Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

[Malamute]

Mind you, the leading lady this time's not exactly Michelle Ryan is she? 
Or Claudia Cardinale...

Never a truer word spoken

[Calimero]

The film was supposed to start playing here on August 6^th… it’s been delayed to April 25^th 2011

[Colonel Tubby]

The film was supposed to start playing here on August 6^th… it’s been delayed to April 25^th 2011

You know hwy that is? It's to give hollywood a chance to re-make it, move the action to modern times, move the whole thing to New York and make a genaral hash of it!

[Calimero]

You know hwy that is? It's to give hollywood a chance to re-make it, move the action to modern times, move the whole thing to New York and make a genaral hash of it!

Fear not my friend. If it’s any good you can count on Hollywood to do an awful remake sooner or later

[duivelindoosje]

for those who wanne know more about adele

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Aventures_extraordinaires_d'Ad%C3%A8le_Blanc-Sec

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Tardi

also look at his WW one and detective nestor burma work very dark but real good

[njetkulturny]

  It is supposed to start in Germany on 30. September. 

[Donpimpom]

If you like Adele blanc-sec don't miss other works of Tardi in similar settings,
maybe more VSF than pulp but highly recommended is Le demon des glaces
http://www.bedetheque.com/serie-3144-BD-Demon-des-glaces.html


and Adieu Brindavoine
http://www.bedetheque.com/avis-718-BD-Adieu-Brindavoine.html


Sadly i have no idea if they have been published in english :-(

[Donpimpom]

The film released last week in spain, I have seen it today.
Very inspirational and fun, makes me think in 5th Element (from Besson too) fun adventures, chases, comedy, etc.
Fun but clearly not a great movie as Inception (only to mention a recent good one)

[Captain Blood]

Sounds very good 

[Whiskyrat]

Blimey - how did I miss this thread?

Looks like great fun.

/Goes off to search availability in UK/

[Renaud]

Only for the purpose of knowing if the DVD is worth buying to inspire your games:

Chinese version:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/KllUJHmfC3Q/

Russian version with subtitles:
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/VtcDplIZjME/

[Amalric]

Any word on a US release?
Either in the theater or on DVD/BlyRay?

Thanks
Amalric

[traveller]

I saw it last weekend. It was a nice pastime but nothing spectacular. No way near Indiana Jones type of quality

[mysteriousbill]

Order it on the internet. More of a period comedy than an action-adventure flick. OK, but I doubt I'll ever watch it again.

[Hammers]

It was entertaining but I lacks some of the qualities of the comic. Lousie is a bit too Kate Moss skinny to fill the frocks of Adele, who comes across as living up to pre Great War ideals.

The corruption and occultism comes across more as a comedy rather than the dark powers they are in the comic.