General / Off-Topic Mortal Engines

[Agony_Aunt]

Exactly, much like after LotR Hollywood was scrabbling for the next big Fantasy Franchise and they became increasingly dire (Golden Compass, Narnia, The Dark is Rising) or the teen fiction monster romance after the success of Twilight, we're now on the tail end of the dystopian future teen-lit adaptation era.

Golden Compass books were really enjoyable for me. The film was ok, but a shame they stopped at the first one really. The later books are a lot darker.

 

[Agony_Aunt]

It had massive potential (they even partially filmed the proper ending before they kowtowed to the religious pressure).
Box offife wise it didnt do too bad internationally, its just new line had sold the international take to another company, so its regarded as a flop.

Hopefully the upcoming BBC adaptation will fare better.

BBC are doing an adaptation? :O

Please do it right! Please do it right!

 

[amigacooke]

In my ignorance it comes across as MadMax starring St Paul's.

Still, I always knew the GLA would morph into something evil

 

[Goose4291]

BBC are doing an adaptation? :O

Please do it right! Please do it right!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ra...ilip-pullman-bbc-adaptation-james-mcavoy/amp/

All you need to know.

 

[Stigbob]

BBC are doing an adaptation? :O

Please do it right! Please do it right!

There's a war of the world in progress as well. BBC are hopefully better than Hollywood at sticking to the source materiel and not making a right old Golden Compass out of it. They keep calling it a faithful adaptation.

Having said that this is from the radio times :

"Eleanor Tomlinson and Rafe Spall play George and Amy, a couple defying the prejudices of society as they attempt to start a life together, all the while swerving the ongoing chaos of an alien invasion."

Spoiler

 

[EUS]

I'm great at suspending disbelief, but this is far beyond my capabilities.
InsanePhoton mentioned Monty Python, absolutely.
I keep expecting a giant foot to come down.

 

[Manticore]

Jackson has made some pretty good movies in his time

Hell yes!

Don't forget Brain Dead and Meet the Feebles!

 

[LeoBartlet]

I watched the first 2 seconds of the trailer, saw something about cities on wheels, and gave the remote back to my 6 year old so she could change the channel back to My Little Pony.

I'm stunned that anyone (especially someone as successful as Jackson) expected this to do anything other than fail hard.

More likely your kid was watching the trailer and you wanted My Little Pony on.

 

[Limoncello Lizard]

Hell yes!

Don't forget Brain Dead and Meet the Feebles!

But he acted in Bad Taste

 

[Goose4291]

But he acted in Bad Taste

Isnt it a big thing if his to have an acting role, no matter how small in every one of his movies?

 

[Jacques d'Orleans]

Opening weekend US:
1st: Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse: $35,363,376
2nd: The Mule: $17,509,431
5th: Mortal Engines: $7,559,850

Looks like it will tank badly, but maybe it does better in China.


Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

Also: https://theplaylist.net/mortal-engines-peter-jackson-box-office-20181217/

 

[Robin of Spiritwood]

Looks like it will tank badly

We bow before your pun fu!

 

[Alien]

I've read the book, and wasn't that impressed by it.

 

[Alec Turner]

I've read the book, and wasn't that impressed by it.

The book or the film?

 

[Limoncello Lizard]

Isnt it a big thing if his to have an acting role, no matter how small in every one of his movies?

Not sure which one he was in Meet the Feebles. Maybe the fly.

 

[Robin of Spiritwood]

The book or the film?

I think I'll give the book a go. Sometimes good ones may not make convincing films, because the material just can't translate.

 

[Garbarrage]

More likely your kid was watching the trailer and you wanted My Little Pony on.

Ouch... right in the masculinity...

On a more positive note, we've had a baby boy since I saw you last. 17 weeks old. So hopefully there'll be a bit more balance to the family viewing soon.

 

[Garbarrage]

I've read the book, and wasn't that impressed by it.

There's a book?!

I thought illiteracy would have been a pre-requisite for liking the movie (no offence to the OP).

 

[LeoBartlet]

Ouch... right in the masculinity...

On a more positive note, we've had a baby boy since I saw you last. 17 weeks old. So hopefully there'll be a bit more balance to the family viewing soon.

Congratulations mate.

Started his first bar brawl yet?

I hear its an important right of passage in Ireland even before walking.

 

[Jacques d'Orleans]

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