I liked the car chase from Goldeneye, where Bond controls the BMW via remote control from the backseat. Very slick.
And speaking of remote control car chases, The Dead Pool (I think) with Clint Eastwood had a neat one where he is trying to get away from a small, remote-controlled bomb-car.
the car chase from "To Live and Die in LA" is my fave. OMG! others have been more slapstick, and others have had more "hangtime" and bigger explosions, but that chase is _believable_. The only chase I've ever seen that had me on the edge of my seat!
So do I, so does any fool who's spent an obscene percentage of his life reading the stuff. But I'm interested in hearing which titles you think are crying out for movification.
Pardon my ignorance, but I don't know what "Iirc" means. Yes, Asimov did write a story titled "The Bicentennial Man", which, I assume, the Robin Williams movie was based on. No, I'm pretty sure Asimov never wrote with anyone else (too much of an egoist and control freak) - not certain, mind you, but pretty sure.
Perhaps you should compile a therapeutic list: "Movies That Feature Land Rovers" - or would that only fuel your obsession? And the one in "Gods" was a rare tree-climbing model - you don't see many of those...or, at least, I don't; I can't speak for you :-) (It wasn't a Land Rover that climbed down the tree in Jurassic Park was it? - no.)
I know what you mean by liking a movie "in a grapefruit-juice kind of way," but I can't say I liked Hudson Hawk in any kind of way; I was embarrassed for Bruce Willis, since I doubt he could be for himself.
I feel sincerely flattered that you've imitated my list. Again, you're welcome.
I enjoyed Dark City, but not quite enough to add it to this list. Close, but just barely shy. I will have to check out The Arrival. I have read in several places now that it is actually decent (despite how bad the previews made it look).
Iirc, the original story behind the movie Bicentenial Man was called that, but in between wasn't there a book (Asimov plus someone else) with a different title? Would that count? (Pardon the lack of functioning brain cells; it's been a long year.)
I didn't see The Postman or Waterworld, but I can't say that I really want to. Howard the Duck, on the other hand, was pretty awful, mostly due to the horrible midget duck suit. The only redeeming quality of Ave Ventura WNC that I could spot was the Land Rovers (And they crushed one of them!) Anyway, this prompted me to suggest my own list of non-stinkers.
Oh, I've got a good one! How about (I always feel like) Somebody's Watching Me - by Rockwell? With Michael Jackson singing background vocals. Perrrfect!
Wow! I've not seen Zelig or the Miracle of Morgan's Creek. Of the others, I enjoyed them all. Tati is one of my favorites, and of course The Marx Brothers. I'm looking forward to the two I haven't seen yet. Thanks!
For reply, see comments to UmcRoger's list. No, wait a minute. I neglected to say there that AV-WNC has many very funny scenes: the hollow rhino, Ace's battle with the midget, etc. If you didn't laugh uproariously at these, you just don't appreciate JC. Amen.
I know just what you mean; I was once in a similar situation (of having about 600 unread books) - but then there came the day of the Great Winnowing, and, voila! I only had about 450 unread books. But eventually I got through them. Trouble is, my 1200 volume sf/fantasy/horror collection (which is about 90% sf) contains many books I now want to re-read, but stuff - such as more new, unread books - keeps getting in the way.
So now I'm reduced to being EXTREMELY selective about what I attempt to re-read - which is, I tell myself, the way it should be.
In another list JIM mentioned the Casablanca line,
"The Germans wore gray, you wore blue" and suggests that only Bogie could have pulled it off. Somewhere I read that the part of Rick in this great film was originally cast for Ronald Reagan. Maybe this qualifies as the greatest miscast that wasn't.
You know, sk, you've given me the idea for a new list. I think it'll be a book/movie list, yes: "SF Stories and Novels and the Movies Based on Them" - Thanks.
I agree with the idea that Slim belongs on any list. My personal favorite is watching him ride an A-bomb to start WWIII in DR. STRANGELOVE.
VANISHING POINT was the only film that comes to mind to fit this list.
Maybe I missed it or you added EXCALBUR after I first saw this list. I always thought I was the only one that enjoyed this film
I liked the car chase from Goldeneye, where Bond controls the BMW via remote control from the backseat. Very slick.
And speaking of remote control car chases, The Dead Pool (I think) with Clint Eastwood had a neat one where he is trying to get away from a small, remote-controlled bomb-car.
the car chase from "To Live and Die in LA" is my fave. OMG! others have been more slapstick, and others have had more "hangtime" and bigger explosions, but that chase is _believable_. The only chase I've ever seen that had me on the edge of my seat!
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Care to give us a synopsis of the Harris? - the title's got me intrigued.
So do I, so does any fool who's spent an obscene percentage of his life reading the stuff. But I'm interested in hearing which titles you think are crying out for movification.
as far as sci-fi sleepers go, the arrival would rank with dark city as one of the best. sci-fi with actual science -- what a concept !
since you have gattaca on the list, you also need to have dark city.
guffman, babe, and zero effect were all great surprises
IIRC translates to "if I recall correctly."
Pardon my ignorance, but I don't know what "Iirc" means. Yes, Asimov did write a story titled "The Bicentennial Man", which, I assume, the Robin Williams movie was based on. No, I'm pretty sure Asimov never wrote with anyone else (too much of an egoist and control freak) - not certain, mind you, but pretty sure.
Perhaps you should compile a therapeutic list: "Movies That Feature Land Rovers" - or would that only fuel your obsession? And the one in "Gods" was a rare tree-climbing model - you don't see many of those...or, at least, I don't; I can't speak for you :-) (It wasn't a Land Rover that climbed down the tree in Jurassic Park was it? - no.)
I know what you mean by liking a movie "in a grapefruit-juice kind of way," but I can't say I liked Hudson Hawk in any kind of way; I was embarrassed for Bruce Willis, since I doubt he could be for himself.
I feel sincerely flattered that you've imitated my list. Again, you're welcome.
You're very welcome, Unc. Good to meet another Tati fan. Any LandRovers in Traffic? - I can't remember.
I enjoyed Dark City, but not quite enough to add it to this list. Close, but just barely shy. I will have to check out The Arrival. I have read in several places now that it is actually decent (despite how bad the previews made it look).
Iirc, the original story behind the movie Bicentenial Man was called that, but in between wasn't there a book (Asimov plus someone else) with a different title? Would that count? (Pardon the lack of functioning brain cells; it's been a long year.)
I didn't see The Postman or Waterworld, but I can't say that I really want to. Howard the Duck, on the other hand, was pretty awful, mostly due to the horrible midget duck suit. The only redeeming quality of Ave Ventura WNC that I could spot was the Land Rovers (And they crushed one of them!) Anyway, this prompted me to suggest my own list of non-stinkers.
Oh, I've got a good one! How about (I always feel like) Somebody's Watching Me - by Rockwell? With Michael Jackson singing background vocals. Perrrfect!
Wow! I've not seen Zelig or the Miracle of Morgan's Creek. Of the others, I enjoyed them all. Tati is one of my favorites, and of course The Marx Brothers. I'm looking forward to the two I haven't seen yet. Thanks!
For reply, see comments to UmcRoger's list. No, wait a minute. I neglected to say there that AV-WNC has many very funny scenes: the hollow rhino, Ace's battle with the midget, etc. If you didn't laugh uproariously at these, you just don't appreciate JC. Amen.
I know just what you mean; I was once in a similar situation (of having about 600 unread books) - but then there came the day of the Great Winnowing, and, voila! I only had about 450 unread books. But eventually I got through them. Trouble is, my 1200 volume sf/fantasy/horror collection (which is about 90% sf) contains many books I now want to re-read, but stuff - such as more new, unread books - keeps getting in the way.
So now I'm reduced to being EXTREMELY selective about what I attempt to re-read - which is, I tell myself, the way it should be.
I look forward to reading your comments and/or suggestions there.
Well done! This is exactly the type of list I was envisioning, and would create myself if I wasn't suffering a complete mental block on the subject.
In another list JIM mentioned the Casablanca line,
"The Germans wore gray, you wore blue" and suggests that only Bogie could have pulled it off. Somewhere I read that the part of Rick in this great film was originally cast for Ronald Reagan. Maybe this qualifies as the greatest miscast that wasn't.
I look forward to seeing it.
You know, sk, you've given me the idea for a new list. I think it'll be a book/movie list, yes: "SF Stories and Novels and the Movies Based on Them" - Thanks.