[TML] Alternate Firefly review

[Richard Aiken]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Jerry W Barrington
<jerry.barrington at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll agree with Leon's original 'The Andromeda Strain'.

Don't ever recall seeing that one.

> I'm not so sure
> about '2001'.  It's very muddled, and hard to get anything out of it.

Agreed.  But stylistically spectacular.

> 'The
> Postman'.

I liked the book better, but the movie was still pretty good.  I
missed the sub-plot about the genetic modification of the bad guy and
the related twist with the hippy king.  But I could see how that would
just be a distraction from the main theme, in a movie.

> Some people may disagree with this categorization, but 'Hunt for
> Red October'.

I suppose the sub's drive is a bit SF.  But the rest of the movie is
definitely "international action/spy."

> The 'Back to the Future' series did well with the
> consequences of time-travel.

Agreed.

>  'Blade Runner'.  'Enemy Mine'.  'Outland'.

All agreed, especially 'Outland,' which is even closer to Traveller
than Firefly/Serenity.  Although I really wish 'Enemy Mine' had
followed the book more closely.  It's okay as it is, but the human
character's trip "home" to Drakland would have been nice to see
on-screen.

-- 
Richard Aiken

"Never insult anyone by accident." Robert A. Heinlein