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Should We Be Excited?

By Brian Prisco | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (13)

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Stephen Norrington signed on for a new project called The Lost Patrol. News is that it’s a “supernatural thriller” set during World War II. And that’s all we got.

Norrington still made the best Blade movie — the first one. But he’s also the one who brought us The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Now, I’m prepared to allow that Alan Moore simply writes unfilmable comics. But I don’t know. Norrington’s other project is making yet another Crow. How many of those fuckers are they up to now? Didn’t Hot Topic go out of business yet?

Anyone know what’s up with The Lost Patrol? Is it secretly based on a comic that only four people have ever read? Is it like an Indiana Jones meets The Goonies? Is it Hellboy without Hellboy? Do they find the Spear of Destiny in Wolfenstein Castle?

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Comments

the answer is NO

Posted by: james at January 13, 2010 6:31 PM

But he’s also the one who brought us The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Now, I’m prepared to allow that Alan Moore simply writes unfilmable comics.

Even assuming that you're right about Alan Moore writing unfilmable comics (I disagree), there is a huge, perhaps unmeasurable, distance between films based on Moore's comics, like V For Vendetta and Watchmen, and the utter repugnant shit that was the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

They aren't even comparable. Attempting to excuse how god awful, shitballs bad League was by pointing to other Moore-based films is completely unacceptable and has no basis in fact or reality.

Thus, Stephen Norrington has made one "ok" comic-book based film (the original Blade) (though I know many people who think Blade II to be superior) and another comic-book based film that ranks as one of the worst all-time film adaptations.

Verdict: The Lost Patrol will probably suck.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at January 13, 2010 6:32 PM

Anybody else ever seen Norrington's directorial debut, Death Machine?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUVGxfyEPV8

I own this motherfucker on DVD - hi-larious shit.

Posted by: Dill The Devil at January 13, 2010 6:37 PM

They aren't even comparable. Attempting to excuse how god awful, shitballs bad League was by pointing to other Moore-based films is completely unacceptable and has no basis in fact or reality.

Exactly this.

Posted by: twig at January 13, 2010 6:47 PM

The synopsis for this movie got me intrigued, but this story was all I was able to find with a search. Apparently this tale from WWII is one of the foundation stories of the Bermuda Triangle "mystery." This could be the story the movie's about...but it's a pretty thin premise.

In other words, this could be a great story, or it could suck, or be anywhere in between on the quality spectrum.

I've watched The League of Extraordinary Gentlement and let's just say I'm not breathless with anticipation here.

Posted by: Jerce at January 13, 2010 6:56 PM

I'm compelled to chime in agreement that League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was indeed mindblowingly, inexcusably, inexplicably awful. Puzzlingly so. It had a good cast. It had a decent concept. (What was the concept again?) It had a vampire. It had Sean Connery. And it BLEW CHUNKS.

Fact: I do not have high standards for movies. I watch tons and tons of bad movies and love it. All I want is to be mildly entertained for even a brief moment. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen not only failed to entertain me, it nearly sent me into catatonia from boredom before giving me a crushing headache from trying to figure out why it was so bad.

So what I'm saying is, I didn't like it.

Posted by: MM at January 13, 2010 7:03 PM

Norrington didn't screw up "League..." Sean Connery was Executive Producer of the film. He shat all over the flick...from day one. Connery and Norrigton fought daily on the set. Sean wanted his character, Allan Quartemain to have a more robust leading role. Mina Harker was the head of the League in the comics. Allan Quartemain was an impotent old man. Connery didn't want to drink that kool-aid.

Steven Norrington is a talented filmmaker. Death Machine and Blade are solid movies. The man deserves another chance.

Posted by: Flixnut at January 13, 2010 8:20 PM

OK, I'm gonna get flamed. League was not good. But Moore is an insufferable egotist. NOTHING will ever please him. He refuses to participate so he won't be responsible. He's a terriffic comic writer, but still overrated (yes, that's possible). Give me Gaiman any day. Hell, give me Bendis.

Posted by: Dave at January 13, 2010 8:31 PM

Yeah, League was bad, but it should win an award for unintentional hilarity.

I also thought that the second Blade was better. Well, funner, for sure.

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Posted by: Celia at January 14, 2010 1:23 AM

The first Blade was good because Stephen Dorff was in it.


Posted by: Alex at January 14, 2010 9:30 AM

Well, the story that Jerce linked to is from after ww2, technically speaking. The term "The Lost Patrol" usually refers to a story about a British patrol in North Africa during ww2 that was trapped behind enemy lines and presumed lost, but managed to find their way back to their own base.
I just hope it is based on something other than the vanishing Avengers - if it's that story, they may as well just put up another X-Files movie.

Posted by: Don at January 15, 2010 11:16 PM

Agreed, very well written and can't wait for the second half.

Posted by: Emily at November 30, 2010 9:34 AM