novels = good, adaptation = pile of sludge that i call crap

Rating: 4/10 (13 December 2005)

alright, i thought i should start up a new board on this one. i did not care for this adaptation at all. i really appreciated rodriguez's insight on seeing all the crappy comic book movies being made out there, and decided to keep this film as original to the books as possible. i admire him for that. but... i still think this movie blew harder than a clown inflating balloons at a kids bday party! i am a huge fan of the novels, i was anticipating the release of this movie for sooo long, and when the trailer came out i thought it was gonna be the best thing since sliced bread, but, i felt it blew. i could go into many of the things i disliked about the film, and somethings i did like. but i'm gonna stick with one dislike, the adaptation. everybody seemed to think it was amazing. but i felt different. as much as i 'thought' this was a good way to bring pages to the screen. i began to realize that it takes a lot more than just setting the camera up exactly like frank millers framework and hitting record. i find it takes more from a director to help 'add' a cinematic feel to a film. somethings that work on paper, don't work on screen. and 'frankly' i don't care for rodriguez as a director. well i could go further, but i'd like to hear from others before i do. thankyas.