tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post1629044651644860373..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: There is nothing quite as entertaining as a really bad reviewDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-17628130113542589122009-03-10T22:05:00.000+00:002009-03-10T22:05:00.000+00:00There was a rare case of critics "resheathing" the...There was a rare case of critics "resheathing" their knives unused recently when Lenny Henry apparently made a very good fist of his debut as Othello.<BR/>Most reviewers admitted to dreading it in advance (i.e. relishing the prospect of a slaughter) before being pleasantly surprised (i.e. disappointed - no kill today).Nick Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113940103104310990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-1988260915024728082009-03-09T15:40:00.000+00:002009-03-09T15:40:00.000+00:00dd how every adaptation of an Allan Moore comic ha...dd how every adaptation of an Allan Moore comic has been terrible (V for Vendetta; Extraordinary League of Gentlemen). He deliberately disclaims all responsibility for the films and maybe that is the problem. It is strange not to care how your work moves onto the big screen.Blackacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808024417861534968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-14668323581597311712009-03-09T14:57:00.000+00:002009-03-09T14:57:00.000+00:00Mercer, that article is spot on.Mercer, that article is spot on.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072996293703889615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-9306613752594474692009-03-09T14:50:00.000+00:002009-03-09T14:50:00.000+00:00Well, I quite liked it. Maybe that makes me a 'le...Well, I quite liked it. Maybe that makes me a 'leering nineteen year old'. Probably. Either way, that review is definitely missing a spoiler warning.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072996293703889615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-67211112096617702102009-03-09T10:17:00.000+00:002009-03-09T10:17:00.000+00:00I love a bad review. I always go for the one- or t...I love a bad review. I always go for the one- or two-star ones first, then go back and read the good ones. There's nothing better than a bubble being burst.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-41589927387397085502009-03-08T23:20:00.000+00:002009-03-08T23:20:00.000+00:00You are lucky you haven't heard the new U2 album. ...You are lucky you haven't heard the new U2 album. It is the sound of old white men spending money.Andre Carlos Raposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505003184440024971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-48131996848137895092009-03-08T13:48:00.000+00:002009-03-08T13:48:00.000+00:00Read this takedown of Lane's Watchmen review. Equa...Read this takedown of Lane's Watchmen review. Equally funny:<BR/><BR/>http://mountainofjudgment.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.htmlI.V.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17167362896416316361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-91301572720749739762009-03-08T00:33:00.000+00:002009-03-08T00:33:00.000+00:00"The bad news about “Watchmen” is that it grinds a..."The bad news about “Watchmen” is that it grinds and squelches on for two and a half hours, like a major operation"<BR/><BR/>That's just lovely.The Paranoid Modhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836426755185228279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-9210680114623215492009-03-07T22:04:00.000+00:002009-03-07T22:04:00.000+00:00I used to read a lot of comics but sometime in my ...I used to read a lot of comics but sometime in my mid-20s a switch flipped in my brain and they just seemed silly, especially the so-called "serious" ones which have taken over comic fandom and sucked all the innocent pleasure out of it.<BR/><BR/>I feel asleep during 'Dark Knight', too long and confusing and was underwhelmed by Heath Ledger in it. Seems to me playing a psycho is the easiest gig in the world for an actor, it's all tics and big mannerisms. He should have gotten the Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain" instead.londonleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431179744928331353noreply@blogger.com