tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post2447965610110974552..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-66013430774153615072007-12-01T10:05:00.000-08:002007-12-01T10:05:00.000-08:00I had never read any of the books before I saw the...I had never read any of the books before I saw the film, so I had nothing to compare it with. I did enjoy it. It was better than some of the other teen spy flicks that I've seen, such as Cody Banks. I wonder why TWC handled the film the way they did. Did the film do good elsewhere besides the States? I hate to see a possible franchise to have been doomed by some bad decisions like that. I've about 100 pages into Ark Angel. I'm really enjoying it.Rogue Spy 007https://www.blogger.com/profile/13778698054539890714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-24578526914379709352007-11-29T09:58:00.000-08:002007-11-29T09:58:00.000-08:00Oh, the Stormbreaker movie definitiely had it's fl...Oh, the Stormbreaker movie <I>definitiely</I> had it's flaws, but not in any way to merit dumping it. It's weird, but TWC's treatment of the film (and potential franchise) has made me a champion of a movie that I was actually a little bit disappointed in. (Mainly I thought it betrayed the dark tone of the books with a lot of unnecessary added spoof humor.) It was still a better film than certain teen spy movies that DID get wide releases, do well, and spawn sequels! (Hello, Cody Banks!) And just based on the popularity of the books themselves, with a little marketing and a wider release Stormbreaker could have made money. I'm mainly annoyed at the fact that TWC's decision effectively doomed what could have been a very promising franchise. As I've said before, the second book is way better than the first, and would have made a great film. Maybe another studio will attempt to reboot the series in a few years with a clean slate.Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-4448948401817791902007-11-29T07:59:00.000-08:002007-11-29T07:59:00.000-08:00I think the Alex Rider film has its flaws, but it ...I think the Alex Rider film has its flaws, but it bothers me how it was treated with an American release. It deserved better. I would love to have seen this become a new franchise. I've not really read any of the books before. I did buy Ark Angel the other day. Not sure what number that is in the series.Rogue Spy 007https://www.blogger.com/profile/13778698054539890714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-9809766382756263002007-11-28T17:52:00.000-08:002007-11-28T17:52:00.000-08:00I'd love to see Higson write a series of adult nov...I'd love to see Higson write a series of adult novels about the younger Bond while at Fettes. It would be a great bridge from his fine Young Bond work to Fleming's canon, and we could get some of the seedier events of Bond's formative years, like that Parisian visit where he lost his wallet and his virginity. (Yeah, I know Pearson covered this, but he covered a lot of territory Higson has revisited.) However, IFP could probably never allow that, because no matter how it was marketed, the kids who loved Young Bond would still flock to Higson's continuing adventures of their hero. But maybe if he used a pen name it would work, even if that would be frustrating for the author...Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-72610163106558550412007-11-28T17:33:00.000-08:002007-11-28T17:33:00.000-08:00I think Higson will continue writing Bond, it's ju...I think Higson will continue writing Bond, it's just a question of what he'll be writing. Hurricane Gold suggests that he'll move on to the Fettes years. Plenty of stuff to work will till Bond joins the Navy and WW2.K1Bond007https://www.blogger.com/profile/00480247913250732397noreply@blogger.com