Chabon is one of those unique gifts to the English language--he gets pulp. he
gets high literature, he seems to be able to write it all and do it decently if
nothing else!

best, MEH






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From: "docpod@..." <docpod@...>
To: TheREHcomicsgroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, March 17, 2012 6:57:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TheREHcomicsgroup] JCM fans in revolt


I recommend that Michael Chabon is brought on board for a screenplay IF
any Robert E. Howard adaptation is attempted (which is unlikely for 10
years).

Morgan

> The movie was fantastic, all things considered. I am really hoping for the
> full trilogy of movies as promised. Fine example of how you can make an
> adaptation the right way, remaining faithful to the original as far as
> possible, and providing a great movie experience at the same time. Just
> wish this crew had done the Conan movie instead of the out of touch people
> that got it instead.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
>
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 9:38 AM, <docpod@...> wrote:
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>> John Carter made $10 million during the work week making the total just
>> shy of $40 million. Not too shabby. Critics in the pay of rival
>> franchises
>> have bad mouthed this movie with an agenda in mind. Go see this movie,
>> stick it in the eye of the elitist critics.
>>
>> Morgan
>>
>>
>> > Hah, cool, glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed it, and that it IS
>> making
>> > money overseas! I actually requested to join that
>> Take-Me-Back-to-Barsoon
>> > FB group, I'd totally go to a sequel if they made one. The little
>> movie
>> > that could!
>> >
>> > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Stephan Allsup <koraksa@...>
>> wrote:
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>> >> Not content to be spoon fed nay-say pablum from the lame-stream media
>> >> JOHN
>> >> CARTER fans have taken matters into their own hands!
>> >> Since day one corporate lackeys of the entertainment industry
>> predicted
>> >> doom and gloom for the Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter space epic
>> >> helmed
>> >> by “Wall-E” guru Andrew Stanton but those who have actually seen the
>> >> mind-blowing heroic fantasy are saying WTF?!
>> >> Inwhat Forbes.com and others are calling a media conspiracy and
>> >> anoutrageous expert stock market manipulation helmed by the
>> >> NielsenCorporation (the TV ratings corp.) who own The Hollywood
>> Reporter
>> >> and Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire which includes 20th Century
>> Fox
>> >> which owns both “Star Wars” and “Avatar” a vast tapestry of
>> falsehoods
>> >> are
>> >> now merging.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/john-carter-fans-revolt#.T2OCAI3DcO8.facebook
>>k
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