Comments on: Sci-Fi Monday: Avatar, Paul, Watchmen, Fahrenheit 451, Avengers, Harry Potter + more

By: BP

BP — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:52 +0000

Fahrenheit 451 can be an amazing movie if done right.
So many political undertones, but it can be a good action movie in its own right too.
I hope they actually keep the hound and the war … I mean how did they happen to forget the war in the last version?

By: Woulfe

Woulfe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:57:00 +0000

James Cameron (noun) 1. Spending more of other people’s money then anyone else on the planet to make a 3-D Sci-Fi movie.

AND IT LOOKS GREAT TOO !

- W -
* His next film going by this trend, should cost no less the $300 mill to make *

By: Supervisor194

Supervisor194 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:21:03 +0000

“Why are there SO MANY movies about super heroes and vampires?”

Well,…while I’m with you on the vampire thing (I’ve never really seen the deal with that)…but as for superheroes -they’re being made now because for years we kept reading in Stan’s soapbox column that they were right on the horizon – and I mean,…I remember reading these in the mid 70’s. A Silver Surfer movie coming…etc.
So now all these guys from that era,my generation, are in power and are finally trying to realize these projects we grew up dreaming about.
More (informed and talented) power to them. ‘Bout time. Bring on Thor.

By: Nick Cook

Nick Cook — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:58:43 +0000

#21. I’d love to see a good, big budget adaptation of The Martian Chronicles. It’s still have a soft spot for the Rock Hudson version, though it pales in comparison to the original work.

By: Captain Dunsel

Captain Dunsel — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:31:01 +0000

“The Box” looks to be an extended version of a Twiight Zone episode from the 80’s, titled “Button, Button” I can’t *imagine* that premise getting dragged out for a couple of hours, especially if they keep the final resolution the same – it is simply WAY too obvious from the get-go.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:56:14 +0000

Ray Bradbury : “They wanted to put a book of mine on Yahoo! You know what I told them? ‘To hell with you. To hell with you and to hell with the Internet.”

Then he added “Get off my lawn, damned kids!”

By: kitofnine

kitofnine — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:27:08 +0000

Very excited about Daybreakers :D

By: Mike Ten

Mike Ten — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:14:55 +0000

It’s too bad the movie “MOON” wasn’t released in more theaters, I was looking forward to seeing it. Now I will have to wait till it comes out on DVD.

By: Dr. Image

Dr. Image — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:40 +0000

Elements of Childhood’s End have now been ripped off so many times (V, ID4) that a film of it would ironically be preceived as a ripoff itself, much like Neuromancer would be.
Sad.
Avatar? Cautiously optomistic.
It’s SO great that Star Trek continues to hold strong, though.

By: kmart

kmart — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:53:24 +0000

25 Spockish,

There are plenty of good writers, but way more dumb producers … that is why the movies turn out so bad, because the writing keeps getting dumbed down by people who don’t know a character arc from a hole in the head.

You don’t need or want a Heinlein to adapt Heinlein, you just need to find a producer / studio that isn’t intent on sucking out what makes it worthwhile in the first place. Probably why CHILDHOOD’S END and YESTERDAY’S CHILDREN haven’t ever been made.