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Rottenwatch: WATCHMEN
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lawblob said:
he was terrible. obvious miscast. It was obvious he was the villain from the first second he was on screen in the movie. no subtlety at all. he didn't have anywhere near the physical build either. you never believed for a second that he could pick up a big guy like the comedian and hurl him across the room.
polyh3dron
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No more ridiculous than a huge naked blue guy.ezekial45 said:
NullPointer
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Kastro said:
I had a problem with him at first but he grew on me. He has his own unique style of combat - and you can see that style when he's
beating the fucking stuffing out of the comedian.
GTFOpolyh3dron said:
Evlar said:
i don't understand what you're talking about. all i remember from the novel was that the mask was made from a woman's dress that she didn't want. I never got the idea that the inkblots were in constant motion. that makes no sense in a universe that was established as being fairly realistic.
DaMan121 said:
without a sweat? did you even read the comic? I remember them both sweating pretty hard after that encounter. so much so that laurie had to pull out a cigarette afterwards.
Fun Factor
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Bpatrol said:
Supposedly that is a real
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polyh3dron
Banned
My point is that once you pass that threshold from reality to fantasy, what's the difference.Acid08 said:
Ozy can catch bullets for chrissake.
polyh3dron
Banned
When Dr. Manhattan came into being it allowed for huge technological breakthroughs on all fronts, including the world of fashion.Kastro said:
WyndhamPrice
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Kastro said:
Go back and look at the book. You don't have to read it. Aside from the backstory of the mask, the inkblots change frequently in the artwork. It is never a static image.
And like the poster who explained the backstory said, the mask came about because of Dr. Manhattan's contributions to science that leaked over into fashion and other industries. In the post-Manhattan world it's entirely plausible.
TheGrayGhost
Banned
Haven't read the comic book, just saw the movie. I was actually more blown away and impressed with JLU's Cadmus Arc in Seasons 3 & 4.
ten5ive9ine
They've got me haunting a family in Texas.
NullPointer said:
American accent when he is in front of the press or business men. Relaxed foreign accent when he is amongst other Crimebusters etc.
Dead Prince
Banned
blue penis
that's all i remember from the movie
Nah. IT was an okay movie. But it had me falling asleep most of the time until the very end.
SpeedingUptoStop
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I was perfectly satisfied by this film. Is it perfect? Not quite, but it damn sure stands all on it's own. I think too many people have spent their time discussing about what's wrong with the film they never stopped to see how much they got right. Which is, most everything. reading up on the stuff the studio wanted to take out, it's incredible how close to the novel it really is. I don't feel slighted by this film much at all. Definitely worthwhile and excellently executed.
It's not a page for page soulless rip off, which is what I was most worried about before any changed ending. tiny things, like the swinging bathroom door in the prison scene in particular, speak to how well a film could tell a graphic novel's story.
Snyder pulled through as I hoped and then some. His world-building skills went above and beyond - you are there, in this universe. It has a history all it's own. Really quite fascinating.
Any gripes? Sure, I guess.
-Nixon was a bit cheap (not terrible, just very low rent).
-Silk Spectre II is "the katie holmes" of this movie (brightyoungthing's words) - a serviceable lady, but not as execeptional as the people she plays off of. She gets better as the film goes on.
-the sex goes on a bit long. I just hope snyder didn't take it as seriously as the length of it implied. seriously, borderline softcore porn territory.
-The ending was not as grandiose as I hoped. It was treated with about as much gravity as any other reveal in the film. then again, the film didn't seem to have a whole lot of concern for plot, given all the wonderful flashbacks that consisted of pretty much all of the first half. It just languished in it's universe and it's not often you see that these days. You pretty much never see it in such a big budget film either. Oh look, I'm digressing fro mthe negatives.:lol
Given that this is pretty much the first time I've been to a movie where I've read the book prior, and that it's also just about my favorite book, I gotta say, I really was not disappointed. I'll post more observations later, but I just wanted to say, there really is nothing to worry about dudez. This film delivered.
It's not a page for page soulless rip off, which is what I was most worried about before any changed ending. tiny things, like the swinging bathroom door in the prison scene in particular, speak to how well a film could tell a graphic novel's story.
Snyder pulled through as I hoped and then some. His world-building skills went above and beyond - you are there, in this universe. It has a history all it's own. Really quite fascinating.
Any gripes? Sure, I guess.
-Nixon was a bit cheap (not terrible, just very low rent).
-Silk Spectre II is "the katie holmes" of this movie (brightyoungthing's words) - a serviceable lady, but not as execeptional as the people she plays off of. She gets better as the film goes on.
-the sex goes on a bit long. I just hope snyder didn't take it as seriously as the length of it implied. seriously, borderline softcore porn territory.
-The ending was not as grandiose as I hoped. It was treated with about as much gravity as any other reveal in the film. then again, the film didn't seem to have a whole lot of concern for plot, given all the wonderful flashbacks that consisted of pretty much all of the first half. It just languished in it's universe and it's not often you see that these days. You pretty much never see it in such a big budget film either. Oh look, I'm digressing fro mthe negatives.:lol
Given that this is pretty much the first time I've been to a movie where I've read the book prior, and that it's also just about my favorite book, I gotta say, I really was not disappointed. I'll post more observations later, but I just wanted to say, there really is nothing to worry about dudez. This film delivered.
Echoes of Pink
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Read the comic.
Watched the movie.
Both were awesome.
The few people I heard on the way out of the theater were hilarious:
"I loved when that dude said 'I'm not a comic book villain.' It was so witty and badass."
"Movies like that that try and pull off realistic superheros usually fail. Only batman got it right."
"Rorschach's journal..." /heavy Asian accent.
"I really liked it, but so much of it was cliche."
Watched the movie.
Both were awesome.
The few people I heard on the way out of the theater were hilarious:
"I loved when that dude said 'I'm not a comic book villain.' It was so witty and badass."
"Movies like that that try and pull off realistic superheros usually fail. Only batman got it right."
"Rorschach's journal..." /heavy Asian accent.
"I really liked it, but so much of it was cliche."
SpeedingUptoStop
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:lol :lol i coulda swore this old dude a couple seats over from me kept turning his head to see my reactions to stuff in the film, almost as if to say "You're buying this bullshit?":lolEchoes of Pink said:
SpeedingUptoStop
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Things I wanna see in my Ultimate Cut:
More psychologist, post-interview.
more Manhattan, pre-accident.
perhaps generally more Veidt.
Longer ending.
That's about it. That's pretty much all I'd need to make this a perfect adaptation in my book. Black Freighter's not even necessary.
More psychologist, post-interview.
more Manhattan, pre-accident.
perhaps generally more Veidt.
Longer ending.
That's about it. That's pretty much all I'd need to make this a perfect adaptation in my book. Black Freighter's not even necessary.
Battersea Power Station
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The line is "Nothing ever ends," referring to Doc Manhattan's view of time.Forkball said:
And I haven't seen the movie yet, but I thought that Nite Owl's auxiliary suits are supposed to look like those funky versions of superhero figurines, but with more cloth and less rigidity.
SpeedingUptoStop
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Also, gotta say, of all the costumes they brought to life, the Comedian's was the best. Such an awesome costume.
layzie1989
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holy shit when rorschach
I was like OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG :O
so many fucking awesome moments in this movie...the fights were amzing, and the violence was brutal, just the way i like it.
Now to read the book, which i have in my hands thanks to my friend i saw the movie with
thre the oil on the guys face
so many fucking awesome moments in this movie...the fights were amzing, and the violence was brutal, just the way i like it.
Now to read the book, which i have in my hands thanks to my friend i saw the movie with
LegendOfGood
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Flynn said:
This.
Also, who in their right minds wants this movie longer? .
SpeedingUptoStop
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It was a good choice to have him be the constant theme of the film. That guy totally nailed it.birdman said:
And Earle is totally Clint Eastwood. Totally.
beelzebozo
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movie was pretty cool in many ways (loved the visuals, j.e.h. as rorschach was a revelation) but in other ways was clearly flawed (strange soundtrack choices, female performances a total joke). i also feel that, for me, it emphasized that the comic's story was not so flawless as i had once thought, and was helped tremendously by the huge amount of work put into fleshing out the world (including the supplemental materials between issues).
overall, enjoyable.
overall, enjoyable.
Akim said:
I don't mean the entries themselves, just specifically the "Rorshach's journal" line. Isn't it obvious when we hear his voice?
The comic has to state that because we can't hear the voice.
I just feel like if you were writing a journal you wouldn't state your name for every entry.
i realize that's nitpicking but the more I think about the movie the more I find nitpickable.
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