[Closed] Watchmen

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.

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!

just a film with a blue bloke with a big blue cock and some fight n explosions

+1

see I told you it didn't translate from the, oh I didn't, oh never mind.

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.

i'm messing about as well 🙂 it's fun.

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

Cultural analyst Nikki Hollis said: "If you ask me, Watchmen is just Bash Street Kids with hovering blue penises.

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.

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

The most hilarious super hero since 'Mystery Men'. Watch out for Batmanuel, it's Nestor Carbonell from Lost!

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

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.

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.

Con Air's on BBC1 if you fancy something a bit more cerebral

is it me or has the sound screwed up?

I adore the book. And I loved the film. So there you are. All sorted.

My feelings about it are a little obvious 🙂

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.

Don't know if I was just tired but found it a bit boring and gave up 2/3 through it.

too much reverence for the [s]book [/s] comic

FTFY.

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

Yup I gave up about 2/3rds though. Just didn't feel engaged by the characters.

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.

300 is my favourite graphic novel adaptation, beautifully stylised.

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. [i]Ever[/i].

I tucked myself into bed at midnight and left the computer recording the rest of it. Finished it off last night. I rather enjoyed it, but then Ive never ready a comic book story either.

I particularly like Rorshach. Sufficiently nasty bastard.

And oddly enough I dont feel threatened by a computer generated Smurf phallus on the screen. Must be the modern man that I am 🙂

Rorshach is the best comic/graphic novel, or whatever you want to call them, character I've read. Clearly bonkers and doesn't run around in tights. As far as know...

And oddly enough I dont feel threatened by a computer generated Smurf phallus on the screen. Must be the modern man that I am

Neither was I. I think it was because the afore mentioned Smurf phallus wasn't exactly a trip hazard.