Re: [DL] Cyrus Harding

[Aaron Chusid <aaron@to-the-point.org>]

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>Allan Quartermain:
>Comic Version: A aged shadow of his former self.
>Movie Version: Looks like Sean connery playing the role as if Quartermain
>was still in the prime of his life.

 From "King Solomon's Mines".  World-class hunter and adventurer.

>Captian Nemo:
>Comic version: Real spooky guy.
>Movie version: Havent seen much of it, but the pictures remind me more of
>the Blue Rajah.

From, of course, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".  I barely remember the 
original, so I can't comment much on the character here.

>Mina Harker:
>Comic version: A strong proper woman with no supernatural power in charge
>of a bunch of living legends and monsters, and pulling it off with no
>more then self-confindence.
>Movie version: A drooling Wuxia vampiress with no leadership roll.

One of Dracula's victims in Stoker's version.  Depending on the version of 
the mythology you subscribe to, she might have powers and she might 
not.  For that matter, the comic (at least the small bit I've read) could 
go either way.  She demonstrates, a few times, possible mind control 
abilities, could quite easily have paranormal strength, and has that whole 
neck fetish.

>The invisible man:
>Comic version: A truly villianous charater who take advantage of his
>powers to be no more then a rapist of underage girls.
>Movie version: Haven't heard anything.

Yeah, he's a real creep.  If you've played Aberrant, he's a very 
Terragen-type "I am as far beyond mere humans as they are beyond monkeys" type.

>Doctor Jeckel(sp?)and Mr. Hyde.
>Comic version: Takes the idea that Hyde is the shrunken sub-human version
>of the wimpy Jeckel and then makes Hyde in to a towering giant as his
>side of the personality gains dominace.
>Movie Version: Look like they decided to wimp out and go with a CGI Hyde.

 From the musical, of course.  Expect song and dance numbers in the movie.  :-)

>Movie is also supposed to have Dorian Gray and Tom Sawyer.

*shudder*  English class flashbacks.  Bad trip.

Don't forget that other character from English lit; Mr. Bond.

Intriguing idea, though.  Pull together all these great literary characters 
and then start throwing them into the blender.