loeg kwak..

I really should be writing interviews about now, but just a quick note about the "League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen" movie. I enjoyed it. Although it definitely had some pacing problems, and deviated significantly from the book, there were some good, nuanced performances, a striking look to the movie (with some impressive special effects, though the jury is still out on Mr. Hyde's rubbery look), and Sean Connery was a strong and noble Quartermain. I also thoroughly enjoyed Stuart Townsend as Dorian Gray. But in the end, this is a movie that's gonna divide a whole lot of people. Look for the credits page from the comic series, Victorian-poster style and mentioning Moore and O'Neill, pasted on a London wall a few minutes into the flick, btw. Oh, and although Pirates of The Caribbean still trounced it at the boxoffice, LOEG made $23.5 million, significantly better than I ever expected.

On a slightly related note, look at this preview for a forthcoming Simpsons comic - a scratchy black+white From Hell spoof with Monty Burns as the Ripper himself? Oh joy that is geekdom, embrace me now.