Comments on: Creature Feature Future

by: John Isbell

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Brilliant.
I’ll try stopping cars as the trucks roll by laden with pods.

by: Jay Greenspan

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Nice piece, Adam. But I think you’ve mis-outlined this flick. We’re not at the end of Act II — we’re on page 10. The hero of the moment foolishly celebrates as the antagonistic force is just becoming known. In my mind’s movie we pan from the hero atop a tank, basking in the cheers of an adoring crowd, to a swarthy, shadowy figure lurking in a darkened corner. At once we notice the hollowness of the victory. While this man’s motives and intentions are unknown in this shot, the scowl and the change in music make one thing clear: we will see this man again, and when we do he will set in motion a plot full of danger and violence.

by: t.a.

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

the first such creature feature was “war of the worlds” by h.g. wells, who more or less invented science fiction. human power proved vain against the invaders; it was the earth itself (seen by wells, i think, as god’s providence) that stopped the threat. the martians simply could not survive in our environment.

i haven’t figured out how that relates to this wonderful piece. in my heart, i want to believe that hate cannot exist on this planet, that it will have to die for humanity to continue. sadly, if we refuse to relinquish our hold on hate, the conclusion is obvious.

by: Landis

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Is it wrong to hope beyond hope that I was wrong, that you were wrong, that this IS a Western and we’re now headed off into that sunset? I hope they find those WMDs (and that it’s clear they weren’t brought in on a C130). I hope that democracy is established and the new Iraq becomes a great friend of the US and a model for the shaping of the new Middle East. I hope that I was wrong.

God I hope this is a Western.

by: Mike Z

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Ok, so let’s push the metaphor a little further: Whether Western or Creature feature, the enemy is typically dehumanized, which is one of the main gripes of the Muslim world–they perceive a lack of respect. So perhaps the plot line needed here is more like a romantic comedy. Only when one side finally shows respect for the other as an equal do they really come to work things out in a more stable way and live happily ever after. Before that happens there’s supposed to be a bunch of humorous misunderstandings and maybe a boob shot or two. Unfortunately, our real situation has substituted action-movie explosion sequences for the funny/sexy parts, thus bewildering the American audience. The guy at the video store with the Texas accent said this was a Western, but I think it got mis-shelved.

by: Scott

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Is that English reporter lady in Baghdad the “buxom lab-assistant”? or is she, you know, the “reporter”.
If Victoria Clarke is the “lab-assistant”, let the monster eat everything. Usually I am more concerned with the messege than the medium; but during the dirst few days of was I was floored when she read the names of the first 7 American killed in the copter crash while she was wearing some weird suit that was _half_ hot-pink. They are DEAD. DEAD does not go with hot-pink.

by: Pat K.

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I thought Jules Verne “more or less invented science fiction” …

Pat K.

by: Frank P.

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Are you out of your mind? Isn’t he FRENCH?

by: Georgette

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Oh, don’t worry.
I’ve seen this before.
You simply throw a pail of water over them, click your heels three times, and it’s all over, and we can go home again. Right?

by: MeanTim

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I’m with Landis… please please PLEEEEEEAAAASE be a Western….