I think I had similar feelings about Superman where... he's just doesn't seem very interesting. But I finally caved in and got All-Star Superman last fall, and yeah. It's great. And it shows you why he's great.
Though I generally like both Morrison & Quitely, so that does help. I'm kind of more surprised that people don't care for Quitely -- I can see how Morrison isn't for everyone, but I find Quitely's art very appealing. I suspect that I'm looking at comics differently from those who grew up reading them -- there's a lot of stuff that seems to be highly regarded where my reaction is more like, "This is... fine, I guess?"
Anyway. I saw a trailer for the movie a while back and was intrigued but skeptical -- largely because the voice acting seemed so flat, even in the short clips. The reaction I've seen is similar to yours -- relief that it's not terrible, but annoyance that the omissions and changes sort of lose heart of the book. Right now it seems like something I'll rent eventually to show to my nephew, but I'm in no rush.
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Date: 2011-02-26 07:40 am (UTC)Though I generally like both Morrison & Quitely, so that does help. I'm kind of more surprised that people don't care for Quitely -- I can see how Morrison isn't for everyone, but I find Quitely's art very appealing. I suspect that I'm looking at comics differently from those who grew up reading them -- there's a lot of stuff that seems to be highly regarded where my reaction is more like, "This is... fine, I guess?"
Anyway. I saw a trailer for the movie a while back and was intrigued but skeptical -- largely because the voice acting seemed so flat, even in the short clips. The reaction I've seen is similar to yours -- relief that it's not terrible, but annoyance that the omissions and changes sort of lose heart of the book. Right now it seems like something I'll rent eventually to show to my nephew, but I'm in no rush.