The Magpie on 30/5/2008 at 19:40
I've barely fired up the game once, I'm afraid, but I read the novella years ago. I haven't watched the Tarkovsky movie, either.
Still, I'd like to draw attention to a couple of items gleaned from the Hollywood.com listing.
First - a personality like Travolta working with a relatively unknown director like David Jacobson may spell bad news. Have any of you watched any of Jacobson's movies?
Secondly - Notice that in addition to the Strugatsky brothers, there are eight screenwriters credited already. What the hell do you think they might have done to the story? The setting?
Thirdly, Colombia TriStar just might want to push this as a bigass blockbusting hit... or they might not. It remains to be seen. In any case, the fact that the big studio invests in the movie indicates that there will be considerable production value. Which might be good. Or bad.
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Larris
TTK12G3 on 1/6/2008 at 00:18
I've watched the Tarkovsky movie. Really, it's a bit hard to follow if you are missing the subtle jabs at society which spot the film. I have the Russian version and I may post a sample. Personally, I LOVED it.
Another element, the "out of sync" scenes, may be even harder to follow and may be cut out of the new version. :erg:
Fafhrd on 1/6/2008 at 01:05
It's way too early in development to make any predictions at all as to the quality/treatment of the source. Hollywood.com only lists one cast member, and the previously mentioned eight screenwriters (including the Glen Morgan & James Wong duo, and the inestimable Rob Cohen) indicate that it's a project that's changed hands quite a few times. Factor in that IMDB is only offering information about it to IMDBpro subscribers, and it boils down to not even being in pre-production at this point.
mothra on 3/6/2008 at 13:19
i hope it fails. sry john
Thirith on 3/6/2008 at 13:36
Quote Posted by mothra
i hope it fails. sry john
Can I ask why? I mean, I can understand people thinking that it will fail and that it'll be a creatively bankrupt endeavour from A to Z - but as unlikely as it is that the film will be good or even great, why hope for the opposite?
242 on 3/6/2008 at 13:46
To be honest, I wasn't impressed by Tarkovskiy's movie much. I do go in for art-house movies, and I liked his Solaris very much, but not Stalker. Even though I usually like "slow", anti-action movies, it was TOO meditative for my taste I guess. But I loved the ambient electronic music of Artemiev, it was very unusual for the time when it was released (1979?)
Neb on 3/6/2008 at 18:55
John Travolta's IMDb page shows nothing about Roadside Picnic as far as I can see, and also it's almost impossible to find anything solid about whether it's actually being made.
I doubt it.
henke on 3/6/2008 at 20:31
In before mothra says he hopes this movie will fail, for the third time on the same page. When he's made his mind up to have a stupid opinion about something, by God, he sticks to it!
mothra on 4/6/2008 at 10:46
Quote Posted by Thirith
Can I ask why? I mean, I can understand people thinking that it will fail and that it'll be a creatively bankrupt endeavour from A to Z - but as unlikely as it is that the film will be good or even great, why hope for the opposite?
well, if it's even a little decent the world gets swarmed by all those "i saw that STALKER movie, it's awesome and totally innovative and new and cutting edge" just like when the Matrix came out and that was bad for my gall and temper.
henke: your post is so off-topic it beats even my useless posts
