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From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee)
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Subject: Re: Roll-your-own SF Films
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Date: Mon, 14-May-84 19:42:52 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.
>> 

Movies made from long novels are invariably disappointing, as
there is so much material that must be left out.  The ideal
length of a story to make a movie out of is the "long short story"
or the novelette.  I'm expecting a massive letdown with Dune.

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