Tag: Captain Nemo
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Mysterious Island (1995)
A lengthy and largely location set TV adaptation of Jules Verne’s second Captain Nemo adventure, this Canadian & New Zealand co-production is underpinned by the intriguing premise, ‘what if Captain Nemo was the bad guy, a psychopath enjoys playing mind games with people instead of helping them?’ Staying true to the sweep of the novel,…
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Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (2010)
If I thought the 2005 version was poor, then this dull, cheap and silly Syfy channel produced and action-lite adaptation is without question the absolute nadir of Mysterious Island screen adaptations. Bermuda Triangle time-travelling It keeps the US Civil War escape, the hot air balloon, Captain Nemo and the island, and then introduces a Bermuda…
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Ammonite
Nicola Griffith. 1992 This stunning debut sci-fi adventure novel is a celebration of survival and self-acceptance wrapped up in a cracking story where loyalty, respect, friendship and love are forged in a frontier wilderness. Marghe is an anthropologist grieving for her mother and is emotionally and physically at a low ebb. a tribal war Attempting…
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The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin. 1974 A physicist becomes a pawn in interplanetary politics in this philosophical sci-fi novel by a master of the genre. As always with Le Guin’s work this is an adventure of ideas, filled with simmering drama which includes droughts, demonstrations, deaths, a murder, attempted rape and childbirth. starships and space travel…
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JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Join Scots actress Karen Gillan for a jungle romp in this wild action comedy adventure. The former Dr Who star is never outshone by her Hollywood heavy-weight co-stars, and contributes a winning mix of kick-ass and comedy moves. A barely connected sequel to Robin Williams’ 1995 smash, the magical Jumanji game has rebooted itself as a…
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
This 1954 definitive big screen big budget adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1870 science fiction novel is a handsomely-staged family adventure, mostly remembered for Kirk Douglas star performance and fabulous design. Yet there’s also a surprising degree of Cold War concerns bubbling beneath the surface, making this hugely entertaining version far more interesting than most subsequent adaptations.…
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DRAGONFLIGHT
BY ANNE MCCAFFREY, 1968 This brisk and inventive breakout novel is a romantic coming of age medieval sci-fi fantasy, which sees a pair of unrelated orphans who’re each cheated of their birthright, brought together by fate to attempt to save their world from a malevolent cosmic spore. important and influential Originally published as three short…
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Xenogenesis
Xenogenesis (1969) by Miriam Allen deFord Full of extraordinary range, relevancy and variety, this anthology of 16 unconnected thought-provoking, sci-fi stories are by turns tremendously exciting, engaging and amusing. Each is deftly told and though recognisably sci-fi, they encompass other genres such as horror, adventure, and mystery. on a par with Asimov’s, I Robot Originally…
Nemo's Fury 