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 More options 18 May, 10:30
From: "Cross,Carl \(Cultural & Community Services\)" <Carl.Cr...@Derbyshire.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 10:30:42 +0100
Local: Mon 18 May 2009 10:30
Subject: RE: [GNLIBUK] We Are In The Gutters
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I did enjoy thanks very much, not least because I'd not seen the snazzy presentation software before and I since I am mainly writing this as a displacement activity to avoid writing my own presentation (to be delivered in two weeks time!) timely.

I take your general points about Moore/Millar films although I for one really liked the V adaptation and [whisper it] prefer the ending to the comic's which is pretty weak and clichéd.

Does this mean that Millar is writing comics as film treatments in the same way that Michael Crichton used to be accused of doing with his later novels?

Watchmen was prodigiously faithful to its source material to the point where I think even Mr.Moore might quite like it. Not that he's ever going to see it , obviously. Not on a DVD player in London or elsewhere. And according to  the DVD extras of the Black Freighter (yes I am that sad) will get even more verbatim with the release of a directors cut with the Behind the Hood and Black Freighter segments inserted at the correct times.

I think it made a great film for fans. I think it made a fairly incomprehensible film for non-fans though.

But then again what do I know? I don't think the new Star Trek movie is up to much and I so wanted to like it. [that should get at least one reply from a member of this list if his Twitter feed is any indication].

Thanks again for making this available for everyone,

Carl.

-----Original Message-----
From: GNLIBUK@googlegroups.com [mailto:GNLIBUK@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolas Papaconstantinou
Sent: 15 May 2009 11:50
To: Graphic Novels in Libraries UK
Subject: [GNLIBUK] We Are In The Gutters

Been largely absent from here since starting my new job - I still get
the e-mails, but not working in a library, or reading many comics,
means I'm out of the loop somewhat...

However, I was recently asked by an old colleague at Southampton City
College to talk to some of their students about comics. The remit was
vague, so I flailed around, but watching Watchmen gave me something to
think about.

Here, for your perusal, but without the added context of me being
awesome out loud at the students, is that presentation:

http://prezi.com/64835/

(Borrowed heavily from McCloud, have since heard that Moore said
similar stuff in an interview, and should clarify that most of the
movies mentioned I definitely enjoyed - what I'm talking about is
their quality as either movies or adaptations).

Enjoy!

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