On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 13:13:37 -0400 (EDT), Jim Sharkey wrote: >I dunno, Dean. I *really* liked both FoG and AoS, but I can't see either one >becoming a movie the general populace would like, if they stay even remotely >close to the events in the books. There's an awful lot of downbeat parts to >both, and I fear that Hollywood will gut them. > >Still, thanks for the info! Maybe I'll be wrong. Certainly wouldn't be the >first time. :-)
Major Forge of God spoiler below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . At first, my reaction was much the same as yours. But think about it. Good planet gets destroyed. Bad "planet" is destroyed by vengeful residents of good planet. It worked for Lucas :) As the article said, "The goal of this project is ultimately to create a monumental, hard-sf motion picture trilogy, dealing with interstellar crime and punishment". The potential for a Bronsonesque revenge movie is immense. Hopefully they preserve some of the details. I am oversimplifying (and so will Hollywood) I know. But I think if they can duplicate the scale of the novels it could make a good movie. Dean _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
