XPost: rec.arts.movies.current-films   
   From: Magewolf@nc.rr.com   
      
   On 12/6/2018 1:55 PM, Pete wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > Your Name   wrote:   
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   >> Another review, this time from the New Zealand movie website Flicks.co.nz   
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   > Thanks.  Two reviews diametrically opposite, but I'll go with   
   > the Variety one!  "Mortal Engines" is, I think, one of the two books   
   > that I bought, and really, really, wished I hadn't.  [The other was   
   > Greg Benford's 'sequel' to "Against the Fall  of Night".]   
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   > I found the basic conceit totally unswallowable. Massive cities chasing,   
   > killing, and eating others?  What an image! How poetic!  How stupid!   
   > Beyond all that, I found the story itself unpleasant.  No thanks.   
   > Not even for Jackson.   
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   > It's not the Steampunk that I'm against, BTW.  One series I thoroughly   
   > enjoyed is Scott Westerfeld's "Leviathan' trilogy.  Eminently filmable.   
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   There is actually a pretty good anime(and light novel and 4 different   
   manga versions) based on mobile cities,Chrome Shelled Regios.   
      
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