tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post2790614651308692856..comments2024-03-28T03:13:15.831-04:00Comments on Remarkable: Free Form CommentsGeoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-91372232110590051772008-07-24T07:19:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:19:00.000-04:00Every comics fan on the planet saw The Watchmen tr...Every comics fan on the planet saw The Watchmen trailer right?<BR/><BR/>I find myself incredibly uninterested in a Watchmen movie and cannot imagine why anyone anywhere would want to make it.<BR/><BR/>Worryingly, Morrison's secret hidey-hole blog thing throws up some strangely ill-conceived thoughts on the Watchmen footage he got to see while in LA:<BR/><BR/>"In fact, the crystalline, kaleidoscopic, hi-def hyper-reality [Moore] imagined is right here, onscreen. The eye-blistering, infinite depth-of-field detailing that CGI allows in every shot might almost have been created with WATCHMEN’s miniature, contained, and semantically-dense world in mind. Moore has a lot to be grateful for and a nice big smiley face might be appropriate."<BR/><BR/>"Hi-def hyper-reality" and "eye-blistering, infinite depth-of-field detailing" just seem entirely the wrong way of looking at Gibbons's work to me. Still, at least he didn't use "sherbert-bomb" or talk about "pop" or the Millennium. (Although he does use the Morrison-by-numbers "thoughtcuttings" at one point. Ugh.) <BR/><BR/>It seems like a sad attempt at winding Moore up, being enthusiastic for it, painting him as some obstinate, grumpy old man. But as if Moore remotely cares. <BR/>Amusingly - the Watchmen site refers to it as 'a graphic novel drawn by Dave Gibbons.' No mention of who it's written by. A weird disconnect, Orwellian Memory Holes that I'm sure Moore was hoping to conjure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-73260649007435713262008-07-24T07:18:00.000-04:002008-07-24T07:18:00.000-04:00Every comics fan on the planet saw The Watchmen tr...Every comics fan on the planet saw The Watchmen trailer right?<BR/><BR/>I find myself incredibly uninterested in a Watchmen movie and cannot imagine why anyone anywhere would want to make it.<BR/><BR/>Worryingly, Morrison's secret hidey-hole blog thing throws up some strangely ill-conceived thoughts on the Watchmen footage he got to see while in LA:<BR/><BR/>"In fact, the crystalline, kaleidoscopic, hi-def hyper-reality [Moore] imagined is right here, onscreen. The eye-blistering, infinite depth-of-field detailing that CGI allows in every shot might almost have been created with WATCHMEN’s miniature, contained, and semantically-dense world in mind. Moore has a lot to be grateful for and a nice big smiley face might be appropriate."<BR/><BR/>"Hi-def hyper-reality" and "eye-blistering, infinite depth-of-field detailing" just seem entirely the wrong way of looking at Gibbons's work to me. Still, at least he didn't use "sherbert-bomb" or talk about "pop" or the Millennium. (Although he does use the Morrison-by-numbers "thoughtcuttings" at one point. Ugh.) <BR/><BR/>It seems like a sad attempt at winding Moore up, being enthusiastic for it, painting him as some obstinate, grumpy old man. But as if Moore remotely cares. <BR/>Amusingly - the Watchmen site refers to it as 'a graphic novel drawn by Dave Gibbons.' No mention of who it's written by. A weird disconnect, Orwellian Memory Holes that I'm sure Moore was hoping to conjure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-59840674439709428642008-07-23T20:45:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:45:00.000-04:00Re: Avatar let's see if you cry at the same moment...Re: <I>Avatar</I> let's see if you cry at the same moment I did. <BR/><BR/>"Sozin's Comet" may be the best final episode of any series ever.Patrick Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410343584813208100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-49443154721866619272008-07-23T19:14:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:14:00.000-04:00I LOVE Avatar, but am watching on DVD rather than ...I LOVE Avatar, but am watching on DVD rather than on Nick's stupid schedule. So I will see the whole thing by the end of the month.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-88007038149079475692008-07-23T19:01:00.000-04:002008-07-23T19:01:00.000-04:00Geoff: Did you catch the Avatar series finale las...Geoff: Did you catch the Avatar series finale last weekend? If so, what did you think, and will you be doing any kind of review/analysis of the ending and/or the series as a whole?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-13969508823871522622008-07-23T17:06:00.000-04:002008-07-23T17:06:00.000-04:00I second the 'worst of' lists idea.U2 fans...I pic...I second the 'worst of' lists idea.<BR/><BR/>U2 fans...<BR/><BR/>I picked up the Deluxe Remastered Editions of their first 3 albums yesterday. You can get them for about 20 bucks at Best Buy and the packaging alone is worth that. Each album comes with a bonus disc of rarities, b-sides, live recordings (the one with Boy is the best... and even though the War bonus disc is mostly remixes... they're damn good remixes). They have new liner notes from friends/historians of the band and The Edge (who oversaw the remastering) They sound great and, for the first time in the states, we have the original cover art for Boy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-12757502303355366542008-07-23T16:15:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:15:00.000-04:00After Hellboy yesterday I actually had that though...After Hellboy yesterday I actually had that thought -- maybe a "worst of" list would be fun. Thanks.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-30326180945328985072008-07-23T14:12:00.000-04:002008-07-23T14:12:00.000-04:00After seeing all your "favorites" list, I couldn't...After seeing all your "favorites" list, I couldn't help but wonder what some of your "worsts" would be. What are some of your least favorite comics, movies and books?Kyle Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357250888692234136noreply@blogger.com