It totally raped the book, like beyong comprehension.

I could write an dissertation on what the fuck was wrong with Vendetta.

...Although maybe I'm being overly harsh, the domino scene was done very well and not all the characters were completely destroyed, like possibly Finch and...well...yeah.

If you've read V for Vendetta the film will make you cry, if you haven't read it then what the fuck are you doing watching some silly action movie?

What films have been better than their books? Honestly.

Lord of the Rings.

I could argue the point, or go straight for the technicality jugular.

Hah, LOTR conversion was Adaption Distillation, they left everything out of the book that was superfluous to the message or story and just concentrated on the message, fuck Tom Bombadill.

V for Vendetta was Adaption Decay, they removed several elements of the story that were integral to the overall message and completely screwed the main characters, did anyone notice How easy it was for competent intelligent men to find V's hideout in the movie when they were actually looking? That shit doesn't happen like that in the book.

LotR books win out. I mean, the movies bored the shit out of me, and I tend to have a large attention span.

Really? Wow, it was almost exactly the opposite for me, which I found scary because I usually deride movies and tv in favour of books.

I'm not saying the books were bad, I'm just saying I didn't find them the best things in the world they were hyped up to be for me by my family, he made a pretty brilliant world.

To be honest, I enjoyed The Hobbit more.

The Hobbit's tone is entirely different. Especially the first edition.

In short: V For Vendetta was a terrible adaption but a nice watch otherwise.

Same thing with Constantine. Or anything else Moore ever wrote that got turned into a movie.

What are the odds on Watchmen becoming fangasmed by all the neophytes and making all Moore fans everywhere cry then?

Goddamn beyond likely.

I'll like it, though, I know I will. I like just about all of the adaptions except League of Extraordinary gentlemen. God that was awful.

Edit: OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING

Those films began bad and ended on the note of being one of the worst pieces of shit I have ever seen. Anyone who thinks that those movies are good needs to sit down, watch them again, and get some serious perspective. They are just plain awful. Especially Return of the King.

I'm gonna go with OANST here Bob.

TOLD YA

QQ

Why so critical?

Watched Haloween Town the 2 DVD edition.

They are riddled with underdeveloped plot lines, overdeveloped plot lines, nonsensical plot lines, and enough slow motion shots to knock about two hours off the films if they were just returned to normal speed.

I wonder how long 300 would be without slow motion. I reckon about 35 minutes.

Watched Underworld 3 last night. Wasn't particularly good, but it was okay none-the-less, if at all for the back-story it provides.

Alcar...

Finally got around to watching Fight Club.

Brad Pitt gains some street cred with me, and leaves me wondering why I haven't seen Edward Norton more. Although I still don't understand how he lived through shooting himself in the head while his alter-ego died. I'm thinking maybe he only shot off the part of his brain that contained the ego, but still that's brain damage and bleeding. Also, the woman in it started off sort of ugly but for some weird reason she got more and more attractive throughout the movie.

Sorry I can't remember the names, but for some reason my mind is just blank and I don't want to look it up on imdb.

It's all psychological, by proving to himself he wasn't afraid of death he realised he didn't need the badass alter ego anymore.

Ah, I was under the impression he was threatning to kill himself and thus his alter ego, to prevent the interference in his life.

Anyway, just played the FEAR 2 demo. The graphics are if not exactly, at least close to Crysis, and while it was too short to really be scary, had some great moments even in the 15 minutes it took to play. One of these included a hallucination of fighting Alma's mom hand to hand, and watching a soldier get grabbed by some kind of cross between a gigantic bloody tentacle and a knarled tree limb, then being smashed to pieces against walls. I must have it.

I watched the first of the two Che films yesterday. It was a decent film but nothing to rave about. Del Toro did a fantastic job, as usual.

I was under the impression he shot himself through the cheek. It worked for me, why not Norton?

Also, agreed, hotness is gradual.

I would consider her to be very attractive if she wasn't married to Tim Burton. The idea of him having had his hack penis inside her completely removes any attractive qualities that she may have had.

I'm watching the Death Note anime.




I love it. I understand why it gets so much praise from certain... People?
Though I don't get why some people just hate it for no reason. I guess it's the same thing with furries.

Did you know that there have been actual Death Note murders? Look it up.

I watched Blue Velvet on TV a couple of nights ago. Most bizarre film I've seen in a while.

Fanboys, just about every character in Death Note has a raving dA fanclub, this puts people off... although it really really shouldn't.

Ahhhh, old David Lynch. Back when he was avant-garde instead of just plain stupid.

Yes, I did.

Oh my god, in the last couple of weeks I watched the first series of Breaking Bad.
SOOO GOOOD

First time the writer's strike has affected me though, the season didn't even have a conclusion!

Can't wait for the second.

Started watching 24 again. Jack Bauer decides to be a good bad guy! OOOO ORIGINAL!

Still a kickass show though. Rounds of the Damnit drinking game are still slow. I think he's only said it three times at the most in one episode so far.

I just saw Gran Torino.

Best movie I've seen all year, and undoubtedly my favorite. I recommend it to absolutely anyone.

Saw 1408 Last night. Spectacular film, can't say enough good stuff about it, twisty turny, suspensful and very fun to watch. Very good Stephen King thriller, but what else do you expect from him other than greatness?

Less Bolivian Army or Alfred Hitchcock endings.

Helena Bonham Carter (The druggy in Fight Club) FTW.

Milf of the year award 08.

Yes Man.

"At least you didn't get shitcanned."

Loved it.

All month of it?

I mean within the last 12 months. Don't get technical with me.