Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> The classic sci-fi of that era are way better than the new, improved
>> versions. We went to the Imax last Christmas Day to see The Day the
>> Earth Stood Still, as the original movie is my husband's favorite --
>> what a disappointment. And the new War of the Worlds (my favorite)
>> is bad too. I think the story telling is left behind in favor of
>> special effects.

To me one movie stands out as the exception to the rule - Gattaca. In
the movie Gattaca the fanciest special effect is one scene where the
focus is blurred, yet it is one of the most powerful science fiction
tales told in the movies since 2001.

> And if anyone DARES to do a re - make of _Forbidden Planet_ I think I'm
> going to *shoot* someone, lol...

The guy who wrote Babylon 5 has been working on in. If anyone can pull
it off, it's JMS.

So pods - Sauteed?