Episodes recut for different markets
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
[b][i]The Fifth Element[/i], on the other hand, was a little weak. I give it two and a half stars. The basic premise was a good one, and it could have been great if they didn’t try to cram so many plotlines into it. You won’t know whether to laugh or to throw empty Mr. Pibb cans at the screen. [img]http://www.sadgeezer.com/ubb/confused.gif[/img][/b]
Seeing as how the whole movie was an exercise in style, I can appreciate it just for that. It’s probably one of the best visual simulations of a comic book that I can think of, and it succeeds in bringing the storytelling logic of comix to the screen. Just as comic books can be overly plotted, with threads going everywhere, and detailed visuals up the yazoo, the movie follows suit. It’s almost *exactly* like a Heavy Metal strip from its prime.
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[b]Who is Moebius?
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Jean “Moebius” Giraud was one of the best comic artists in the Heavy Metal roster. He’s also done a number of projects outside the magazine (most would probably be far too “adult” for your tastes, though). He’s an incredibly influential cat. He designed the spacesuits in the first [i]Alien[/i] film (and I want to say that he did the Nostromo as well, but I may be mistaken), and did TONS of design work for [i]The Fifth Element[/i]. He also was a conceptual artist for the films [i]The Abyss[/i], [i]Willow[/i] and [i]Masters of the Universe[/i].
–Aleck