Friday, July 29, 2005

"I can't relate to 99% of humanity." *

Finally got around to seeing Ghost World last night. Based on the comic book by Daniel Clowes, it's a fine example of what the comics industry has to offer Hollywood beyond spandex and leather-clad superheroes. Sure, superheroes dominate the box office chart for comic book adaptations, but movies like From Hell and Road to Perdition make respectable showings, and can bring in a completely different audience, oblivious to the movies' comic book origins. (And how many movies can match Ghost World's 92% Fresh rating on the Tomatometer?)

*Steve Buscemi as Seymour.

1 Comments:

At 7:10 AM, August 01, 2005, Blogger Unknown said...

Well, somewhere in the opening or closing credits I'm sure it says "Based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes," but I didn't catch it.

By the way, the full name of Thora Birch's character in Ghost World -- Enid Coleslaw -- is an anagram of Daniel Clowes.

 

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