I've done my fair share of ripping apart film adaptations over the years, even in cases of films I enjoyed, when the changes pushed on irreconcilable. Most recent examples of this can be seen in my recaps of The Hobbit as I do a chapter by chapter read-through, paired with the movies. Combine that...
Incredible art style: I had no idea you could do this much with pure black and white. Very dark, film noir style story. Only downside is that the characters are very flat: every female is a prostitute and every male is a horrible murderer.
Having already seen the movie, the plot didn't impress me. One small but important detail: the big screen work kept most of the original lines from the comic book, which is really nice because it really gives an authentic edge to it. A bit of an edgy drawing style, but it helps for the end effect. S...
I remember seeing the "Sin City" movie back when it came out a few years back, and although I enjoyed it, I never really got around to reading the source material. I'm glad I finally changed that.This is the first little collection of "yarns." The artwork is iconic and incredible. The storyline is d...
A brilliant graphic novel. Miller perfectly translates noir sensibilities into the medium of comics while at the same time reinventing them. Miller's art is perfectly suited to the story and very powerful. He reinvents noir by giving us a hero who is clearly psychotic and has almost no redeeming ...
After reading The Watchmen, this somehow fails for me on an emotional, analytical, psychological level. Maybe I'll come back one day and reread it... not after The Watchmen. Hopefully it'll be better then.
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