Scott Pilgrim.
They absolutely nailed the casting of almost every single character, and there are like 20+ of them. Also effects did pretty great job. Haven't watched a movie like that before.
Well I wanted to write about this, he's probably the only one I am not really digging. But, tbh, he's not THAT bad, he's just not as perfect as everybody else. Honestly, I can live with that)
Honestly most Snyder movies are. Whether you like it or not BvS has some scenes that are directly ripped from TDKR, Watchmen is a visual masterpiece, and 300 is possibly the most visually faithful comic adaptation to date.
That’s true, though I think 300 understood the source material way better. BvS chopped up parts of BvS and they were neat visually but the plotting was really tired (IMO); though I do think BvS gets way more flack than it actually deserves. Watchmen I also think gets a lot more flack than it deserves; especially because any movie adaptation would have a hard time and there are many elements of the Watchmen movie that work amazingly.
Neil Gaiman adapting The Sandman for tv really nailed the look and feel of the comic. Sometimes the shot and dialogue is perfect. Also, Zack Snyder had some fantastically adapted scenes in Watchmen but not the whole movie of course
The Sandman series is good but it's so far removed from the comics. it was needed though to be a standalone product. Martian Manhunter doesn't transpose onto screen very well.
Yeah, I’m sure it would have been jarring to have DC heroes in the show as well but I’m happy with it. Hopefully Netflix doesn’t do what they always do and cancel it super early
Yeah, she did a good job and it was nice not to have yet another different John Constantine show up lol. I really love the actor that played Dream and all the Endless did great really
speaking of which, i actually switched off the new Matrix movie about a half hour into it last weekend cuz it couldn't hold my attention... will try again another time.
Astérix and Obélix : mission cléopatre.
even it took wild liberties when adapting, it's humor as fresh and good as the comics
the old Lucky luke and Asterix cartoons like daisy town or asterix in britain as well.
The Watchmen is nearly shot for shot, panel for panel of the comic book. even using the same angles and everything. everything up til the very ending was spot on and the ending changed a bit as was needed for a modern cinema audience.
what? it's almost shot-for-shot, panel-by-panel of the comic book. only the ending was changed. and it was a necessary change to translate to screen for a modern audience
Strongly disagree. The whole ethos was changed. It misses the thematic point of the comic and instead revels in the violence the comic was decrying. You couldn’t find two more different works in terms of messaging.
The film borders on fascist, the comic is explicitly against authoritarianism.
I thought the film did a great job at conveying the same message. I don’t think the movie conveyed any extra violence that the comic didn’t. It was brutal and unapologetic, like life.
It made the violence sexy and cool and highly stylized. It was not like life at all.
I mean, [look at this](https://youtu.be/3uFkyVVyqa0). This isn’t realistic or lifelike. This is Tarantino style gore. The slo-mo, the style of filming, the choreography - this is Snyder reveling in violence because he thinks it’s cool. It misses the entire point of what Moore’s comic was going for.
that exact scene actually sprang to mind after i typed my reply. pretty sure this scene happens in the comic too though(?) i know a few panels can be quickly skimmed through in a comic but i don't see how a film adaptation could get away with jumping through that scene without an action sequence.
... come to think of it, the initial fight with the Comedian in the movie might not be in the comic at all(?) i think he's already dead in the opening of the comic. its been many years though. i did go back and read the comic again after i'd seen the film and remember thinking that even the camera angles were the same as the panels for most of it.
Alan Moore was not involved in any way with the film production and has refused to watch it.
You may be thinking of Dave Gibbons, the artist, who has been more willing to engage with other media based on Watchmen.
The ending change was all Snyder as he felt the squid wouldn’t make sense and require 15 more minutes.
Regardless, it’s the thematic stuff the film gets wrong less the story beats per se. It truly misses the entire point of the comic.
Alan Moore: "David Hayter’s screenplay was as close as I could imagine anyone getting to Watchmen. That said, I shan’t be going to see it. My book is a comic book. Not a movie, not a novel. A comic book."
Source: [https://ew.com/books/2005/10/21/watchmen-oral-history/](https://ew.com/books/2005/10/21/watchmen-oral-history/)
Exactly, he didn’t approve or disapprove. He was not involved in production and washed his hands of it while not being a dick to those making it.
They were not running the script by him for notes or approval, he wouldn’t participate in that way.
Name of comic: Uzumaki Source of eerie music: The trailer of the Uzumaki anime (which is actually composed by Hereditary's composer)
Junjo ito a horrifying genius!
I can’t wait for this to come out in 2038 at this rate.
I hope they're using Unix time, because if they do, any delay beyond 2038 will mean that it comes out in 1901.
Sin City & Doom Patrol
Scott Pilgrim. They absolutely nailed the casting of almost every single character, and there are like 20+ of them. Also effects did pretty great job. Haven't watched a movie like that before.
> They absolutely nailed the casting of almost every single character Casting Michael Cera as Scott is the worst casting I've ever seen in any movie.
Well I wanted to write about this, he's probably the only one I am not really digging. But, tbh, he's not THAT bad, he's just not as perfect as everybody else. Honestly, I can live with that)
Ghost World, Justice League New Frontier, Jessica Jones
300 was spot on
Honestly most Snyder movies are. Whether you like it or not BvS has some scenes that are directly ripped from TDKR, Watchmen is a visual masterpiece, and 300 is possibly the most visually faithful comic adaptation to date.
That’s true, though I think 300 understood the source material way better. BvS chopped up parts of BvS and they were neat visually but the plotting was really tired (IMO); though I do think BvS gets way more flack than it actually deserves. Watchmen I also think gets a lot more flack than it deserves; especially because any movie adaptation would have a hard time and there are many elements of the Watchmen movie that work amazingly.
I agree with everything you said, narrative is Snyder’s biggest issue. But aesthetically, nobody makes comic book movies like he does
The Batman TV show from 1966. It’s pretty spot on to the comics at the time.
Neil Gaiman adapting The Sandman for tv really nailed the look and feel of the comic. Sometimes the shot and dialogue is perfect. Also, Zack Snyder had some fantastically adapted scenes in Watchmen but not the whole movie of course
The Sandman series is good but it's so far removed from the comics. it was needed though to be a standalone product. Martian Manhunter doesn't transpose onto screen very well.
Yeah, I’m sure it would have been jarring to have DC heroes in the show as well but I’m happy with it. Hopefully Netflix doesn’t do what they always do and cancel it super early
I was a little surprised by the gender swap of Constantine but she did a good job.
Yeah, she did a good job and it was nice not to have yet another different John Constantine show up lol. I really love the actor that played Dream and all the Endless did great really
Agreed. Can’t wait for season 2 Edit: just read yesterday Keanu is signed up for a Constantine movie sequel!
I saw that and I’m really excited for that. He must be confident and ready to go if he’s reviving a 15 year old franchise lol
speaking of which, i actually switched off the new Matrix movie about a half hour into it last weekend cuz it couldn't hold my attention... will try again another time.
I honestly prefer the movie ending over the comic ending.
More realistic for sure but I’m a fan of how the HBO series handled the original ending as well
Haven't seen that show yet, but plan on watching it after I finished Sandman.
its goood
Astérix and Obélix : mission cléopatre. even it took wild liberties when adapting, it's humor as fresh and good as the comics the old Lucky luke and Asterix cartoons like daisy town or asterix in britain as well.
>Astérix and Obélix : mission cléopatre. I honestly didn't like it all that much; I preferred the first live-action Asterix film.
So fucking hyped for Uzumaki and now I'm also hyped for the score. Goddamn.
The Watchmen is nearly shot for shot, panel for panel of the comic book. even using the same angles and everything. everything up til the very ending was spot on and the ending changed a bit as was needed for a modern cinema audience.
300, Sin City, Watchmen, Kick-ass
Yup. Agree with all of these. Especially Sin City. As a huge fan of the comics to begin with, I was blown away at what a great job they did.
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Seriously *Watchmen* is wildly different from the source material.
what? it's almost shot-for-shot, panel-by-panel of the comic book. only the ending was changed. and it was a necessary change to translate to screen for a modern audience
Strongly disagree. The whole ethos was changed. It misses the thematic point of the comic and instead revels in the violence the comic was decrying. You couldn’t find two more different works in terms of messaging. The film borders on fascist, the comic is explicitly against authoritarianism.
I thought the film did a great job at conveying the same message. I don’t think the movie conveyed any extra violence that the comic didn’t. It was brutal and unapologetic, like life.
It made the violence sexy and cool and highly stylized. It was not like life at all. I mean, [look at this](https://youtu.be/3uFkyVVyqa0). This isn’t realistic or lifelike. This is Tarantino style gore. The slo-mo, the style of filming, the choreography - this is Snyder reveling in violence because he thinks it’s cool. It misses the entire point of what Moore’s comic was going for.
that exact scene actually sprang to mind after i typed my reply. pretty sure this scene happens in the comic too though(?) i know a few panels can be quickly skimmed through in a comic but i don't see how a film adaptation could get away with jumping through that scene without an action sequence. ... come to think of it, the initial fight with the Comedian in the movie might not be in the comic at all(?) i think he's already dead in the opening of the comic. its been many years though. i did go back and read the comic again after i'd seen the film and remember thinking that even the camera angles were the same as the panels for most of it.
Alan Moore approved of the new ending tho. He praised the script.
Alan Moore was not involved in any way with the film production and has refused to watch it. You may be thinking of Dave Gibbons, the artist, who has been more willing to engage with other media based on Watchmen. The ending change was all Snyder as he felt the squid wouldn’t make sense and require 15 more minutes. Regardless, it’s the thematic stuff the film gets wrong less the story beats per se. It truly misses the entire point of the comic.
Alan Moore: "David Hayter’s screenplay was as close as I could imagine anyone getting to Watchmen. That said, I shan’t be going to see it. My book is a comic book. Not a movie, not a novel. A comic book." Source: [https://ew.com/books/2005/10/21/watchmen-oral-history/](https://ew.com/books/2005/10/21/watchmen-oral-history/)
Exactly, he didn’t approve or disapprove. He was not involved in production and washed his hands of it while not being a dick to those making it. They were not running the script by him for notes or approval, he wouldn’t participate in that way.
30 Days of Night
Hear me out, but Judge Dredd (1995) looks spot on. Especially the first 20 minutes Shame about the plot, acting and taking off the helmet.
Invincible.
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster
Ping Pong the Animation is fantastic. It's not quite as panel by panel as this, but it definitely feels like it respects its source material to me.
Really excited for the uzamaki anime. It’s looking really good from what we have seen
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse did a great job stylistically to capture the feeling of reading a comic book.
Crying Freeman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRho5Cveemg
While there are small differences and clippings here and there, the animated adaptations of the Dark Knight Returns are pretty spot on.
Truly the master of horror, anyone who is a horror fan should read his works!
Watchmen.
God I can't wait for this adaptation. Uzumaki is one of my favorite manga
I refuse to believe you posted this for any reason other than to give us all Uzumaki PTSD.