This particular short story is so short, and has more of a point than a plot -- it gives you a lot of leeway. And if the story is so short, there's no reason to extrapolate its excellence into your movie -- you've got to add so much, you can't piggyback on the original author's brilliance.
Can't any one of your damn little Scooby club at least try to remember that I hate you all?
Spike ,'Get It Done'
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§ ita § - Sep 02, 2005 3:55:00 am PDT #7060 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 02, 2005 4:15:23 am PDT #7061 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
At this point I've lowered my expectations to Ed Burns looking sweatily heroic as he evades dinosaurs in the jungle.
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2005 4:31:10 am PDT #7062 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yay, dinosaurs!
Cashmere - Sep 02, 2005 5:07:19 am PDT #7063 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
At this point I've lowered my expectations to Ed Burns looking sweatily heroic as he evades dinosaurs in the jungle.
The Sound of Thunder was one of the first sci-fi short stories to get me hooked on the genre. That, along with Green Patches and He Built a Crooked House.
I hope they don't cock up the story.
We watched Layer Cake last night and the soundtrack is incredible! I have to admit being completely addicted to English gangster films.
Strega - Sep 02, 2005 5:35:02 am PDT #7064 of 10002
Oh, we almost watched Layer Cake last weekend, but then we couldn't resist Alone in the Dark. You so rarely see something get 1% "fresh" at Rotten Tomatoes.
Edited 'cause... "Rotton"? Wha?
Cashmere - Sep 02, 2005 5:54:44 am PDT #7065 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Oh, we almost watched Layer Cake last weekend, but then we couldn't resist Alone in the Dark. You so rarely see something get 1% "fresh" at Rotton Tomatoes.
Wow, that is bad.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 02, 2005 6:05:42 am PDT #7066 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've never heard of ANYTHING getting a 1% fresh rating. Even Uwe Boll's previous House of the Dead and Out Cold (the movie I walked out of before the opening credits were finished) scored in the 3-4% range. (By Contrast, Catwoman got a comparatively good 9%.)
We may have a new Ed Wood for the 21st century.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 6:07:19 am PDT #7067 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
the movie I walked out of before the opening credits were finished
How does that happen?
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 02, 2005 6:11:25 am PDT #7068 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The movie's sole good point is that it's very upfront about how utterly craptastic it's going to be. The teaser sequence made it quite clear that I wouldn't be able to stand a full 90 minutes of it.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 02, 2005 6:14:55 am PDT #7069 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The movie's sole good point is that it's very upfront about how utterly craptastic it's going to be. The teaser sequence made it quite clear that I wouldn't be able to stand a full 90 minutes of it.
So, that's one that Caroline Dhavernas will be leaving off her resume if she's smart then?