artyoh
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012@ Frantz......yes, "A.I." seems to polarize people. Folks seem to either hate it or love it. I think it's a film which will ultimately grow in stature over time. It does have a great deal to say about the [i]human[/i] condition.
GigerFace
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012@Juxtapose, I would think with your username you be a proponent of comparing Ridley's ALIEN and Cameron's Aliens?! lol jk, but I do think we've spent too much time ranting about ALIEN vs Aliens, when in all honesty both films are amazing! But I have one last thing to say on the matter and this is coming directly from your article. Cameron himself says that Ridley's film is superior - "He (Ridley) made the two most iconic science-fiction films of the 20th century." Nuff said, I guess! Regardless, I'm glad Cameron inspired Ridley to return to what he does best and that's making astounding Science Fiction films!
Spartacus
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012I think It shoud be the other way around, Cameron should be inspired by Scott and his work.
Gehirn
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012Scameronomicott Studios...*drool*
Starbeast
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012"[i]I actually felt Salvation is like Aliens, in that it’s a fan making a sequel to a movie they loved[/i]."
I think that's proof enough Cameron was inspired by Ridley.
Frantz
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012We can like or not like cameron movies ...but he deliver ... he didnt ruin his reputation like ...mmmm mr george-something did ...and hes much more humble .
HOWEVER there is some risks in that "relactionship" with cameron....sometimes Ridley is carried away with the cinematography and forget some other parts ....
Frantz
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012meanwhile ...today AICN revealed that probably Scott next movie will be The Counselor based on a McCarthy novel ....so no Bladerunner and no Prometheus sequels for now ??
alteredstate.
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012yeah the blade runner sequel is speculated to being made in 2014 the earliest.
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=44687
"The soonest Kosove could see the movie beginning shooting is early 2013 - it would take at least 18 months to hire a writer, get a script in working order under Scott's guidance, cast the film and move into production. Either way, that means a new "Blade Runner" wouldn't be in theaters until 2014 at the earliest."
Frantz
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012Both things destroy a bit the possibility of a prometheus sequel with Scott at the helm ... ( maybe cameron ?? lol )
Gehirn
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012Yeah, Cameron is always a safe pair of hands.
Though I feel there is already somebody out there, somewhere, writing a Jockey vs Navi script and they need to be stopped!
Frantz
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012btw if ive to go with a director to make a prometheus sequel i will go with duncan jones ... both Moon and Source code are brillant ...both are deep , disturbing without being gross and with deep humatiny ( of course source code at the end is a bit of a mess )
artyoh
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012We need less sequels, and more production of original sci-fi properties, because there are numerous literary classics just waiting for translation from print to film. Morgan Freeman has been trying to produce a movie version of Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama" for years, and I think Niven's "Ringworld" series could make for a truly epic, visionary film ( or films. ) We get too many highly derivative stories like "Avatar" and childish pablum like "Transformers" when there's clearly an audience for more thought-provoking pieces like "Gattaca," "A.I." and "District 9."
alteredstate.
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012yes district 9 was good that slipped my memory i'm interested to see what that guy will do next.
i found gattaca hard work but i'm not keen on any jude law film but it was at least original and on the whole a very good script well executed.
same with ai i would have loved kubrick to have been around to complete that.
artyoh
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012Kubrick was wise to have Spielberg direct. In fact, he insisted on it. Kubrick couldn't have created the pathos necessary for that particular story to work, because his approach to human emotions was too clinical. Ever watch "Eyes Wide Shut?" ;) I actually thought "A.I." was more than dark enough.
alteredstate.
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012i watched eyes wide shut yesterday evening it was on here in the uk not his best film for me shame it was his last .
Frantz
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012gattaca was a nice script but i did found it very empty ... distring 9 was excellent . ... AI was atrocious to me .
Btw yes better original movies .
alteredstate.
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012mmmm well kubrick has a fantastic film resume under his belt a great legacy of classics from spartacus to Dr..stangelove to 2001 to full metal jacket he truly was a master film maker.
artyoh
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012@alteredstate: Oh I totally agree. "2001" and "Dr. Strangelove" are my two all-time favorite films.......but there's a reason Kubrick's sense of humor favored a "black" satirical take on human folly/armageddon and that he never directed a romantic comedy.
Cinefan
MemberOvomorph02/1/2012I've been hearing Scott's next film is Monopoly, say it ain't so.
The High Priest
MemberOvomorph02/2/2012eyes wide shut?
Don't you mean eyes wide shit.
Gavin
MemberTrilobite02/2/2012Personally I am looking forward to seeing Anton Yelchin as Odd Thomas, though I think someone should attempt to make Necroscope into a movie.
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph02/2/2012They making Odd Thomas into a movie!......awesome!!....just read the book recently and very much enjoyed it!
Gavin
MemberTrilobite02/2/2012@ Jux - the book, my friend theres four of 'em!
1. Odd Thomas
2. Forever Odd
3. Brother Odd
4. Odd Hours
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph02/2/2012I did'nt even know their was follow up's...I was visiting my sister recently and she had a tun of old Koontz books....so I asked her if i could borrow a few and just randomly picked 3...."fear nothing", "Demon Seed" and ofcause Odd Thomas....I read all three in a space of just over a week....tho I have to say that Demon Seed (the revised version) was my favorite....I have read some of his other books over the years.
I thought Odd Thomas was great tho and I am looking forward to reading the other novels in the series....I bet if the film adaptation does well then we can expect a new movie franchise!
Gavin
MemberTrilobite02/2/2012Theres also a graphic novel I believe, but have not read that yet.
Anton Yelchin is hyped for the role, I think the film comes out this year, i will have to check...Just checked it is filming as we speak and should be released this year.
Juxtapose
MemberOvomorph02/2/2012Awesome....thanks for the info!.....In the community discussions earlier today, I also posted a thread titled "Demon seed - Dean Koontz"....were I was discussing that novel at greater length...if u have'nt read it yet.....a must! (i mean the novel not my thread...lol)
alteredstate.
MemberOvomorph02/2/2012Did any one watch film 2012 last night and the in depth analysis of blade runner and the cinema photography and how it is used as a template for analysing viewers concentration and eye movements when viewing film it was really interesting.
if not and you want to.... look it up on the bbc i player film 2012
BTW....... its repeated on sunday night.
jbsmit3@gmail.com
MemberOvomorph02/3/2012Why not have a movie about the beast from space 1999? I always wondered how the creature in the graveyard of ships got there....
PerfectOrganism2
MemberOvomorph02/8/2012lmfao
I bet all the Riddler fan bois on here are foaming at the mouth over this. Cant allow any of Camerons work in Ridleys, can we? lol
Spartacus
MemberOvomorph02/8/2012Both Directors were visionarys with regard to their respective Alien films IMO, some of the camera work Cameron instructed was Brilliant and included a lot of very well thought out Reverse Photography!