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Harmonia

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In Reply to: RE: Nope posted by late on November 29, 2010 at 14:48:27

...neither the book (nor, I assume) the movie is about "plot".

Any more than Moon was about plot.

But that's OK, NLMG probably isn't your cuppa. But the book is excellent and I've heard nothing but great reviews about the film.

Don't get me wrong, I've loved SF for 40+ years, but how many brilliant "new" plots and ideas are there anyway? Sometimes SF is simply a great framework in which writers and filmmakers can explore human stories.

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Excellent point. Westerns make do with only 6 plots. nt - tinear 14:29:18 11/30/10 (10)
dfs
- Here's another, I'm tired of Westerns, too ..nt - late 15:09:10 11/30/10 (9)
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  - Star Wars is a Western set in space. nt - tinear 08:24:40 12/01/10 (7)
    fd
    - More a Kurosawa character vehicle set in space. - Tony D. 01:21:50 12/02/10 (1)
      But then a good many Westerns are Kurosawa, character realizations set in the old west.
      
      J.B.
      - Kurosawa worshipped Ford. nt - tinear 21:14:34 12/04/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: More a Kurosawa character vehicle set in space. posted by Tony D. on December 02, 2010 at 01:21:50
        
        dfs
    - Umm, not quite - late 14:08:09 12/01/10 (4)
      You can say that about the first series. But there's lots going on
      besides the cowboy shoot em up after that.
      
      But... I gotta admit I liked Firefly, which WAS cowboys in Space.
      
      Oh well...
      - Firefly...me too... - Harmonia 19:09:31 12/02/10 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Umm, not quite posted by late on December 01, 2010 at 14:08:09
        
        Were you also a fan of Serenity? I admit I was shocked by the death of a particular character near the end.
        
        If only Lucas could write as snappy dialog and witty a reparte as Josh Whedon.
        
        Frankly, SWs Eps 1-3 (and even 6 truth be told) left me cold. Too busy, filled with affectless plot. Sometimes too much IS too much.
        
        I gave up on Star Wars a long, long time ago.. hard to believe how bad it sucks now (nt) - late 14:05:39 12/03/10 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Firefly...me too... posted by Harmonia on December 02, 2010 at 19:09:31
        
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        It always sucked, late. Always. A kiddie series from beginning to end. nt - tinear 21:15:50 12/04/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I gave up on Star Wars a long, long time ago.. hard to believe how bad it sucks now (nt) posted by late on December 03, 2010 at 14:05:39
        
        fd
        
        Nope - late 07:03:47 12/05/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: It always sucked, late. Always. A kiddie series from beginning to end. nt posted by tinear on December 04, 2010 at 21:15:50
        
        When I was a kid, it didn't take long for me to figure out that
        the scifi books I was reading could make a fun swashbuckler of a movie.
        And the first one was.
        But each following movie was substantially worse than the one that preceded it.
        
        Edits: 12/05/10
  - Late! You have me worried! - Harmonia 18:31:53 11/30/10 (0)
    You are sounding way too jaded my man.

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