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Codeine

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12. The Dune film was very good, IMO.
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 06:43 PM
Aug 2013

Hitchhiker's Guide was doomed by the fact that so much of the humor in the books was narrative; it's hard to make a film from funny lines that aren't delivered by any of the characters.

I avoided I, Robot. I avoid all films starring Will Smith. He's just gawd-awful in everything.

The Postman was a dire, dire book. Just terrible. David Brin has written a lot of very fine stuff, but that ain't one of them. The film couldn't be any worse, really.

Anyway, they wanted a car in a scene, and I don't think the film will be helped or harmed by the fact that it sports an Audi logo.

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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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