Re: [Epic] Lost World

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 14:42:55 -0400 (EDT)

Because, as I found out in only two days of eavesdropping, this is a
social list in which the members share an interest in epic<version>.
TIFWIW.

--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change."- random fortune



On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, William A. Calderwood wrote:

> The late 70's movie was Andromida Strain (SP). I happen to like most all of his books, yes even "The Terminal Man." None of the movies made are like the book. And everyone I've talked to liked the book for "Lost World" better than the movie. My question is why is this discussion going on here??
> ----
> From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Date: Thursday, June 05, 1997 10:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Epic] Lost World
>
> W. Gregory Klett wrote:
> >
> > >>Welcome to the world of Michael Crichton.
> > >>
> > >>Temp
> > >>
> > >Geez Temp, you don't like Heinlein, you don't like Crichton - who do you like?
> > >
> > >(For the record, except for "The Terminal Man" I would say that Crighton is
> > >a pretty good author...)
> > >
> > >Agro
> >
> > Crichton is a good author, it is just that so many of his books have
> > made such horrible movies/series.
>
> I remember a Crichton movie from the late 70's that
> was amazingly boring... oooh... can't remember the name. But
> it was pretty bad. Books, especially sci-fi ones, hardly
> ever translate into movies very well.
>
> > Read 'Lost World' and then compare it to the movie. There are one or
> > two points in common, but that seems to be about it. An early sequence
> > is actually from the first book, so it starts off with a change and
> > then starts taking sharps turns to the left.
>
> Everyone that I've talked to said the book sucked.
> Apparently Spielberg felt the same... (not that what he used
> was all that great).
>
> Scott
> shupes_at_...
>
>
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