Tag Archives: Adaptation

Martin Campbell, Casino Royale

By Steen | November 29, 2006

The new Bond film is great. It really is more a reinvention/revigoration of the novel than the 21st film in the franchise. While Daniel Craig isn’t perfect as Bond, he is definitely the best match for the specific type this film is, since Sean Connery, and since this film is closer to the novels, Craig [...]

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Mike Newell, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By Steen | November 24, 2005

The new Harry Potter film does not reach the level of the third one, although it knocks the two first installments out of the ballpark. It is a fun rollercoaster ride of a movie that will not create any converts, but definitely entertain those who liked the first films and the books.

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Tim Story, Fantastic Four

By Steen | August 6, 2005

Another superhero film, which seems to have become all the rave lately. Unfortunately, this one does not cut it like the last one I saw Batman Begins. The story is tepid, the acting is lack-lustre and worst of all it does not capture one of the greatest villains ever Dr Doom.
Unlike a number of superhero [...]

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Chris Nolan, Batman Begins

By Steen | July 23, 2005

The best Batman film made to date, and probably for a long time after as well. It is unfortunate that Chris Nolan does not seem eager to pursue the franchise more, but it is quite understandable that he wishes to return to smaller films. These will probably be even better still, as film franchises have [...]

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Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller, Sin City

By Steen | June 2, 2005

This has got to be the best adaptation of a comicbook ever done. In some ways, of course, it is not even an adaptation but simply a cinematic version of the comics. The same frames are used, the same dialogue, and the stories haven’t been altered. While some details have been curbed, this is only [...]

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