Constantine (2005)
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Lilith — 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 03:30 PM)
Yaaassss!
I love Tilda in everything anyway. But that they cast a woman to play Gabriel filled the theory of angels being androgynous and she thoroughly got that down.
Always a fan of Stormare, and the way he descended, with the tar, on his feet, what a wonderful presentation of Satan. Must admit, that was an incredibly unique representation.
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— 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 03:40 PM)I think it's often the case that fans of original source material dislike these adaptations, probably with good reason. I'm like you, I had nothing to base it on so really enjoyed it!
I have been meaning re-watch this for ages, basically if it has demons in it I'm easily hooked.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 03:45 PM)
I love Tilda. Did you see
Suspiria
? She plays an old man!
Did you see
Orlando
where she keeps changing genders?
I really enjoy her look and her acting.
Have you ever seen
Only Lovers Left Alive?
Actually,
@Loki
have you seen that one ^^ at all?
Dazed I agree, that a lot of people who are into the source material will have their own reasons for not liking the adaptations. I've never been into comic books (or "graphic novels").
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Loki — 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 03:49 PM)
Yes I've seen all of those, more than once. Not sure why those are being flung in my face. I can separate love for her from a strong performance in a watered down version of an original. Remember how you felt about certain casting choices in
Good Omens
? It's worse in the case of Keanu as John Constantine. That plus treating the public like they can't handle what actually happens.
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— 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 03:59 PM)
Me too, I watched the film first then got the first book, closely followed by the second. The second film was terrible but I loved the first film, mainly for the very different portrayal of the vampires. I thought it was a fantastic horror film. I also know that not many people agree with me!
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Loki — 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 04:02 PM)
Yeah. Again I had the books before the movies, but somehow I had low expectations for the movie (only saw the first one) so I wasn't wailing about "THE SOOOUUURCE!"
I know it's annoying when the graphic novel readers whine about that. -
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Loki — 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 04:15 PM)
I don't find it annoying that they are liked. I tend to hope if it's well received that people would chase the source material to read. For me it's more a case of "of you liked this OMFG YOU WOULD LOVE THE ORIGINAL!"
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Chronic_Johnson — 6 years ago(January 27, 2020 04:56 PM)
I'm not a big fan, but I'll credit it with introducing me to A Perfect Circle. Its religious themes and questions seemed to resonate more with a friend I saw it with on a more recent viewing. The rest of the movie is pretty average.