Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan

RichC2 · 05-03-11, 03:53 PM

Intrigued based on Niccol's (wrote Truman Show, Gattaca, Lord of War) participation and Ronan can act. Niccol is also favored to be director on the project.

Always saw this book at the store and wondered wtf it was (was always on the bestsellers case, and kind of an eye catching cover in a really generic way) before I knew what any of this Twilight crap was. Anyone whose read it care to chime in? More mass market Mormonism? Geared toward the teen girls?

http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/twil...ronan-to-star/

PopcornTreeCt · 05-03-11, 04:03 PM

Andrew Niccol is probably one of the most underrated directors. He made 2 of my all-time favorite films in Gattaca and Lord of War. I'll support anything he puts out.

EdTheRipper · 05-03-11, 04:04 PM

My wife was a HUGE fan of the Twilight series, but just couldn't get into this book. Aside from that, I've got nothing.

Solid Snake PAC · 05-03-11, 04:58 PM

so....this book...what's the plot?

RichC2 · 05-03-11, 05:16 PM

The synopsis on Amazon.com seems spoilerific, so here's a snippet:

In this tantalizing SF thriller, planet-hopping parasites are inserting their silvery centipede selves into human brains, curing cancer, eliminating war and turning Earth into paradise. But some people want Earth back, warts and all, especially Melanie Stryder, who refuses to surrender, even after being captured in Chicago and becoming a host for a soul called Wanderer. Melanie uses her surviving brain cells to persuade Wanderer to help search for her loved ones in the Arizona desert.

Yes, there's a love triangle involved. Sounds like a pretty generic sci-fi plotline with more emphasis on the love storyline.

Reminds me of:

Groucho · 05-03-11, 05:22 PM

Solid Snake PAC · 05-03-11, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Groucho

Love that movie...wish the BD had all the features....I'll get it one day...

on topic: Wow...that plot is pretty generic.

asianxcore · 05-03-11, 05:36 PM

A friend of mine who read this described it as having

Spoiler:

Supermallet · 05-03-11, 07:17 PM

I'm against anything that makes Stephenie Meyer more money. And the last movie I saw called The Host was so bad I don't even want to think of one that might be worse.

sherm42 · 05-03-11, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by asianxcore

A friend of mine who read this described it as having

Spoiler:

Uh...no. It's like Invasion of the Body Snatcher told from the point of view of the alien, and of the few human survivors who have not been taken over. It has a lot of internal dialogue between the alien and the original owner of the body, who yes, is in love with someone. The love stuff is not the central story, but it is there and is a story element.

I would think this would be a difficult movie to make because so much of the book is internal between the alien and the body's original owner.

whoopdido · 05-03-11, 09:15 PM

Wow. Sounds absolutely awful.

RocShemp · 05-03-11, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groucho

I came in here expecting that it was to be a remake of this movie.

RichC2 · 05-04-11, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by RocShemp

I came in here expecting that it was to be a remake of this movie.

Thats why I specifically put Meyer's name in the topic, to avoid confusion with the Korean movie (which I disagree with suprmallet on, but I didn't love it either). Plus why would you want a remake?

gmanca · 05-04-11, 12:44 AM

Eh, not really anything new, just an extension of threads from The Invasion or The Puppet Masters which broach the idea of parasitic-coercion leading to peace.

superdeluxe · 05-13-11, 05:07 PM

The wife loved the Host. Thankfully she will drag her girlfriends with her to this movie.

superdeluxe · 05-13-11, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC

so....this book...what's the plot?

Sexy alien shit..instead of sexy vampire shit.

mhg83 · 03-23-12, 12:11 AM

Not a fan of Twilight but this looks good.

banthafett · 03-23-12, 12:18 AM

How does that look good? Just shots of peoples faces.

kstublen · 03-23-12, 12:31 AM

I'm interested solely because of Niccol.

RocShemp · 03-23-12, 08:11 AM

I've never seen a more boring teaser.

Matthew Chmiel · 03-23-12, 11:21 AM

Niccol made Gattaca and Lord of War; two underrated and great films.

He also made S1mone and In Time; two gigantic pieces of shit.

I'm assuming we'll get the latter Niccol involved with this considering the source material is written by a fat Mormon twat with no grasp of the English language who probably has never seen a penis let alone been in love with a man based off her past hits.

RocShemp · 03-23-12, 12:08 PM

I actually enjoyed S1mone. It was a fun little satire. Sure it wasn't as ambitious as Gattaca or as good as Lord of War but it was an enjoyable flick. In Time is just decent. It really needed a few rewrites before shooting began. I didn't hate it but it is by far the worst film of those four.

Shannon Nutt · 03-23-12, 03:23 PM

I was no big fan of the TWILIGHT novels, but managed to get through them all. THE HOST, on the other hand was just god-awful. I read about half of it and it's been sitting on the shelf ever since.

RichC2 · 11-13-12, 11:38 AM

GoldenJCJ · 11-13-12, 01:13 PM

I like Ronan a lot but even she's not enough to get me to sit through that!

Any futuristic movie with a character who says "This is the future..." has already lost any credibility with me.

05-03-11, 03:53 PM	#1
RichC2 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 19,919	Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan Intrigued based on Niccol's (wrote Truman Show, Gattaca, Lord of War) participation and Ronan can act. Niccol is also favored to be director on the project. Always saw this book at the store and wondered wtf it was (was always on the bestsellers case, and kind of an eye catching cover in a really generic way) before I knew what any of this Twilight crap was. Anyone whose read it care to chime in? More mass market Mormonism? Geared toward the teen girls? http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/twil...ronan-to-star/

05-03-11, 04:03 PM	#2
PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 25,826	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan Andrew Niccol is probably one of the most underrated directors. He made 2 of my all-time favorite films in Gattaca and Lord of War. I'll support anything he puts out.

05-03-11, 04:04 PM	#3
EdTheRipper DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 11,019	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan My wife was a HUGE fan of the Twilight series, but just couldn't get into this book. Aside from that, I've got nothing.

05-03-11, 04:58 PM	#4
Solid Snake PAC DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 22,114	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan so....this book...what's the plot?

05-03-11, 05:16 PM	#5
RichC2 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 19,919	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan The synopsis on Amazon.com seems spoilerific, so here's a snippet: In this tantalizing SF thriller, planet-hopping parasites are inserting their silvery centipede selves into human brains, curing cancer, eliminating war and turning Earth into paradise. But some people want Earth back, warts and all, especially Melanie Stryder, who refuses to surrender, even after being captured in Chicago and becoming a host for a soul called Wanderer. Melanie uses her surviving brain cells to persuade Wanderer to help search for her loved ones in the Arizona desert. Yes, there's a love triangle involved. Sounds like a pretty generic sci-fi plotline with more emphasis on the love storyline. Reminds me of:

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asianxcore DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 10,884	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan A friend of mine who read this described it as having Spoiler: a love triangle with only two people/bodies __________________ R.I.P DVDSpot DVDTalk "October Horror Movie Challenge" 2012 2011 2010 2009 DVDTalk "B-Movie/Exploitation/Drive-In Challenge" 2011 2010

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Supermallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Termite Terrace Posts: 38,599	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan I'm against anything that makes Stephenie Meyer more money. And the last movie I saw called The Host was so bad I don't even want to think of one that might be worse. __________________ "if you truly want to discuss Sodom with me, send me a PM" - dvdjunkie32 Watch me squawk on Twitter: @Supermallet Check out my Bond commentaries

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whoopdido DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,306	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan Wow. Sounds absolutely awful.

05-04-11, 12:44 AM	#14
gmanca DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,498	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan Eh, not really anything new, just an extension of threads from The Invasion or The Puppet Masters which broach the idea of parasitic-coercion leading to peace.

05-13-11, 05:07 PM	#15
superdeluxe DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Puyallup Posts: 12,923	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan The wife loved the Host. Thankfully she will drag her girlfriends with her to this movie.

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mhg83 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,872	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan Not a fan of Twilight but this looks good. __________________ XBL Gamertag: bauer83 According to what I saw in Oz; I bet they'd wish their butt-hole were behind seven proxies -Navinabob

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banthafett Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: toledo oh Posts: 431	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan How does that look good? Just shots of peoples faces.

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RocShemp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 23,842	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan I've never seen a more boring teaser. __________________ So there's simultaneously a super secret team of giant robots and a super secret team of technologically enhanced super soldiers, and neither team knows about the other? The governments in these movies must be far more effective than our actual government. Well, damn it, I want some realism and mature adult themes in my giant robot and super soldier movies! - Suprmallet

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Matthew Chmiel DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,926	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan Niccol made Gattaca and Lord of War; two underrated and great films. He also made S1mone and In Time; two gigantic pieces of shit. I'm assuming we'll get the latter Niccol involved with this considering the source material is written by a fat Mormon twat with no grasp of the English language who probably has never seen a penis let alone been in love with a man based off her past hits. __________________ Google+ / Instagram / Letterboxd / Spotify / Twitter Find me on PlayStation Network / Xbox Live / Steam: cupboardoflove

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RocShemp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 23,842	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan I actually enjoyed S1mone. It was a fun little satire. Sure it wasn't as ambitious as Gattaca or as good as Lord of War but it was an enjoyable flick. In Time is just decent. It really needed a few rewrites before shooting began. I didn't hate it but it is by far the worst film of those four. __________________ So there's simultaneously a super secret team of giant robots and a super secret team of technologically enhanced super soldiers, and neither team knows about the other? The governments in these movies must be far more effective than our actual government. Well, damn it, I want some realism and mature adult themes in my giant robot and super soldier movies! - Suprmallet

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Shannon Nutt DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,726	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan I was no big fan of the TWILIGHT novels, but managed to get through them all. THE HOST, on the other hand was just god-awful. I read about half of it and it's been sitting on the shelf ever since. __________________ http://www.highdefdigest.com/author/shannon-nutt.html XBox Live Gamertag: PittsburghNutt

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GoldenJCJ DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,822	Re: Stephenie Meyer's The Host - Adapted by Andrew Niccol, starring Saoirse Ronan I like Ronan a lot but even she's not enough to get me to sit through that! Any futuristic movie with a character who says "This is the future..." has already lost any credibility with me. __________________ ...