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Posted 9 months ago #
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It was alright but I'd have liked to see them have a go at the ending in the comic book, however messy it turned out.
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Great film. I must admit I watched it when it first came onto Sky and I wasn't impressed but I watched it again and then bang, the penny dropped and it's a very very impressive film. I didn't like Pulp Fiction when I first saw that but now it's definitely one of my all-time favourite films.
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Significant that two of the worst reviews come from DrRSWank and nobtwidler. Would I take any notice of an opinion of a couple of dipsticks with usernames like that? Christ no.
Ouch :meeps:
I'll try watching it again and see if my irrelevant opinion changes. Hows that? Although the thought of watching an indestructible naked smurf wander around a pointless plot isn't filling me with joy.
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There will be worse things to watch on Saturday night thats for sure BUT you don't have to sit in front of the TV Its Saturday night after all loads of better things to do!
Nice use of the insult dipstick too!
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Although the thought of watching an indestructible naked smurf wander around a pointless plot isn't filling me with joy.
That makes it sound even more appealing! Although not as appealing as The Saturday Morning Watchmen!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4wI liked the graphic novel and I liked the film - I thought the changes the film made were necessary. You always have to trim and tweak as there's stuff that will work in one medium that won't work in another. I liked the V for Vendetta film too though, so Moore and Moore purists would probably quite like to set me on fire.
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an indestructible naked smurf
Brilliant!
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Enjoyed 'Watchmen' but didn't think much of 'V for Vendetta' - that chap in the mask was an irritating little twerp...
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personally, I've never seen a good graphic novel turned into a film better than "Ghost World". Really underrated adaptation I reckon.
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Over hyped, over long but not complete crap.
It does contain a cracking quote from the Rorschach character just after he's dunked a prisoner into the deep fat fryer.
"You don't understand. I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!"
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Bit long, but nice and bleak. Blue guy with his cock out is a little off putting, but I found just thinking about a song I liked helped those bits pass more easily.
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so I guess you didn't think it was about deconstructing the myth or meaning of the superhero within its own context, cos that's all boring comic book stuff anyway. just a film with a blue bloke with a big blue cock and some fight n explosions. see I told you it didn't translate!
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just a film with a blue bloke with a big blue cock and some fight n explosions
+1
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see I told you it didn't translate from the, oh I didn't, oh never mind.
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Sorry, I'm only teasing...it's better than thinking about some of the stuff I saw working in A&E tonight. I rather enjoyed watchmen when I saw it at the cinema.
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i'm messing about as well
it's fun.
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For some reason i found the scene where the girls mum is attacked over the pool table very disturbing, i wasn't expecting that at all. A film that exceeds my expectations can only be good
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Cultural analyst Nikki Hollis said: "If you ask me, Watchmen is just Bash Street Kids with hovering blue penises.
I love the daily mash!! Nice one flashheart!!
I though it was alright but it didn't click for me in the way Sin city did or Three hundred. As for comic book to film conversions go Kick Ass was a good one.
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For those who liked the graphic novel without becoming an obsessed fanboy, you'll enjoy the accuracy in the transfer to the big screen. The whole story has a certain resonance as it involves a 'false flag' operation.
I also have a soft spot for the Stallone Judge Dredd film. Again, I liked the comics but didn't become a fanboy and therefore enjoyed the film, they got the world spot-on.
If you want to see a big blue superhero you can't get better than...
THE TICK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AujPl-Au3M0
The most hilarious super hero since 'Mystery Men'. Watch out for Batmanuel, it's Nestor Carbonell from Lost!Posted 9 months ago # -
I liked it, but as said before didn't like them monkeying around with the ending
Worth it solely for Rorschach's "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me" scene
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It's probably the best possible two hour adaptation of the book you could do, would have loved to have seen Gilliam's mini-series though if that had gone ahead, there's too much for two hours.
I actually think the film ending works a lot better than it would have if the books ending was used on screen.
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Watchmen, flawed but good. Well worth a watch. It's got to be better than the comic book crap I'm watching at the moment, The Hulk. Started ok but has turned into a farce.
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Con Air's on BBC1 if you fancy something a bit more cerebral
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is it me or has the sound screwed up?
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I adore the book. And I loved the film. So there you are. All sorted.
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My feelings about it are a little obvious
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Enjoyed seeing that - thks for putting the thread up or I wouldn't ahve known it was on.
Great feel to the film but too much reverence for the book IMHO. Really hard to adapt, you either butcher it to get something well-structured, but that usually ends up as formulaic holywood garbage. Or you pay homage and get a superb look and atmosphere but a completely un-workable film. Watchmen felt too close to the latter; being 12 hours long didn't help. Agree that they probably did the best they could for a tricky adaptation.Posted 9 months ago # -
Don't know if I was just tired but found it a bit boring and gave up 2/3 through it.
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too much reverence for the
bookcomicFTFY.
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Don't know if I was just tired but found it a bit boring and gave up 2/3 through it
me too saw it was on until 1am and thought balls I'm off to bed - sorry
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Yup I gave up about 2/3rds though. Just didn't feel engaged by the characters.
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personally, I've never seen a good graphic novel turned into a film better than "Ghost World". Really underrated adaptation I reckon.
I personally think The Walking Dead is the best adaptation, sometimes I think when adapting graphic novels or books, the format would better suit a tv serial.
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300 is my favourite graphic novel adaptation, beautifully stylised.
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walking dead is good but has strayed way to far from the comic imho
id love to see really good tv version of Y the last man
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I think my favourite graphic novel adaptation is Scott Pilgrim. I also loved Kick Ass, and quite a lot of the Marvel superhero ones too (Thor, X-Men First Class, Iron Man).
We do not speak of Spiderman 3 or Ghost Rider. Ever.
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