H. Ridder Haggard

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a lost classic ?

― anthony, Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

He inspired two of the best-worst films of all time, the Richard Chamberlain/Sharon Stone disasters King Solomon's Mines and Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. Therefore yes, classic. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I loved "She" when I read it years ago. The complete bonkersness of it is incredible, and it cries out to me for re-reading. My favourite bit is the banquet illuminated by them burning embalmed corpses.

― DV, Thursday, 22 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wasnt that king solomons mines or was that skeletons

― anthony, Thursday, 22 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three years pass...

NErrrr, it was She. It must have been She.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the idea that DV has been thinking this over for three years.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I was given a Haggard trilogy tome to read by a family friend... when I was in primary school! What in the hell was the man thinking. I remember reading "She" and being totally baffled by it.

All I can remember of it now was the bit where she got naked and stood in the way of the immortal flame thing, and it sucked the life out of her instead of giving her power.

I hear the films are terrible, 3rd rate b grade Indie Jones style stuff.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Incredibly so. They are such canned ripoffs that it's amazing, down to the music.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 November 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

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