I think the point is to expose the books to a wider audience and open them to a larger fan demographic -- dumbed down or not, people are more likely to sit through a 2-hour film than spend days or weeks reading a book (myself included). I would probably never give Watchmen or V another look, regardless of how revered they are in the comic community, without loving the movies first.
Plus it has to be a little cool seeing the book brought to life on the screen. For instance, I'd love to see Gaiman's Sandman done, if there was any chance of doing it justice (and making it less than 6 hours).
I liked the ending of the movie. Why don't you think it worked? The disc extras mentioned the original ending with the alien(s), and that looked very silly. And would probably add 2 million to the budget just to stay true to the silly original.
I will definitely read the book(s) eventually. I'm waiting for when I break my leg or something and am bedridden for a month or two.
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Date: 2009-09-25 05:59 pm (UTC)Plus it has to be a little cool seeing the book brought to life on the screen. For instance, I'd love to see Gaiman's Sandman done, if there was any chance of doing it justice (and making it less than 6 hours).
I liked the ending of the movie. Why don't you think it worked? The disc extras mentioned the original ending with the alien(s), and that looked very silly. And would probably add 2 million to the budget just to stay true to the silly original.
I will definitely read the book(s) eventually. I'm waiting for when I break my leg or something and am bedridden for a month or two.