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OrwellwasRight

(5,227 posts)
26. Well. . .
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 08:25 PM
Jan 2014

I think we have very different tastes.

I loved Dune (of course I was 17 and had not read the book yet). However, after reading and liking the book, I have seen the movie again and still like it.

I hated the Postman -- the idea I found intriguing, and since Tom Petty was in it, I thought how bad it could be? Well, I found out. Still think that story could have been made into a good movie. Did not know there was a book until I read your post.

I thought I, Robot was mediocre when I first saw it. Since then, i have seen it several more times and it has grown on me. Never read the book.

No comment on the Hitchihiker's book or the movie.

Wanted to see Ender's Game, but it seems to have come and gone from theater's too quickly for me to catch it.

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I guess it's good that I haven't read Ender's Game. kentauros Aug 2013 #1
Fair enough! sofa king Aug 2013 #2
It sounds interesting, and I have heard of Brin. kentauros Aug 2013 #3
You haven't read Dune? Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #4
I liked the SciFi miniseries, too. kentauros Aug 2013 #5
The sci fi miniseries was really quite good. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #13
As I literally cannot read the book, kentauros Aug 2013 #16
Years ago, I had really hoped.... sofa king Aug 2013 #6
You know what I think would revolutionize sci fi? Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #7
HELL, YES! sofa king Aug 2013 #8
There are many long novels or series of books... krispos42 Aug 2013 #9
That series actually ran through to eleven books Posteritatis Aug 2013 #17
Nice post, oval-face. Orrex Aug 2013 #18
Stop yanking my Chani, you insolent Face Dancer. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #19
After Frank Herbert's wife died, he took up learning to cook uppityperson Sep 2013 #20
Frank Herbert may have been a nice guy Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #27
.....umm..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #10
Hee hee! sofa king Aug 2013 #11
The Dune film was very good, IMO. Codeine Aug 2013 #12
In the proper hands (think Peter Jackson) brilliant novels can be rendered . . . MrModerate Aug 2013 #14
Even accounting for taste, it's hard for me to imagine . . . MrModerate Aug 2013 #15
I just JesterCS Nov 2013 #21
Did you like the "trick" at the end? sofa king Dec 2013 #23
I dont plan to watch it quakerboy Dec 2013 #22
Reviews have been largely positive. sofa king Dec 2013 #24
Of course it is. mzteris Dec 2013 #25
Well. . . OrwellwasRight Jan 2014 #26
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