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Ok. Here’s a flaw of the film, in my opinion, it’s the music; at least that’s how it seemed to me while I was watching. Rather bland, in my opinion, it could have used an original soundtrack by Daft Punk.

here Bone I miss. But staying on the topic of Smith, Kevin this time (the director of Clerks and Dogma), I would like to remember the two arcs on Devil and Spiderman (Diavolo Custode the first, La Malvagità Degli Uomini). both beautiful and also very... in Italy, the most beautiful stories in my opinion are by Pratt: Una Ballata Del Mare Salato and La Casa Dorata Di Samarcanda. the two stories that made me fall in love with Corto Maltese and comics in general. from Dylan I quote one of my favorites, issue 41, Golconda. by the way, I mentioned Moore with Watchmen and you with Killing Joke, but we both forgot one of the pinnacles of this art V For Vendetta. and from Miller another masterpiece is Devil: Rinascita. and now the fundamental question... Marvel or DC?

beautiful Killing Joke... but Miller took Batman further... Kingdom Come has never blown me away, nor has its Marvel counterpart. Too much rhetoric... a truly groundbreaking independent comic is Invisibles by Grant Morrison (it's not clear how much I adore this man, right?), definitely the most iconoclastic ever, if you haven't read it, check it out. And among great stories, two minor episodes from DC come to mind: Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters (by Grell, pretty much the same approach Miller applied to Daredevil about ten years earlier) and Deadman: Love After Death (by Barone and Jones, and just for the artwork by the latter, it’s worth picking up). If you're interested, look for them, they have just been reprinted by Planeta DeAgostini.

I would say that the way Chan-wook treats the concept of revenge is anything but trivial; on the contrary, there are truly clever and original ideas, both those underlying Old Boy (it's not as easy as you might think: a man has been imprisoned for fifteen years, he gets out and wants to exact revenge... if only it were that simple) and those in Lady Vendetta. In other words, we’re not talking about Kill Bill here; the psychological exploration is truly extensive and at times disturbing. Violence is merely a means to an end.

Another emblematic comic of the nineties was Tank Girl by Hewlett, which was truly out of this world. I don't know why, but I've always been less interested in Spawn. Maybe it's because I discovered McFarlane later (only thanks to the reprints of Spidey with the newspaper) and it never excited me. Maybe it was more of a trend phenomenon, and reading it now probably makes little sense... but I've always considered it a bit overrated. Nevertheless, he remains an extremely important author, especially graphically and for his desire to break away from the Marvel/DC dichotomy, thus paving the way for the birth of independent publishers (like Top Cow, from another great former-Marvel artist, Marc Silvestri). The situation with Sandman is different... I don’t feel ready to delve into it (I haven’t experienced it chronologically, and I don't even think I’ve finished reading all the volumes; thankfully, the reprints will start soon). The same goes for Lobo; I’m discovering it right now (so I don’t think I’ve read the story you mentioned). @Lariana and Hardorck: I would definitely say that certain stories are worth reading even if you like something else. I mean... Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (by Miller), Spider-Man: The Final Hunt of Kraven (by DeMatteis and Zeck), X-Men: And So Extinction (by Morrison and Quitely), Sandman: The Season of Mists (by Gaiman and Jones), and Watchmen (by Moore and Gibbons) are practically fundamental and essential for any literature lover (not just comic).

Interesting... I had seen it in the comic store, but I didn't know much about it. I like Park Chan-wook as a director and his Old Boy is really a film that struck me deeply. I know Miike little and, to be honest, I have to say that I'm afraid some of his films may not be quite suitable for me, yet at the same time I am very fascinated by them. I think I will look for this movie... nice review, too bad about a slightly confusing paragraph.

I don't get what the hell you've got against people who make dance music. Homework should be studied at school in my opinion. I watched the first twenty minutes of the movie, but I didn't pay much attention to it, I didn't even know what the hell it was. Now I think I’ll look for it. Your review at least informed me, thanx!

a review almost as bad as the movie. the film is clearly unwatchable, but I recommend the comic, which is a blast (especially the second volume). it was impossible to make a movie from this comic without falling into ridiculousness after the change of medium and author (let's just say it's not easy to be like Alan Moore...).

I've read really terrible reviews about the movie, but I knew nothing about this intriguing soundtrack. Anyway, I'm not that fond of McFarlane, especially as a screenwriter... his work on Spidey didn’t impress me, in fact, I would say that Torment (one of his most famous stories) is a half-baked idea. When it comes to the most important comic of the '90s, it’s a tough competition (Spawn definitely changed the game, but Sandman is clearly superior). I’d like to remember McGiffen's violent and irreverent creation Lobo (which certainly represented a significant aspect of the nineties). I also recall an animated series of Spawn; it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t thrilling either. Well done, Cpt (I'm off to download some tracks).

Damn, I grew up with this!!! It's been a while since I've seen it in full, from what I remember it's aged a bit poorly (it's kitschy and a bit new-age as Poletti would say) but it's still enjoyable to watch...