Kevin wrote:
"Anyway, solid storytelling and great visuals aren't mutually
exclusive. CHINATOWN and NIGHT MOVES, both conceived for the
screen, would make dandy novels."
There is a novelization of the latter, by the
screenwriter.
Very few movies would measure up if you were to compare them
to these two. That's like judging all PI novels against the
best of Hammett and Chandler. Few would measure up. I
certainly don't limit my PI reading to those that would.
Sometimes I like a trashy read that realizes more modest
goals, are just fun. That's what Sin City was for me. I
wouldn't even think to compare it to Chinatown. It had
completely different goals and I had completely different
expectations.
Mark
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