Comments on: To Make Or Remake: The Dark Is Rising http://www.geekshow.us/content/articles/to-make-or-remake-the-dark-is-rising/ Your hub for geek related podcasts. Home of GeekiNtertainment, The BuffCast, Two Geeks, True Believers, MeteorGEEK!, and the AngelCast. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:16:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dymemma http://www.geekshow.us/content/articles/to-make-or-remake-the-dark-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-13854 dymemma Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:05:52 +0000 http://www.geekshow.us/?p=5519#comment-13854 I didn't read the series until adulthood, but I really enjoyed them. I can't bring myself to see this movie. The articles and interviews that came out while it was in production made me so irritated with everyone involved. It was clear that they had no respect or even particular liking for the source material. E.g. this interview with the actor who played Merriman: http://www.movieweb.com/news/48/19848.php. A few choice quotes: "For people not familiar with the book, can you talk a little bit about your character? He plays a pretty pivotal role. Can you explain that role? Ian McShane: I don't think they've been very faithful to the book. I don't know how many of you've read the book. I know they sold a few copies, but I couldn't read it very well. It's really dense. It's from the 70s, you know? This guy is a shooter. He's the mentor to the boy, Will Stanton." "Were you familiar with the books before signing on to this? Ian McShane: No, I never heard of them. I did try to read the book, but they were a little...I think...I don't know how...There's four of them apparently. Or five. Oh, god. That means I might have to do a sequel." I didn’t read the series until adulthood, but I really enjoyed them. I can’t bring myself to see this movie. The articles and interviews that came out while it was in production made me so irritated with everyone involved. It was clear that they had no respect or even particular liking for the source material. E.g. this interview with the actor who played Merriman: http://www.movieweb.com/news/48/19848.php. A few choice quotes:
“For people not familiar with the book, can you talk a little bit about your character? He plays a pretty pivotal role. Can you explain that role?
Ian McShane: I don’t think they’ve been very faithful to the book. I don’t know how many of you’ve read the book. I know they sold a few copies, but I couldn’t read it very well. It’s really dense. It’s from the 70s, you know? This guy is a shooter. He’s the mentor to the boy, Will Stanton.”
“Were you familiar with the books before signing on to this?
Ian McShane: No, I never heard of them. I did try to read the book, but they were a little…I think…I don’t know how…There’s four of them apparently. Or five. Oh, god. That means I might have to do a sequel.”

]]> By: Sunshineyness http://www.geekshow.us/content/articles/to-make-or-remake-the-dark-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-13849 Sunshineyness Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:20:18 +0000 http://www.geekshow.us/?p=5519#comment-13849 Even if you never read the book (I know, I know, it's on the stack) the movie still falls flat and goes so fast that you don't have time to catch your breath. But that's, unfortunately, a lot of kids movies these days. I can't remember the last time I saw a live action kid's movie that I really enjoyed. (Maybe I'm too old to appreciate them) Even if you never read the book (I know, I know, it’s on the stack) the movie still falls flat and goes so fast that you don’t have time to catch your breath. But that’s, unfortunately, a lot of kids movies these days. I can’t remember the last time I saw a live action kid’s movie that I really enjoyed. (Maybe I’m too old to appreciate them)

]]> By: AussieSlayerette http://www.geekshow.us/content/articles/to-make-or-remake-the-dark-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-13845 AussieSlayerette Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:40:22 +0000 http://www.geekshow.us/?p=5519#comment-13845 Thanks! It was 2 months in the making. So poor. Thanks for your help too. I ended up just typing the whole thing into Wordpress from scratch. Will fix the formatting stuff properly next time. You should def read Over Sea, Under Stone which is the first book in the series. Not excessively keen on the others but I think that one is the next best one in the set. Thanks! It was 2 months in the making. So poor. Thanks for your help too. I ended up just typing the whole thing into Wordpress from scratch. Will fix the formatting stuff properly next time.

You should def read Over Sea, Under Stone which is the first book in the series. Not excessively keen on the others but I think that one is the next best one in the set.

]]> By: Polygon_Wizard http://www.geekshow.us/content/articles/to-make-or-remake-the-dark-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-13844 Polygon_Wizard Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:32:34 +0000 http://www.geekshow.us/?p=5519#comment-13844 Nice article! I've only read The Dark Is Rising, and it's been years since I've read it. I remember liking it, but I didn't remember a whole lot of it until reading this. Nice article! I’ve only read The Dark Is Rising, and it’s been years since I’ve read it. I remember liking it, but I didn’t remember a whole lot of it until reading this.

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