Poll: Who will watch "The Watchmen"?
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Yes, I am definitely going to see the movie. Hopefully they want ruin it, but if they stay to true to the comic, things should be okay. I love the trailer. The song gets stuck in my head all the time.
Any response to this that accurately reflects my feelings towards this post would get me banned so I will censor myself.malestrithe post=18.71953.742552 said::onning flameproof pants::
I hated the Graphic Novel. I felt it was boring and stodgy. I hated the characters, except the Comedian. He roxx.
I will still watch the movie. I have seen most comic book movies and liked all of them.
The movie's visuals will look really good.
The movie's set pieces will kick ass.
The actors' performances will be pretty good.
But the movie won't be anything more than just another typical superhero flick. It won't make you challenge your preconceptions about justice, fate, heroism or society as the book does. The movie won't have anything worthwhile to say. Just another boilerplate popcorn-muncher.
Iron-clad rule: The book is always better. No exceptions.
The movie's set pieces will kick ass.
The actors' performances will be pretty good.
But the movie won't be anything more than just another typical superhero flick. It won't make you challenge your preconceptions about justice, fate, heroism or society as the book does. The movie won't have anything worthwhile to say. Just another boilerplate popcorn-muncher.
Iron-clad rule: The book is always better. No exceptions.
Your a brave man saying that here.malestrithe post=18.71953.742552 said::
I hated the Graphic Novel. I felt it was boring and stodgy. I hated the characters, except the Comedian. He roxx.
I will still watch the movie. I have seen most comic book movies and liked all of them.
I have absolutely no faith in Zack Snyder in being able to do anything as intelligent and morally complex as The Watchmen and I, along with Alan Moore, quietly wish it gets scrapped due to the lawsuit.
Still I think he's entitled to his opinion.Eyclonus post=18.71953.742827 said:Your a brave man saying that here.malestrithe post=18.71953.742552 said::
I hated the Graphic Novel. I felt it was boring and stodgy. I hated the characters, except the Comedian. He roxx.
I will still watch the movie. I have seen most comic book movies and liked all of them.
Anyhoo, being the huge comic fan that I am I will defiently go and see this on opening day. I still wonder how the movie will embrace some of the wackier concepts in the Watchmen, but I'm sure Snyder can pull it off.
I believe that too, just pointing out this site is heavily biased towards Alan Moore's works in general.N-Sef post=18.71953.742854 said:Still I think he's entitled to his opinion.Eyclonus post=18.71953.742827 said:Your a brave man saying that here.malestrithe post=18.71953.742552 said::
I hated the Graphic Novel. I felt it was boring and stodgy. I hated the characters, except the Comedian. He roxx.
I will still watch the movie. I have seen most comic book movies and liked all of them.
Anyhoo, being the huge comic fan that I am I will defiently go and see this on opening day. I still wonder how the movie will embrace some of the wackier concepts in the Watchmen, but I'm sure Snyder can pull it off.
I'm probably going to see it, but I'm not expecting a faithful adaptation of the source material, because that's probably not what I'm going to get. At this point, I'd settle for an entertaining, thought provoking movie. As long as it's not an awful movie, I don't really mind it deviating from the source material. *glares in Daredevil's direction*
Sidenote... How about that Dr. Manhattan, huh? He actually came out looking pretty good. I was worried for a bit, but he's more or less spot on.
Sidenote... How about that Dr. Manhattan, huh? He actually came out looking pretty good. I was worried for a bit, but he's more or less spot on.
There is always a change between film and book. Different mediums. I'll watch it and write a review afterwards.
At the risk of sounding moronic..... Wasn't there a guy in the trailer for the movie who looked and sounded like Batman, complete with color scheme and pointy ear-things on the helmet (cowl)?
I have never really liked comic books, so I have never read The Watchmen, but I do plan to see the movie. I think I'll see the movie first, then maybe read it, so I don't get to disappointed with the movie. Also...
I'm not entirely sure on this, but I think the guy who looked like batman and the guy who sounded like batman were two different characters.jamanticus post=18.71953.743121 said:
I realise the trailer is absoultely freakin' awesome, but am I the only one that thinks that perhaps they've screwed the pooch re: Ozymandias? I just really hope that they capture the aesthetic of the comic rather than the big-budget aesthetic, you see the comic was a superhero story that was just nasty in it's aesthetic. It's not stylish, it looks like just a normal comic book but with something just askew, the colour palette just a little bit darker and in that lay one of the many layers of meaning in the comic book.
I personally think it should only be made on a budget of 50M max to avoid it becoming just another big-budget superhero film. It's so...so much more than that. It's the antithesis of the normal comic book.
God I hope they don't screw this one up.
I personally think it should only be made on a budget of 50M max to avoid it becoming just another big-budget superhero film. It's so...so much more than that. It's the antithesis of the normal comic book.
God I hope they don't screw this one up.
How do you think they screwed the pooch with Ozymandias? I mean look at what he wore in the book, if he wore that in the film all people will talk about is that the possibilty of him being gay, due to his fashion sense and complete lack of girlfriend.Hey Joe post=18.71953.743503 said:
That was one of the layers of complexity with Ozymandias (see his connection to Alexander the Great). His sexuality was part of his persona, even Rorsarch brings it up early in the book. So people who read the book thought he may be gay, so why would this change for the film. Besides, what he's wearing in the trailer is completely stupid.
I haven't read the source material though pretty much all I've ever heard in my time on the intertubes is how mind-shatteringly awesome it is.
I'll probably watch the movie, the trailer looked badass, then move on from there depending on if I enjoy it or not. If I don't enjoy it and people slam it for too much source deviation then I might check out the graphic novel anyway.
I did enjoy V for Vendetta, though it got a bit stupid towards the end in my opinion. Seeing Natalie Portman dressed up all pretty in pigtails sold the movie to me anyway though, so I guess I could be biased.
I'll probably watch the movie, the trailer looked badass, then move on from there depending on if I enjoy it or not. If I don't enjoy it and people slam it for too much source deviation then I might check out the graphic novel anyway.
I did enjoy V for Vendetta, though it got a bit stupid towards the end in my opinion. Seeing Natalie Portman dressed up all pretty in pigtails sold the movie to me anyway though, so I guess I could be biased.
