Comments on: time loops http://www.benjaminteicher.com/2008/09/la-jetee/ Creative type with a fetish for mildly impossible worlds Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:50:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Benjamin http://www.benjaminteicher.com/2008/09/la-jetee/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Benjamin Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:32:02 +0000 http://benjaminteicher.com/blog/?p=15#comment-5 Haven't read it yet, although your appraisal of it 'competent retelling' makes me very, very reluctant.... Haven’t read it yet, although your appraisal of it ‘competent retelling’ makes me very, very reluctant….

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.benjaminteicher.com/2008/09/la-jetee/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Anonymous Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:36:10 +0000 http://benjaminteicher.com/blog/?p=15#comment-4 What did you two think of The Road? I thought it was good but ultimately over-rated: no more than a very competent retelling of a cliched idea (love and survival post-apocalypse). What did you two think of The Road? I thought it was good but ultimately over-rated: no more than a very competent retelling of a cliched idea (love and survival post-apocalypse).

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.benjaminteicher.com/2008/09/la-jetee/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Benjamin Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:06:09 +0000 http://benjaminteicher.com/blog/?p=15#comment-3 I'll have to pick up a copy of The Road. I love dreaming of the apocalypse. It's one of my favourite neuroses. It doesn't matter terribly much whether you see La Jetee or 12 Monkeys first. 12 Monkeys is not a remake of La Jetee, nor is it simply 'inspired by...', but somewhere in the middle. If I had to choose, I'd go with La Jetee. Watching how Gilliam has interpreted the story will add an extra dimension of viewing pleasure. I’ll have to pick up a copy of The Road. I love dreaming of the apocalypse. It’s one of my favourite neuroses.

It doesn’t matter terribly much whether you see La Jetee or 12 Monkeys first. 12 Monkeys is not a remake of La Jetee, nor is it simply ‘inspired by…’, but somewhere in the middle.

If I had to choose, I’d go with La Jetee. Watching how Gilliam has interpreted the story will add an extra dimension of viewing pleasure.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.benjaminteicher.com/2008/09/la-jetee/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Daniel Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:22:42 +0000 http://benjaminteicher.com/blog/?p=15#comment-2 Hey Ben, Nice blog. I just finished the Road. If you liked grapes of wrath then The Road is worth the few hours it will take to read it. The jetee sounds good. I just got 12 monkeys but I haven't watched it yet. Which one do you think I should watch first? cheers d Hey Ben,
Nice blog. I just finished the Road. If you liked grapes of wrath then The Road is worth the few hours it will take to read it.

The jetee sounds good. I just got 12 monkeys but I haven’t watched it yet.

Which one do you think I should watch first?

cheers

d

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