how about some of Terry Pratchett's work, such as Guards Guards. Given the characterization, the diskworld, etc., that would make a great movie. larry
On 1/17/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So we've been talking about how bad (or, rarely, good) a job hollywood's > done with many sci-fi movies based on books. But as bad as they get there's > always that one story that you still just want to see on the big screen, > isn't there? > > What's yours? It doesn't have to be sci-fi. > > For me I would love to see a three-hour Peter Jackson CGI "Watership Down". > The animated version was very done (and very respectful of the source), I > thought, but shorter than the story could support. > > With the technology today I really think you could do a respectable "live > action" version. And the story, of course, is unbelievably engrossing. > > The chances of it being awful are really high but dammit I'd also love to > see an animated "Calvin and Hobbes" movie done by a responsible studio. The > strip is so kinetic and energetic I think it could really work as an > animated work. > > I see it as a traditional (cell-based) animation but somebody like Pixar > could also pull it off. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192945 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
