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Well some of you obviously don’t like comics or graphic novels which was a term coined to get over the fact that ignorant twats dismissed this kind of storytelling as just a bunch of kid’s pictures. I guess you’d dismiss the oral histories of American Indians as primitive nonsense too. You probably don’t rate modern art too highly either.
There was actually a distinct change in storyline between the old style comic strips aimed at kids and and ‘graphic novels’ that came about with The Dark Knight Returns but I won’t continue to bore you. Yeah graphic novel is a pompous use of language but it’s because of ignorant people that it came into use.If comics are too simple for you I highly, highly recommend Tom Holland’s “Persian Fire”. It’s a book with words and very few pictures. It reads as an exciting story but as Morgan said is based as much as can be known on real events: the first global clash of empires between the Greeks and the Persians. It’s written by a double-first historian from Cambridge and is extensively referenced so it should be suitably high-brow for the non comic readers. Since we trace our cultural history back to the Romans and Greeks it’s our history too and a bloody excellent read. I defy you to be unmoved by what Leonadis and his 300 did.
‘300’ the comic/g.novel has absolutely awesome artwork and I can’t wait to get a copy of it myself. The film could be good or bad but just take it for what it is: an action film. Read Persian Fire and learn something.
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Im with you man. I dont have any problem with the term graphic novel though – they are an artform iquite seperate from what i would call ‘comics.’ Personally I would like to recommend ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘The Watchmen.’
Unfortunately films based on graphic novels are almost always shite. V for vendetta being the exception to the rule.
THEY MADE WATCHMEN INTO A FILM!!!!!!!!
Christ, they better not screw that up otherwise a lot of peeps are going to be very VERY pissed!!! That includes me!!!
Do you know when? 😀
@=XDC=Morgan wrote:
Do you know when? 😀
can’t remember where I read they were making it but the imdb says it’s still in pre-production/scripting so may not be next year even.
Found these little teaser clips. Just makes me want to see this film even more and more!!
http://movies.go.com/movie_trailers
And whatr has Gerald Butler been up to, hes farkin huge!!!
VCD posted a Making Of 300
you might wanna check it oot..
http://www.vcdreview.com/info.php/i-66810.html
I dont think I could watch a Making of before the films out!!
@=XDC=iNSANE wrote:
VCD posted a Making Of 300
you might wanna check it oot..
http://www.vcdreview.com/info.php/i-66810.html
I dont think I could watch a Making of before the films out!!
Neither can I, spoils it a little, takes the fantasy out of it (ok went to far!)
well it looks like the trailer worked….
This was posted on newsgroups tuther day
crap version.. i feel this needs to be viewed at the cinema! 😀
Is Deja Vu out on Downl..DVD yet? I had a crap version of that ages ago..the twat sat in the cinema on the far right so it was all at a weird angle and to make matters worse behind some nob with what can only be described as an art gunfunkel hairdo..yea great seat choice cockboy.
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Yeah, its a bad cam video Sane! Was tempted but read the comments, will go see it next week if I can get a baby sitter.
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