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posted by [identity profile] evieb.livejournal.com at 03:06am on 29/09/2003
I loved the graphic novel of League of Extrodinary Gentlemen. I have just finished the second volume as it has recently finished in comic form. I hated the second volume and hope they never do a film of that. The level and nature of sex in it was rather unnecesary for a start.

I don't know whether to look forward to or dread the film version. I think I will wait until Elaine has seen it before I book a babysitter. She is another LoEG fan and has similar enough tastes in films that I can base the when to see it off of her. I will see it eventually, but as we need a babysitter to go to the cinema (or take it in turns) I have to choose which films I see very carefully.
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posted by [personal profile] owlfish at 06:21am on 29/09/2003
Before the movie came out, several friends offered to loan me the graphic novel to read. I turned it down then, on the basis that that way I could be more of a clean slate for the movie and could read the graphic novel afterwards and not judge the movie by its standards.

Now that I've read, I can compare: the two might has well be products of parallel universes for all their commonalities and differences. One major way in which the movie is less dark - no rape scenes implied or shown whatsoever. The movie's not great, but it had some fun things in it. The scenes in Venice were just whacky. Whether you should see it or not, I leave that up to the judgement of your friend. It's a mostly entertaining but quite problematic movie all by itself, without even adding in comparison to the graphic novel. Still, for various reasons, I'm glad I've seen it.
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