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Oct. 2nd, 2007 10:02 am*Final Edit*
Yay Hollywood for confusing me.
2 kid's fantasies, 2 character's named Will, 2 time-spotty storylines. It was bound to happen.
"The Dark is Rising" looks to suck. Go see it at Apple Trailers. Cringe.
"The Golden Compass" (first of "His Dark Materials") looks definately Not to Suck.
Angry Armored Polar Bears! The trailer can be found at IMDB.com.
Sorry for the confusion, - K.
*end final edit*
I love the series called "His Dark Materials" (Golden Compass, etc,) by Susan Cooper. It's a young adult fantasy with deep theological roots.
They were/are turning it into a movie, and I just heard the interview with the author on NPR. I had been looking forward to it.
I can't explain how *sad* she sounded talking about how they've "adapted" (re: gutted and americanized,) her book.
I can't wrap my head around the statements the director made, (the same guy who did "Trainspotting".)
I wanted to see it, but now I wish they hadn't made it.
WIll isn't British, (they made him American so he wouldn't be confused with Harry Potter.)
He also isn't 11, he's 13 in the movie, which, for anyone who's read the book, means there's going to be horrible plot mutilations. (There really was a good reason he was 11, you cocky director asshole.)
They've also changed the name 3 times now, (from "Dark Matter" to "The Seaker: Dark Matter" to "The Seaker")
There has been no mention of Laura, Pan and the Polar Bears.
I have a feeling I'm going to be completely and thoroughly disgusted by this adaptation. Which was sad, because Peter Jackson prooved you can (mostly) remain loyal to a story and still sell it.
- k.
**EDIT** - Having just watched the trailer - They may have used the name, but the story, (from what I can gleen from that steaming pile of pop-candy shlock,) isn't anything like the books I love.
Go read the books. Be irritated that they took what could have been a fabulous movie made it Dumb. Because they think the lowest common denominator is acceptable.
Yay Hollywood for confusing me.
2 kid's fantasies, 2 character's named Will, 2 time-spotty storylines. It was bound to happen.
"The Dark is Rising" looks to suck. Go see it at Apple Trailers. Cringe.
"The Golden Compass" (first of "His Dark Materials") looks definately Not to Suck.
Angry Armored Polar Bears! The trailer can be found at IMDB.com.
Sorry for the confusion, - K.
*end final edit*
I love the series called "His Dark Materials" (Golden Compass, etc,) by Susan Cooper. It's a young adult fantasy with deep theological roots.
They were/are turning it into a movie, and I just heard the interview with the author on NPR. I had been looking forward to it.
I can't explain how *sad* she sounded talking about how they've "adapted" (re: gutted and americanized,) her book.
I can't wrap my head around the statements the director made, (the same guy who did "Trainspotting".)
I wanted to see it, but now I wish they hadn't made it.
WIll isn't British, (they made him American so he wouldn't be confused with Harry Potter.)
He also isn't 11, he's 13 in the movie, which, for anyone who's read the book, means there's going to be horrible plot mutilations. (There really was a good reason he was 11, you cocky director asshole.)
They've also changed the name 3 times now, (from "Dark Matter" to "The Seaker: Dark Matter" to "The Seaker")
There has been no mention of Laura, Pan and the Polar Bears.
I have a feeling I'm going to be completely and thoroughly disgusted by this adaptation. Which was sad, because Peter Jackson prooved you can (mostly) remain loyal to a story and still sell it.
- k.
**EDIT** - Having just watched the trailer - They may have used the name, but the story, (from what I can gleen from that steaming pile of pop-candy shlock,) isn't anything like the books I love.
Go read the books. Be irritated that they took what could have been a fabulous movie made it Dumb. Because they think the lowest common denominator is acceptable.
