Tag Archives: 2007

It’s Not a Victimless Movie (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Part Two: Remakes)

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Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins joins us for a discussion of the three remakes of Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1978, 1993, and 2007.

Rankings!

Jonathan

  • 1978
  • 1956
  • book
  • 1993
  • 2007

James

  • 1978
  • book
  • 1956
  • 1993
  • 2007

Colin

  • book
  • 1958
  • 2007
  • 1978
  • 1993

Seth

  • 1978
  • book
  • 1956
  • 1993
  • 2007

Notes & Links
Jonathan’s Links:
https://twitter.com/samloomis13
https://cinemasins.com/

Roger Ebert’s Review of the 1993 film:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/body-snatchers-1994

TMTYR Episode #53: No, I Mentioned the End Credits (Next)

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Continuing the Summer of PKD, the Pavement Pounders discuss the short story “The Golden Man,” loosely adapted into the 2007 Nicolas Cage vehicle Next. Somewhere, somebody enjoys this film. Just not us. Will the story fare better?

Bonus points for anyone who counts how many times Colin says “nucular.”

Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:

  • Story
  • Movie

James:

  • End Credits
  • Story
  • Movie

Seth:

  • Story
  • Movie

Notes:
Why Seth was not “begging the question”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvm6goJQbFI

PDF version of the story:
https://www.jerkersearcher.com/sffaudio_pdfs/TheGoldenManByPhilipK.Dick.pdf

Review of the story:
https://philipkdickreview.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/the-golden-man/

Wikipedia article for the movie (interesting history of the screenplay):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_(2007_film)

Somebody likes the movie!:
http://screencrush.com/nicolas-cage-gifs-next/

But not everyone:
http://www.avclub.com/review/next-3492

PKD in adaptation:
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/17114/looking-back-at-the-9-movie-adaptations-of-philip-k-dick

Seth’s New Podcast, “Hugos There”:
https://hugospodcast.com

TMTYR Episode #45: Pale Luddites (I Am Legend)

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i-am-legend-coverFor Halloween 2016, the Pavement Pounders discuss Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend and the three major films adapted from it: 1964’s The Last Man on Earth, 1971’s The Omega Man, and the 2007 film I Am Legend.

Slow, zombie-like vampires! Pale vampire Sith Lord beaniks! CGI uncanny valley superhuman darkseekers! And an Asylum film? What? (not really)

Big thanks to Adam Underwood for suggesting the topic and for being patient with us taking more than a year to get to it!

Pounder Rankings!

Colin:

  • Novel
  • The Last Man on Earth/I Am Legend
  • Empty slot
  • Empty slot
  • The Omega man

James:

  • Novel
  • I Am Legend
  • The Omega man
  • The Last Man on Earth

Seth:

  • Novel
  • I Am Legend
  • The Omega man
  • The Last Man on Earth

Notes:

The Last Man on Earth full movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuPgXDWMB-Q

15 things about Last Man on Earth:
http://www.spookyisles.com/2015/06/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-last-man-on-earth-1964/

Review of all three films:
http://www.starburstmagazine.com/component/content/article/3-future-imperfect/988-qcome-out-nevilleq-i-am-legend

Comparison of all three films:
http://www.moviesmackdown.com/2007/12/legend-omega-lastman.html

About the I Am Legend alternate cut:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/must-watch-i-am-legends-original-ending-this-is-amazing/

SciFi Onscreen “Original vs. Remakes: I Am Legend”
http://www.scifionscreen.com/?p=452