What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

jackhammer · 09-12-2009, 07:21 PM

I like my crime/film noir- Key Largo, Maltese Falcon, Asphalt jungle but I just couldn't get into this at all

Maybe if I had read the graphic novel I could appreciate the film more. Astounding visuals but the acting was uniformly bad across the whole film and although the film was about neutrality or 'the lesser evil', I still have to root for characters whether good or bad and feel for them. I couldn't give a rat's ass in this film. Style over substance.

LoathsomePete · 09-12-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I like my crime/film noir- Key Largo, Maltese Falcon, Asphalt jungle but I just couldn't get into this at all

Maybe if I had read the graphic novel I could appreciate the film more. Astounding visuals but the acting was uniformly bad across the whole film and although the film was about neutrality or 'the lesser evil', I still have to root for characters whether good or bad and feel for them. I couldn't give a rat's ass in this film. Style over substance.

Actually what I've found with Alan Moore adaptations is that it's better to see the movie first then read the comics. That way you get an appreciation for the direction that the movie takes rather than constantly comparing it to the comic. That's what I found with both The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. Still have yet to see The Watchmen or read it, something I've been holding out on for over a year now.

NumberNineDream · 09-12-2009, 07:38 PM

^I enjoyed it, but it's not that good. Expected more with a cast like this one.5/10

^It's the classical Woody Allen RomCom. I loved it very much, laughed all the way through the movie. Allen and Keaton are always great together, feels like the introduction to Annie Hall
> Plus it's a great homage to Casablanca and Bogart specially. 7.5/10

FETCHER. · 09-12-2009, 07:41 PM

just made my friends put 'fight club' on, as i had been reading about it in here, its on tape!
like VCR lmao! we had to rig up the oldest tape player ever, just so i could watch fight club. but yeah so far so good

NumberNineDream · 09-12-2009, 07:44 PM

^I hope you're not pausing it to post in here!

Guybrush · 09-13-2009, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Actually what I've found with Alan Moore adaptations is that it's better to see the movie first then read the comics. That way you get an appreciation for the direction that the movie takes rather than constantly comparing it to the comic. That's what I found with both The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. Still have yet to see The Watchmen or read it, something I've been holding out on for over a year now.

I thought the Watchmen brilliant. I consider it the best comic book to film adaption I've ever seen and most of the people I know who have seen it have similar thoughts about it. I had read Alan Moore's cartoon before I saw the movie and I think that made it better. I think some people, not knowing the story from before, were not prepared for what kind of movie it actually is.

Let's just say it's not a superhero movie. There's only one truly heroic act in it (people saved from burning building) and it has a some seconds time on the screen in a 2.5+ hours movie.

boo boo · 09-13-2009, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Actually what I've found with Alan Moore adaptations is that it's better to see the movie first then read the comics. That way you get an appreciation for the direction that the movie takes rather than constantly comparing it to the comic. That's what I found with both The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. Still have yet to see The Watchmen or read it, something I've been holding out on for over a year now.

Eh, I haven't read the comic but I thought the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie was incredibly awful.

I can't blame Moore though, I'm sure the comic is great, and he refuses to be associated with any of the movies based on his work, including The Watchmen.

Thing is, some things work in one kind of media and they don't work so well in another, comics take place in their own crazy universe and trying to translate that to film is pretty challenging. There have been some great comic book movies lately but it took some super talented directors like Raimi, Del Toro, Nolan and Singer to pull it off.

Video game projects never attract talented directors so that's one reason they fail. Plus, while the storylines for Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil might have been deep and complex by video game standards, they weren't given enough substance to really work as movies.

Comics have a LOT of plot though, and sometimes the challenge is making a movie that's faithful to the comic without being too complicated for casual viewers.

NumberNineDream · 09-13-2009, 09:06 AM

^ the only adaptation of a comic that I liked is Sin City. but The watchmen got incredibly good reviews when it got released, but still haven't watched it.

Dr.Seussicide · 09-13-2009, 09:10 AM

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^ the only adaptation of a comic that I liked is Sin City. but The watchmen got incredibly good reviews when it got released, but still haven't watched it.

You definitely have to! I personally loved it and it has to be one of my favorite films of 2009.

Guybrush · 09-13-2009, 10:08 AM

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Comics have a LOT of plot though, and sometimes the challenge is making a movie that's faithful to the comic without being too complicated for casual viewers.

I don't think that's a big problem with Watchmen actually. I think it is faithful and a successfull adaptation of the comic. When people don't like it, I assume that in most of the cases, they wouldn't have liked the comic book either.

09-12-2009, 07:21 PM	#4081 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I like my crime/film noir- Key Largo, Maltese Falcon, Asphalt jungle but I just couldn't get into this at all Maybe if I had read the graphic novel I could appreciate the film more. Astounding visuals but the acting was uniformly bad across the whole film and although the film was about neutrality or 'the lesser evil', I still have to root for characters whether good or bad and feel for them. I couldn't give a rat's ass in this film. Style over substance. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-12-2009, 07:38 PM	#4083 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	^I enjoyed it, but it's not that good. Expected more with a cast like this one.5/10 ^It's the classical Woody Allen RomCom. I loved it very much, laughed all the way through the movie. Allen and Keaton are always great together, feels like the introduction to Annie Hall > Plus it's a great homage to Casablanca and Bogart specially. 7.5/10 __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

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09-13-2009, 09:06 AM	#4088 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	^ the only adaptation of a comic that I liked is Sin City. but The watchmen got incredibly good reviews when it got released, but still haven't watched it. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge