Did You Like Watchmen's Movie Adaptation?
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I thought it was FANTASTIC. Great cast, great music, great everything.
Now, I did not read the comic until a week or so before I saw the movie so I didnt have a deep relation to anything in it, but I thought it was great. There are a few movies you can judge on the first seconds, Watchmen was one.
When Bob Dylan played through the opening of the movie I knew I was in for a treat. When the credits started rolling I knew I hadnt been wrong.
I absolutely loved Watchmen, but I found the comic to be a little slow. The main story is nice, but I couldnt quite relate to the kid sitting and reading comics (just about the only thing being cut from the comic I believe). I might have to read it again though.
Now, I did not read the comic until a week or so before I saw the movie so I didnt have a deep relation to anything in it, but I thought it was great. There are a few movies you can judge on the first seconds, Watchmen was one.
When Bob Dylan played through the opening of the movie I knew I was in for a treat. When the credits started rolling I knew I hadnt been wrong.
I absolutely loved Watchmen, but I found the comic to be a little slow. The main story is nice, but I couldnt quite relate to the kid sitting and reading comics (just about the only thing being cut from the comic I believe). I might have to read it again though.
"Ride of the Valkyrie"s was a nod to Hollis Mason's childhood experience that he referenced in Under the Hood. The songs, "Times Are A-Changin'" and "Unforgettable" are both referenced in the novel as tag-lines for Ozymandia's Nostalgia cologne line. "All Along The Watchtower" is references as well. Not too sure if Hallelujah was in the book, or Sounds of Silence, but most of the songs had reasons.Klepa said:
That's because people fail to understand what it meant.cabooze said:
See, while Adrian Veidt managed teleportation, all living things died in transmission. He used this fact to his advantage, and crafted a fake 'alien' that would 'teleport' from another dimension, and wipe out half of New York. The teleportation resembled Dr. Manhattan's technique, and gave a reason for the East and West to band together against an 'alien threat'.
As mentioned before, yes, the lack of the squid has a massive plothole, as The Comedian has nothing to realize and therefore nothing to drive him mad.
After going over this fact, I decided that the novel's ending is, in fact, better.
Wow, just wow. I think he's described my feelings towards the movie better than I ever could. Apart from V for Vendetta, which I didn't really like.LiquidGrape said:
I don't think he is a **** at all. Perhaps a little intense, but he has every right to oppose adaptations of his work, also, now don't think i'm referring to you here, but I think a little of the anger towards him has originated from angry fanboys not seeing their favorite comic turned into a shiny movie. Even though it already has. Cause I would expect the fanboys to not appreciate the novel for what it actually was.GothmogII said:
I loved it. So much that I imported the Ultimate Edition Bluray version (which has "Tales of the Black Freighter" inserted into the main film, to make it even more like the graphic novel...and a good 3 hours long).
Loved the graphic novel. Loved the film. Understood why they couldn't have the giant squid monster in the film...because that would have made it a little too unbelievable.
And Rorschach is fantastic.
Loved the graphic novel. Loved the film. Understood why they couldn't have the giant squid monster in the film...because that would have made it a little too unbelievable.
And Rorschach is fantastic.
I really disliked the movie. Ultimately I felt no connection to the characters so getting their edgy mature and long-ass backstory shoved in my face was a real killer. Plus Dr. M seemed so adverse to war yet went along happily detonating people. If he can reform himself into a blue teleporting demi-god surely he could kill people in a more peaceful, less viscera splattering way than fully body asplosion? It felt cold blooded, for someone the audience is supposed to feel for it killed the character completely for me.
Honestly got it spot on for me. Zack Synder is obviously a huge fanboy for the comic and loves the source material. But in the end he doesn't really seem to understand it. Just pasting sections from a great comic word for word onto the big screen doesn't make for a great movie. They're two different mediums and therefore should be handled differently. Look at the Dark Knight.LiquidGrape said:
The movie sections that worked worked brilliantly, for instance the origin of Dr Manhattan. But for most part it all flash and no substance. There was no real depth to the message this movie [b/]ON IT'S OWN[/b] (that is with out knowledge or support of the source material) has to say, if any at all. I think a lot of people who think it was a great movie are just seeing sections and going "Wow! That's just like the comic!" Maybe you could throw that aside and just sit back and enjoy the ride, but once the message is gone the movie just drags on and doesn't even have any decent action sequences to speak of. It's just some excited little geek whacking off to Alan Moore for nearly 3 hours.
Watchmen the movie is a copy+paste. A copy paste with lots of slow-mo and gore and big glowing cocks and no real insight from anyone on the project.
I thought the Watchmen movie was great. I haven't read the graphic novel yet but I am considering it. The movie was easily one of the best of 2009 in my opinion.
I certainly did, and I'm one of the viewers who had no knowledge or interaction with the comic/novel at all.
I am a huge fan of the novel, and I loved it. Sure, some changes here and there, but that is to be expected. I still loved it.
And I have to say that Jackie Earle Haley's performance was Oscar-worthy. If Heath Ledger could win for his Joker, then Haley should win for Rorschach. His last moments on screen was... brilliant.
Everything with Dr. Manhattan was also spot on in my opinion. His detachment from everything was shown well through Crudup's acting and voicework.
So yeah, I loved it.
And I have to say that Jackie Earle Haley's performance was Oscar-worthy. If Heath Ledger could win for his Joker, then Haley should win for Rorschach. His last moments on screen was... brilliant.
Everything with Dr. Manhattan was also spot on in my opinion. His detachment from everything was shown well through Crudup's acting and voicework.
So yeah, I loved it.