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Gusington

#4320
January 06, 2018, 05:43:07 PM
^Hello, beautiful.
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BanzaiCat

#4321
January 11, 2018, 01:49:27 PM
I was re-reading Ready Player One in anticipation of the movie coming out in a couple of months and wanted to check out other titles related to it, so I bought the first book in Tad Williams' series, Otherland: City of Golden Shadow. Sounded interesting.

bbmike

#4322
January 11, 2018, 02:03:11 PM
^The preview doesn't look all that promising to me, but I remain hopeful.
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BanzaiCat

#4323
January 11, 2018, 02:10:21 PM
Quote from: bbmike on January 11, 2018, 02:03:11 PM
^The preview doesn't look all that promising to me, but I remain hopeful.

For Ready Player One?

I'm in tepid agreement, as the book is amazing - there's SO many 80s culture references that I can't imagine they were able to secure licenses for ALL of them. Which might, for me, remove a lot of the charm of the book. I mean, there's some esoteric stuff in there, so maybe it wouldn't cost that much, but who knows. It would be an organizational nightmare figuring it all out. The preview has some references, but it's not as loaded as I'd hoped it would be.

MetalDog

#4324
January 11, 2018, 09:10:08 PM
I wasn't super impressed with the trailer either.  I really dug the book and all the references.  It would suck if they gutted it for whatever reason.
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BanzaiCat

#4325
January 11, 2018, 09:41:41 PM
Well, RP1 was in development hell for a while. I would like to think it was because they were trying to secure movie rights to so many things.

There's some things that are just integral to the story (e.g. the WarGames movie and the bronze gate). So, this is either going to be a tremendously awesome homage to he book, or it's going to be a watered-down pile of crap. I told my son to read the book before he sees the movie so if the movie is bad, it doesn't ruin his impression and make him NOT read the book.

MetalDog

#4326
January 11, 2018, 10:56:55 PM
Good advice  O0  Heartily endorsed.
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Gusington

#4327
January 12, 2018, 08:39:44 AM
Just started The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919 by Mark Thompson.
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bbmike

#4328
January 12, 2018, 08:48:06 AM
Quote from: MetalDog on January 11, 2018, 10:56:55 PM
Good advice  O0  Heartily endorsed.

+1. That's what I'm telling people.
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence."
-Sherlock Holmes

"You know, just once I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
-Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

"There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you!"
-The Doctor

"Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth."
-Clifford D. Simak

Pinetree

#4329
January 12, 2018, 07:45:54 PM
Currently reading SpaceCorp after seeing a recommendation on the Atomic Rockets website. Hard SF with a good story and it's also a great read.
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BanzaiCat

#4330
January 13, 2018, 12:56:52 PM
Saw the new Jumanji movie last night and they played the RP1 trailer. I missed a few things the first time I saw it, namely what looked like some very book-accurate events, so my hopes have been lifted.

bbmike

#4331
January 13, 2018, 01:30:49 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 13, 2018, 12:56:52 PM
Saw the new Jumanji movie last night and they played the RP1 trailer. I missed a few things the first time I saw it, namely what looked like some very book-accurate events, so my hopes have been lifted.

You're as hopeful as all those Star Wars were before Last Jedi came out.  :P
"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplace of existence."
-Sherlock Holmes

"You know, just once I'd like to meet an alien menace that wasn't immune to bullets."
-Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

"There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you!"
-The Doctor

"Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth."
-Clifford D. Simak

BanzaiCat

#4332
January 13, 2018, 01:32:40 PM
Who am I kidding. I'll be honest, the trailer gives me goose bumps every time I see it.

mirth

#4333
January 14, 2018, 09:58:30 AM
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant

https://www.amazon.com/American-Ulysses-Life-S-Grant/dp/0812981251/
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Gusington

#4334
January 23, 2018, 09:24:03 AM
Finally, finally starting the Warhammer omnibus Thunder and Steel by Dan Abnett.
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