I said there were a couple of things I wanted to post, and despite that fact that it’s taken me days to get around to it, here’s the first.
It’s a zombie short called Plague, and it’s awesome. I really hope Matt Simpson gets to make some more films, because he seems genuinely talented.
Enjoy.
And not undead either, before you start.
This blog has been neglected for a blummin’ age, but no longer. I have at least two, count ‘em, two posts I need to share with you all. Assuming anyone is still reading? No matter. I once said that the more you blog, the more you blog. And I’ve not been blogging. So…um…yes.
Hopefully I’ll not show myself up by not blogging anything for another couple of years. Post a day? Post a week? Who knows. Just as long as I’m writing something.
And what are our thoughts on creative writing? Hello? This thing on? I have this crazy multi part zombie story thing in my head that I might try to get down on “paper”.
More soon.
In a word: yes. But I’m still not really a fan. While it’s nice to have the original Night Owl’s death reinstated, and more Rorschach is never a bad thing, the director’s cut doesn’t alter any of the things that I found problematic with the original release.
Worse, the additions actually make the film even longer, and at times it really does drag. As a piece of entertainment is still doesn’t do a good job. As an adaptation it’s equal parts admirable and blasphemous.
I would go so far as to say I enjoyed this viewing more than the first though. Spotting the new bits was fun, and I still marvel at Jackie Earle Haley’s performance; he completely nails Rorschach in as much as the script will allow, and every time he’s on screen you pay attention. I’m really quite excited to see his take on Freddy Kruger.
So: the director’s cut probably won’t make you a fan if you weren’t already, but it does make for a more complete experience and resolve a handful of the shorter cut’s problems.
