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Utterly disappointed

posted 8 years ago by dean_mullins
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I would question if the producer/director had ever picked up the books series and read themselves or even watch the movie (2010). Also I wonder if John Marsden turned the TV off within the first five minutes

I was really excited about Tomorrow when the war began was becoming a TV series. But after watching the first episode last night I won't be watching anymore, it's set the Australian film industry back years. First of the bat changing the storyline???, the characters, and all the music and the acting wow what a joke.

Molly Daniels had big shoes to fill as Ellie Linton and failed epically. I could go on faulting all the characters but I won't. Just really disappointed in this series I hope that kids of Australia only read the books, they say film destroys books in this case they are correct. I hope they leave it at the first season only

[–] neithie-953-118310 8 years ago

John Marsden actually rewrote the changes himself and was on set helping with the creation.

[–] kezza_r1 8 years ago

I really enjoyed the first episode. Though the kids were all good.

[–] roofall 8 years ago

Slow-motion t-shirt boobs were more than great, but if you're going to make such an elaborate plan - to drag the petrol trail, instead of just lighting the cloth stuck in the tank as a fuse - you might wanna remember to take some guns and ammo, too.

[–] newtthecrank 8 years ago

Yeah, I enjoyed it too.

[–] IsaacClarke94 8 years ago

I really enjoyed the first episode. Hopefully it remains that way - I was more surprised by the cast's acting; I thought they were going to be absolutely terrible but they pleasantly surprised me! Especially the girl that plays Ellie [Molly Daniels]; she just feels really likeable already.

I'm gonna judge it once the first season is finished. So far, I'm impressed with it.

[–] zeekufy 8 years ago

I have to agree, my God what a horrible abomination this was. The acting was horrible, the prison scene where they try to tackle the guards was probably my favorite - I've never seen lazier acting. The entire first half of the show is just music overlaid on horrible acting where I guess we're supposed relate to the characters but it should have lasted 10 minutes, not 30.

North Korean (or chinese) troops wielding m16s, rubbing gas on the grass to lead up to gas tank to make it explode. By the end I was just praying they'd all die so I wouldn't have to see them try to act anymore.

[–] Intriguer 8 years ago

I didn't mind the first episode, but there was definitely a few too many songs in it which began to annoy me.

[–] Pi_1 8 years ago

I would question whether the OP has ever actually read a book. I place little credence in the opinion of someone who, in the course of three "paragraphs", cannot even manage to construct a single proper sentence.

[–] ryanmkincaid 8 years ago

I never read the books but having watched the film a few years back (and trying to avoid the obvious Red Dawn influence), I have to ask if in the books the kids ever fight back or is it a case of them just trying to avoid being captured? I'm 3 episodes into the show and I'm quit frustrated. Is this show following the books' storyline in any way?

[–] kch78094 8 years ago

I hate the storyline at the showgrounds with the parents. Every time it cuts back to here I just can't wait for it to get back to the teens.

[–] kosacki-1 8 years ago

I couldn't agree more.

[–] Wirraweean 8 years ago

The kids usually attempt 1 or 2 attacks per book, and in addition to those set-pieces you have a roughly equal number of sequences where the characters sneak, hide, and flee or fight their way out of ambushes, unexpected encounters with the enemy and other perilous situations. The show has taken a lot of liberties with the books so far, but the largely defensive nature of a lot of its action is true to the stretch of the source material it's drawing from (the entirety of the first book, and the first third of the second).

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[–] yankeedoo 8 years ago

should have never made this--should have made a official sequel to the film,,same cast etc
this was awful-script/and hardly no action,

[–] willjohn 7 years ago

Depressing crock of garbage.