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Television / Re: THE BOYS has finished its ...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 06:59:48 AMI think your take on Alan Moore is quite fair. 
His run on "Swamp Thing" through issue 50 is one of the greatest runs in comic history. That and V FOR VENDETTA rank up there w/ my favorite comics or prose. I don't think any of his other work comes close, which isn't to say it's bad. WATCHMEN is extraordinarily cynical and the ending infuriated me as a 9-10 year old, too, and for many years after. At this point however I've come to accept that Moore's ending pretty accurately reflects our bleak reality. The guys in charge are amoral lunatics or smugly derelict in their duties, and the only character with any moral clarity is a wingnut who no one takes seriously and who is easily erased from existence.
Yeah, Moore was bitter, and is bitter, and as an old man I have grown every bit as bitter as he is! (At least the HBO sequel ends on a note of hope.)
As per V, I acknowledge a great deal of ambiguity in the text and sense that this was one of your criticisms. For me, the ambiguity is a commendable feature, not a bug. The book is 300+ dense pages w/ dozens of nuanced characters and subplots - it could easily have been an 8-part miniseries or even multiple seasons. The movie is two hours - if it "made more sense" of the narrative, it's because it massively simplified and excised content. I'll stick w/ the book...
But we were talking about THE BOYS, right? That's a whole 'nother lecture, probably... there are plot points from towards the end of the comic that happen at the end of Season 1 of the show. 
It's all mixed up.
PS If you saved those old Warriors, they are worth a farthing or two!
His run on "Swamp Thing" through issue 50 is one of the greatest runs in comic history. That and V FOR VENDETTA rank up there w/ my favorite comics or prose. I don't think any of his other work comes close, which isn't to say it's bad. WATCHMEN is extraordinarily cynical and the ending infuriated me as a 9-10 year old, too, and for many years after. At this point however I've come to accept that Moore's ending pretty accurately reflects our bleak reality. The guys in charge are amoral lunatics or smugly derelict in their duties, and the only character with any moral clarity is a wingnut who no one takes seriously and who is easily erased from existence.
Yeah, Moore was bitter, and is bitter, and as an old man I have grown every bit as bitter as he is! (At least the HBO sequel ends on a note of hope.)As per V, I acknowledge a great deal of ambiguity in the text and sense that this was one of your criticisms. For me, the ambiguity is a commendable feature, not a bug. The book is 300+ dense pages w/ dozens of nuanced characters and subplots - it could easily have been an 8-part miniseries or even multiple seasons. The movie is two hours - if it "made more sense" of the narrative, it's because it massively simplified and excised content. I'll stick w/ the book...
But we were talking about THE BOYS, right?
That's a whole 'nother lecture, probably... there are plot points from towards the end of the comic that happen at the end of Season 1 of the show. It's all mixed up. PS If you saved those old Warriors, they are worth a farthing or two!
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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 02:16:44 AMQuote from: HappyGilmore on June 04, 2026, 04:14:16 PM74.) Drop Dead Fred
was gonna be my next choice!
77. MY COUSIN VINNIE (1992)
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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 12:49:53 AM76. Kiki's Delivery Service
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Jim H - June 04, 2026, 09:26:57 PMI just rewatched The Killer, the Woo original. It's as moving as ever, and man do I appreciate the action creation and stunt work even more now.
I also watched The Mandalorian and Grogu. It's... Fine.
That's a beautiful quote Indy, I hope you know that.
I also watched The Mandalorian and Grogu. It's... Fine.
Quote from: indianasmith on June 04, 2026, 04:41:02 PMMy tastes are a bit more eclectic than my love of SUCKER PUNCH and NINJA BACHELOR PARTY might lead one to believe. . .
That's a beautiful quote Indy, I hope you know that.
