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Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Styxx on August 06, 2002, 10:46:08 pm

There will be a new Solaris movie! I almost freaked out when I saw the teaser on the theater today. Damn, this is one of the best sci-fi novels I've ever read, I just hope they make the damn thing right this time.

Shame the site doesn't have much yet (almost nothing, in fact):

http://www.solaristhemovie.com/

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: demon442 on August 06, 2002, 11:10:30 pm

Never saw the origional and don't feel like clicking the link, whats the new one about?

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Mr. Vega on August 06, 2002, 11:18:40 pm

Took a look at the plot and it looks insanely interesting. I'll think I'll buy the book.

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Pegasus V on August 07, 2002, 01:30:45 am

I thought the plot sounded a little far fetched and typical. But I think I'll just shut my big mouth...

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Nico on August 07, 2002, 02:07:48 am

solaris?
Only solaris i know is the freaking big boat in the Mysterious Cities of Gold...

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: CP5670 on August 07, 2002, 03:04:00 am

I thought Solaris was an operating system or something?

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Stryke 9 on August 07, 2002, 03:16:13 am

I don't have the right QuickTime, and can't install the one they have there.

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Post by: Pegasus V on August 07, 2002, 04:11:54 am

Is this that movie starring George Clooney?

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Stargazer_2098 on August 07, 2002, 04:29:55 am

Solaris?

Wasn't that a Russian (failed) attempt on creating a sci-fi movie in the 60's?


This new one looks much more interesting tough...


Thanks for the link.:)


Stargazer.

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Post by: Stunaep on August 07, 2002, 07:23:21 am

well, the big picture with a space station doesn't tell muvch of the plot, so would SOMEONE FRIGGIN' TELL ME WHAT'S IT ABOUT
(useless swearing no. 8472, just to make Maeg happy).

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Styxx on August 07, 2002, 09:01:33 am

Solaris is a sci-fi novel by Stanislaw Lem, published back on the 50's or so. The story is something like this:

On a distant future, mankind has explored and claimed practically the whole galaxy, but never found a single intelligent life form outside Earth - except for one possibility, the planet Solaris. This planet is covered by a huge ocean, that appears to be a single enormous living creature. The book tells the story of a scientist that specialized on this planet, when he's sent to a research station on it, and strange things start to happen.

You can check more info on the book on Amazon, here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0156837501/qid=1028728869/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-9942481-7244165

Or on Lem's official site, here:
http://cyberiad.info/english/dziela/dziela.htm

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Styxx on August 07, 2002, 09:02:13 am

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Originally posted by Pegasus V
I thought the plot sounded a little far fetched and typical. But I think I'll just shut my big mouth...

Well, that may be because lots of people already copied it... :p

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Kellan on August 07, 2002, 09:12:56 am

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Originally posted by Styxx
Well, that may be because lots of people already copied it... :p

That's why the Beatles seem less visionary now than before, or why Asimov doesn't seem so forward-thinking. People should remember that Foundation was written in the Forties and Fifties. :nod:

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Post by: CP5670 on August 07, 2002, 09:48:37 am

The Foundation series were great... :nod:

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Post by: Kellan on August 07, 2002, 11:12:01 am

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Originally posted by CP5670
The Foundation series were great... :nod:

Hard to believe that they're 60 years old. I'm still reading the last few, though. :D

Title: Solaris! Woot!
Post by: Styxx on August 07, 2002, 11:22:06 am

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Originally posted by Kellan
Hard to believe that they're 60 years old. I'm still reading the last few, though. :D

And I'm still trying to get ahold of Second Foundation...

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Post by: Kellan on August 07, 2002, 12:23:29 pm

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Originally posted by Styxx


And I'm still trying to get ahold of Second Foundation...

Excellent book. By the way, the Second Foundation is on...!@!:""@!&*$!

*is killed*

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Post by: Styxx on August 07, 2002, 12:32:46 pm

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Originally posted by Kellan
Excellent book. By the way, the Second Foundation is on...!@!:""@!&*$!

*is killed*

* tries to revive Kellan (with a cattle prod, but still...) *

* fails miserably *

Hmm, crap.

* kicks Kellan *

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Post by: Sandwich on August 08, 2002, 08:58:57 am

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Originally posted by Styxx


* tries to revive Kellan (with a cattle prod, but still...) *

* fails miserably *

Hmm, crap.

* kicks Kellan *

*whistles a tune*

Man, how I love downloading things from Kazaa... :)

*goes on his way, whistling*