Sorry to post and run, but I sort of thought Book of Eli being Zardoz was conventional wisdom. I mean, the first time I saw the Eli trailer I recognized it.
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Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
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Volans - Jan 29, 2010 5:01:20 pm PST #6361 of 30000
move out and draw fire
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2010 5:12:44 pm PST #6362 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The IO9 was what I was referring to earlier--it seemed pretty clearly riffing to me.
I question the whole premise of the thing
Well, that's what you get when you have readers do the choosing.
Jessica - Jan 29, 2010 5:16:55 pm PST #6363 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm just impressed that anyone understood the plot of Zardoz well enough to adapt it.
DavidS - Jan 30, 2010 4:00:29 pm PST #6364 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fantastic Mr. Fox was most enjoyable and very funny.
Loved all the late Beach Boys selections, and Jason Schwartzman's performance in particular. The visuals were delightful in their rough and readiness. A contrast to Coraline's standard setting beauty. (Though both movies are complete successes in their own style.)
Loved Meryl Streep's interaction with George Clooney. Glad animation allows them to be lovers in a way that live action probably wouldn't.
askye - Jan 30, 2010 4:04:55 pm PST #6365 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Does it do justice to the book?
DavidS - Jan 30, 2010 4:10:21 pm PST #6366 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Does it do justice to the book?
Nope. It's only very roughly modeled on the book for plot and characters. The dialogue is all very Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach.
It's an excellent movie but only a loose adaptation. I love the book (especially the audio book with Dahl himself reading) but it's not really like that in tone or flavor.
Jessica - Jan 30, 2010 5:46:45 pm PST #6367 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Isn't about half the plot from another Roald Dahl book entirely?
I just watched Summer Hours, which was lovely and moving and highly recommended for anyone with a family of any kind. It hit a lot of notes with me, and a lot of different ones for DH.
DavidS - Jan 30, 2010 6:02:51 pm PST #6368 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Isn't about half the plot from another Roald Dahl book entirely?
I don't think so. It's basically the plot to Fantastic Mr. Fox. And it hits the same plot points: tail gets shot off, digging underground into storehouses etc. It's just Not English, very improv acting dialogue (though funny), lots of visual jokes etc.
Burrell - Jan 30, 2010 9:14:16 pm PST #6369 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
hadn't heard of Summer Hours, but I am finding myself hungry for movies with discernably human storylines. (Note: not as in human vs animal, more human vs BANG!POW!CRASH!!!)
flea - Jan 31, 2010 2:35:57 am PST #6370 of 30000
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I didn't see Fantastic Mr. Fox, but mr. flea and both kids (3 and 6) loved it.