The Watchmen

DrPhil · #1 03-03-2009, 04:11 PM

I just saw a commercial that highlighted one of the female superheros.

If I had to only go based on that commercial, I wouldn't see the movie.

DaemonSeid · #2 03-03-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

I just saw a commercial that highlighted one of the female superheros.

If I had to only go based on that commercial, I wouldn't see the movie.

That's actually a good thing...kind of...sometimes when they advertise these types of movies, they give away too much of the movie and then you are disappointed.

AKA_Monet · #3 03-07-2009, 10:14 PM

DS--

Saw the Watchmen today. I liked the storyline. Easy to follow because I have been into comics for awhile. While I cannot tell the storyline off the bat like my husband can, who really is a comic book fan with sellable books in the $100s right now, with Deathloks et al., I am an Anime fan, like Usherman, The real Robotech and ZetaGundam... I digress...

I think for those who really didn't grow up around the 99 Luftballons' time, might have some issues...

And all I can say is there are a quite a few butts and penises hangin' around...

Too many blue penises... But that works, too...

nate2512 · #4 03-07-2009, 11:36 PM

I never read the book or anything, but as it was the only playing I went and watched it with a girl. The storyline made sense and all and I got it, but this movie just didn't really didn't do anything for me. I realize that for it do any justice to the book it needed to be that long, but I got bored.

As for the director, from technical aspects, despite the adversity the movie had, the pictures and graphics were amazing, I thought it rained a bit much though..lol...I didn't however think they were anywhere comparable to 300.

DaemonSeid · #5 03-08-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nate2512

I never read the book or anything, but as it was the only playing I went and watched it with a girl. The storyline made sense and all and I got it, but this movie just didn't really didn't do anything for me. I realize that for it do any justice to the book it needed to be that long, but I got bored.

As for the director, from technical aspects, despite the adversity the movie had, the pictures and graphics were amazing, I thought it rained a bit much though..lol...I didn't however think they were anywhere comparable to 300.

Dont take this the wrong way but this was kind of the reaction I was expecting from some people.

Can i ask...was you expecting more action or a faster pace?

nate2512 · #6 03-08-2009, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Dont take this the wrong way but this was kind of the reaction I was expecting from some people.

Can i ask...was you expecting more action or a faster pace?

Definitely a faster pace. I figured it start out a little slow, as most movies do, but this one just never really picked up pace. I understand why it was done that way, to those who know nothing about it, they needed to establish the characters and the plot, and that just took a while. The fight scenes were pretty solid. I do think , that if Greengrass's original shot at it would have went to production, we would have saw a much faster paced theatric, and a totally different style completely.

The characters have much more complexity than the characters of X-Men, Transformers, 300, so it definitely took longer to fully engage the viewer and their opinions of each.

DaemonSeid · #7 03-08-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nate2512

Definitely a faster pace. I figured it start out a little slow, as most movies do, but this one just never really picked up pace. I understand why it was done that way, to those who know nothing about it, they needed to establish the characters and the plot, and that just took a while. The fight scenes were pretty solid. I do think , that if Greengrass's original shot at it would have went to production, we would have saw a much faster paced theatric, and a totally different style completely.

The characters have much more complexity than the characters of X-Men, Transformers, 300, so it definitely took longer to fully engage the viewer and their opinions of each.

actually...no...you wouldn't have gotten a faster pace...the movie was done close to the comic as possible...as a matter of fact if the intro was done as it was in the comic (it's own chapter) it would have slowed the movie even more.

Believe me when I say you got a good adaptation of the comic.

My prediction is this weekend great start but the following weeks will be a question mark

DaemonSeid · #8 03-08-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

DS--

Saw the Watchmen today. I liked the storyline. Easy to follow because I have been into comics for awhile. While I cannot tell the storyline off the bat like my husband can, who really is a comic book fan with sellable books in the $100s right now, with Deathloks et al., I am an Anime fan, like Usherman, The real Robotech and ZetaGundam... I digress...

I think for those who really didn't grow up around the 99 Luftballons' time, might have some issues...

And all I can say is there are a quite a few butts and penises hangin' around...

Too many blue penises... But that works, too...

Somewhere out there a gay smurf was prolly drooling.