Comments on: Dreading “The Seeker” http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/dreading-the-seeker Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:04:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Ron Mongeon http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/dreading-the-seeker#comment-946 Ron Mongeon Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:12:45 +0000 http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/dreading-the-seeker#comment-946 This movie was so bad that on opening night there were only 4 people in the theater. I hope to god that this is a sign that it will bomb so horribly that the studio might get a clue. I reallly wish people would stop saying that the movie is based on Susan Coopers books and instead say it is based as loosely as possible on Coopers book. Other than maybe the most basic of concepts and names, there is nothing from the book in this movie. The story is different, the characters personalities are different, and the setting is different. I tried to watch the movie as separate from the books, but even on its own it is a jumble of special effects with no story to support the movie. I know the studios only respond to money, so my only hope is that they take such a huge loss on this film, they never, ever let a screenwriter ruin a script this bad. Of course they are so deluded they will probably blame the movies failure on Susan Coopers story and say that it just was current enough to sell to todays audiences, which of course would be complete crap. This movie was so bad that on opening night there were only 4 people in the theater. I hope to god that this is a sign that it will bomb so horribly that the studio might get a clue.

I reallly wish people would stop saying that the movie is based on Susan Coopers books and instead say it is based as loosely as possible on Coopers book. Other than maybe the most basic of concepts and names, there is nothing from the book in this movie. The story is different, the characters personalities are different, and the setting is different.

I tried to watch the movie as separate from the books, but even on its own it is a jumble of special effects with no story to support the movie. I know the studios only respond to money, so my only hope is that they take such a huge loss on this film, they never, ever let a screenwriter ruin a script this bad. Of course they are so deluded they will probably blame the movies failure on Susan Coopers story and say that it just was current enough to sell to todays audiences, which of course would be complete crap.

]]> By: David Rupp http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/dreading-the-seeker#comment-931 David Rupp Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:46:56 +0000 http://blog.generationjava.com/roller/bayard/entry/dreading-the-seeker#comment-931 Worst awesome-book-to-crappy-film bastardization ever. This film was easily makeable twenty years ago; with today's technology it should have been that much better. Peter Jackson screwed up a few things in the LoTR films, but nothing on this scale. I'll be taking the money I save by not paying to see this turkey, and buying the books instead. Then I can just watch the movie in my mind. Likewise *sigh*. Worst awesome-book-to-crappy-film bastardization ever. This film was easily makeable twenty years ago; with today’s technology it should have been that much better. Peter Jackson screwed up a few things in the LoTR films, but nothing on this scale.

I’ll be taking the money I save by not paying to see this turkey, and buying the books instead. Then I can just watch the movie in my mind.

Likewise *sigh*.

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