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From: jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf)
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Subject: Re: Roll-your-own SF Films
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Date: Thu, 10-May-84 15:37:39 EDT
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    How about Larry Niven's Ringworld, (and naturally the sequel as a separate
film)? Seems to me like a natural for a big-budget wide-screen production. Can
you picture the effects on approaching the Ringworld from the outside? This is
such a natural that I dont see how any competent director could blow it.

On t'other hand...
    Whom would you trust with Zalazny's Lord of Light? This is one of the all
time treasures of subtle irony Also of richness in detail? Kubrik could handle
the ongoing irony of the book, but he lacks the humanity for the characters.
Mike Nichols? Could he handle the complexity without it slipping from his grasp?
(al la Catch-22).

    A third candidate for moviedom: Heinlein's "By His Bootstraps". 'Nuff said.
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	Dr Memory
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