Comments on: Zack Snyder Thinks He Can Tackle Frank Miller’s Classic, ‘The Dark Knight Returns’

By: Whitey McWhite

Whitey McWhite — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:15:00 +0000

I think this article is ridiculously biased to something that the writer knows nothing about. Never once did he say, “I think I could have made a better movie than The Dark Knight by turning Frank Millers The Dark Knight Returns into a film because I filmed the unfilmable movie.” Snyder’s talking like a fan who wants to put a comic book on the screen and he wants to be the one to do it.

Also from what I’ve seen so far, Watchmen looks like it’s going to contain a lot of the subtext of the book, all the Black Frieghter did was serve as an allegory for who the charcters were as people as they turned into something they’ve tried to protect people from. Just because someone does a stylish action scene with slomo shots here and there doesn’t mean that they aren’t able to capture the subtext of a highly intelligent expansive work.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:12:00 +0000

Being trepidatious or fearful is one thing and is understandable. The post could have been framed in that speculative context. Ranting and bashing as if your fears are realized even before you’ve seen a movie defines prejudice and makes for not as good a read.

By: J.D.

J.D. — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Well, early comments by people who’ve seen a good chuck of the beginning of the film say that it isn’t all wall-to-wall action sequences and is actually quite talky so we’ll see.

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:35:00 +0000

i totally agree.

By: theplaylist

theplaylist — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:28:00 +0000

I WISH my issues started and ended with the squid. I just anticipate a LOT of the subtext being lost with the pirate comic book narrative being relegated to a potential DVD sidenote, for one. Two, I think it’s going to be action first, whereas the GN is so enmeshed in Alan Moore’s carefully constructed alternate U.S. My fear is that the rewarding literary elements are going to sit sidelined to green screens and slo-mo shots.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Sounds like you miss the squid.