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THE BOOK OF ELI - A post-apocalyptic western from the Hughes Bros?

post-apocalyptic movies rock by kwisatzhaderach	May 22nd, 2007 03:26:35 AM
and more relevant than ever post 9/11.
They should remake Zelazney's Damnation Alley... by KillaKane	May 22nd, 2007 04:24:31 AM
Awesome book, which te 70's flick only touched upon, the central character was a proto-Snake Plisken (uber cool Anti-hero great filmic potential; tons of Muties and Cursed Earth action!
GARY WHITTA RULES! by Ass Lesson	May 22nd, 2007 04:36:37 AM
Gotta watch this guy - his script to this is AWESOME!
First! by Tomo	May 22nd, 2007 05:09:23 AM
Woot!
Dark Tower by NachoNegro	May 22nd, 2007 05:34:19 AM
Will be interesting to see the parallels. I can't help but wonder whether this has been greenlit because of the JJ Abrams DT miniseries.....
mad max western? with mutants i hope. by pipergates	May 22nd, 2007 05:46:48 AM
not the xmen kind but the mutated monster freak kind...hope they use jodorowsky's crazy western as an inspiration.
I ve played this game before by jarjarmessiah	May 22nd, 2007 06:17:56 AM
It's Called Deadlands: Hell on Earth
He could deliver some mail on his journey by kingrobot	May 22nd, 2007 07:22:31 AM
like a post apocalypse Mailman... that would be cool.
Fuck the Hughes Brothers. by Mosquito March	May 22nd, 2007 07:39:44 AM
If ever there was a duo who haven't not lived up to the standard of their first film, it's these guys. And I'll never forgive them for the shit they said about Scorsese when he made CASINO, when their next film was FROM HELL.
Oi by Randall Flagg	May 22nd, 2007 07:55:29 AM
The book isn't Salem's Lot or Insomnia by any chance, is it?
El Topo by kafka07	May 22nd, 2007 08:31:20 AM
I'll try to watch that film again. But after ten minutes of it I got bored. Try Alejandro Jodorowsky's Holy Mountain instead, way more weird and interesting.
I loved From Hell by tomdpimp2k	May 22nd, 2007 08:39:43 AM
Sure it wasn't faithful to the comic but neither was V for Vendetta. I thought that From Hell featured Johnny Depp's second best performance . And Heather Gramham was hot and good as well.
americanized version of Fist of The North Star? by palewook	May 22nd, 2007 08:52:38 AM
the original FoTNS is a decent anime but made one horrible live action movie. who knows, silver and the hughes bros might make a decent knockoff.
Already had that movie. Dont need another one. by wowsah156	May 22nd, 2007 09:37:54 AM
Mad Max, Fist of the Norht Star, A man and his Dog, The Postman, Waterworld, Soylent Green. All these movies have covered every base of the post apocalypse genre. Yawn! Totally Snorlax.
I understand if people hate From Hell after they've... by rbatty024	May 22nd, 2007 09:55:54 AM
read the comic becaue it was almost a completely different film. However, I did not read the comic before going in and I really enjoyed it. It has wonderful atmosphere. Why all the hate?
Post apocalyptism is huge right now by Jor-El23	May 22nd, 2007 11:11:16 AM
The Road, Jericho etc...
So what does this mean for Kung Fu? by 0007	May 22nd, 2007 11:58:34 AM
The Hughes Brothers are supposed to be gearing up for the Kung Fu remake, for release in 2008. I take it they're off the project?
I've never read the graphic novel From Hell so by Lovecraftfan	May 22nd, 2007 12:00:58 PM
I really liked the movie. I don't really get the hate.
I agree with RBatty and Lovecraftian by CaptainCosmos	May 22nd, 2007 12:49:18 PM
Why all the hate for From Hell? I'm a fan of A. Moore, but I will admit I never read the graphic novel. When I saw the flick the 1st time at the theater, I enjoyed it, but left feeling somewhat ambivilant about it. Since then I've rented it, and have watched it on cable several times, and I'll say now that I enjoy the movie immensely -- primarily for Depp's performance and the incredible atmospherics of the film. I may even buy the damn thing. I can see how someone could feel it didn't live up to the source material (very common), but the amount of vitriol directed at this movie still baffles me. Quint, watch it again sometime, but try to let go of the baggage before you hit "play" -- you may be surprised.
A Boy and His Dog by jasper Stillwell	May 22nd, 2007 12:53:48 PM
Apart from the wimmen-hatin' that's the real deal right there, a massive influence on George Miller and still very funny in palces too.
'places'...I meant by jasper Stillwell	May 22nd, 2007 12:54:40 PM
Sorry brainfart there.
The Postman Part Deuce by saintsfreak	May 22nd, 2007 01:27:40 PM
Everyone (myself excluded) pretty much hated The Postman but the description for this just makes me think of that. Post apocolypic western...yeah. Sign up Mr. Brooks.
The Road by HugePrawn	May 22nd, 2007 01:42:09 PM
Just wait till Cormic Mccarthy's The Road is made into a movie. The novel is the best post-apocalyptic story I've ever read, and it is on my top 10 greatest novels of all time (it just won this years Pulitzer Prize for fiction). If you haven't read it yet do yourself a favor and go get it right now. The book will completely wreck you. cheers
Ditto on Damnation Alley... by WaylandSmith	May 22nd, 2007 01:44:05 PM
...or some freakin' Zelazny!
The Road movie by HugePrawn	May 22nd, 2007 04:08:07 PM
I believe John Hillcoat, the director of The Proposition, has been attached to the film version of The Road. nice choice if you ask me. cheers
I'm a The Road naysayer. by FluffyUnbound	May 22nd, 2007 04:33:12 PM
I found it pretty slow and repetitive. There are some scenes of true horror, though - but I don't know if there's enough there to make a movie.
They should call this The Postman 2: Electric Boogaloo by Doc_Strange	May 22nd, 2007 04:53:20 PM
With Hulk Hogan as Cort: "Have you come with your chosen weapon BROTHER!!!"
Reply to FluffyUnbound by HugePrawn	May 22nd, 2007 05:26:16 PM
I think the repetition of the prose adds to the work. By the time you have finished the book you have been bombarded with ash imagery,looking for food, fire, ash, death, walking, looking for food, death, walking, fire, walking, looking for food, ash......you get the idea. without this repetition the final paragraph would not hold the power that it does. The Road sucks you in and doesn't hold back, and at times not easy to read. It's haunting.
Totally right about The Road by tristeele	May 22nd, 2007 08:54:15 PM
Man I couldn't shake thinking about the book for days afterword. It truly is a haunting book. Not what I expected going in but definitely worth the afternoon spent on it.
"Diablo" movie being written?? That's news... by SarumanTheChef	May 22nd, 2007 09:12:59 PM
At the end of that article, about the writer: "Whitta, who is writing "Diablo" for Legendary and Blizzard Entertainment, is repped by UTA, Circle of Confusion and attorney Howard Abramson." I've never heard that before; Warcraft, yeah, but -Diablo- also already being written? (And by an apparently badass screenwriter? Nice!)
Xiphos by retardedmonkey	May 23rd, 2007 01:11:13 AM
I think you're talking about Just A Pilgrim by Garth Ennis. I haven't read it in a while but thet plots do sound similar
i love post apocalypse movies by liljuniorbrown	May 23rd, 2007 09:14:46 AM
Deathlands needs to be made into a better flick or TV series.

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