Reply With QuoteI'd like to see a well-made movie of The Belgariad.
I'm a bit bored so post if you know what great movies of the mentioned genres I can expect.
Latest really good "history" movies I saw were "Master and Commander" (well not history as such but well made in historical setting) and "Der Untergang".
Latest really good fantasy for me was LOTR (ok, I admit I'm not that much into fantasy).
Latest really good scifi was....hm....oh....umm....can't remember. Certainly not the new SW episodes or Matrix 2/3.
What did I miss? And is there anything cool to come soon?
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I'd like to see a well-made movie of The Belgariad.
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I'd settle for a well-made movie. Period.Originally posted by SlowwHand
I'd like to see a well-made movie of The Belgariad.
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I doubt they could do a well done Belgariad.
Too much plot which they'd have to ax to fit a movie format. And as in all his books, most of the fun is in the characters banter, which you know they hack out most of it just to keep as much of the plot as they could. And the plot is usually the weakest aspect of these books.
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I didn't think I would care for it really, but this guy kept pestering me on it, and it was funny. The exchanges between Silk and Barak, for instance.
Of course, I didn't know if they'd ever do a worthy LOTR, but they did.
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SerenityOriginally posted by BeBro
Latest really good scifi was....hm....oh....umm....can't remember. Certainly not the new SW episodes or Matrix 2/3.
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Oh yes, I saw that one....it was good IMO, although - again IMO of course - not overwhelming.
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Although when you look up EFC Eddings, Brooks, and Goodkind appear, I must admit I have only read one of his books. I don't even remember what one anymore (I might still have it though).Originally posted by rah
I doubt they could do a well done Belgariad.
Too much plot which they'd have to ax to fit a movie format. And as in all his books, most of the fun is in the characters banter, which you know they hack out most of it just to keep as much of the plot as they could. And the plot is usually the weakest aspect of these books.
Unfortunately I did read a number of Brooks and Goodkinds books.
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His Dark Materials is being made into a film trilogy, apparently. I think those books sucked nuts, but they're popular fantasy, so who knows?
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Spidey 2 was damn good too, IMHO.
But I don't know where it fits into those genres. They're (superhero movies I mean) are a combination of both Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
So, if Superhero movies fit, Spidey 3 is coming.
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What about the new Star Trek movie, by Abrams?
I saw a trailer for a new fantasy trilogy in the theatre last week. I forget the name of the film, except it had something to do with dragons, and seems to be shot to look exactly like LOTR.
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What ever happened with the Ender's Game movie?
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I keep hearing about Aquaman, directed by James Cameron
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Did that remake of the "300 Spartans"/ Gates of Fire film they were talking about a couple of years ago even get off the ground?
Also wasn't there a Hannibal film with Vin Diesel as the general mooted a few years ago?
Yes, I just saw a trailer for it.
Edit: The 300, not the Hannibal film.
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Thats good to hear. The original was a great film in a "50's Saturday Matinee" type of way.
My thoughts exactly...Originally posted by DRoseDARs
I'd settle for a well-made movie. Period.
Originally posted by reds4ever
Did that remake of the "300 Spartans"/ Gates of Fire film they were talking about a couple of years ago even get off the ground?
Also wasn't there a Hannibal film with Vin Diesel as the general mooted a few years ago?
300 looks ****ing amazing. Must watch trailer.
http://mftm.blogspot.com/2006/09/300...ler-scoop.html
Watch it? Must watch trailer again.
http://mftm.blogspot.com/2006/09/300...ler-scoop.html
Mmmm.
(they swapped out the trailer though, the had a cooler, longer one up earlier, maybe someone can find it, but I think there was a thread here on poly for it a bit ago)
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A Scanner Darkly was a good sci fi movie actually. Funny too.
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It does look good. But, as Troy showed, amazing trailers can be rather deceptive.Originally posted by OzzyKP
300 looks ****ing amazing. Must watch trailer.
http://mftm.blogspot.com/2006/09/300...ler-scoop.html
Watch it? Must watch trailer again.
http://mftm.blogspot.com/2006/09/300...ler-scoop.html
Mmmm.
(they swapped out the trailer though, the had a cooler, longer one up earlier, maybe someone can find it, but I think there was a thread here on poly for it a bit ago)
Also, the comic book upon which this movie is based is a little racist.
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AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
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Really? How so?
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In that it portrays the Persians as grotesque and sub-human, much like the orcs in the LotR, and, strangely enough, black (even though Persians are as Caucasian as Greeks).
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AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
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Eragon?Originally posted by Admiral
I saw a trailer for a new fantasy trilogy in the theatre last week. I forget the name of the film, except it had something to do with dragons, and seems to be shot to look exactly like LOTR.
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Ugh... that was a crap book. If that's what he saw, then I counsel him to stay away.Originally posted by Lorizael
Eragon?
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QFT`Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Ugh... that was a crap book. If that's what he saw, then I counsel him to stay away.
I read the first ten pages of Eragon, and put it aside in disgust. No amount of Jeremy Ironses could save that movie.
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What is the matter with modern films? Don't you like bland, mass market products or something?Originally posted by VJ
My thoughts exactly...
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