Watchmen

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

It's really not worth peeing your pants for.

 

[The Octagon]

It's really not worth peeing your pants for.

It probably is on DVD, I imagine that will improve it immensely (and I enjoyed the Cinema version).

 

[100% masahiko]

Finally saw Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood documentary.

Excellent.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I thought they were both pretty shit.

Under the hood even contradicts the part of the film where they say only night owl 1 and ozzy ozborne have revealed their true identities to the public. Why did they even say that in the film? Pointless.

 

[ExtraRefined]

grrr

when is it being released on dvd in the us?

And more to the point, when is it being released on 1080p mkv in bittorentland

 

[andy2002]

I thought they were both pretty shit.

Under the hood even contradicts the part of the film where they say only night owl 1 and ozzy ozborne have revealed their true identities to the public. Why did they even say that in the film? Pointless.

I thought Freighter was alright but, divorced from the comic, pointless. Under The Hood bored me to tears.

 

[Jazzz]

Saw it last night in the IMAX. Enjoyed it. I'll go with the 7.5 out of ten someone gave before and I'm a harsh marker.

My main critsism is that after the initial fight scene all the remaining fight scenes paled in comparison. Were too much knife through butter which removes the excitement of danger.

I thought the prison scenes where Rorschach dealt with the revenge attacks were pretty enthralling, if brief!

Really enjoyed the film

 

[Azrael]

Firstly, an apology, I got very snotty with you several months back, and told you it'd never be realised in March. I was wrong. I had also mixed you up with another user Azrael 23.

A belated thank you. Much appreciated, and forgotten.

My namesake continues to haunt me long after his banning. Poor old Azrael23. Despite his conspira-loonery, he was a pleasant enough poster until the lizards took over.

You had no idea that the New Frontiersman was a right wing magazine, no idea what they were about. […] The twist ending is ruined by this flaw.

I didn't notice, having read the comic, but thinking back you're right. The gaps in exposition were a problem throughout, from Bubastis' sudden appearance ("Why does Ozy have a giant purple cat beside him?!") to Hollis Mason's disappearance. I'm sure some will be settled in the director's cut, but Mr Snyder crammed too much in.

Not that I blame him too much, as he had an impossible job, and got something enjoyable on screen. For that I'm impressed.

 

[dylans]

Who watched the Watchmen

Saw the Watchmen movie this morning and was pleasantly surprised. It stayed pretty faithful to the novel.

The only criticism I would make is that they didn't splice the pirate comic stuff into it. I know it's released as a separate animated movie so I am guessing there will be a directors cut type release at some point with the comic book interlaced with the story as in the GN.

Rorshach was perfect. And I was relieved they kept all his existential philosophising in.

Anyone else watched the Watchmen (dying to write that) ? What did you think?

 

[DexterTCN]

Opinions vary, I enjoyed it. There's a massive thread on it somewhere.

In some places the changes improved it, I thought.

 

[Santino]

I enjoyed it and didn't miss the pirate sections. I am more interested in seeing the Under the Hood documentary.

 

[kained&able]

twas very good. dark knight has changed super hero films hasn't it.

how does rawshank work? does his mask reflect his mood or what?


dave

 

[andy2002]

I thought it pretty much sucked and the introduction of the pirate stuff will only make it longer and even duller.

 

[Crispy]

merged

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

how does rawshank work? does his mask reflect his mood or what?


dave

According to the comic book it's sort of heat sensitive and the blobs just move around when it's worn close to the skin. It doesn't explain how the pattens are symmetrical but I suppose you could say that if it is heat sensitive and worn on the face symmetry would naturally occur.

 

[magneze]

Just finished watching it. Surprisingly faithful to the novel. If I hadn't read it not sure I would have enjoyed the film as much - needed to be 30-60 minutes shorter to work. Great casting throughout - only Ozymandias was a bit off for me.

Well worth watching IMO...

 

[bouncer_the_dog]

not read thread but would say my favourite film of 2009 ... and i am counting the minutes to get my grabbers on the special edition

 

[kained&able]

I find it too difficult to watch, its just too dark(as in not bright rather then the rape scene etc) which spoils it for me.


dave

 

[subversplat]

I stole this off the internet in (Directors' Cut, HD) and it was great! Who needs IMAX? Especially when they leave half the stuff out (not that I've seen the non-DC version, but it seems a far more lacking film for it).

 

[subversplat]

According to the comic book it's sort of heat sensitive and the blobs just move around when it's worn close to the skin. It doesn't explain how the pattens are symmetrical but I suppose you could say that if it is heat sensitive and worn on the face symmetry would naturally occur.

I don't remember anything about that being in the book - it was just a fucked up dress that he made. Alan Moore Dave Gibbons is taking poetic liberties in changing the face every scene.

 

[magneze]

I don't remember anything about that being in the book - it was just a fucked up dress that he made. Alan Moore Dave Gibbons is taking poetic liberties in changing the face every scene.

We're just watching it again and talking about this. Got the book out. Roschach's mask is different in many of the pages - so even this is accurate..

 

[Awesome Wells]

The book is so superior to the film as to render the latter pointless. It misses the point on so many levels. I enjoyed it when i watched it, but it really isn't up to much in the long run.

 

[subversplat]

We're just watching it again and talking about this. Got the book out. Roschach's mask is different in many of the pages - so even this is accurate..

Oh yeah it's accurate, very much so (although the scene where he goes to the Doc "WHADDYA SEE?!" is added, in the book he finds his mask in a secret hiding place, as I remember), but it's still unexplained, although very coolly done in the film

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I don't remember anything about that being in the book - it was just a fucked up dress that he made. Alan Moore Dave Gibbons is taking poetic liberties in changing the face every scene.

He didn't make the dress himself, it was unwanted and he took it home to make his mask.

Alan Moore discribed the moving mask to gibbons, it was always supposed to be that way.

1962. special order for dress in new dr.manhattan spin off fabric. viscous fluids between two layers latex, heat and pressure sensitive.

 

[subversplat]

I stand corrected

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm such a nerd.

 

[PacificOcean]

Watched this last night on Sky Box Office.

Despite being needlessly violent at random points (this film could have easily been a 12A rather than an 18), I found it dull.

Maybe you have to be into the whole graphic novel culture to get it?

 

[Jazzz]

I saw it in a late screening at the Rio. Paid just a few quid, virtually empty cinema. Really enjoyed it

 

[Orang Utan]

i thought it was tiresome drivel

 

[Iguana]

The main problem with this movie is that it stuck too close to the source material. It was written at a point when an awful lot of people really did believe that MAD was highly likely if not inevitable. The plot that the human race needed a common enemy which had carried out mass murder to unite against in order for them not to destroy each other has become redundant. The cold war ended, we didn't need an intelligent psychopath to kill millions in order to bring us to that point. Ozymandius was obviously wrong and the others were wrong to accept his reasoning.

The general plot of the book needed to be updated for the story to have been relevant.