I did like AI up until a point. I would have ended it at the point where the kid is praying to the madonna statue and ended it sad note. The thing I am curious about is how much of the script is speilbergs and how much is kubricks's.
My big problem with speilberg is his recent spate of forced happy endings. AI, Minority Report, etc...His last good film IMHO was Saving Private Ryan.
>>I wonder if they are gonna have the rgb eyes, that was cool too.
I have feeling he is going to stick with some aspects of the original book. The machine are most likely going to be tripods (I'm thinking on the order of Empire state building height for this version). Judging from the poster image i think the aliens are going to be similar to the 1950's movie, except with maybe three arms, instead of two...
The only thing I can say is thank god will smith is not in this movie. that is one positive thing going for it
On the topic of movie remakes. The one movie I that I am suprised as all hell has not be remade is "Them".
Although I don't consider "On the Road" to be SCI FI , i would still have to agree. The only problem is I don't see any directors being capable of pulling it off. David Lynch (ala The Straight Story ) maybe, Linklater could probably do it, Aronofsky, Kielslowski if he wasn't dead...
The only beat generation book to movie translation i know about is David Cronenbergs translation of Burrough's "Naked Lunch". It was indeed a very loose transaltion of the book, incorporating biographic elements, and ideas from his various novels, but masterful none the less. I'll never look at a typewriter the same.
I would like to see Asimov's foundation series done. "Childhood's End" maybe. "Martian Chronicles" is probably about due for a remake.
Same here... As a kid I used to have nightmares about them patrolling the streets above while I hid in the sewers eating rats to survive. I have gut feeling they are going to look something out of Close Encounters.
(south park reference)
I just hope the aliens don't walk around threatenning people with walky talkies or look like ewoks...
I think its going to be an interesting fight, but I do not think it will really come to head in about five years. At that point Chinese versions of linux will mature to the point where people no longer need to rely on pirated versions of windows.
I liken Microsoft to the early Ford Motor company and its model T. I worked well, it was popular, it changed the face of the industry. After a while Ford stopped inovating and it one solution only approach did not fit everyones needs. The early versions of the Model T only came in one color, Black. After a while they were supplanted by GM and other automakers who catered to various population segments. While these new upstarts were acquiring market share, Ford refused to migrate from the single template approach of the Model T until it almost forced them into bankruptcy.
Microsoft's model T is its office and windows line of products. It changed the face of business, but it has become stagnant.
From a cultural standpoint I do not see Microsoft, with its closed, occidental world view being able to provide software that would perfectly fit a chinese audience. For example, being primarly a western company, Microsoft Word was build around the ability to edit languages with romantic origins. Non romantic language support was added in later versions, almost as an after thought. The same visual metaphors that work in a romantic language application, probably do not translate well to an eastern language that is more pictographic in nature. The are culteral and visual metaphors that are unique to a region that a programmer can tap into to make their application more accessible to the local population. There are subtle things that one large monolithic solution can not provide that make it more accessible or desireable to a particular region. Those that attempt be complex to the point of unusability. I can imagine that Cantonese version Microsoft is a very awkward and kluged construct.
For the same reasons, I don't see a chinese OS or office suite making huge inroads into an american market.
I can see five major segmented software regions that will emerge, each with their own dominant "Microsoft" type corporation emerging-- America/Eastern Europe/Russia, Africa, India, China and Middle East. Each will probably start with the base linux kernel, then diverge in a darwinistic fashion to fit the needs of their local market.
Barring a mid 90's revolution along the lines of the Soviet Union, I don't think Microsoft will ever have a chance in the Chinese market. Oh they will continue to dominate in North America and Europe, but I do see this as then zenith of Microsoft Global dominance. I'm sorry to say, a software engineer in seattle does not understand all of the needs of an office working Beijing.
The best way to describe the economist is imagine Time magazine if it were written by a team of highly educated PHDs and without all of the pro warner bros crap. Most people looking at the cover would think that this magazine is another "Forbes" or "USA Today". But it transcends those publications. I have never more insightful political and social commentary rendered by any other periodical on a weekly basis.
It is definitely targeted to the highly educated audiance. Just flip through the job postings, "Public Relations Secretary to her Majesty", "Chief Economist to the Bank of Malaysia", "UN Cheif Statistician" and so on...
Finally, The editors frequently contribute to NPR's Market Place Program.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on copies of SAC series. I highly recommend reading the "Catcher in the Rye" prior to watching the series. I do have to say that this one of the few television series that have seen that actually respects the intelligence of the viewer...
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I must salute you and your funny "Last Star Fighter" fight reference... if only i had some mod points
I did like AI up until a point. I would have ended it at the point where the kid is praying to the madonna statue and ended it sad note. The thing I am curious about is how much of the script is speilbergs and how much is kubricks's.
My big problem with speilberg is his recent spate of forced happy endings. AI, Minority Report, etc...His last good film IMHO was Saving Private Ryan.
>>I wonder if they are gonna have the rgb eyes, that was cool too.
I have feeling he is going to stick with some aspects of the original book. The machine are most likely going to be tripods (I'm thinking on the order of Empire state building height for this version). Judging from the poster image i think the aliens are going to be similar to the 1950's movie, except with maybe three arms, instead of two...
The only thing I can say is thank god will smith is not in this movie. that is one positive thing going for it
On the topic of movie remakes. The one movie I that I am suprised as all hell has not be remade is "Them".
Although I don't consider "On the Road" to be SCI FI , i would still have to agree. The only problem is I don't see any directors being capable of pulling it off. David Lynch (ala The Straight Story ) maybe, Linklater could probably do it, Aronofsky, Kielslowski if he wasn't dead...
The only beat generation book to movie translation i know about is David Cronenbergs translation of Burrough's "Naked Lunch". It was indeed a very loose transaltion of the book, incorporating biographic elements, and ideas from his various novels, but masterful none the less. I'll never look at a typewriter the same.
I would like to see Asimov's foundation series done. "Childhood's End" maybe. "Martian Chronicles" is probably about due for a remake.
Same here... As a kid I used to have nightmares about them patrolling the streets above while I hid in the sewers eating rats to survive. I have gut feeling they are going to look something out of Close Encounters.
(south park reference)
I just hope the aliens don't walk around threatenning people with walky talkies or look like ewoks...
(/south park reference)
I'm all of sudden reminded of the DIY Mr. Hanky Kit advertised in the first South Park Christmas Special...
"Mommy I wish daddy was still around... "
It is subtitled.... One of the big complaints i've read is that people are finding the subtitles distracting from the amazing visuals...
I think its going to be an interesting fight, but I do not think it will really come to head in about five years. At that point Chinese versions of linux will mature to the point where people no longer need to rely on pirated versions of windows.
I liken Microsoft to the early Ford Motor company and its model T. I worked well, it was popular, it changed the face of the industry. After a while Ford stopped inovating and it one solution only approach did not fit everyones needs. The early versions of the Model T only came in one color, Black. After a while they were supplanted by GM and other automakers who catered to various population segments. While these new upstarts were acquiring market share, Ford refused to migrate from the single template approach of the Model T until it almost forced them into bankruptcy.
Microsoft's model T is its office and windows line of products. It changed the face of business, but it has become stagnant.
From a cultural standpoint I do not see Microsoft, with its closed, occidental world view being able to provide software that would perfectly fit a chinese audience. For example, being primarly a western company, Microsoft Word was build around the ability to edit languages with romantic origins. Non romantic language support was added in later versions, almost as an after thought. The same visual metaphors that work in a romantic language application, probably do not translate well to an eastern language that is more pictographic in nature. The are culteral and visual metaphors that are unique to a region that a programmer can tap into to make their application more accessible to the local population. There are subtle things that one large monolithic solution can not provide that make it more accessible or desireable to a particular region. Those that attempt be complex to the point of unusability. I can imagine that Cantonese version Microsoft is a very awkward and kluged construct.
For the same reasons, I don't see a chinese OS or office suite making huge inroads into an american market.
I can see five major segmented software regions that will emerge, each with their own dominant "Microsoft" type corporation emerging-- America/Eastern Europe/Russia, Africa, India, China and Middle East. Each will probably start with the base linux kernel, then diverge in a darwinistic fashion to fit the needs of their local market.
Barring a mid 90's revolution along the lines of the Soviet Union, I don't think Microsoft will ever have a chance in the Chinese market. Oh they will continue to dominate in North America and Europe, but I do see this as then zenith of Microsoft Global dominance. I'm sorry to say, a software engineer in seattle does not understand all of the needs of an office working Beijing.
I smell a OEMed version of "Clue" in the making here.
I'm reading slashdot is the most messed up place possible. New Jersey!
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I have to second the nomination of the economist.
The best way to describe the economist is imagine Time magazine if it were written by a team of highly educated PHDs and without all of the pro warner bros crap. Most people looking at the cover would think that this magazine is another "Forbes" or "USA Today". But it transcends those publications. I have never more insightful political and social commentary rendered by any other periodical on a weekly basis.
It is definitely targeted to the highly educated audiance. Just flip through the job postings, "Public Relations Secretary to her Majesty", "Chief Economist to the Bank of Malaysia", "UN Cheif Statistician" and so on...
Finally, The editors frequently contribute to NPR's Market Place Program.
I've seen it... looks like a cross between jar jar and an ewok. It turned black and shiny when darth doesn't wash it after a couple of months...
I was lucky enough to get my hands on copies of SAC series. I highly recommend reading the "Catcher in the Rye" prior to watching the series. I do have to say that this one of the few television series that have seen that actually respects the intelligence of the viewer...
I don't know about you guys, but this sounds like the work of gort and klatu...