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The Film Thread

I loved the PC game around 1996ish. Masterpiece for its time.

Film hasn't aged that well.
 
Tyrannosaurus Dan said:
I've read the book but never managed to watch the film. There's a shit version and a good version isn't there?

It's one of many films I should have watched but haven't TBF but I will check it out.

While we are discussing sci-fi, I know it's a bit off topic (could always put this in the book thread) but I would like a few sci-fi book recommendations (Philip K Dick aside). It's a genre I have never really explored but would like to.
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If you are talking about Oldboy its this one...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldboy_(2003_film)

They completely bottled the remake so dont bother with that one.
 
Seeing as the discussion is sci-fi there is a lesser known Kevin Spacey film called K-Pax, which I really liked. Can't really say too much about it without ruining the plot but well worth a watch.
 
Before T-Dan takes this thread completely off-topic with his sci-fi books nonsense...

I watched 1978 Kung-fu thingy The 36th Chamber of Shaolin last night. Brilliant stuff.
And main man Gordon Liu turns up in Tarantino's Kill Bill films over two decades later.
 
Siggy said:
Seeing as the discussion is sci-fi there is a lesser known Kevin Spacey film called K-Pax, which I really liked. Can't really say too much about it without ruining the plot but well worth a watch.
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K-Pax is ok, but the book (which I read before the film was being made) knocks spots off it.
 
lemonjelly said:
K-Pax is ok, but the book (which I read before the film was being made) knocks spots off it.
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I did hear the book was particularly good, have you read the 2nd book I still have no idea what happened at the end.
 
Have read the 2nd and third matey.
When I got the first book I spent ages trying to work out if it was a work of fiction or non-fiction (the author is a Dr Gene Brewer...)
First book is far and away the best. The 2nd & third are potentially written with the market in mind. Off the top of my head I can't recall the ending of the 2nd...
 
Paddingtonwolf said:
There is a great and even more great version really.

Sci-Fi

Peter F Hamilton
Alastair Reynolds

both very good indeed
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love most of Reynold's work. only read the Night's dawn trilogy of Hamilton. I enjoyed it but thought it was overlong so not followed up any more of his stuff.

for T-Dan, sci-fi is a massive genre. you could check out lists of best sci-fi books or Masterworks, read the synopses and pick from there. i'll always recommend Banks culture series, Simmons Hyperion, Vernor Vinge's two space operas, maybe Altered Carbon before the Netflix series comes out. china mieville is a great current writer and a bit different.
 
lemonjelly said:
Have read the 2nd and third matey.
When I got the first book I spent ages trying to work out if it was a work of fiction or non-fiction (the author is a Dr Gene Brewer...)
First book is far and away the best. The 2nd & third are potentially written with the market in mind. Off the top of my head I can't recall the ending of the 2nd...
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I havent read the books however you are the second person to tell me I should so I think I might invest. I mean't the ending to the first film, which is very unclear if he is or isn't (trying not to spoil it for others in case they watch/read) I enjoyed it none the less.
 
nimrod said:
love most of Reynold's work. only read the Night's dawn trilogy of Hamilton. I enjoyed it but thought it was overlong so not followed up any more of his stuff.

for T-Dan, sci-fi is a massive genre. you could check out lists of best sci-fi books or Masterworks, read the synopses and pick from there. i'll always recommend Banks culture series, Simmons Hyperion, Vernor Vinge's two space operas, maybe Altered Carbon before the Netflix series comes out. china mieville is a great current writer and a bit different.
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I already had Altered Carbon in mind as one to read so you have just made up my mind to definitely check it out. I have seen you mention Hyperion before so will add that to my list too (I have read The Terror and want to read Summer of Night by Simmons too).

Oh, and apologies to SLA for being a MASSIVE CUNT and keeping the thread off topic.
 
Siggy said:
I haven't seen it to be honest, Oldboy is a great film on its own but I would welcome feedback on the other one if anyone else has seen?
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The original is brilliant. The Josh Brolin remake is meh.
 
Tyrannosaurus Dan said:
I already had Altered Carbon in mind as one to read so you have just made up my mind to definitely check it out. I have seen you mention Hyperion before so will add that to my list too (I have read The Terror and want to read Summer of Night by Simmons too).

Oh, and apologies to SLA for being a MASSIVE $#@! and keeping the thread off topic.
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good stuff. i'm jealous of anyone reading those for the first time. not read Summer of night, but Hyperion is far better than the Terror.
 
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