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The 10 greatest sci-fi films never made

source: http://wo-ne.blogspot.com/2009/07/10-greatest-sci-fi-films-never-made.html

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Since Georges Melies' 1902 'Trip to the Moon' cinema has been in love with science fiction. The romance has been rocky though, with many potential classics lost to spiralling budgets or studio whim. David Hughes the author of a new book, The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made, shares his favourites with us
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17 comments // The 10 greatest sci-fi films never made

  • bertkamp
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      bertkamp  

    • Good stuff. Any script would have been better then the one of Alien 3. Worst installment of the series, no I take that back, the 1st AVP was the worst of the series, then Alien 3.

    • 3 years ago
  • Drach
  • Cacaoatl
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      Cacaoatl  

    • I think Harlan Ellison's screenplay for "I, Robot", which was actually faithful to the book, is absolutely awesome. Unfortunately Ellison's infamous temper got him thrown off the project.

    • 3 years ago
  • pjacobs51
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      pjacobs51  

    • I would like to see Larry Niven's Ringworld come to the big screen. It's been talked about a couple of times, but no-show as of yet. It's a great read!

    • 3 years ago
  • extblues
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      extblues  

    • I'll put in a vote for Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It has that rare blend of "coming of age story" and "edge of your seat action."

      There have also been rumors that David Weber's Honor Harrington series might be made into a series of films starring either Claudia Christian (...of Babylon 5 fame) or Angelina Jolie as the title character.

    • 3 years ago
  • TheBrownKid
  • J_Jammer
  • extblues
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      extblues  
    • extblues:

      True, Ender's Game isn't a movie Brown, but I'd like it to be...hence my enthusiastic support.

      Come to think of it, there are quite a few "classics" in sci-fi literature (...which, in this case I believe, includes graphic and print), such as the Hammers Slammers series by David Drake, the Draka novels by S.M. Sterling, and Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Grant Morrison.

    • 3 years ago
  • J_Jammer
  • TheBrownKid
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      TheBrownKid  
    • extblues:

      Haha, totally with you on the movie thing though. I remember reading the book in middle school and hearing about some thoughts on movie production for Ender's Game. That was way back in the early 2000's though. . . but I'm still hanging onto that glimpse of hope!

    • 3 years ago
  • rockstarmillionaire
  • J_Jammer
  • current89
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      current89  

    • I think Isaac Asimov's "Foundation, Robot and Galactic Empire novels should be included. Classic sci-fi novels such as those would have made a thrilling, yet intelligent movies.

    • 3 years ago
  • extblues
  • TenGig
  • extblues
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      extblues  
    • current89:

      Yeah, true enough. And that's really the heart of this discussion isn't it? Science fiction, as a genre, is ideally suited for the printed word (...or the four-color of a comic/graphic novel).

      Films, for all of their special effects innovations, are really limiting in a way as to the size and scope of their storytelling abilities...one can only stuff so much into two or three hours of visuals.

      As another possible example, consider The Lord Of The Rings films. Each installment could've easily been twice as long and they still would've held together well in my opinion...and even then certain elements from the books would had to have been trimmed down or eliminated entirely for all of it to fit into this expanded time span.

    • 3 years ago
  • unimatrix0
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