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Douglas Bullard

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Dec 22, 2009, 12:33:22 AM12/22/09
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Reading through the "Avatar" stuff on the net, I read that Cameron had
read JMS's "Forbidden Planet" script and loved it, and had been thinking
of directing.

I have no idea of the truth of this, but if it were so, cursed be the
trolls who caused that script to die...

BTW, "Avatar" was an excellent movie. Words cannot describe the beauty
of the cinematography, absolutely fantastic. I saw it in a digital 3D
theater, the 3D was very well done, subtle, yet effective.

Douglas Bullard


Jan

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Dec 22, 2009, 11:08:01 AM12/22/09
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In article <hgpln4$2go$1...@news.eternal-september.org>, Douglas Bullard says...

>
>Reading through the "Avatar" stuff on the net, I read that Cameron had
>read JMS's "Forbidden Planet" script and loved it, and had been thinking
>of directing.
>
>I have no idea of the truth of this, but if it were so, cursed be the
>trolls who caused that script to die...

I believe that Cameron is being misquoted when they say he loved the script.
According to this article
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/12/15/exclusive-a-forbidden-planet-update-from-james-cameron/

he hasn't seen JMS' script yet but expected to shortly. What he said he loved
was Forbidden Planet.

>Besides, it's not like Cameron can make a decision before he gets a feel for
>>where the project is. Which he hasn't yet. "I haven't seen it yet," he said >of
>Straczynski's script. "I'm supposed to get it here pretty soon."

>
>BTW, "Avatar" was an excellent movie. Words cannot describe the beauty
>of the cinematography, absolutely fantastic. I saw it in a digital 3D
>theater, the 3D was very well done, subtle, yet effective.
>
>Douglas Bullard
>

I think that "Avatar" will be my Christmas day movie.

Jan


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JoeD80

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Dec 22, 2009, 10:46:21 AM12/22/09
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On Dec 21, 9:33�pm, Douglas Bullard <dbull...@nurflugel.com> wrote:
> Reading through the "Avatar" stuff on the net, I read that Cameron had
> read JMS's "Forbidden Planet" script and loved it, and had been thinking
> of directing.
>
> I have no idea of the truth of this, but if it were so, cursed be the
> trolls who caused that script to die...
>
> BTW, "Avatar" was an excellent movie. �Words cannot describe the beauty
> of the cinematography, absolutely fantastic. �I saw it in a digital 3D

> theater, the 3D was very well done, subtle, yet effective.
>
> Douglas Bullard

I think this refers to Joe's *new* Forbidden Planet script.


Truth_Seeker

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Dec 22, 2009, 11:11:12 AM12/22/09
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On 22 ������, 07:33, Douglas Bullard <dbull...@nurflugel.com> wrote:
> Reading through the "Avatar" stuff on the net, I read that Cameron had
> read JMS's "Forbidden Planet" script and loved it, and had been thinking
> of directing.
>

> Douglas Bullard

That would be great. If only JMS could persuade Cameron to do a 250
million dollar B5 movie! I know, I know, those are just dreams! :-)


Amy Guskin

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Dec 22, 2009, 11:22:11 AM12/22/09
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>> On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:08:01 -0500, Jan wrote
(in article <hgqqt...@drn.newsguy.com>):

> In article <hgpln4$2go$1...@news.eternal-september.org>, Douglas Bullard says...
>>
>> Reading through the "Avatar" stuff on the net, I read that Cameron had
>> read JMS's "Forbidden Planet" script and loved it, and had been thinking
>> of directing.
>>
>> I have no idea of the truth of this, but if it were so, cursed be the
>> trolls who caused that script to die...
>
> I believe that Cameron is being misquoted when they say he loved the script.
> According to this article
>
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/12/15/exclusive-a-forbidden-planet-update-from-

> james-cameron/
>
> he hasn't seen JMS' script yet but expected to shortly. What he said he
loved
> was Forbidden Planet. <<

That's correct. The quote in question is referring to JMS's involvement with
the script specifically, and Cameron says this:

>> "That's a project that I'm actively involved in, but I haven't made any
decisions about it yet," Cameron said, adding "I love 'Forbidden Planet.'" <<

Amy
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Kay Shapero

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Dec 22, 2009, 4:07:28 PM12/22/09
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In article <hgpln4$2go$1...@news.eternal-september.org>,
dbul...@nurflugel.com says...

>
> BTW, "Avatar" was an excellent movie. Words cannot describe the beauty
> of the cinematography, absolutely fantastic. I saw it in a digital 3D
> theater, the 3D was very well done, subtle, yet effective.
>

Just stay away from the website if you know anything about actual
science. Or business. Well, leastwise most of that didn't get into the
movie, which has cues to a considerably different situation and
background. It's a good movie.

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