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     Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.247.217 |
I'm unfamiliar with this (as with most Heinlein). Sounds pretty good, like P.K. Dick... anyone ever read this?... --------- THE UNPLEASANT PROFESSION OF JONATHAN HOAG Sci-Fi, Thriller A man becomes increasingly disturbed when he realizes that he cannot account for his activities during the day, or even what he does for a living. He divulges this problem to the husband-and-wife partners of a private detective agency, and their investigation leads to a series of revelations they could never have fathomed. (08/20/2008) [Novel ] Buyer(s): Production Company: Phoenix Pictures Producers: Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer, Brad Fischer, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza Seller(s): Writer: Robert Heinlein Comments: Alex Proyas will direct. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.177.131 |
I haven't read this, but if Alex Proyas is directing, it might be worth keeping an eye on. I didn't care much for I, ROBOT but I thought DARK CITY was very good. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.199.0.86 |
Yes - I liked DARK CITY. It's just been re-released on DVD over here | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.157.91.38 |
I read this many years back, a couple of times. I really enjoyed it at the time, although the only image that springs to mind from the novel was a scene where the protagonist notices that whilst he's in his car, he can only see the world he knows through the glass of the car's windows. If he winds them down he just sees a swirling mist... | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.5.14.75 |
 Creepy, Mick.... But not THAT DAMNED MIST AGAIN!!!!!! | ||
| Adriana (Adriana) Username: Adriana Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.230.239.233 |
That sounds intriguing indeed... | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.242.126 |
I adore Dark City. It's a masterpiece. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.203.130.153 |
Good man, Zed! :-> | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.157.91.38 |
I love all the bendy buildings! | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
Was keifer Sutherland miscast in Dark City? he was the one weak spot in the film for me. Otherwise, as per Zed, I thought this was a true masterpiece. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 90.199.0.31 |
I was given a good piece of advice before watching DARK CITY which was to keep the sound turned down for Sutherland's opening narration - inserted during postproduction at the behest of the financiers. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.199.155 |
I'm not sure if it's a masterpiece or not, but I can say that I was deeply affected by it and found myself dreaming about it for many a night. I remember getting a lot of stick for liking it back then - people were divided about it (some folk saw it as a pretentious rip-off of METROPOLIS, while others just didn't seem to get it at all). It was one of the first DVDs I bought, way back when they were still pretty much a novelty. As John pointed out, a new edition has just been released. Tony, if you're out there: the DVD has an audiocommentary with your mate Ebert! There was talk of a new Quatermass film (possibly a remake of QUATERMASS AND THE PIT) with Proyas directing, but nothing seems to have come of it yet... | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.249.45 |
New Quatermass with Proyas?!? Again, the tingling, the stiffening, the shortness-of-breath-ining.... | ||
| Hubert (Hubert) Username: Hubert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.22.226.153 |
Surely the horned demon at the end of QUATERMASS AND THE PIT can't be bettered. Well, it IS a bit cross-eyed . . . | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.69.94 |
If they remake QUATERMASS they'll only mess it up. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.186.230 |
Possibly, but it really depends on the people involved, I think. I would love to see a new QUATERMASS film directed by someone like Del Toro, for instance. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.219.8.243 |
You know, Quatermass and the Pit is one of the few films I'd actually like to see remade. I love the original, but think there's huge scope to build on the ideas. I'd also give my left testicale to see a new and ambitious Quatermass TV series. There's currently a high-profile Survivors remake underway, so why not? | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.186.230 |
Why not indeed! I'd love to see it... in the right hands, of course. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.69.94 |
What would you give your right testicle to see? Wasn't there a new Quatermass telly thingy a year or two ago? | ||
| Albie (Albie) Username: Albie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.195.236.131 |
I'd give nothing to my right testicle to see. It has no eyes. Ears, but no eyes. And a tiny mouth. Just for screaming purposes. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.157.91.38 |
Wasn't there a new Quatermass telly thingy a year or two ago? There was, and it was live. It was the original story (of "The Quatermass Experiment") tweaked around and updated a bit. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.193.191 |
The one with Jason Flemyng as Quatermass, and David Tennant and Mark Gatiss? I have that one on DVD - it's not bad, but not quite up to the standard of the earlier adaptations, I feel. I also liked the '70s Quatermass with John Mills, although I seem to be in the minority there. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.157.91.38 |
The one with Jason Flemyng as Quatermass, and David Tennant and Mark Gatiss? That's the one, Huw. |