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    Tripods Movie Gunning For More $$ For More Explosions

    Alex Proyas Spills About Tripods

    Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough

    New Pics Reveal The Female Heroes Of Proyas' Knowing

    Proyas' Tripod Invasion Is Closer Than We Thought

    Nicholas Cage is the Master of Disaster in Knowing

    Strap On Your Mind Control Caps — The Tripods Are Coming

    Proyas: "Knowing Is The Polar Opposite Of National Treasure"

    Alex Proyas Scares Nic Cage With Albinos And Numbers

    Who's Really The Greatest SF Director Working Today?
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    Image of Sleepybat Sleepybat
    10/13/09

    In reply to Tripods Movie Gunning For More $$ For More Explosions
    Maybe I'm mistaken but I'm fairly sure the BBC did book one and two. I watched the BBC DVD just recently and it had two seasons. Season one is 'The White Mountains' and Season two is 'The City of Gold and Lead'. He seems to think they only did book one.

    Exactly how much research did he do before trying to make this film? Maybe someone should tell him he missed the second season... his investors may prefer he is fully up to speed before giving him millions of pounds to make a film.
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    10/13/09

    @Sleepybat: I have both of the seasons of tripods.great stuff for children to be introduced to a scifi.they will need to do 3 movies for each book of course.
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    10/13/09

    In reply to Tripods Movie Gunning For More $$ For More Explosions
    I remember listening this story from cassettes about 20 years ago and ever since I've been waiting this to be made into a movie or series. Finally it will happen!

    Didn't know about the bbc series either. I seriously need to check that out! I rarely get excited about movies but this just made my day! Exclamation mark!
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    10/13/09

    @extra: I remember seeing the bbc version as a kid, it scared the crap out of me.

    Now I can't be near a mounted video camera without hyper-ventilating.

    In all honesty, I DO have a fear of water towers which really may or may not be related to the tripods scaring me years earlier. Can you imaging being stuck inside a water tower? that big tank and a huge pump? just thinking about it is freaking the hell out of me.
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    10/14/09

    @stereobot: I dunno, water towers make me think of a certain scene in the opening credits for Petticoat Junction.
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    Image of Xamda Xamda
    10/13/09

    In reply to Tripods Movie Gunning For More $$ For More Explosions
    'The director of Knowing and I, Robot'
    Oh yay, another quality film then.

    The BBC version still stands up despite it's age.
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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    10/14/09

    @Xamda: Copy that on the BBC version. I'd love to have it on DVD for my grandkids.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    03/23/09

    In reply to Alex Proyas Spills About Tripods
    I loved those books, which were assigned reading in my Bay Area fourth grade class. Totally forgot about them, and hope this production is well done.
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    Image of critifur critifur
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    SPOILER


    Wow, I actually enjoyed this movie. I am an atheist or agnostic depending (definitely not religious) and I would have to say this is more what I might believe could be, (my concept of what God might be is less biblical, more beyond our true conception) over most of what is portrayed as being End Times or Armageddon. Or was this completely Scifi because I am not 100% on the what the albinos are. I like the mash-up aspect. And the ending is sad and happy depending on your point of view, I sort of feel both myself. The FX are pretty spectacular. If you can get past Nic Cage being Nic Cage, which I can, this is a pretty cool movie.

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/21/09

    @critifur: The albinos were pretty clearly aliens. But they were spiritual aliens. Or something.
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    Image of TheRealVeon TheRealVeon
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    Will we ever get an atheist protagonist who isn't a straw man?


    Other than, say, House?

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/20/09

    @TheRealVeon: How about a wicker man? (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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    Image of lolo2 lolo2
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    and what if you dont really know?


    btw, missiles, not planes.


    [forum.911movement.org]

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    Image of Plague Plague
    03/20/09

    @lolo2:


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    Image of Plague Plague
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    When this bombs, it will be the STUDIOS FAULT!
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    Image of steampoweredboy steampoweredboy
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    This is all we need to know of Nicholas Cage.

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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    03/20/09

    @steampoweredboy:


    Goddamn that's one horrible movie.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    I heard an interview with Cage this morning on my way to work. After hearing what he said and reading your review it seems like there were two different scripts here. Also his take on the ending was to simply describe it as neither "happy or sad"..


    And if the numbers were buried in 1959 were they supposed to show every major disaster since that time or did the numbers also include events prior to that?

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: If they showed prior events that would be CHEATING!
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    Image of TomSkylark TomSkylark
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    NOT THE BEES!
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    03/20/09

    @TomSkylark: They're in my eyes! AAARRRGGGHH!
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    03/20/09

    @AngryEddy:


    Bwahahaha!

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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    I haven't seen the movie yet, so I can't comment on it, but here's a review by Roger Ebert and another articleby him, in his blog. Both are interesting to some degree and may complement the review here.
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    Image of Plague Plague
    03/20/09

    @Roklimber:

    Man, I don't know what that is, but to call that mess a review is being kind.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    I PREDICT.... that this movie will not do very well.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    03/20/09

    @crashedpc: I hope not. He owes a lot of money to the company my wife works for, something north of $500k. I want people to go see it simply for the fact that he can pay his bills.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    @BullLifter: Wuh! Does your wife work for a company that creates crazy pills? No offense intended.
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    Image of Palmerlime Palmerlime
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    See... all I really want to know is HOW'D IT GET BURRRRNED!!? HOW'D IT GET BURNED!!? HOW'D IT GET BURNED!!? HOW'D IT GET BURRRRNED!!?


    Sorry.

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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    03/20/09

    @Palmerlime: AARRRGHHHARRGGHHH *gargle* THE BEEEEESSS - not the BEEEEESSSSS!
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    03/20/09

    In reply to Sometimes Knowing Isn't Enough
    Nic Cage is worse in Knowing than he is in The Wicker Man!?! Now that is a mighty strong statement to make... Then again, on the up side, The Wicker Man made laugh a whole lot - will Knowing make my sides split with unintentional laughter too?


    How'd it get burned!?!?!

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/20/09

    @AngryEddy: Bear suit, bear suit, doobie doobie bear suit
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    03/20/09

    @AngryEddy:


    Oh man, I made such a huge mistake watching The Wicker Man. Even rubbing soap into my eyes didn't help.

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