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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 8, 2021 15:13:08 GMT -5
Not sure about "best", but I've been told that the Spawn movie was the most faithful adaptation ever.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 15:58:01 GMT -5
I've only read the first two or three volumes of the trades, and saw the first film, but the Lone Wolf and Cub movies are a solid entry in the live action movie adaptation genre if you haven't seen them.
-M
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Post by tonebone on Sept 8, 2021 16:02:02 GMT -5
I am disheartened that no one has mentioned Popeye (1981), yet. It was, in my opinion, the most faithful, to a fault, to its comics source material. It perfectly captured the weird whimsy and wordplay of the comic strip. The set of Sweethaven is incredible and still stands today, and it a tourist attraction in Malta. Besides that, I echo the sentiments about Superman (1978) and Captain America (2011) which both perfectly capture the title characters' nuanced personalities. I also LOVE the 1959 musical version of Lil' Abner, which is also a perfect translation. To see it performed live on stage is awesome, too.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Sept 8, 2021 16:20:08 GMT -5
I remember when Popeye came on HBO...I must have watched that movie a dozen times as a kid. I didn't realize until a few years ago that it was a Robert Altman film.
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Post by foxley on Sept 8, 2021 16:44:59 GMT -5
Dredd was a pretty darn good attempt at capturing the comic; far better than the Stallone one. Karl Urban handled the role well; but I thought it kind of lacked some of the social satire. the Stallone one actually attempted more of that. Really, Robocop is probably more of a faithful Judge Dredd movies than the actual adaptations. It gets tone and style perfectly.
I thought a perfect movie would have had the Stallone and the Urban films sort of squashed together. I was not a Stallone fan even remotely but he was born to play this part. If he was born to play the part, then he should have known to keep the damn helmet on for the entire movie!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 8, 2021 16:48:47 GMT -5
Personal favorites would be Burton's Batman, Thomas Jane as The Punisher, The Phantom, the Edward Norton Hulk and GotG. I haven't watched most of Marvel's new movies since the first GotG, and it doesn't appear that outside of Black Panther I have any interest. GotG2 was a huge disappointment.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 8, 2021 16:50:50 GMT -5
Sin City, beyond a shadow of of a doubt. Robert Rodriguez did not even use storyboards, but used pages of the comics. Marv (never read the comics except The Hard Goodbye) is probably just my favorite comic book character in general. And Rourke really did well with the role. I watched the second one to just for his bit in it. But not nearly as good as the first film.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Sept 8, 2021 17:02:03 GMT -5
Sin City, beyond a shadow of of a doubt. Robert Rodriguez did not even use storyboards, but used pages of the comics. Marv (never read the comics except The Hard Goodbye) is probably just my favorite comic book character in general. And Rourke really did well with the role. I watched the second one to just for his bit in it. But not nearly as good as the first film. The only part of Sin City's film adaptation I liked was the Marv bit. If the movie was as faithful to the comic as people say, I have no interest in reading it. I haven't been a fan of Frank Miller since the 80s. I don't like the way his art has evolved, and frankly, I think the guy is nuts.
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Post by foxley on Sept 8, 2021 17:04:07 GMT -5
Sin City, beyond a shadow of of a doubt. Robert Rodriguez did not even use storyboards, but used pages of the comics. Marv (never read the comics except The Hard Goodbye) is probably just my favorite comic book character in general. And Rourke really did well with the role. I watched the second one to just for his bit in it. But not nearly as good as the first film. It's a decent film, but not a patch on the first one. It is unfortunate that Brittany Murphy and Michael Clarke Duncan had died after the first film, and Shelley and Manute are major characters in A Dame to Kill For, and Devon Aoki was pregnant and so unable to reprise Miho. I'm not sure why Clive Owen didn't come back.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 21:54:34 GMT -5
I feel like I don't know you people at all.
because, seriously, my IMMEDIATE answer hasn't been mentioned yet.
two pages in?
I mean. . . incredibly faithful adaptation, a huge hit film, and a classic soundtrack that almost always makes the top 5 list when put together:
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Post by mikelmidnight on Sept 9, 2021 11:25:53 GMT -5
I am disheartened that no one has mentioned Popeye (1981), yet. It was, in my opinion, the most faithful, to a fault, to its comics source material. It perfectly captured the weird whimsy and wordplay of the comic strip. The set of Sweethaven is incredible and still stands today, and it a tourist attraction in Malta.
Oh yeah, I tend to forget about that one. Unfortunate mixing muddied the sound, and I think it was too darn weird for the audiences of the time, but it's a very good movie and captures the feel of the newspaper strips very well.
Anyone else remember It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! ?
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 9, 2021 11:58:55 GMT -5
Marv (never read the comics except The Hard Goodbye) is probably just my favorite comic book character in general. And Rourke really did well with the role. I watched the second one to just for his bit in it. But not nearly as good as the first film. The only part of Sin City's film adaptation I liked was the Marv bit. If the movie was as faithful to the comic as people say, I have no interest in reading it. I haven't been a fan of Frank Miller since the 80s. I don't like the way his art has evolved, and frankly, I think the guy is nuts. That's the problem I have. I'm not a fan of Sin City, as a comic, especially with each subsequent entry. The initial DHP story was compelling, although I thought he overdid the Spillane pastiche. It got more ludicrous, and, in my opinion, misogynistic, as it went on. The film captures a lot of what I dislike, in the comics. I get why people like it, but it is not my cup of tea, despite being a fan of James M Cain and Mickey Spillane. Also, I felt Frank borrowed more than just Jose Munoz' art style. Check out Munoz and Carlos Sampayo's Alack Sinner and Joe's Bar, sometime. To me, the biggest issue was how ridiculous the dialogue sounded when spoken out loud, which has been a problem of a lot of crime fiction adaptations. You can get away with stylized prose in a novel; but it is different when actors try to carry on a dialogue scene. Most of the cast sounded laughable, to me, with one or two exceptions. It's a problem that also dogs Hemingway adaptations.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 9, 2021 12:01:46 GMT -5
I feel like I don't know you people at all. because, seriously, my IMMEDIATE answer hasn't been mentioned yet. two pages in? I mean. . . incredibly faithful adaptation, a huge hit film, and a classic soundtrack that almost always makes the top 5 list when put together: It's a faithful adaptation and an excellent film; but, the tragedy tends to overshadow the actual content of the film. I was just thinking about it and knew the death of Brandon Lee is why I rarely bring it up in these discussions. It doesn't help that sequels and tv so devalued the property.
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Post by kirby101 on Sept 9, 2021 12:02:57 GMT -5
Popeye actually made it's money back overseas, so it wasn't a bomb.
I saw It's a Bird in a revival at Encores in New York. It was fun, not exactly the comics' Superman, he gets psychoanalyzed, but a fun musical.
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Post by tonebone on Sept 9, 2021 15:49:50 GMT -5
Personal favorites would be Burton's Batman, Thomas Jane as The Punisher, The Phantom, the Edward Norton Hulk and GotG. I haven't watched most of Marvel's new movies since the first GotG, and it doesn't appear that outside of Black Panther I have any interest. GotG2 was a huge disappointment. I also love The Incredible Hulk. Genius move creating a mash-up between the comic book version and the TV Version. I really wanted to see a sequel.
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