|
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy |
| Probably my top three favorite movies. If you don't like these movies you need to go to the doctor. If you check out ok health-wise, you're just a bad person. Roll 1d10 for your punishment. | |
| |  |
|
Contact |
| Contact was written by Carl Sagan, and is a scientifically accurate conjecture of what it would be like to get a signal from an alien civilization. The book is better of course, but the movie stars Jodi Foster, who, let's face it, is awesome. | |
| |  |
|
Dune |
|
Here's a big suprise. :) I like Dune. The David Lynch version, not the poopy Sci-Fi Channel version.
David Lynch's version is far from perfect, however, it manages to catch the essence of the book if not the details. If you've never read the book, let me touch on the major differences. The book contains no weirding modules - Paul and Jessica know what the Fremen call the "Weirding Way" of battle. It is sound-related, but it's much more psychology than sound; more like "The Voice" that the Bene Gesserit use to control people. The Harkonnens are much less pure evil in the book and the Atreides less pure good. It's much more balanced; the line between "good" and "evil" is very blurry if it's even there at all. Hollywood seems to think we need an arrow pointing to the side we're supposed to cheer for. |
|
| |  |
| |
Here's my review of the poopy Sci-Fi Channel's version on Amazon.com:
“ I can't believe that this version touts itself as "Frank Herbert's" Dune. I'm not a fan of David Lynch's liberties with the interpretation (weirding modules, etc.), but even with that, it comes more to the feel and style of the book than the Sci-Fi version. The Sci-Fi version was simply a poorly acted movie about some outerspace adventure - not the extremely intricate and subtle story that Herbert had envisioned. For example, one of the main aspects of the book, the *extreme* value of water, was effectively dismissed by the Sci-Fi version with open windows (Jessica stands near an open window enjoying the Arakeen breeze) and flowing fountains. Castle Caladan looked like the bridge of a StarTrek ship, not the ages old "castle" filled steeped in history. But despite all of this, the acting is what was most lacking. Paul Atreides acts as a petulant child, not the result of strict training and self-discipline. Jessica seems a half-aware dolt asking questions she should know the answers to. All-in-all, I blame the director for this travesty. As I see it, this version has no strengths, only weaknesses. ” |