Actually, I enjoyed the whole thing, mainly for the stylization, but OTT doesn't even begin to describe the sensibility behind it.
Yeah, I really loved the movie myself.
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Polter-Cow - Apr 24, 2008 6:45:10 am PDT #5147 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jessica - Apr 24, 2008 6:47:04 am PDT #5148 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ION, I just watched the two Hellboy 2 trailers in Hi Def on my Hi-Res screen.
ooooooooooooooooh
Sean K - Apr 24, 2008 6:47:54 am PDT #5149 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
SO PRETTY, JESS! Yes, very excited indeed.
Amy - Apr 24, 2008 6:48:23 am PDT #5150 of 10000
Because books.
I liked Sin City a lot, actually. The style mostly, but I also liked a few of the storylines. I'm very much not a comics person, though, in that I've never read them, so I don't know if that matters.
Miller's OTT, yes, and a whole lot of it is anvilicious, but it sort of seemed intended to me.
Hayden - Apr 24, 2008 6:54:47 am PDT #5151 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I really disliked Sin City, too, for the reasons MM and Sean mentioned. I didn't like Hellboy, either, so it might be possible that I just don't like comic book adaptations that much. I mean, I liked the first two Spiderman movies alright and the first two X-Men movies pretty well. And Persepolis, although I didn't love it. But I can't think of anything else that's been a good movie of itself, rather than a comic-booky movie overly focused on visuals and underconcerned with characters. I didn't even like A History Of Violence all that much. This isn't to say that I don't think comic adaptations could be done well, because I like the medium and think it often lends itself to movies, but I just don't think it has been done well, at least in general.
Jessica - Apr 24, 2008 6:59:36 am PDT #5152 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Corwood, did you like American Splendor or Ghost World?
Hayden - Apr 24, 2008 7:01:28 am PDT #5153 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Jessica, yes! There's two I liked a lot.
That makes me think: you know what would be awesome? A Love & Rockets movie.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 24, 2008 7:03:33 am PDT #5154 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think top of my list for comics movies is Batman Begins. I also loved Hellboy, but I don't know the original to judge it against.
In related news, I read an interview with Mike Minghella, and he wants to find a way to do more Screw-on Head stuff. I could SO get behind that.
Sean K - Apr 24, 2008 7:03:58 am PDT #5155 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I adore American Splendor with a love beyond words. That movie also made me adore Paul Giamatti with a love beyond words, and John Adams cannot be put out on DVD fast enough, dammit.
Sean K - Apr 24, 2008 7:04:54 am PDT #5156 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
A Love & Rockets movie.
That would be super awesome, Corwood. This so needs to happen, now.