Films/DVD Asylum

Some would say a true connoisseur�

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David Aiken

In Reply to: RE: Wow... posted by mkuller on May 07, 2008 at 20:22:26

�of crap :-) I probably wouldn't deny the charge. Some of my video tastes can be quite low-brow.

I like sci-fi and I enjoyed John Wyndham's novels in my teenage years. I bought the DVD of the movie when I saw it, but without particularly high hopes given the bad images on the cover. At least it was cheap but, even so, I don't think I got my money's worth :-)

I've enjoyed a lot of the BBC radio and TV serialisations of classic sci-fi novels so I was quite eager to buy the set of the TV serial when it was released locally, and I quite enjoyed it. Typical BBC approach to serialising a novel: sticking fairly close to the text and doing a good, workmanlike job. Not the sort of thing to win an Oscar or an Emmy but definitely something you can enjoy watching again when the mood takes you.

David Aiken

Follow Ups:

A connoisseur? Let's examine the evidence. Or at least this photograph... - dave c 14:27:27 05/08/08 (0)
Now that is a connoisseur!
I agree the BBC version is far closer to the book. And far better. But I do remember quite enjoying the earlier film as a kid.
I agree - Film BAD BBC Better (Its the one I bought) - Mr Underhill 09:38:54 05/08/08 (0)
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