Comments on: Watchmen = PERFECT (a slightly spoilery review)

By: Its

Its — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:23:51 +0000

Just saw it today and was blown away by Rosharch. Matter of fact, he was the best part of the movie and Manhattan’s philosophisizing was a close second. Those we’re the two things that struck me as the most significant anyway.

I honestly didn’t understand the fight scenes with Laurie and Nightowl. Not to mention the over abundance of screen time given to Laurie and her mangled relationships/lack of maturity.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:56:27 +0000

I think “breathtaking” is a perfect adjective to describe the film. I was every bit as blown away as I was hoping to be.

By: Stewbacca

Stewbacca — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:03:32 +0000

Saw this with my wife this weekend– she and I were both impressed with the visuals — very nice, but it had the same effect on me watching it as it did reading it— absolutely nothing– boring predictable story that wants to be deeper than it is– I still dont get why everyone calls this the pinnacle of storytelling and such an opus. Granted, that was how I went in to see, and wondering if the moving form would change for me– and all I found was about 1:30 into the movie- thinking in my head we are only that far into the comic now and wondering when it was going to be over– it was just too long.. Im guessing this is a love it or leave it movie– and I was just as non plussed as when I left 300– okay, nothing great and Ill probably never watch it again (well maybe fast foward through to the fight scenes –just like 300). And watching the Mars scene was just as painful as it was reading it the first time…and just to make everyone understand- I followed all the messages and subtex and understood all the metaphysical stuff, and this might have been the most amazing creation ever in the ’80s– but it just doesnt stand the test of time.

And just to put an unjaded sanity check on this, my wife who had no prior ideas about this– said the same thing- pretty movie– but long boring and pretty much left you with a so what feeling at the end.. and enough with Dr. Manhattans junk already…

Yes almost a perfect visual interpertation of the comic– but since I felt the story in the comic was Meh, the movie just followed suit..

By: plasticfetish

plasticfetish — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:05:05 +0000

Just a nod to the guy who loaned me a copy of Watchmen back in college, and got me excited about it waaay back then. Be seeing the film this week if I can. Thanks Scott!

(-Shawn)

By: CantinaDan

CantinaDan — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:09:05 +0000

I was blown away. My wife (not a lover of geek culture) liked it and was, at times, moved by the story. I could give a flying flip what the haters have to say. In my opinion, that was an exceptional movie adaptation.

By: Hourman

Hourman — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:13:57 +0000

When adapting a book into a movie, there’s always a tension between staying true enough tot he source material so that it retains its meaning and value, and compromising on things that will allow it to translate into the medium of film. The danger of the latter is that you compromise so much that the source material looses its bite. A property like “Watchman”, while obviously highly esteemed by a great many people, is not going to appeal to everybody – or at least not in any form that retains a resemblence to the book. Its dark, its gritty, its brutal both in its violence and its truth, and those things are not going to appeal to everybody. Or, alternatively, you could water down those elements so as to make the film version more appealing to the mainstream, but you have to ask if at that point its still “Watchmen”? I haven’t seen the movie yet, but it sounds like Snyder stayed pretty close to the source. If people don’t like or get that, that’s too bad. And if that means the film flops or underperforms, it will certainly bode badly for future comics-to-film translations that try to stay similarly close to their origins. But if I had to choose between an unsuccessful film version that captured the essence of the graphic novel, or a huge hit that gutted the heart of the work, I know which one I’d rather live with.

By: Hourman

Hourman — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:05:48 +0000

Same problem for me too, re: not being able to read all the text of the review.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:17:13 +0000

It’s not doing well on RT (63%), but I’m still very excited about this movie. I wonder if it is too much of a love letter to the comic, so much so that the average audience member who hasn’t read the book will be totally lost. I hope not.

By: ZAXILLA2

ZAXILLA2 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:19:51 +0000

I’m seeing this movie in about four hours! I cannot wait. I love the GN and have had my eye on this for sometime. One thing, your review is cut off on the right side of the column. at least on my screen…