This time, the guys consider Isaac Asimov’s excellent short story / novelette “Nightfall,” adapted to pretty dreadful movies in 1988 and 2000.
Rankings!
Colin: story/1988 movie
James: story/2000 movie/1988 movie
Seth: story/2000 movie/1988 movie
For a special Christmas treat, this time the Pavement Pounders discuss Die Hard, adapted from Roderick Thorp’s Nothing Lasts Forever.
Is it a Christmas movie? Is it science fiction? These questions and more considered.
Sprechen Sie talk? Eh?
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
Notes:
Honest Action: Die Hard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnHKv2G0wCw
Tattoo fail ‘Nothing Last’s Forever’:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamdavis/examples-proving-we-need-to-be-more-careful-with-grammar#.jlJr7jnPRK
Stop calling Die Hard your favorite Christmas movie:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/here-is-an-opinion-that-is-not-as-clever-as-you-might-think
Why Die Hard is the Perfect Christmas movie:
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/24/die-hard-christmas-movie
In Episode #4, the Pounders discuss the 1988 John Carpenter film They Live, along with the short story on which it’s based, Eight O’Clock in the Morning, by Ray Nelson. Full spoilers for basically everything.
Also, Colin expresses dismay at people dying at the wrong time. He’s a stickler, that guy!
Did I mention SPOILERS??!!???!?? If you haven’t read the story, READ IT here -> http://www.whale.to/b/eight_o.html
Pounder Rankings!!!
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
