tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post7843104274530825292..comments2023-10-24T07:02:34.809-07:00Comments on Scribbles and Ramblings: 01-18-08: A good idea is just not enoughSachinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13227932224402555942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post-1384514698842402652008-01-19T11:51:00.000-07:002008-01-19T11:51:00.000-07:00Yeah that bit annoyed me too that Heroes had borro...Yeah that bit annoyed me too that <I>Heroes</I> had borrowed from the Watchmen and other comic book stories without acknowleding it. I even read somewhere that creator Tim Kring said he never read comic books. Hmm..<BR/><BR/>I completely forgot about the X-Files movie until I saw your post about it :)Sachinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227932224402555942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post-38520398193747569462008-01-19T00:09:00.000-07:002008-01-19T00:09:00.000-07:00Maybe the X-Files movie will do the job. :)Sadly I...Maybe the X-Files movie will do the job. :)<BR/><BR/>Sadly I haven't yet read Watchmen, but I know the story now because I learned that the TV series Heroes basically ripped it off! And yeah, that is a very interesting concept...Antimatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537899917101495453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post-35766761973529243712008-01-18T23:35:00.000-07:002008-01-18T23:35:00.000-07:00Actually, I didn't have a specific idea of differe...Actually, I didn't have a specific idea of different in mind. With this kind of story, you can only do a few limited things -- monster, sci-fi (the aliens are coming like <I>Independence Day</I>) or even comic book story. I was hoping <I>Cloverfield</I> would have an interesting blend of these elements. Also, secretly I was hoping that somehow we might get something worthy of an X-File.<BR/>I know too much to expect but why not? :)<BR/><BR/>Did you ever read the <I>The Watchmen</I>, Alan Moore's amazing graphic novel? Not to give anything away if you have not, in that story also we get destruction of New York. But the audience only learns at the end as to 'what' causes the destruction and it is interesting on how things unfold.Sachinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227932224402555942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post-23686151530140801032008-01-18T22:39:00.000-07:002008-01-18T22:39:00.000-07:00Yeah, that makes sense. I am curious though... wha...Yeah, that makes sense. I am curious though... what kind of 'different' were you expecting? :DAntimatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537899917101495453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post-47003442319290750892008-01-18T22:23:00.000-07:002008-01-18T22:23:00.000-07:00Hmm, I guess I worded that incorrectly. The trail...Hmm, I guess I worded that incorrectly. The trailers last night gave a good shot of the thing doing the destruction. I had lingered a small hope that the film was not a variation on a <I>Godzilla</I> like monster. Maybe I was expecting too much but I wanted more than a monster film shot like <I>Blair Witch</I>. So the Thu night trailers gave two angles from which I was able to make out what the thing looked like.<BR/><BR/>Yeah the man on ground thing was neat in some parts. I have to admit I enjoyed some aspects but maybe my problem was wanting something different, not a similar genre shot differently. Does that makes sense? :)<BR/><BR/>Actually I thought the characters were not that bad. There are some really funny lines, especially from the guy shooting the footage.Sachinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227932224402555942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942068.post-90845525480931933852008-01-18T21:57:00.000-07:002008-01-18T21:57:00.000-07:00The 'cause' of the destruction is the big secret? ...The 'cause' of the destruction is the big secret? Wow, I thought that was obvious, but I guess they never really revealed it in the promos! I thought the big secret was not the type of cause, but the actual 'identity' of the cause. <BR/><BR/>I actually love the idea of that kind of film being made from a 'man on the ground' perspective, though I hear that the characters in the film are irritating yuppies. :DAntimatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537899917101495453noreply@blogger.com