tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post1203661559684963543..comments2024-03-26T22:48:55.424-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: frolic-kingBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-84797661036546992912013-03-14T22:43:57.190-07:002013-03-14T22:43:57.190-07:00It's just one of those things. Ligotti's ...It's just one of those things. Ligotti's style is absolutely, blatantly artificial. It's kind of a fifty-fifty shot whether this brand of artifice will appeal to you.<br /><br />There's room to make good movies from short stories, but a lot of time they're brought down by padding. The movie version of Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" didn't look promising.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-49884787493995060722013-03-13T19:31:36.643-07:002013-03-13T19:31:36.643-07:00Perhaps I'm missing something important but I ...Perhaps I'm missing something important but I never did develop an interest in reading Thomas Ligotti. The film clip was interesting though - I was reminded of watching Hannibal Lector talking to the character Jodie Foster played. The crazy guy was very intense.<br /><br />It seems to me there's a lot of room for film makers to make good movies from good short stories simply because the directors might have more room to maneuver. susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com