"SOLARIS"

[TheInvisibleDan]

Don't waste your money.

Unless you're a fan of George Cloony's butt.

Which I am not.

The original 1972 version was regarded something of a Russian "2001" when it first came out - artsy and long. I haven't seen it, but I read that a few faulted the movie for being too long.

The new version suffers the opposite effect - too short, a bit underbaked - it could have used a little bit more work. There's something entirely unsatisfactory and incomplete about it.

I will have to rent the original version sometime to compare.

[George Aar]

Danny,

The original is currently doing the sattelite T.V. "circuit". I saw a bit of it and, yes, it does seem ponderously long and overly introspective. No wonder the "critics" sing it's praises.

geo.

[TheInvisibleDan]

Thanks Geo, I'll have to keep an eye out for that old version.

In the meantime, I've gotten sucked in by that darn "Taken" miniseries on the Sci-Fi channel, produced by Steven Spielburg, which has proven to be immensely entertaining and very well done.

(far more interesting than the new version of "Solaris" playing in the theaters.)

This show has Spielburg's stamp all over it.

Danny