View Full Version : To all Neil Gaiman fans ("Stardust").
Angra
07-03-2006, 07:34 AM
"Stardust" is not Gaimans best novel, in my honest opinion, and the BBC production of my favorite "Neverwhere" was a HUUUUUGE disappointment to me. But it seems that hollywood has finally got their eyes up for his work and unique mind.
I mean..... LOOK AT THE CAST, FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486655/
urgeok
07-04-2006, 02:42 AM
i liked Neverwhere ...
and i'm reading stardust right now...
Angra
07-05-2006, 06:24 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
i liked Neverwhere ...
Are you saying that you actually LIKED the BBC production??
Or are you talking about the book?
The Flayed One
07-05-2006, 07:56 AM
I haven't seen Neverwhere, but I dug the shit out of MirrorMask.
urgeok
07-06-2006, 06:26 AM
Originally posted by Angra
Are you saying that you actually LIKED the BBC production??
Or are you talking about the book?
i liked the BBC production.
i'm a longtime fan of BBC productions .. i like the feel of them.
Angra
07-06-2006, 07:34 AM
Originally posted by urgeok
i liked the BBC production.
i'm a longtime fan of BBC productions .. i like the feel of them.
I find it rather insulting.
Well..... Except for "Dr. Who" that is.
I donīt know why, but for some reason the low budget production fitted Dr. Who perfectly.:)
Oh, and i LOVED "Red Dwarf" as well.
I think i tollerated the shitty budget of both "Who" and "Red Dwarf" because they were meant to be B-sci-fi and werenīt to be taken seriously in any way.
urgeok
07-06-2006, 07:52 AM
i find that bbc productions (the one's i've seen) rely on entheusiastic performances rather than slick production values.
i like the inventivness of the effects and set design.
when i was a kid i didnt like them much either but i since adjusted my expectations accordingly.
another good BBC production was the CS Lewis Narnia series.
novakru
07-27-2006, 05:05 PM
I really liked the novel.(Stardust)
True,was not one of Neil's best books but pretty damn good.
Maybe this BBC production isn't up to par because Jane Goldman did the screenplay? It's a thought.
Angra
07-28-2006, 07:15 AM
Originally posted by novakru
I really liked the novel.(Stardust)
True,was not one of Neil's best books but pretty damn good.
Maybe this BBC production isn't up to par because Jane Goldman did the screenplay? It's a thought.
No, the huge problem with the BBC production was the insultingly low budget they spend on the scenery and makeup.
"Neverwhere" deserved more. MUCH more.:mad:
The_Return
07-28-2006, 07:20 AM
Originally posted by Angra
No, the huge problem with the BBC production was the insultingly low budget they spend on the scenery and makeup.
"Neverwhere" deserved more. MUCH more.:mad:
Well, we can always hope for an American remake:rolleyes:
novakru
07-28-2006, 09:03 PM
Originally posted by Angra
No, the huge problem with the BBC production was the insultingly low budget they spend on the scenery and makeup.
"Neverwhere" deserved more. MUCH more.:mad:
It did deserve more,you're dead-on there, but I still liked the BBC version and have this optimistic outlook that ONE DAY it will get a good director and budget to do it justice...:D
I think some of the crime dramas BBC did were excellent....'Cracker' being @ the top of my list,and the one that had Clive Owen as a detective going blind (can't remember the name)
With a cast like this though (on Stardust) maybe the budget has been increased? This sounds like a seriously expensive bunch of actors ,you know?