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John_Galt (g_brandon_martin@ureach.com) 09:52 pm UTC 08/15/07 |
| In reply to: | NJC - Any Neil Gaimen fans here? - Jacqueline 01:37 am UTC 08/15/07 |
| Jacqueline, I think Gaiman is the kid in your creative writing class who you recognize could be great, but just isn't great, yet. He's endlessly creative and imaginative, but whenever I read his books I always wonder what he'll be like when he finally consistently focuses on something important, meaningful, or passionate to communicate. He does have great moments, but there are also a lot of moments where I ask myself, "That was clever, but what's really the point?" Stardust is my favorite Gaiman novel. It seemed so angry and misogynistic when I first read it. Even if Gaiman hasn't taken the time to think about much in his life, he has certainly been frustrated by women, maybe even had his heart broken once or twice. The movie kept the terrible girl who is the catalyst for our hero's adventure, but made her less terrible. I have no complaints... I actually enjoyed the date movie aspect of the film, preferred the happier ending, and have recommended it to friends! -=John Galt=- > Has anyone been brave enough to see Stardust? I haven't > been and I'll probably wait for the disc...at best... > > The last Gaimen I really put time into was the book > American Gods (about five or six years ago). Okay but not > great. > > He also had a big falling out w/ Todd McFarlan (Spawn - > which I liked) that I didn't pay much attention to. > > TIME did a feature on Gaiment in the August 6th issue -- > it didn't make me like him more... > > JD | |
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