From: "Madeleine Yeh" <myeh at wap.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: More of LeGuin on Earthsea TV
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:08:32 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

    I was only able to watch 40 minutes before giving up
in disgust.   I can't imagine anyone reading the books
after seeing the film.   Some of the changes were just
gratuiously stupid.  The dialogue and plot was insipid at
best.
         Madeleine

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:53:09 -0500
  "Ernest Lilley" <elilley at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Well, at least anyone who goes from the tv movie to the
>books won't be
> disappointed.
>
> Ernest
>
> ern at e357.net / (703) 371 0226 hm/cell
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Walsh [mailto:MJW at press.jhu.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:05 PM
> To: WSFAlist at WSFA.org
> Subject: [WSFA] More of LeGuin on Earthsea TV
>
> "My principal feeling about it is one of sadness, loss.
>An opportunity
> thrown away, at great expense. I'm sorry for the actors.
>They all tried
> hard. I'm sorry for the people who think they've seen
>Earthsea, but saw
> a stale, senseless rehash of bits of other fantasy films
>instead. "
>
> http://trashotron.com/agony/columns/2004/12-15-04.htm
>