05-05-2010, 03:01 PM | #1 |
Elf Lord
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The Modesty Blaise Comic Series
Im a huge MB fan. I have all the comic episodes (some in three and four editions). I also have the books - which are excellent. The stories are for "grown-ups" so to speak. The comics are "adult" (not with the usual sexual connotation of the word) and sophisticated.
Each and everyone of the comic episodes would make for a great film-length tv-ep. One snag really is that everytime a movie director or a tv-producer get their hands on an already great story they have to change it to make it theirs. Branding it sort of. Now the comics - being a series of images - wouldnt need any changing because theyre already IMAGES. Another snag would be finding the proper actors to portray the leads. This might prove somewhat difficult. For one thing, Modesty is a full-figure curvacious woman - so now thin "skin-and-bones" actress could possibly do the character justice in this regard. The depth of her persona would have to have a carefully chosen actress to protray. The humour and seriousness in Modesty persona will take quite the actress to portray, too. Willie would have an actor who can both protray humour, carefully, as not to overdo it and, more importantly and also carefully reflect Modesty's serious and calm persona along with her humorous side. Furthermore, the characters are already great - so now amount of changing of their personalities or looks would improve on them. In the stories there is fun and laughter but also thrilling and scary moments. I hope that if a movie or tv producer would ever try their hand on bringing Modesty and Willie onto the silver screen they would do their absolute best to avoid "mistakes" like that committed by Tarantino in his attempt in '04 and the dismally aweful film made by Joseph Losey in '66. |
05-06-2010, 03:58 AM | #2 | |
Elf Lord
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I remember seeing that very campy Modesty Blaise in 1966, done at the height of the James Bond spoof fever- IIRC, it was terrible.
According to Wiki Tarantino wasn't actually involved in the making of the 2004 version: Quote:
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05-06-2010, 10:30 AM | #3 |
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Well Nicole might just pull it off.
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