Jul. 31st, 2005

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Well, I've seen the reviews, and some weren't all that positive. I haven't heard any un-positive reviews from people I know, but today I went and saw it, and wow!

How can I describe it? Maybe like this: I imagine I was hired to write a screenplay, and I was told "keep the essential spirit of the comic book; make it so every fan notices a ton of interesting bits that were obviously taken from the history. Make a few changes to make it marketable in today's world, and if you piss off the *really* die-hard fans with a few alterations in history, it's okay, so long as it makes the story flow into a nice, two hour movie."

Okay, if I was told that, I, personally, could not imagine pulling off a better job than they did with this movie. I can't imagine *anyone* doing better. I mean, I can accept that someone *could* have... but I can't imagine, for the life of me, how.

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johnpalmer: (Default)
Well, I've seen the reviews, and some weren't all that positive. I haven't heard any un-positive reviews from people I know, but today I went and saw it, and wow!

How can I describe it? Maybe like this: I imagine I was hired to write a screenplay, and I was told "keep the essential spirit of the comic book; make it so every fan notices a ton of interesting bits that were obviously taken from the history. Make a few changes to make it marketable in today's world, and if you piss off the *really* die-hard fans with a few alterations in history, it's okay, so long as it makes the story flow into a nice, two hour movie."

Okay, if I was told that, I, personally, could not imagine pulling off a better job than they did with this movie. I can't imagine *anyone* doing better. I mean, I can accept that someone *could* have... but I can't imagine, for the life of me, how.

Possible spoilers follow:
Read more... )

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