I'm halfway through Watchmen, and now I am remembering why this is supposed to be unfilmable. It's not the type of storytelling that lends itself to a straightforward movie narrative.
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
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Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2008 5:39:37 pm PDT #7251 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Laga - Jul 20, 2008 7:13:16 pm PDT #7252 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
They'll be including Tales of the Black Freighter as a DVD extra. I think "Under the Hood" gets a nod on a bookshelf or two.
Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2008 8:14:41 pm PDT #7253 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That'll be a documentary on the DVD, they say.
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2008 1:34:31 am PDT #7254 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
When I saw TDK, there was a new trailer for The Spirit.
It's good to see that Frank Miller is sticking close to the source material, and not letting his own personal issues get in the way. @@
Miracleman - Jul 21, 2008 3:13:57 am PDT #7255 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
It's good to see that Frank Miller is sticking close to the source material, and not letting his own personal issues get in the way. @@
Right with you there, Tom. We saw the preview and Aims asked why I was rolling my eyes and growling.
My only answer was "Because they gave Will Eisner's brilliant character to Frank Fuck-it-up Miller."
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2008 5:32:01 am PDT #7256 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Ha! That was pretty much my response, too!
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2008 5:36:55 am PDT #7257 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It's a damn shame that Eisner isn't alive to have his name pulled from the credits.
Miracleman - Jul 21, 2008 5:39:05 am PDT #7258 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
It's a damn shame that Eisner isn't alive to have his name pulled from the credits.
Or just pummel the shit out of Frank Miller.
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2008 5:40:09 am PDT #7259 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The mental image that I always get of Frank Miller is -- remember the Simpsons episode where Stan Lee went to the comic shop and kept doing completely unhinged stuff, like shoving a figure of the Hulk into the Batmobile, etc? Like, his whackaloon actions were a caricature of himself?
Yeah. That's pretty much how I view Frank Miller now -- just a caricature of himself -- which pretty much started with All-Star Batman and Robin and the immortal line, "I'm the GODDAMN Batman."
(Although I kind of wanted Christian Bale to say that line in TDK.)
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2008 5:44:51 am PDT #7260 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Or just pummel the shit out of Frank Miller.
I have the sneaky suspicion that Miller would enjoy that.