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AMC - Blogs - SciFi Scanner - Why the Movie Version of Your Favorite SciFi Book …: Jun 5, 9:01pm 2 reviews movies
http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/scifi-movie-adaptations.php; From the page: "we learn that fidelity to the book text has almost no correlation to the success of the film. Jurassic Park and The Lost World are somewhat related to their books, but War of the Worlds is a largely complete re-imagining, and if you want to see science fiction literature fans get truly foamy, ask them their opinions about the adaptations of I, Robot and Starship Troopers (remember to hold up a tarp to shield yourself from the spittle)."

GLI Press: Review: 13 Rule-Breaking Films: May 10, 4:43am 5 reviews movies
http://glipress.blogspot.com/2008/05/review-13-rule-breaking-films.html; From the page: " Every once in a while, though, a film comes along that takes an assumption about how American movies are supposed to be made and changes it, sometimes resulting in something truly memorable. Producers who want to make a film that breaks one of the unwritten rules of motion pictures risk a lot - studios might not want to fund the film, theaters might not show it, audiences might not respond to it. The reward for taking the chance, though, is recognition for being a really interesting experiment, or, in some cases, taking your place among the greatest films ever made."

The Silence of the Lambs corrections: Apr 27, 12:35pm 1 review movies
http://www.moviemistakes.com/film1160/corrections; This is beautiful. 16 "corrections" - and all of them are either mistakes by the correctors or things that are easily explained (and the explanations are frequently things mentioned in the text). Given some of the blunders that creep into many films, to be so ... tight... just attests to the awesome quality of The Silence of the Lambs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0?p=6772: Feb 24, 10:17am 3 reviews movies, video
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The Water Horse - Circvs Maximvs: Dec 30, 2007 4:44pm 1 review movies
http://www.circvsmaximvs.com/showthread.php?p=555641; From the page: "The Water Horse This is a kid movie. It is definitely aimed at the 8-14 set, and my son aged 10 adored it. It definitely captured his budding cryptid interest, and has set him in search of the book the movie's based on and all other things Nessie. This did not need to be a kid movie. This could have been the movie that straddled the gap between Narnia and Pan's Labyrinth. It would have been a delight, with a strong central plot and lots of character development among the secondary characters. The visuals are good, the water horse well realized. The background - well, it's Scotland. Craggy and beautiful. Except some film idiot got a hold of it. The movie, if just a shade darker, could have the same inspirational notes and themes. The same imagery, the same tonal moods in both score and visuals. There is a place near my home that makes wonderful homemade old-style pies. She does not use the filling that is in a jar; there is no syrup in her apple pies. There is one drawback to her pies: After you've eaten one, you can tell when a can of goopy fructose is used to substitute for inferior ingredients or skill. This movie could have been great, but I could not help but be annoyed at the heavy saccharine glaze. It was a little too obvious - the music swells noticeably when it's inspirational, the lightning flashes on the antagonist's face a little too cartoonishly. It is like taking a delighful pie and dumping fructose on it, like taking a natural beauty and covering thier face in cake makeup, like a finely crafted tiramisu and covering it in hot fudge. Don't get me wrong - the goodness in all of those things does show through. It's a movie well worth taking your kids to, both to spur thier interest in things unusual and to have a fun time. It's just a shame that this movie wasn't made to its full potential - still accessible for kids, but not leaving adults with a saccharine aftertaste. Grade: B"

Myspace.com Blogs - 300 - [insert witty name here] MySpace Blog: Dec 12, 2007 6:48pm 1 review movies
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=81975052&blog...; From the page: "I did not like the first half of 300. The cinematography was not the problem - it was gorgeous. It was not the violence - there was enough distance and stylization that it kept my gorge from rising. But I was bothered, deeply. Enough that I had to stop, and take a break."