Watchmen

[Idaho]

You're just too busy sucking Moore cock to have an objective point of view on these films.
LoG is a silly knockabout romp and the film is too.

Whhhhhfffhhhff? Uff uhhfffhu fhhf hhhhfff..

Sorry Alan, just a sec.



(wipes mouth)




That's as may be. However there are a million comic stories out there prime for comic book panto. Most of the Moore stories are more complex and interesting, and when reduced to Hollywood films end up as nonsense. If you wanted to create a happy romantic comedy chick flick, you wouldn't pick up War and Peace, chuck out 90% of the plot, ideas, ambience and narrative and make a film of it. You'd adapt it from one of the millions of well selling chick lit books out there.

 

[Orang Utan]

You're just being precious about it - I'm sure you could make a rom com out of War & Peace
Many successful romcoms are based on the classics - 10 Things I Hate About You is The Taming The Shrew, Clueless is Austen's Emma.
And with other films - you wouldn't criticise The Warriors for being unfaithful to Xenephon.

 

[Belushi]

You're just being precious about it - I'm sure you could make a rom com out of War & Peace
Many successful romcoms are based on the classics - 10 Things I Hate About You is The Taming The Shrew, Clueless is Austen's Emma.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a retelling of the Rape of the Sabine Women, I love Musicals

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

You're just too busy sucking Moore cock to have an objective point of view on these films.
LoG is a silly knockabout romp and the film is too.

I don't much care for the first volume but like the second. The film is a piece of shit. Shit story, shit effects, shit everything. I can't see what anyone would like about it.

. . and I am not sucking Moores cock, not everything he touches is gold, in fact most of it isn't. Trouble is, most comic books are utter shite and anything half decent aways stands out.

 

[The Octagon]

New clips -

- Feel better about Goode as Veidt now, but as a consequence they've lost the great Rorshach lines about Veidt selling out.

- No problems here, and Laurie looks fiiine.

- Snyder certainly loves his slo-mo.

Laurie / Sally Jupiter scene - Nice make-up on Carla Gugino, flashback looked well shot too.

Please don't be shit, Please don't be shit.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Oh god that fire rescue looks rubbish. The music is sooo shit. I'm worried now, looks like a regular hollywood job where it was quite a straightforward (crap) rescue in the book.

And fucking hell there is no way that she looks or sounds 60. Disappointing if these are the bits they have leaked.

 

[Orang Utan]

Those clips do look shit

 

[The Octagon]

Oh god that fire rescue looks rubbish. The music is sooo shit. I'm worried now, looks like a regular hollywood job where it was quite a straightforward (crap) rescue in the book.

And fucking hell there is no way that she looks or sounds 60. Disappointing if these are the bits they have leaked.

I thought the fire rescue was the only well-done clip

They haven't made it any less straightforward (SS drops down, goes and gets everyone, they escape). Slo-mo is the only real addition.

Though you're right about the music, it is a tad over-the-top.

The music in the Police riots clip was far worse (disco boogie?)

 

[g force]

Oh god that fire rescue looks rubbish. The music is sooo shit. I'm worried now, looks like a regular hollywood job where it was quite a straightforward (crap) rescue in the book.

And fucking hell there is no way that she looks or sounds 60. Disappointing if these are the bits they have leaked.

Those clips do look shit

Aye...now i'm getting worried

 

[Idaho]

It's going to be shiiiiiiiiiitttt

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

They haven't made it any less straightforward (SS drops down, goes and gets everyone, they escape). Slo-mo is the only real addition.

No but it looks like they are super heros with all the music, explosions and jumping around. In the comic it's pretty 'boy scout' and a tad lame which I like.

SS doesn't drop down looking all cool, dodging fire etc, she makes them form an orderly cue to get onto the owl ship where she serves them coffee.

Those clips are worrying.

 

[DexterTCN]

Those clips are worrying.

I thought they looked heavily edited from what you would actually see in a movie.

Looking Hollywood....well, it's an advert. I suppose we're lucky we don't have that voice-over guy. The people who have read the novel will most likely go anyway, so they want a broader appeal in the adverts for those hollywood-blockbuster-luvvin-eejits (imo) and at the end of the day it's based on an action comic.

I think it's about 160 minutes long, so taking away 10 (??) or so for credits leaves a fair bit for a good shot at it. 300 was rather good, I thought, and it was quite at variance from the original.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

and at the end of the day it's based on an action comic.

Have you read it? I wouldn't say it was an action comic. Far from it.

 

[DexterTCN]

Have you read it? I wouldn't say it was an action comic. Far from it.

Sir....I refer you to my post last year. link

That's the thing, isn't it.

I mean the comic (comic lol) is the piece de la resistance, the Sistine Chapel, the Citizen Kane, perfection through imperfection which becomes more through multiple gazings....Watchmen the graphic novel is not only iconic but iconoclastic. Sublime.

I'm a recent fan.

And then talk of a film.....a fucking Hollywood film...Hollywood as in Judge Dredd? Superman 4? Batman and fucking Robin? I mean...batman and fucking robin can't they just fuck of and die!!!

Or Hollywood as in Superman 2, Batman Returns? Fair dos the 2 Hulk movies at least tried.

They've been doing 'superhero' movies for a while now...can they do this? Can they make the ultimate?

I'd take 'nearly' with this one. I'd dearly love the cinematic equivalent. Must be possible, surely?

Trailer looks good.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Sir....I refer you to my post last year. link

I don't see how that makes it an 'action comic' or why it has any relevance to my post at all.

 

[DexterTCN]

Ah well.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Oh, apart from the fact that you do appear to have read it, however I was being sarcastic when I suggested you might not have.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Booked my tickets for this at the Imax today...

 

[gsv]

Farewell o my dreams of imax wondrifferousness

GS(v)

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Farewell o my dreams of imax wondrifferousness

GS(v)

 

[8den]

Um it's not me but doesn't this look fucking woeful. http://www.movieweb.com/video/VIPSpUPUnbtFTY

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Um it's not me but doesn't this look fucking woeful. http://www.movieweb.com/video/VIPSpUPUnbtFTY

Oh no, not one good clip so far

 

[Part 2]

Dear me, it looks rubbish.

Nearly booked some tickets for the IMAX yesterday then noticed there were 8 seats booked out on the back row of the (ahem) premium seats. Thought it will be a load of fanboys who'll be whinging at every bit they don't like. Judging on those clips they'll be at it nonoe stop through the whole film.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Had an email today from the guy in charge of "viral marketing" for Watchmen - there's a collection of bits and pieces here:

http://www.rubberrepublic.com/swag/watchmen/en

Will post any "exclusive" content as and when I receive it...

 

[Awesome Wells]

I'm sure the usual sources will have it, circumventing the 'conventional' outlets.

Perhaps that's best.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Dear me, it looks rubbish.

Nearly booked some tickets for the IMAX yesterday then noticed there were 8 seats booked out on the back row of the (ahem) premium seats. Thought it will be a load of fanboys who'll be whinging at every bit they don't like. Judging on those clips they'll be at it nonoe stop through the whole film.

Ha ha, I think I must have looked at booking the same day and time. Not exactly full up yet.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Just got this:

As promised, I have an advance warning for you on a highly anticipated New Frontiersman broadcast - "Who Watches the Watchmen?" - an MTV parody.

It will be delivered first exclusively through the Watchmen TV after 5PM today!

Link: http://www.i-watch-the-watchmen.com/tvplayer/

It can later be found on the New Frontiersman YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/thenewfrontiersman

That's probably 5pm LA time, I would guess.

 

[Gromit]

I left my phone at home today and its bugging the crap out of me cause i want to know if he is alright for me to book the iMax for when i'm visiting in March.

 

[Sadken]

I don't mean to brag, but I got 2 tickets to see this in the Shunt Lounge under London Bridge station with one of the UK's "hottest bands" (that'll be shit then) and loads of installations and mad shit going on for next Thursday, which is only the day before my frigging birthday as well.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

You can be the first to tell everyone it's shit