Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by cfraser (A) on August 12, 2002 at 20:37:08

In Reply to: Just saw Windtalkers - what a steaming pile of crap. posted by Doug Flynn on August 10, 2002 at 00:10:04:

there is a good book along somewhat similar lines that I think would have made a much better movie. It is called Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. I think you would find it amusing, intelligent, and informative, tying together lots of technical fields and things you may have heard. It is one of those stories that combines fact and fiction, you will easily be able to tell which is which. It also ties into the Pearl Harbor facts that many find disturbing, just like they would possibly find the 911 facts disturbing if they were alive in 60 years. It is best for an author to stay out of jail, thus the "fiction" surrounding a lot of known fact that has been presented over the years. I do not know the laws on such things in the U.S., but much of the info is highly dependent on British sources because of their involvement (SE Asia, with U.S.), and I believe 50 years is the basic thing there, so quite a few bits have been strung together here. [Many will hate there is a "romance" involved in the story, but IMO that is a part of life, and apparently war makes it more vital, not having been there myself.]