[kj] OT : The Day Of The Triffids (Syfy/UK)

[powens]

I thought this latest remake was poor in comparison to the '80's version:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081850/

It is a meteor storm in the book although it's hinted it may be in fact a
military satellite burning up.

On 12 July 2012 18:19, pssyche23 <antoni at clara.net> wrote:


> http://www.syfy.co.uk/triffids****

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> Part One of a great remake was aired on the Syfy channel on Monday night.*

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> Whereas the original film had people blinded watching an intense meteor

> shower (rather implausible) this version centres on a much anticipated

>  solar storm during which the sun suddenly spews out an intense burst of

> energy, brighter than a thousand suns no less (again, a bit far-fetched but

> slightly more plausible than the original considering all the hype over

> solar cycles and the whole “2012” industry).   As for the triffids, rather

> than a few examples in Kew Gardens they had been identified as a great

> renewable energy source and  farms had sprung up on a industrial scale

> generating fuel, Triffoil !!! ****

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> Anyway, if you have access to the Syfy channel, part 1 is being shown

> again on Sunday 8pm BST with part 2 on Monday night at 9pm.  Part one was

> entertaining stuff if nothing else. ****

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> Of course, we were saying “hang on, there would be far more people who’d

> have not witnessed it” and “even if it was worldwide, wouldn’t the impact

> be staggered so others would get an advance warning”, that sort of thing

> but part 1 was still good though quite how Eddie Izzard walked out a crash

> landed jumbo jet with just a few scratches (after some quick thinking) was

> maybe meant to be a slightly comical moment. ****

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> Regards, Antoni ****

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