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[KevinJS]

Remember the movie "Marooned"?
It was pre-Apollo 13. At the time, some media commentators made reference to it during the 13 rescue mission.
Huge cast in this one including Gregory Peck, David Janssen, Gene Hackman, Lee Grant and James Franciscus.

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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marooned_(film)

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That one I have never seen. I'll have to look for it.

As long as we're talking about suspension of disbelief,how about Fantastic Voyage? Bested on the book of the same name. The main characters,along with theis miniature submarine are reduced to microbe size and injected into a patients bloodstream where they travel to the brain in order to remove a blood clot.

Now you're talking. Asimov set out in some detail exactly how the miniaturization process worked, so that the plot became plausible. His worry was that if you remove atoms in order to shrink your subject, it is going to have serious repercussions for that subject, whereas if you remove the space between subatomic particles, your subject will retain all of its mass at its new size. I think he got around it by having the miniaturization field acting on the actual size of the atomic structure, so that the miniaturized people had all of their structure, while losing their mass along with their size.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

This nanotechnology reminds me of Michael Crichton's 2002 book "Prey." In it, nanobots get released "into the wild" and then swarm. it's a pretty tense story, as I recall. The key is that the nanobots are not so friendly, in this story. I do know that it is a pretty good page-turner...

Marilyn

A great read that! One of Chricton's better outings.

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[KevinJS]

Somehow,while reduced to the size of microbes, the characters were able to breathe normal sizedOxygen molecules.

Untrue. When the storage tanks are depleted by the saboteur, Michaels, they are replenished by miniaturizing the air from Benes's lungs. Asimov thought that one through very well.

 

[scifan57]

Untrue. When the storage tanks are depleted by the saboteur, Michaels, they are replenished by miniaturizing the air from Benes's lungs. Asimov thought that one through very well.

They did't show that In the movie version. The air was just run directly into the tanks.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

They did't show that In the movie version. The air was just run directly into the tanks.

Maybe left on the editing floor?

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[KevinJS]

They did't show that In the movie version. The air was just run directly into the tanks.

Maybe left on the editing floor?

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There is a limit to what film can portray. Books have the advantage in that they may fully develop an idea.

In "The Lost Worlds of 2001" Arthur C Clarke explained why the decision was made that Discovery would go to Jupiter in the movie, rather than going to Saturn as it did in the book. It was Kubrick's decision, because he didn't want to introduce unnecessary complexity.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

There is a limit to what film can portray. Books have the advantage in that they may fully develop an idea.

In "The Lost Worlds of 2001" Arthur C Clarke explained why the decision was made that Discovery would go to Jupiter in the movie, rather than going to Saturn as it did in the book. It was Kubrick's decision, because he didn't want to introduce unnecessary complexity.

I'm going to engage in some SciFi hijinks.
Original series StarTrek, the episode " Tomorrow is Yesterday "

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Is_Yesterday

aired in 1967. The USAF pilot transported from his disintegrating fighter jet learns he'll have a son who commands the first manned mission to "Saturn".

Stretch I know but I love a good (A.C.C. 2001) cross over.


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[KevinJS]

This nanotechnology reminds me of Michael Crichton's 2002 book "Prey." In it, nanobots get released "into the wild" and then swarm. it's a pretty tense story, as I recall. The key is that the nanobots are not so friendly, in this story. I do know that it is a pretty good page-turner...

Marilyn

I read that one. Great idea.

 

[KevinJS]

I'm going to engage in some SciFi hijinks.
Original series StarTrek, the episode " Tomorrow is Yesterday "

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Is_Yesterday

aired in 1967. The USAF pilot transported from his disintegrating fighter jet learns he'll have a son who commands the first manned mission to "Saturn".

Stretch I know but I love a good (A.C.C. 2001) cross over.


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Time travel, and preventing unwanted changes to future timelines is always an interesting read.

I had no idea that Ray Bradbury's story "A Sound of Thunder" had been made into a movie, but it has. Another one for the "must find" list.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318081/

Peter Hyams directed it as well as 2010, which I found to be a reasonable sequel, and I just found out he did Capricorn One. (I'll try not to hate him too much for that. )

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Time travel, and preventing unwanted changes to future timelines is always an interesting read.

I had no idea that Ray Bradbury's story "A Sound of Thunder" had been made into a movie, but it has. Another one for the "must find" list.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318081/

Peter Hyams directed it as well as 2010, which I found to be a reasonable sequel, and I just found out he did Capricorn One. (I'll try not to hate him too much for that. )

"2010" would have been a better screen adaptation of Clarke's story if the lead was better cast. Roy Scheider (a good actor) wasn't right for the part. Helen Mirren (Russian Dr. Tanya Kirbuk) should have been cast as the lead. I know it's a gender reversal for the character, but it would have worked.

Must check out Sound of Thunder. I always have time for Ben Kingsley.

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[KevinJS]

"2010" would have been a better screen adaptation of Clarke's story if the lead was better cast. Roy Scheider (a good actor) wasn't right for the part. Helen Mirren (Russian Dr. Tanya Kirbuk) should have been cast as the lead. I know it's a gender reversal for the character, but it would have worked.

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Not so sure. I think there was altogether too much mucking about with the plot and characters already. I agree with you concerning Roy Scheider. Great, but a different kind of great. Donald Sutherland probably would have been my choice for the part.

I think it a pity that Dimitri Moisevitch was cast in the way he was, but with the political subplot, it worked, although I think it was a mistake giving the movie a political aspect at all.

2010 must have been a daunting prospect, given just WHAT it was following. It must be like trying to sing Andrew Lloyd-Webber songs, when you are not Sarah Brightman.

Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and John Lithgow were my high spots in the casting, although Lithgow's Curnow was never allowed to develop the humor that he might have. Balaban, in particular, was just perfect.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Speaking of Donald Sutherland ....
Invasion of the Body Snatchers co-starring Veronica Cartwright, is high camp SciFi.

I pull that one out every 5 years for a hoot.

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[scifan57]

Has anybody seen the movie Silent Running,starring Bruce Dern. He is ordered to destroy the last of Earth's plant life being kept aboard a spacecraft. He rebels and steals the spacecraft,heading for the outer solar system.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/

The spacecraft models in this movie were reused as the agro ships in the Colonial Fleet from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.

 

[Gabriel1]

Has anybody seen the movie Silent Running,starring Bruce Dern. He is ordered to destroy the last of Earth's plant life being kept aboard a spacecraft. He rebels ans steals the spacecraft,heading for the outer solar system.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/

The spacecraft models in this movie were reused as the agro ships in the Colonial Fleet from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.

That was a favourite of mine.

The Archangel

 

[KevinJS]

Has anybody seen the movie Silent Running,starring Bruce Dern. He is ordered to destroy the last of Earth's plant life being kept aboard a spacecraft. He rebels ans steals the spacecraft,heading for the outer solar system.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/

The spacecraft models in this movie were reused as the agro ships in the Colonial Fleet from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series.

Never seen it, but I wanted to. Asia used clips from it in one of their music videos. Another one joins the list.

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