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Massawyrm lights up for CITY OF EMBER!!

I am very much looking forward to this. by Shan	Sep 29th, 2008 06:43:24 PM
Also helped me discover the book.
I'm in, Wyrm by slone13	Sep 29th, 2008 06:46:41 PM
You had me at "heavy Goonies vibes with hints of Back to the Future and even a bit of The Secret of NIMH". Done and done.
Third - Looks Good. by Alice Cooper Stalker	Sep 29th, 2008 06:52:42 PM
I'm really interested in this. I like Monster House a lot.
Looks cool, however... by Heckles	Sep 29th, 2008 06:53:28 PM
If it's not Pixar then the fat-ass kids won't drag their mouth breathing parents to see it.
I'm sold by BeeDub	Sep 29th, 2008 07:01:09 PM
I was on the fence with this one, but now... I'll be there.
Good. Enjoyed the book....was rooting for the movie... by FlickaPoo	Sep 29th, 2008 07:33:21 PM
...still think it's too bad they had to give away the whole premise though...while not the most original idea in the universe, a kid who hasn't seen Logan's Run or Dark City etc...would have gotten a dark thrill when they finally figured out what was going on...
ColWTH...you shame yourself and your family. by FlickaPoo	Sep 29th, 2008 07:34:21 PM

ColWTH fears the Truffle Shuffle by Heckles	Sep 29th, 2008 07:38:25 PM
Good day sir.
"Every bit as good as...Speed Racer!" by Christopher3	Sep 29th, 2008 07:43:47 PM
Raves Massawrym of AICN.
The book is great by Larry of Arabia	Sep 29th, 2008 07:43:59 PM
The best children's sci-fi series since Ender. If the film is half as good, it's a winner.
ColWTH, you ignorant bastard by slone13	Sep 29th, 2008 08:00:19 PM
May you suffer the same fate as Chester Copperpot.
Very well-written book, but Massa, the fact that by CreasyBear	Sep 29th, 2008 08:04:24 PM
Ember is actually subterranean is a huge spoiler. In the book, we're not sure just how detached from reality this story is, and the constant darkness and lack of any weather is part of the mystery of the setting, which IS the story. Then again, the moviemakers may already spoil the underground part themselves with the trailer.
It all started to go wrong for ColWTH when his mom.... by FlickaPoo	Sep 29th, 2008 08:04:58 PM
...sent him to a summer camp for fat kids.......
Creasybear by Massawyrm 1	Sep 29th, 2008 08:11:44 PM
The conceit of the movie is set up within the opening of the film. That the city is underground is something I doubt they felt they could get away with visually and thus immediately toss out the idea of keeping it a secret.
In a movie the spoiler was unavoidable.... by FlickaPoo	Sep 29th, 2008 08:16:51 PM
...in the book it takes a while to sink in that all light in the city is artificial...and even when it does it isn't immediately obvious that the city is underground (at least to the intended young adult reader). In a movie you wouldn't be able to hide the fact that it is always dark...or at least always night time.
"giant irradiated vermin" by Toonol	Sep 29th, 2008 08:49:00 PM
Is this a kid's version of Fallout? Because that would be COOL! Saying this is as good as Speed Racer is a high complement; that's the 2nd or 3rd best movie out this year.
Heh by PotSmokinAlien	Sep 29th, 2008 09:18:45 PM
I took the time to wrap my mind around the idea of a post-apocalyptic childrens' film when you reviewed Wall-E, Massa, but I'm glad to see the little dude's got some company now. Here's hoping this is the start of a trend.
Toonol by PotSmokinAlien	Sep 29th, 2008 09:23:51 PM
You must love you some visuals, dude. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming TDK's your number 1... what would keep Speed Racer out of your #2 spot?
Potsmokinalien... by Massawyrm 1	Sep 29th, 2008 09:23:56 PM
Sure...but in that movie Mankind blasted itself into space and everyone survived. In this one they put a couple hundred people underground...and didn't.
colWTH by Mr. N	Sep 29th, 2008 11:24:46 PM
Do you need a Baby Ruth bar? What's with The Goonies hate? Not a perfect film, but enjoyable and exciting... much more so than than the shit that gets out these days cough Indy4 cough
Sounds great, but... by ChickenDelicious	Sep 30th, 2008 01:25:13 AM
... I've seen more references to the "Wayback Machine" in the past month than I have in all my previous years combined. Ok, we get it, it's the hot pop culture reference of the moment. Can we put it back to bed, please?
Oh, and ColWTH by ChickenDelicious	Sep 30th, 2008 01:28:59 AM
Whatever happened in your life to make you so utterly misguided, I truly am sorry.
Let me guess...they escape to the above by Dingbatty	Sep 30th, 2008 04:07:17 AM
ground, and the world is all healed and green? This story has been done before.
will totally check it out by The Amazing G	Sep 30th, 2008 05:14:17 AM
I watched Monster House with my 9 year old cousin recently and was surprised at how it captured the old school vibe it was going for
Dingbatty (this response has a sort of spoiler) by CreasyBear	Sep 30th, 2008 06:33:36 AM
In the sequel, they have to confront above-ground survivors for necessities, a not so thinly veiled reference to current problems with allocation of global resources. The books lay on the environmental messages pretty thick.
It might have been good by bingo the clown	Sep 30th, 2008 08:55:43 AM
if it had been directed by Terry Gilliam or Guillermo del Toro, because they're willing to actually put child characters in danger. As it was, it was strictly by-the-numbers pedestrian film making. Still, there are a lot of worse films you could take your kids to.
CB, ahh, okay. by Dingbatty	Sep 30th, 2008 09:40:47 AM

NIMH series was so good by Freakemovie	Sep 30th, 2008 11:06:56 AM
The movie was okay, but Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and the two sequels were pretty awesome when I read them in fifth grade.
Sequels to Nimh?? by jmyoung666	Sep 30th, 2008 02:26:41 PM
I loved that book when I was a kid. What were the sequels? Never heard of them.
Last Unicorn by SeanMiller	Sep 30th, 2008 04:28:43 PM
That movie always creeped me out as a kid. It did have some amazing imagery, especially the end with all the unicorns coming back to life from the depths of the ocean and pushing the beast back into the water. I wish they still made "creepy" kid flicks these days. Also, Secret of Nymph...just awesome. I still get sad every time the male "hero" rat gets stabbed by the bad guy. I recently got my wife and sister together and we re-watched this movie. Brings back so many childhood memories. Lastly, Goonies rocks and always will. Corey is just too damm funny in that movie.

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