Originally Posted by
godisawesome
The gold standard for me is still Under The Red Hood - arguably both extremely faithful and still a definite improvement. So I guess for me it’s less that I think they need to “fix” TLH, as much as I think they could use some ambition and insight to “strengthen” it.
Thing’s I love about The Long Halloween:
-The atmosphere.
-The “freaks vs mob” setup.
-The escalation of the tension on the story.
-Harvey Dent’s story.
-Selina and Bruce’s interactions.
Thing’s I think could be strengthened:
-The mystery (arguably, a couple of dialogue changes or minor adjustments in details take care of that.)
-Pacing (“Running the gauntlet” is great, but I think it could be streamlined and focused quite a bit more.)
-Catwoman’s story and Selina and Bruce’s interactions (that it’s to say, I wouldn’t mind a few pieces of Dark Victory and When in Rome popping in.)
The mystery is the biggest thing for me, though that's partially because I genuinely think it’s the weakest execution in an otherwise wonderful premise, and partially because I think they need to come up with more stuff for Bruce if they’re unlikely to adapt all his monologue - to me, you would only gain something by making Brice’s detective skills mean more to the story, and there’s plenty of room for improvement there.
I would genuinely love them adding some of Dark Victory’s moments between Bruce and Selina into the story, though, especially the scene where he tries to apologize for missing a date and bribes her with good food.