Misc.

[elisi]

Firstly Happy Birthday vampirefever! Hope you've had a great day filled with your favourite things. :)

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In other news Darcy and I went to see 'Watchmen' last night, and it impressed me hugely. I do not know the graphic novel at all, so didn't quite know what to expect apart from DARK STUFF, but (although the violence was occasionally so gruesome that I had to cover my eyes) I really, really liked it, and we both wanted to go re-watch it immediately, to catch all the stuff we missed first time round. I love smart movies that make me think!

And that is all, because it is late and I'm half-asleep.

Comments

[elisi]

I just think 300 is both violence porn and stupid to the nth degree.
That seems to be the general consensus.

I actually just read a really good article
*bookmarks* I love intelligent writing, thank you!

I think it's more indebted to superheros than the creators are willing to admit - I wish they were just a bit more upfront about their intentions, instead of pretending to be completely original or realistic
I'm not familiar with any of the creators, I must admit, but you seem to have a point, absolutely. And, since I mentioned The Tick already, he is very, very deliberately ripped off - that's half the joke. :) See if you can find it somewhere (it might be going cheap on eBay), it's wonderful and very entertaining. Kinda like the anti-Watchmen!

[ibmiller.livejournal.com]

You're more than welcome. Sorry for being behind on replying.

The main creators I'm irritated with are Alan Moore, who thinks he's God's gift to nerds, and Zach Snyder, who thinks he's the most original filmmaker since D. W. Griffiths.