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James Cameron Guest Edits Wired Magazine
colonist writes "Terminator and Titanic director James Cameron is guest editor of the December issue of WIRED Magazine: 'This special issue of Wired is about honest-to-God, two-fisted, hairy-knuckled exploration.' Cameron worked for nearly a year on this issue, developing stories on the future of
exploration in the oceans, on earth and in space. Contributors include Buzz Aldrin, Sean O'Keefe, Burt Rutan, Robert Ballard, Sylvia Earle and Kim Stanley Robinson. (The issue is not online yet.) Apart from making blockbuster films, Cameron explores the depths of the oceans and is a member of the NASA Advisory Council and the Mars Society."
Aliens? You mean the lame blood-n-guts sequel to Ridley Scott's outstanding suspense/horror flick? Well, I suppose it was better than Titanic, but that sure as hell ain't saying much.
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Last month the WiredCD and this month another novel idea.
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(do I get bonus points for an on-topic link to a site I host?
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Heard you and Dr. Ballard on NPR today. Good show (I directed such for 8 yrs. Taught physics courses too.) How could we /.ers help get more real science into fiction, and less crap ideology? Any plans to make a sci/drama about evolution? How about a real life of Darwin? Let's smack that creationist nonsense down. Good science displayed well and brought to the masses can lead.
Geez, you express an opinion here and all you get is Nay Sayers screaming you down.
Well, it's not a very popular opinion. The original was a creepy, atmospheric, suspense/horror movie. The audience never even gets to see the alien through most of the movie, just quick flashes that leave the impression or something horrible lurking just slightly out of sight.
By comparison, the sequels - all of 'em - were run-of-the-mill action flicks. The suspense that made the original so great was gone, and in its place was buckets of gore. They wouldn't have done too badly on their own, but as sequels they were disappointing. I suppose it was inevitable - the original was a *very* tough act to follow, and splatter flicks were making big bank at the time.
Still, I don't think the "flamebait" mod was warranted, and I hope your comment gets modded back up. Lots of folks might disagree with your opinion of Aliens, but I don't think you intended to pick a fight by posting it. And, you made a very good point - we should recognize a director for his best work, which is not necessarily the same as his most profitable work.
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Do you think Cameron or Wired might be interested in sponsoring a visit and video interview with a family of head hunters who, now that head hunting is unlawful, have taken to fighting chickens instead. I'm serious. It will only take a few days of trekking through the jungle, once the road ends, to reach their village. We could knock the whole thing out in about three weeks. It might be incorporated into a wider study global interest in chicken fighting.
Yes, I know this is a shameless plug for project funding, but one has to arget every portential source (/.ers maybe?).
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Interesting that Kim Stanley Robinson is a contributor. I remember reading (shortly post-Titanic) that Cameron had acquired the rights to make a mini-series of Robinson's Red/Green/Blue Mars trilogy - but nothing ever seemed to happen with that. Was he having too much fun making films about diving?
while this is true that Jackson did a lot of detail, but it's all on the screen. As I said, there is a difference to "attention to detail" and detail that's not even seen. The dinner plates is an example of this or having the same company that did the carpeting for the real Titanic do it for the movie. And I doubt it being there helped the actors at all, unlike having a real suit of mail would do to the actors in LotR.
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