On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:53:38 +0000, john smith wrote:
> "SighFi" <what@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:31:57 -0500, ktabic wrote:
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>>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:25:28 +0000, darkness fell, lightening flashed
>>> and the voice of Carl spake thus:
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>>>> But I think some comics converted well to film, I rate sin city and
>>>> 300 highly...
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>>>> I would agree that Sin City was a top notch conversion, if only it
>>>> was in the same order, kind of like Pulp Fiction, in that there were
>>>> several short stories that tied in with each other. The film has it
>>>> all as one linear narrative. But then I suppose that that is more for
>>>> the benefit of the thick yank audiences......
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>>> Sin City was superb, but not strictly linear - Marv (the big, ugly
>>> electocuted Mickey Rourke) was back in the film after his death scene
>>> (watching Jessica Alba dance - good enough reason for me :). Sin City
>>> is also good for celeb spotting - I didn't spot Frodo until the thrid
>>> viewing. And only spotted Rutger Hauer on the most recent.
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>>> 300 is also pretty faithful - the film has more story than the graphic
>>> novels, and in some ways the movie is better - the first charge of the
>>> Persians is better on screen than on paper.
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>> and a bit more on topic... I thought AM's V for vendetta was a good
>> film though again not read the original for comparison...
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> Oh, read the graphic novel. Only THEN will you realise what a pile of
> ****e the film was...
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>> but I didn't spot any of those actors in sin city either... have to
>> watch it again...
kevin=frodo? bish=hauer... great film... probably brucies best :)
best ever film noir!
Oh yeah... league of extraordinary gentlemen that was good film as well
but again not read AM's original either...
one of these days... :)
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