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Age of Adaptations
While they've never been entirely non-existent, movie adaptations of various other media have been especially prevalent in recent years. It's just the thing the to do these days, it seems.
I think that sometimes--sometimes--they can be cop-outs for the creative team, sparing them from actually having to come up with original material on their own. Not to mention by adapting anything popular, they've almost guaranteed an audience without having to work much at all to generate a buzz beyond pimping the name. Like, "Hey, XYZ is being made into a movie, and you should see it just because it's XYZ!"
But, but I'm not saying adaptations are inherently bad; it just depends on the execution. Just because it's something established, doesn't mean nothing new can be done with it. And, in fact, I think that's when writers reaaaally have to pull it together to make something new and their own of a series while staying true to it.
Feel free to discuss things you wanna see on the big screen, movies that have had you up in arms with how horrible you thought they were, favourites, and others that have genuinely surprised you as to how well they were done--or not. Go nuts! Also, feel free to consider ways that they might impact people. A personal example, I'm getting a hella more interested into older Star Trek stuff after watching the new movie.
I realize that movie discussion is a lot like politics, religion, and music for some people: srs bznss. But be respectful of other's opinions; not everybody thinks that X3 was horrible (...pfft haha, okay, for real, I'm sure some people somewhere don't). If worst comes to worst, just agree to disagree.
Addendum: Everything also seems to be getting a sequel too, these days. Means of cashing out, or expanding the universe? Where, how and in which movies? Which movies should get them, which have too many? Discuss to your heart's content! XD
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Waiting for: New Animooted, WFC and Generations stuff! 8D
Looking for: Animated: Starscream, Cybertron Mode Megs and voyager Bulkhead
RotF: HA!Mudflap, Barricade, and Sideswipe; Lockdown, Long Haul and Brawn
Robot Heroes! Snarl and Sharkticon, Optimus and Barricade
Last buy: HFTD!Jetblade and Ironhide
Dream toys: 07 Black Japan exclusive, the Wonderfest exclusive, and the Battle Damaged versions of Arcee ones*sigh*
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