Poll: Did you think Watchmen was good

[Julianking93]

They were both fucking awesome

 

[Avida]

I thought the novel was fantastic, and the movie would be too if it wasnt for the insanely innappropriate soundtrack.

Also i miss the scene just after the squid (couldnt care less about the squid itself), I felt it just finished the book perfectly, summing up all the ambiguity and keeing the characters 3d, the movie just felt a bit more flat and grim without it.

 

[Ken_J]

Disliked the film, enjoyed the book. Snyder missed the point of making an adaptation when he had a scene for scene recreation of the comic book. You have to tweak and adjust things for a movie, not just slap it on screen as if Moore was writing storyboard. Otherwise, what's the point?

I respectfully disagree, while he did follow the main plot mostly word for word, he did drop alot of minor characters and alot of the under arching sub-plots. He did adapt quit a bit of it also, most of it was dumbing down the diolouge granted, but it was done as to make it accessable to the general public.

All in all I really loved the movie, asides from Dark Knight its easilly the best comic addaptation on screen. If you've not seen it yet then please do go, have your perceptions on right and wrong. Read the book first though, because you'll get a much better feel for the plot.

I agree and I think if Snyder didn't drop some of the sub plots the movie would be waaaay to long. I mean It's already about three hours long as is and I don't think many people would sit through a movie for four hours.

And the squid would confuse people even more, I saw it with my entire family and my mom and sister could wrap the head around it and my dad was jus awe struk, so I think it was a good adaptation concidering the other adaptations of books and comics, *Beowulf* and *Wolverine*

 

[Ken_J]

The movie was great but I never read the novel, and am not interested enough to ever do it.

FUCKING DO IT!!!!!!!!!

 

[jamesworkshop]

Book was fantastic, the film was Solid but lacked the same impact as the graphic novel
Watchmen doesn't work as a movie 100% but I believe that it was done as best as possible however I didn't like the soundtrack.

 

[Anachronism]

I enjoyed the graphic novel a lot. I thought it was one of the most interesting representations of superheroes I've seen, and the characters were very entertaining and believable. I still think V is Moore's best character, but Rorschach and Nite Owl aren't far behind. The only area where the book falls down is the ending. I understand the idea behind it - I actually agree that the only thing that could unite humanity would be a hostile alien threat - but it just seemed so out of place for a novel set in the '80s, even with a guy like Dr Manhattan around.

I've not seen the movie yet, but I intend to pick up the DVD when it comes out.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

I like the comic. Can't really be arsed with the film version as the comic was pretty much the finished article.

 

[wewontdie11]

They were both very entertaining. The film just about lived up to my fairly high expectations of it having read the comic and enjoyed it immensely.

 

[Skeleon]

Didn't read the comics, but I saw the movie.
I thought it was okay. Not bad, but not an epiphany, either.
Solid.

 

[benwins]

I loved them both. i was a bit disappointed about them changing the ending, but the ending in the book wouldnt have worked on film.

p.s. Rorschach is teh awesome

 

[comadorcrack]

For the record though, Snyder has said that on the Director's Cut DVD all of that stuff he dropped from the book is going back in so that it will be almost a scene for scene recreation.

Hmm.. Then I may end up agreeing with your coment, that is a bit much. I like a bit of artistic License to be taken up. IE Dark Knight and Spiderman.

And the squid would confuse people even more, I saw it with my entire family and my mom and sister could wrap the head around it and my dad was just awe struk, so I think it was a good adaptation concidering the other adaptations of books and comics, *Beowulf* and *Wolverine*

True true. And lol, epicly agree. X-men 2 = Epic X-Men origins: Wolverine = WHY!!!! ='(

 

[Riza]

the movie itself is not that great...but it has many brilliant scenes and concepts...like when the comedian kills the woman who bears his child...when you hear for the first time that dr. Manhattan has all the powers of in the world, but doesn't care for people (and than shows the scenes where he builds some clock like mechanism on mars...i really like that

 

[cleverlymadeup]

Disliked the film, enjoyed the book. Snyder missed the point of making an adaptation when he had a scene for scene recreation of the comic book. You have to tweak and adjust things for a movie, not just slap it on screen as if Moore was writing storyboard. Otherwise, what's the point?

I respectfully disagree, while he did follow the main plot mostly word for word, he did drop alot of minor characters and alot of the under arching sub-plots. He did adapt quit a bit of it also, most of it was dumbing down the diolouge granted, but it was done as to make it accessable to the general public.

i think the extended cut has a lot of what's been taken out put back in and/or has been adapted, such as under the hood

All in all I really loved the movie, asides from Dark Knight its easilly the best comic addaptation on screen. If you've not seen it yet then please do go, have your perceptions on right and wrong. Read the book first though, because you'll get a much better feel for the plot.

i don't think the Dark Knight was that great of an adaptation, it was good but not better than Watchmen, they REALLY missed the point of the Joker

as for the topic on hand, i really liked Watchmen and didn't really mind the changes they've made from the original story

 

[comadorcrack]

All in all I really loved the movie, asides from Dark Knight its easilly the best comic addaptation on screen. If you've not seen it yet then please do go, have your perceptions on right and wrong. Read the book first though, because you'll get a much better feel for the plot.

i don't think the Dark Knight was that great of an adaptation, it was good but not better than Watchmen, they REALLY missed the point of the Joker

as for the topic on hand, i really liked Watchmen and didn't really mind the changes they've made from the original story

Im not sure if my english was right there, When i was ralking about perceptions I was refering to Watchmen.

I'm not sure wha you mean though. "missed the point of the Joker". Personally I thought the Nail was hit firmly on the head. I mean Heath Ledgers Joker was alot like The joker from "The Killing Joke".

 

[A random person]

They were both good, but beating people up in the movie was rendered hilarious, but that was kinda inevitable because of the screams.

 

[SmilingKitsune]

I love the book, it was the first graphic novel that really drew me in.
I also loved the film, I think it did a good job of capturing the mood and feel of the book.

 

[Lenny Magic]

Movie was pretty good, I still prefer the book though. No option in the poll for that so yeah...

 

[Jimmyjames]

The movie made some pretty big concessions, but then again it pretty much had to. The ending change actually bothered me more that I thought it would. I'm very much looking forward to the special edition.