Thread: How close should a comic book movie be to its source material?
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Old 10-28-2012, 04:51 PM   #36
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Default Re: How close should a comic book movie be to its source material?
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Originally Posted by spider-neil View Post
I'll forgive almost anything if the movie is good. How close is Doc Ock to the source material or The Joker?
I would agree with this. The quality of the film takes precedence. That's why something like Kubrick's The Shining can be a great movie while technically not being a great adaptation of Steve King's book.

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