On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:05:56 +0000, SighFi wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:11:22 -0700, Phantom scojocupcake wrote:
>
>> On Mar 21, 11:33 am, SighFi <w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Alan Moore... bloomin' brilliant!
>>>
>>> Even a funny tale on his life story :)
>>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7307303.stm
>>
>> An undeniably fine writer but his constant moaning about how Hollywood
>> has ruined his work seems mighty hyproctical. I'd say 99 percent of
>> articles about Moore's work have him moaning about how his work is
>> unfilmable or how Hollywood continues to destroy his books. From what
>> I've read on the matter, I believe most of his work belongs to him, not
>> sure about Watchmen, perhaps it's the property of DC Comics - but he
>> takes Hollywood's money and still complains:
>>
>> "Moore is not interested in the adaptation, however, and has insisted
>> his name should not be attached to the movie.
>>
>> He believes most modern films are not only artistic failures but
>> "probably detrimental to modern culture."
>>
>> I accept I am a hypocrite - I say I am leaving this board forever and
>> come back but it's a silly if rather tired joke - Moore's hypocrisy is
>> the worst kind - he bites the hand that feeds up. Hey, Alan, if you
>> don't want Hollywood to ruin your books, don't sell the rights to them.
>> Quite simple. Don't take the money. But he does and still complains.
>> Anyway, his rank hypocrisy doesn't take away his achievements as a
>> writer.
>>
>> scojomoo
>
> Hmmmm... not sure... still living in a semi... a real hypocrite might
> swallow their pride/opinion and take the money and shut up, and do more
> to make more money from filming more of their stories.
>
> I think the problem of going from comic to film is that more is said in
> a comic from less visual action... also the gaps between frames allow
> the reader to fill in the gaps more themselves rather than film which
> leaves little to the imagination by its nature.
>
> But I think some comics converted well to film, I rate sin city and 300
> highly... (but have not read the originals so cant compare) Dredd was
> not too bad... but a lot have been crap... but then I don't like the DC
> style "super" hero anyway.
>
> Zenith... that might make a good film... if they did not yankify it too
> much! Now that was a classic uber hero story... best one I have ever
> read...
I'm just reminded of The comic strip presents... Strike...
I'm guessing that that is exactly the problem AM has with his stories
going to film...
what was it? Al pacino and Meryl streep as the welsh miner and his
wife... hilarious...
But that's it... the writer needs to do casting.. and it may be there
just isn't anyone who can do the nuances of the character as the author
intended... and the gaps between the storyboard comic scenes that needs
scripting completely by the author or at least to his reasonable
satisfaction...
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