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• Some would say a true connoisseur… - David Aiken 23:43:06 05/07/08 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: Wow... posted by mkuller on May 07, 2008 at 20:22:26

  …of crap :-) I probably wouldn't deny the charge. Some of my video tastes can be quite low-brow.
  
  I like sci-fi and I enjoyed John Wyndham's novels in my teenage years. I bought the DVD of the movie when I saw it, but without particularly high hopes given the bad images on the cover. At least it was cheap but, even so, I don't think I got my money's worth :-)
  
  I've enjoyed a lot of the BBC radio and TV serialisations of classic sci-fi novels so I was quite eager to buy the set of the TV serial when it was released locally, and I quite enjoyed it. Typical BBC approach to serialising a novel: sticking fairly close to the text and doing a good, workmanlike job. Not the sort of thing to win an Oscar or an Emmy but definitely something you can enjoy watching again when the mood takes you.
  
  
  
  David Aiken
  
  

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  • A connoisseur? Let's examine the evidence. Or at least this photograph... - dave c 14:27:27 05/08/08 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Some would say a true connoisseur… posted by David Aiken on May 07, 2008 at 23:43:06

    
    
    Now that is a connoisseur!
    I agree the BBC version is far closer to the book. And far better. But I do remember quite enjoying the earlier film as a kid.
    
    

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  • I agree - Film BAD BBC Better (Its the one I bought) - Mr Underhill 09:38:54 05/08/08 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Some would say a true connoisseur… posted by David Aiken on May 07, 2008 at 23:43:06

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