At 04:36 PM 10/19/00 -0700, Jo Anne wrote in reaction to my reaction:
>John wrote in reaction to Trevors news:
> >As Rocky would say, "Hokey Smokes!". I dunno, can you burn the script or
> >something? Can we get up a collection to pay Devlin and Emmerich NOT to
> >make the movie? Would Startide Rising look like ID4 or (gasp) Godzilla?
>
>John! Say what you like about the story, but "The Patriot" was a beautiful
>film to watch (and no that doesn't mean Mel Gibson and Heath Leger,
>either). It was filmed wonderfully, and the costuming was first rate. I
>don't remember much about ID4 except, *boom*, **BANG**, blowin' up stuff,
>etc. It certainly did well at the box office, I might add.
>
>Anyway, so much depends on the director. Are these guys director types?
>or producer types? Or just highly paid mogul types?
>
>I'd like "Startide Rising" to be well made, as well as a commercial
>success, but that may be too much to hope for.
>
>Amities,
>
>Jo Anne
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Yeah, the cinematography in "The Patriot" was good, and the effects in ID4
and Godzilla were outstanding. But there was no story there, and that's
were Emmerich and Devlin stumble. I want SR to look good, have good
effects, and to keep faith with the story shown in the novel. Might be too
much to hope for, but we should accept nothing less.
adios amigos
john
