Thread: Wow. LXG was awesome.
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Old 12-18-2003, 08:31 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Champion of Europa
I liked their personalities. So I'd probably like books they were mostly based upon.

Also, I probably didn't like the story because I don't like stories where they having us go one direction the entire movie then give us something completely new we're supposed to care about for the last 30 minutes of the movie.
So you like linear plots. I feel sorry for you.

The LXG crew are largely based directly off the books they come from, but so are their exploits in a lot of cases. If your only problem is the total swerve, you might find the books more to your liking. On the other hand, you might not. It depends on how central your linear thinking is to your hatred of the story.

BTW, it's not like they dropped it on us suddenly. There were clues from the beginning of the movie (Masonic symbols, anyone?) as to the identity of M, both as the villain, and as James Moriarty. Just the tie to the villain alone is enough to have the plot make sense. Take the best of the best, try and destroy them in the guise of saving the world, take what makes them singularly unique in the process. That is so totally an awesome master plan.
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