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I recently just finished reading the comics and loved 'em. The trailer makes me wet in places I didn't know existed, and from it, it looks like it'll follow the comics pretty closely. Hopefully Fox realizes they're making a mistake and lets this movie come out. :/
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it looks like it'll follow the comics pretty closely.
hahaha.
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It was a great read, probably the best comic I've ever read.
(Although I only read Punisher comic books most of the time)
The movie never is as good as the source, but it still looks incredibly promising.
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The movie looks not so much. Watchmen doesn't work as a film.
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from what i saw from the trailer it looks well done, but it just won't have the same sort of impact the comic did.
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The trailer is awesome.
And the interviews seem like the actors had fun doing it.
Assuming its going to suck isn't really that fair.
The only problem I see is portraying that one chapter with Dr Manhattan's inner monologue and the other with
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I don't understand the negativity surrounding it.
Half of Watchmen went over your head if you're not sure of why people are weary of a film version.
That's not say you're a moron or anything. You don't have to read between the lines to enjoy Watchmen on a level. But it just seems to defeat a lot of intention and purpose (specifically in its form as a comic book) to bring it to a new medium. So much of its direction and story-telling factors only work in the comic format.
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Holy Hell wrote:
Half of Watchmen went over your head if you're not sure of why people are weary of a film version.
Honestly?
That is entirely possible.
I've only just read it about a week ago.
Although I am rereading it.
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I don't understand the negativity surrounding it.
In addition to it really only working in the comic format, there's also the ALTERNATIVE FUELS SUBPLOT arrrgh
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About it as a film, I don't really see how the Tales of the Black Freighter bits will fit in; they'll probably remove them entirely. As well, (not sure if the comics did this, but) the anthology had inserts of Hollis' book or fictional newspaper clippings and such between chapters, and those helped me better comprehend what was happening. Those probably won't make it into the film.
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In addition to it really only working in the comic format, there's also the ALTERNATIVE FUELS SUBPLOT arrrgh
Useless subplots? Shit. Why do they always do this? Although, David Hayter wrote the original screenplay for this, and his X-men films didn't do too poorly, if I recall correctly. It may have a chance.
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I'm more excited for the Superfriends movie.
That being said, the graphic novel was suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper. Alan Moore's a genius, but at the expense of him also being a complete freak.
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Although, David Hayter wrote the original screenplay for this, and his X-men films didn't do too poorly, if I recall correctly. It may have a chance.
They're not using Hayter's screenplay.
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I still want to see it, but it will probably ruin the comic in much the same way Alan's other works, V for Vendetta and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were ruined by their movies.
I say ruined in a loose sense. The comics are still fine. But now there are Guy Fawkes fans everywhere and people think of Sean Connery when they think the league (who made the movie hilarious because of the bad lines he had to say in a Sean Connery accent... LOOKSH LEIK IT WAZHN'T DISH TIGERSH TIEM T' DIEE).
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The more they add to the story, ultimately, the more they will take away. I am displeased with that bullshit. They will probably take away a lot of the poignancy of the comic.
I still want to see it, but it will probably ruin the comic in much the same way Alan's other works, V for Vendetta and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were ruined by their movies.
I say ruined in a loose sense. The comics are still fine. But now there are Guy Fawkes fans everywhere and people think of Sean Connery when they think the league (who made the movie hilarious because of the bad lines he had to say in a Sean Connery accent... LOOKSH LEIK IT WAZHN'T DISH TIGERSH TIEM T' DIEE).
I still want to see it, but it will probably ruin the comic in much the same way Alan's other works, V for Vendetta and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were ruined by their movies.
I say ruined in a loose sense. The comics are still fine. But now there are Guy Fawkes fans everywhere and people think of Sean Connery when they think the league (who made the movie hilarious because of the bad lines he had to say in a Sean Connery accent... LOOKSH LEIK IT WAZHN'T DISH TIGERSH TIEM T' DIEE).
I don't think you can really consider the League movie an adaptation at least. That thing was pretty much completely different from the comic.
Hollywood:"There are too many brits in this thing. We need an AMURICAN! Let's add Tom Sawyer!!!"
And poor Sean Connery, doing that film has scared him away from movies for life. Though, had he not done that movie, he probably would have ended up doing Indy 4 which probably would've had the same effect ='/
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If there's one thing I can say about The League, comic or movie, I never liked how they made Captain Nemo an Indian.
I mean, reading the book 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, you get the sense he is like some educated European or Polish ex-patriate or something, but I did a double take when Ol' Beardy said "I am Captain Nemo"
But that's besides the point.
They are not gunna give Rorshach justice. He is probably going to be made either a complete asshole, or a sympathetic nice guy (that DOESN'T kill people. Hurrn!).
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But I liked the 'satire on the mid-eighties/ late 90's superhero movies' costumes they made for characters like Ozzy and Nite-Owl
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zuddy wrote:
he is a complete asshole. there's not much to sympathize with.
yet, though I do not approve of his methods, he is the only one who lived true to his ideals no matter what.
Never compromise. Not even in the face of armageddon.
Veidt was just a huge dick who thought the means justified the ends.
Jon was a contradicting asshole, who SAYS he doesn't care about human affairs, yet feels the need to
Spoiler:
He is an asshole.
Julie is just a ho'.
The Comedian shot pregnant women.
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Emperor Ing wrote:
zuddy wrote:
he is a complete asshole. there's not much to sympathize with.
yet, though I do not approve of his methods, he is the only one who lived true to his ideals no matter what.
Never compromise. Not even in the face of armageddon.
Veidt was just a huge dick who thought the means justified the ends.
Jon was a contradicting asshole, who SAYS he doesn't care about human affairs, yet feels the need to
Spoiler:
He is an asshole.
Julie is just a ho'.
The Comedian shot pregnant women.
You forgot Daniel who..
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Also,
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also, here's a funny little thing I found based on the games that will be based on the movie.
http://www.the-iss.com/2008/07/watchmen ... ements.php (May contain Spoilers)
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Emperor Ing wrote:
zuddy wrote:
he is a complete asshole. there's not much to sympathize with.
yet, though I do not approve of his methods, he is the only one who lived true to his ideals no matter what.
Never compromise. Not even in the face of armageddon.
none of the heroes in watchmen are good people, and that's sort of the point, so i'm not sure why you feel the need to point out all of their flaws.
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There was no such thing as a "hero" in Watchmen.
But I personally found Rorschach to be the closest.
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