Enough whining, already! People like you are the reason why so many other classic scifi/fantasy novels aren't adapted for the screen. In case you missed it, the key word here is "adapted". 99.9% of movie making is a business -- not an art. Sacrifices have to be made along the way to keep investors happy and to stay within the budget. It's no different than anything else in life. For example, you'd probably rather drive a BMW or a Ferrari or a Land Rover (depending on your taste, of course), but your budget and practicality convince you to drive that Honda Civic. In the end, you are driving *something*, (and maybe you can get a Ferrari key chain to make you feel better).
If you can do better than Scott's version or the new SciFi Channnel version, then by all means do it! I simply have respect for whoever decides to put in the time, money, and effort to even attempt screenplay adaptions of scifi novels, because somewhere in that group of writers, producers, directors there's somebody who loves the story and has to make the hard choices of what to cut and what even to simplify in order to reach the largest audience.
Maybe, just maybe, the recent production will inspire a few people to actually go read the book. That's what Scott's version did for me. If it accomplishes that, then in my mind it was a success.
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Enough whining, already! People like you are the reason why so many other classic scifi/fantasy novels aren't adapted for the screen. In case you missed it, the key word here is "adapted". 99.9% of movie making is a business -- not an art. Sacrifices have to be made along the way to keep investors happy and to stay within the budget. It's no different than anything else in life. For example, you'd probably rather drive a BMW or a Ferrari or a Land Rover (depending on your taste, of course), but your budget and practicality convince you to drive that Honda Civic. In the end, you are driving *something*, (and maybe you can get a Ferrari key chain to make you feel better). If you can do better than Scott's version or the new SciFi Channnel version, then by all means do it! I simply have respect for whoever decides to put in the time, money, and effort to even attempt screenplay adaptions of scifi novels, because somewhere in that group of writers, producers, directors there's somebody who loves the story and has to make the hard choices of what to cut and what even to simplify in order to reach the largest audience. Maybe, just maybe, the recent production will inspire a few people to actually go read the book. That's what Scott's version did for me. If it accomplishes that, then in my mind it was a success.