The Road

The Road; Off for a wander
Topic Started: Jul 11 2009, 09:40 AM (96 Views)
Ross	Jul 11 2009, 09:40 AM Post #1
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY&feature=fvw Might be worth a look on its release.
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Ironblood	Jul 11 2009, 12:02 PM Post #2
Wastelander Posts: 165 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: Mar 6, 2009	I REALLY want to see this one!
	The sun went down and the ground started sort of grinding. A blinding light tore across the sky. A cyclone swept the landscape and left it completely flattened out. And several twirls of smoke unfolded like gigantic flowers. The way the morning broke was quite unusual.


Ross	Jul 11 2009, 02:26 PM Post #3
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	It looks very dark and 'natural' if such a term can be used for a PA movie.
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dicehead	Jul 11 2009, 04:26 PM Post #4
Coldheart Posts: 530 Group: Members Member #83 Joined: May 19, 2009	Wow that looks like it's going to be brilliant, I can't wait to see it.
	Power and chaos!


Tinker	Jul 11 2009, 06:23 PM Post #5
Old School Member Posts: 958 Group: Members Member #11 Joined: Aug 4, 2008	Based on novel by Cormac McCarthy, "The Road" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road
	My hands are blistered from trying to get a grip on reality!


dicehead	Jul 13 2009, 09:57 AM Post #6
Coldheart Posts: 530 Group: Members Member #83 Joined: May 19, 2009	I've just ordered the book, it sounds really good I haven't read anything by him.
	Power and chaos!


Deserter	Jul 13 2009, 10:49 AM Post #7
Wastelander Posts: 109 Group: Members Member #88 Joined: Jun 24, 2009	Book is great. Hella bleak, but poignant. Well worth a read, been looking forward to the film for a while now



dicehead	Jul 18 2009, 12:31 PM Post #8
Coldheart Posts: 530 Group: Members Member #83 Joined: May 19, 2009	Just finished reading it, it's well worth reading. His writing style is really unusual though, I was about 1/4 of the way through it before it stopped being distracting. Can't wait to see the movie.
	Power and chaos!


mattblackgod	Jul 18 2009, 12:36 PM Post #9
Administrator Posts: 3,664 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Jul 22, 2008	Sounds interesting. I shall keep an eye open for it.
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Just Another Raider	Jul 18 2009, 12:53 PM Post #10
Raider King Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #49 Joined: Sep 29, 2008	I think the raiders look a bit more...humanized now. In a bunch of other movies, they did really dehumanize them. And, i like the whole idea of the movie, or, at least what i could see from the trailer.



Ninjamonkey73	Aug 30 2009, 09:43 PM Post #11
Tribal Savage Posts: 277 Group: Members Member #101 Joined: Aug 28, 2009	BTW Cormac McCarthy also wrote "No Country for Old Men." Also a very dark and gritty movie adaptation.



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