ImpracticallySharp t1_iu8a0m3 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:44 AM

I had read the comics before watching the movie, and I thought it was a completely neutered and bland version of the comic.

Looking up interviews, it seems like the creators agree:

> Rachel Talalay has since said that the film was taken out of her hands by studio execs and watered down

And Alan Martin (who wrote the comic) says:

> I still think that the script sucked from the very beginning, so there wasn’t much of a chance for it to work out well. It was all American locker-room humour, there was nothing surreal or alternative about the jokes, I find it very painful to watch because the dialogue is so bad.

Jamie Hewlett:

> "They forgot to film about ten major scenes so we had to animate them ... it was a horrible experience."

FalconBurcham t1_iu8coig wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:22 AM

I enjoyed the movie, but I don’t know the comics. Sounds like it’s good that I didn’t read the comics first.

This reminds me of Foundation on Apple’s streaming platform. I read Asimov’s books. The so-called adaptation is so poor it’s offensive. I haven’t made it past the 3rd or 4th episode. It shouldn’t even be called Foundation.

I think it’s impossible to leave a prior impression at the door when you watch an adaptation.

Glad the latest Dune went well (admittedly, I still like the 80s version for its strangeness—I think it captures the weirdness of the books. But the latest is truer to the source).

theslothening t1_iu90umg wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:29 PM

You should keep watching Foundation simply for the Cleon storyline. Ignore the rest of it (the parts actually adapted from the books) and the Empire half of the show would be one of the best shows on TV if it were completely self contained and expanded upon.

FalconBurcham t1_iu9u9ea wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Yes, I did like the Cleon storyline in the show. I think they could have left Foundation out of it entirely and just developed a new show around that idea.

I’ll probably give Foundation another shot just for that when I run low on shows (which I’ve been saying forever… and Amazon just started showing Peripheral, which I haven’t even started, so… haha)