Comments on: Grazer to Produce ‘Colossus’ Remake

By: Motorcycle Guy

Motorcycle Guy — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:12:45 +0000

I think the very best example of this theme is “the last question” by Issac Asimov.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:34:33 +0000

for a similar genre but an even better (if dated) book – look up

The Adolescence of P1

good stuff.

By: Prime News Blog

Prime News Blog — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:46:07 +0000

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By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:19:57 +0000

The Colossus series was a trilogy. The second book
was so-so. The third book was bad, but worth reading
for the weird 1970’s aftertaste it leaves…
- Colossus
- The Rise and Fall of Colossus
- Colossus and The Crab

By: Fat Mobil Content

Fat Mobil Content — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:48:56 +0000

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By: penny

penny — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:06:31 +0000

I enjoyed the movie—but, it was so British, making reference to the Eddington theory of the expanding universe etc.

I also spent years wondering what “finite absolutes” were–ultimately inspiring me to read
books on early 20th century mathematical logic.

I hope the New movie does more than show calculus integral tables as advanced math.

The dynamic programming scene–where the computers try to find a com path between them was
great.
Penny

” A new language, an intersystem language, that only these two machines can understand.”

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:03:26 +0000

Didn’t they remake this a couple years ago? Remember that over priced thing with Will Smith that was called I, Robot, and claimed to be based of that? Reminds me of Colossus.

By: Cartoons Fans Lounge

Cartoons Fans Lounge — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:51:43 +0000

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By: SearchRoads

SearchRoads — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:53:48 +0000

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By: trans

trans — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:53:58 +0000

I’ve seen the movie about 10 times and read all three books. It’s one of my favorite stories/movies. The monologue at the end of the is awesome, to the say the least. If they capture that feeling then the remake will rock (though maybe not to the masses).

The 2nd and 3rd books weren’t as good mainly b/c it dragged Martians into the picture (I’m pretty sure they were from Mars and not the Crab nebula). But it was a cool story nonetheless, b/c (WARNING SPOILER AHEAD) the humans were trying to overthrow Colossus, not realizing that Colossus was actually their only hope of stopping the aliens. Oh, the irony! So maybe a movie with that story wouldn’t be so bad actually –if done well.

By: Kelly Parks

Kelly Parks — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:47:35 +0000

I don’t see how this can be done without sucking.

Colossus is an awesome 70’s sci-fi movie (review here: http://www.feoamante.com/Movies/ABC/colossus.h tml) with a great ending that you only see in movies from the 70’s. I’ve always assumed it was the inspiration for Cameron’s Terminator movies, with Colossus renamed Skynet.

But it’s also very much a cold war movie and it’s difficult to see how you’d fit the storyline into the modern one-super-power world.

Plus, the actual novel by D.F. Jones wasn’t that great and the sequels by Jones sucked ass. If they try to incorporate those story lines…gigo.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:23:31 +0000

Robert: I’d imagine they’ll wait to ride on the coat-tails of this remake.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:11:58 +0000

There was a third Colossus book title “Colossus and the Crab”, wherein Colossus makes contact with an alien intelligence arising from the Crab Nebula.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:04:25 +0000

Actually the author of the book did write a sequel “The Fall of Colossus”. Not as good as the first but not bad either. The movie was very well done and I would love to find it on DVD with extras.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:55:29 +0000

C:TFP was a pretty good movie for it’s time.
And I remember they did make a sequel. And it Suuuuuhhhhhuuuucked.

By: James

James — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:53:37 +0000

I never saw it in the theatres. I saw it on HBO or something in the early 80’s.

Given that computers can do things now that they never dreamed computers can do I wonder how they’re going to spin it.

Hopefully it won’t be schlock. The original, was a commentary from a bygone era about the real possibility of what might come to pass.

Nowdays, the Hollywood brain trust, which has been devoid of an original concept for many years, will just recycle an old obscure premise into something that typically amounts to a pale shadow of the original.

We shall see.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:23:10 +0000

I remember watching this moving about 10 years ago and have never been able to find a copy. Luckily, I was able to download (mind you it took 2 months) a copy and actually just watched it again recently. The way the movie ended it seemed that there should have been a sequel. I only hope they don’t bastardize it in the remake, not that it had to be remade anyway.

By: Cdewitt

Cdewitt — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:59:45 +0000

Colossus is one of my all time favorites the computer requiring the “lab assistant”/wife to undress is one of my first titillating memories. I was like 12 at the time.

truly an unappreciated classic.

By: Cartoons Plugin

Cartoons Plugin — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:59:11 +0000

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