Poll: Watchmen, will it be a Superman Returns, or a Dark Knight?
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Me too.C Lion said:
I never really liked it to begin with, it seemed a bit out of place and I agree that it's not filmable. If there's another way to do it, than that's fine.
I think I'll be able to enjoy the movie, even if he changes a few plot points, it's not like the novel will cease to exist. Plus Malin Åkerman is playing the Silk Specter, which is cool because she's Swedish
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An Octopus? Or maybe a Cuttlefish, or an alien spaceship. Actually the spaceship would be good as you wouldn't need the psychic element, which I found stood out a bit as (Dr.Manhattan aside) there are really no "powers" in the Watchmen universe. A spaceship would be dangerous, and obviously alien. If the don't do that maybe a terrorism angle (like 9/11) giving it a modern angle as the Cold War angle isn't around any more.j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
So I finally read it through, and the novel is quite amazing. Now that I know about the octopus and its significance, I now understand why its absence is such a big deal, and I now join the overwhelming majority who really have no idea whether the movie movie is going to actually work.
Excuse me? The "It'll live up to the hype" is your "good" option, because the massive hype and excitement stems from the belief that it'll be, at the very least, "good". And are not the majority of us who chose the "I have no idea" option choosing a middle ground, even those who chose "It'll live up to the hype" too?zhoomout said:
Alan Moore also didn't like the V for Vendetta movie, which I thought was great. I believe that he requested that his name not be mentioned in the credits of that film. I haven't read Watchmen, but I have a cousin who tells me it's better than Vendetta (and I'll take his word about movies, books and music)Double-O said:
On a slightly off topic note, I wouldn't want to be in Alan Moore's position. I can't imagine what it's like to put your work into the hands of people who you don't think will treat it well.
But that was the great thing about the end, I felt as conflicted and weirded out as the main character seemed. I was like "Wtf a giant squid? Nuclear war with Russia averted...I guess that kind of balances 30 million dead...does it?"Littaly said:
But I agree it would be hard to translate to film, like at the end of War of the Worlds (the original novel) the germs thing seems miraculous and awesome. In the film, it goes from one minute getting our arses handed to us on a plate, to "wait they'll dead?"
this is a "you screw this up, you die" situation. us Watchmen fans will not take crap and will let him know if it sucks
but i like what the director did with 300, should be interesting
but i like what the director did with 300, should be interesting
The squid monster was a means to an end. If some disaster convinces the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to stop fighting and pull together, there's still hope.Spacelord said:But the giant squid's pretty crucial though.
I hear that's what was done. Persistent rumors state that Veidt causes a set of nuclear-like attacks which *look* like the work of Dr. Manhattan.
c)They are releasing a Black Freighter edition, which runs about 3hrs and 40minsPedroSteckecilo said:
d)The heroes themselves are pretty b-list.
e)It's released March 6.(not much better)
g)They made the prison scene into an action scene complete with slow motion
That makes sense with the blue explosion in the trailer.RufusMcLaser said:The squid monster was a means to an end. If some disaster convinces the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to stop fighting and pull together, there's still hope.Spacelord said:But the giant squid's pretty crucial though.
I hear that's what was done. Persistent rumors state that Veidt causes a set of nuclear-like attacks which *look* like the work of Dr. Manhattan.
I am really hoping this movie will be awesome...the commercials look pretty sweet...so hopefully it will live up to the hype. : )