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Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
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In lugnet.space, David Laswell wrote:
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From what I hear, its basically just a rewrite of CoMC set in space,
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I think you may have heard wrong.
I first read Destination a long long time ago. I read CoMC about the same time
and Ive reread both of them several times since, and in my considered
judgement, theyre not at all alike. Not even close. Sure, theres some revenge
in both, but thats about it.
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Its just not
likely to happen, and with a book thats been around for 48 years, isnt
commonly found on bookstore shelves, and was written by someone whos not a
household name after all these years, its even less likely.
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Which was Erics point, I think... heres a book thats really good but never
got filmed.
I surmise that in 195x or 196x, when it was relatively recent, it would not have
been an easy movie to make well, if at all. Too many difficult effects, and too
cerebral when what was wanted were giant ants and 50 foot tall slime
monsters....
and now, as we all say, its too old.
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| (...) Actually, age seems to have little to do with it these days... Robert Rodriguez Directing Princess of Mars Source: The Hollywood Reporter Monday, March 1, 2004 Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids" series) is set to direct Edgar Rice Burroughs' science (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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