Realized another possible clue for the likelihood of Alberto and Gilda maybe being connected - their the only two main character specifically singled out to be shown smoking cigarettes.
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I just watched part one via rental…and they definitely made sure that Alberto was no longer a suspect. I’m really curious to see where they’ll go as now it definitely can’t be a straight adaptation. Hopefully they don’t pull a “Hush”.
I thought this was excellent. Strikingly subtle and sophisticated. One of DC Animated's best.
I think the appeal of TLH lies in it being the quintessential Batman noir story. You have most of the big-name villains, the Year One-era Mob characters, Gordon as a major character, Harvey Dent's transformation into Two Face, a bit of Bruce-Selina romance, a fair bit of action combined with a murder mystery story.
So ''just like any other Batman'' tale is a badge of honour for this
The Long Halloween was always like any other Batman tale, just held together by an eventually anti-climactic and clumsy mystery and excellent art that elevated it.
The film is trying to compensate but reworking the mystery and the character arcs.
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I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP
Yeah, TLH has always been a story with an awesome premise with potential (the fall of organized crimes, the rise of the freaks and the Batman/Gordon/Harvey partnership devolving) that was executed in a so-so way, while at the same time being elevated by awesome art. Loeb re-telling the story two more times (DV and essentially also Hush) I think just highlights the weaknesses of the first.
The DTV can't recapture the magic of the artstyle, but it's otherwise doing much better with the basic plot skeleton so far IMO. It doesn't have the need of Sale's art to make up for its shortcomings the way the book does.
At the very least it seems like they're adapting it better than they adapted Hush.
Watched this the other day - it was alright. Not great. Not the next classic DC animated movie. Just fine.
Could have just called it "Holiday Killer" or something, they changed enough in the end that it is more of an elseworld anyways than an actual adaptation - which I feared and improved nothing.
That's literally all I can say about it - they didn't fuck it up. It could've been worse. I actually enjoyed this movie. I just...didn't enjoy it that much. Even if I had never read Long Halloween and went in with zero expectations I still think my reaction would be, "Eh, it's alright I guess. Mostly decent." And that's just not enough for the one time your favorite comic book story gets adapted. I can't give applause for simply not fucking up when the movie should've been damn great. I wanted Under the Red Hood or The Dark Knight Returns level quality of adaptations - I got a decently forgettable movie instead. Even if it wasn't actually bad, even if it was alright and kind of enjoyable enough, it's still very disappointing know how good it could have been. This is firmly entrenched in the "average" of middle ground films. And it's based on one of the greatest comics of all time. Just...meh.