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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9781840233254
Format: Import
ISBN: 1840233257
Label: Titan Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Titan Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: October 26, 2001
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Studio: Titan Books Ltd
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Well, 12 out of the 19 movies covered have since been made! The book still allows an interesting, and in some cases facinating, peek behind the curtain to learn how these films were developed. The chapter on Star Trek sequels feels a bit out of place as it ventures way beyond the one version that could have been and explores in great detail how all the other TEN films got greenlit. Also a lot of the information in the book stems from other books and magazines. But it's still a good compilation and ... Read More
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First, I should say this book does a good job of tracing the torturous path to production these films followed. Hughes has a very pleasant style and the book never turns into a hatchet job against the producers, actors or directors named.
However, this book is not essential or even that necessary. While it is hardly Hughes' fault that many of the movies or properties covered in this book have been filmed in the last few years (even if not in the forms he covered in his book), he does have ... Read More
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As a longtime film fan, one of the things that has always intrigued me is the uncompleted film project, the idea that for some reason stalls out and never makes it to fruition. This fascination is what made David Hughes's book such an interesting read for me. Using a mixture of firsthand interviews and exploitation of fan and film literature he chronicles numerous projects, drafts, and proposals for science fiction movies. While many of the projects he chronicles never saw the silver screen, he also ... Read More
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I can't remember who said it, but I believe there is a saying that the saddest words in the English language are "What might have been...." If the saying is accurate, then there are few books sadder than David Hughes's The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made.
Actually, the title is a bit of a misnomer; it may have been appropriate back in 2001 when the book was first published, but the 2008 edition acknowledges that some of these movies have been made, including Supernova, Thunderbirds, Fantastic ... Read More
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From Alien 5 and Night Skies to early vampire movies, any fan of science fiction film and any collection catering to them needs The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made, a survey of legendary unmade films in an expanded, updated edition covering movies that 'nearly were'. Interviews with writers, designers and directors celebrate Hollywood choices, oddities and ironies and is a key acquisition for any collection strong in science fiction.
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