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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I've read the comicbook AFTER I saw the movie, and although I liked the movie on first showing, I'm now aghast at how poor an adaptation it turned out to be. This comicbook is ultra-violent, morally bankrupt, nihilistic and grim. In other words, it was an amazing read.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Wesley Gibson discovers that his father, who was assassinated was a super killer that name was The Killer.Wesley inherits the super ability of being precise with guns and weapons and learns the techniques in order to maintain them. Wesley joins the fraternity, in which is a group of people that are mastery in weapons. He doesnt fit in much at first but when they teach him, he becomes unstoppable at least he thinks. Find out what happens to him while reading this action packed book. Then watch the movie it is very reliable and is good. (has Angelina Jolie). I recommend this book to everyone that likes mystery and exciting books.”
Diantre B wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Words cannot even begin to express how superior the graphic novel was to the film.”
stunkel wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've spoken a lot against violence in comics in a lot of these reviews, but there has always been one underlying rage behind those. The violence has never been clever, and by deities, the violence here is well written. A poop man being flushed down the toilet?! Give this man a Nobel prize.
Alex F wrote this review Sunday, September 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The dislikeable protagonist can get on one's nerves, but the great story and fantastic visuals (JG Jones, this boner's for you!) get my thumb pointing high in the air. If I am in this story it may go up someone's butt in an act of violence. However, I am not in this story.”“A different medium then I am used to. This graphic novel was definitely interesting. There were parts that were a bit too gory for me.”
laura l wrote this review Monday, June 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Too much. ”
Jonathan D wrote this review Wednesday, June 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“i plan to read, i heard its a great book to read.”
Andy G wrote this review Tuesday, March 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I finally got to read this and I agree with my son = the movie is better.
Mike C wrote this review Thursday, January 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
They took the best parts of this book and made a better movie. There is a vein of cynicism that runs throughout both but throbs much more in the book -- and when reading this I actually found it annoying in places. If I was a parasitic senator/congressman trying to make a name for myself and create a campaign issue (or write a book like Frederick Wertham in the 1950's) I could make a case for attcking the book and movie and accuse them of sending the wrong message to impressionaable youth.
Sure, everybody likes to see the mild-mannered, lonely and isolated individuals in our harsh society turn the tables on their tormentors and get some payback. It's the manner in which it occurs in the movie and book that seems a little harsh, over-the-top, ultra-violent and glorified. Maybe I am getting cranky as I age, but some of the scenes in both book and movie made me recall the Columbine school killings some years back when the alienated teens put the Matrix trench coats on and went on a shooting spree. And the movie glorifies this behavior way more than the book does. Let's hope that no teens suffering from isolation don't emplathize too much with Wesley Gibson and seek to emulate him.
Don't get me wrong. I like both book and movie and I enjoyed reading this. i don't think it's Millar's best work -- even though it's all his creation as opposed to the work he is doing re-imaging some Marvel and other comics characters. In fact, I lost a little bit of my respect for millar after reading WANTED. Some of the scenes, dialogue and settings seemed to me to be done simply for shock effect, so it no longer felt like it belonged in the story -- just that he threw it in there.
The movie does a better job of outling the reason for being -- a secret order of assassins helping to keep order in the world, etc. versus all the super-villains banding together to destroy/eliminate all the super-heroes including everyone's memory of them. (A bit harder to accept/believe). And the set-up that Wesley was being trained because his father secretly wanted to die and only his son could kill him is a bit much, and a little bit Oedipal (which also makes me think Millar threw it in for shock waves). I like the storyline better where there is corruption and power struggles within the Fraternity.
However, I absolutely love Jones' art on this book and think it's some of his best stuff. It seems like he wanted to emulate or tribute some of the best EC Comics work from the '50's with a heavy emphasis on Wally Wood's style.
P.S. By the time I finished this book, the last two pages failed to get a rise out of me, just a little smirk as I recognized Millar's final attempt at shock = insult the reader. My blood failed to boil over this. It seems odd that they felt pressured enough to have Brian K. Vaughan write a preface to the book and have him mention the last two pages. And he doesn't really help matters by over-praising it and calling it "the bravest, most interesting finale to a comic ever" and earlier imply that WANTED is a wake-up call, as if it should serve as a manifesto for some of us to trun on our detractors with guns blazing!!!
Vaughan's last words speak to the "chosen few who find yourself smiling when you finally reach the end of Wesley Gibson's journey . . .welcome to the other side." I guess my smirk doesn't qualify as smiling, so I must not fit in with this elite group, either.
Hey, it's not real, okay?”
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“This was a very interesting book. Even though I couldn't find, the exact cover and title to the book I read, this book has the same title. It was based on a lot of action. Its a book that people should read during their free time for a little excitement and trill. I enjoyed reading it simply for the fact that it was engaging and it added suspense into my reading life.”
RAPHAEL A wrote this review Monday, January 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Loved the story concept, villians taking over the world but after awhile its not as interesting. Maybe because I used to there always being heroes around the stop the bad guys, I don't know. Conquering the world is not all that exciting when there is no there to stop you. This is a breath of fresh air from the typical comic book story. I will be checking out his new series Kick-Ass”
Ruby.Zero wrote this review Friday, August 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I've read the comicbook AFTER I saw the movie, and although I liked the movie on first showing, I'm now aghast at how poor an adaptation it turned out to be. This comicbook is ultra-violent, morally bankrupt, nihilistic and grim. In other words, it was an amazing read.”
Daniel Roy wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
