books you can enjoy it (in much the same way as ignoring Stephen King allows you to enjoy Kubrick's <I>The Shining</I>).<BR/><BR/>The extended edition was horrible. Lynch did make some extended version back when it was released but it has never been viewed.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28TV_miniseries%29" REL="nofollow">A Dune miniseries</A> was made in 2000 that was more true to the book.Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27452066.post-49602418621384241492007-09-05T15:19:00.000+10:002007-09-05T15:19:00.000+10:00I was so disappointed with the movie because I did...I was so disappointed with the movie because I did read the Dune trilogy whe I was about 19 and thought it was brilliant. Definitley a case of "the book was better."Glen O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220895739530164962noreply@blogger.com