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Wow....how bad you ask? Words can't describe.....



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And this is coming from Dr. Manhattan himself
2009-03-08 9:55 PM
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as an action movie. sure it was entertaining. having just finished the book. words do not describe.. ugh ill agree
2009-03-08 10:35 PM
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Totally disagree.
2009-03-08 10:58 PM
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Fascinating to read the critiques in this thread and the other ... seems like people are really split on good/bad, not read a lot of "in the middle" stuff!
2009-03-09 12:26 AM
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My BIL read the "graphic novel" a few months ago because of the moving coming out and thought that wasn't any good. What you think of dem apples!


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I don't care about the movie, I'm just jealous of people who can actually get out of the house and get to the movie theater... 
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disturbed275 - 2009-03-08 9:51 PM And this is coming from Dr. Manhattan himself

 Good one!

2009-03-09 8:28 AM
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Artemis - 2009-03-08 11:35 PM Totally disagree.

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condorman - 2009-03-09 8:04 AM I don't care about the movie, I'm just jealous of people who can actually get out of the house and get to the movie theater... 

What's this thing called a "movie theater"?

2009-03-09 8:39 AM
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Fatdoggy - 2009-03-09 8:28 AM

Artemis - 2009-03-08 11:35 PM Totally disagree.

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X3.  It wasn't perfect, but pretty darn close.



2009-03-09 8:51 AM
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Good....Bad....Who cares.  I just go to the movies because it's the only time I can justify eating enough popcorn to feed a small village.

*hijack on* -  I love how theatres offer a tiny little cup of popcorn for like $4.00, then tell you for an extra $0.50 you can get the 5 gallon bucket. - *hijack off*

2009-03-09 8:55 AM
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Top grossing film of the week, and the most in the year so far.  I guess the general public didn't like it.
2009-03-09 9:11 AM
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Big Sexy - 2009-03-09 9:51 AM

Good....Bad....Who cares.  I just go to the movies because it's the only time I can justify eating enough popcorn to feed a small village.

*hijack on* -  I love how theatres offer a tiny little cup of popcorn for like $4.00, then tell you for an extra $0.50 you can get the 5 gallon bucket. - *hijack off*

See, this is why I generally DON'T go to the movies.  I've got a popcorn maker, a big HDTV and great sound system.  I can eat my popcorn, drink my soda, and not have to worry about missing the good parts of a 2-3 hour movie when I have to go pee.  Maybe I should practice letting it flow for my bike rides?

2009-03-09 9:16 AM
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gearboy - 2009-03-09 9:11 AM
Big Sexy - 2009-03-09 9:51 AM

Good....Bad....Who cares.  I just go to the movies because it's the only time I can justify eating enough popcorn to feed a small village.

*hijack on* -  I love how theatres offer a tiny little cup of popcorn for like $4.00, then tell you for an extra $0.50 you can get the 5 gallon bucket. - *hijack off*

See, this is why I generally DON'T go to the movies.  I've got a popcorn maker, a big HDTV and great sound system.  I can eat my popcorn, drink my soda, and not have to worry about missing the good parts of a 2-3 hour movie when I have to go pee.  Maybe I should practice letting it flow for my bike rides?

Wear depends, then you don't have to clean up the mess on your couch or recliner, or floor/rug.



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2009-03-09 9:56 AM
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Reviews are mixed, even polarized it seems. Two examples:

Pro: "This epic is to superhero movies what The Godfather is to gangster films. "

Con: "A pretentious, over-long, pseudointellectual mess. Self-indulgent and boring, this overhyped dud is one major waste of time."



2009-03-09 10:10 AM
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Saw it yesterday.. Actually it's not 1/2 as bad. Just a bit long and tedious, by typical movie standard. The film was beautifully made. I wish it were a 2 part TV special.
2009-03-09 10:25 AM
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Denise2003 - 2009-03-09 11:10 AM Saw it yesterday.. Actually it's not 1/2 as bad. Just a bit long and tedious, by typical movie standard. The film was beautifully made. I wish it were a 2 part TV special.

I wish they had done a "Kill Bill" type movie.  Where they do the first 1/2 and then a month later do the second 1/2.  If they had been really true to the graphic novel (like Lord of the Rings - not change the ending, add in the Black Freighter, Under the Hood and the relationship between the kid and newsstand vendor as some quick examples) it would've been a 5 to 6 hour movie.  The motion comic book is just under 6 hours and even that had edits for time.

2009-03-09 10:29 AM
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It was a spontaneous move, but I saw it at midnight on Thursday (first showing).

I can see that it was nicely made, and that fans of the graphic novel would like it.  Several times I felt like I was 'missing' something as a couple people were snickering about some random line or 'look' a character would make...

But for me, never have read the novel, I thought it was a little slow and a LOT long.  I have seen many 3 hour movies before, but this felt a lot longer (could have been because I was there from midnight to 3am). 

I wouldn't say DON'T go see it, but it wasn't that impressive to me.  All the best special effects in the movie? - you get to see in the trailers...

2009-03-09 10:36 AM
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I liked it. A lot.
2009-03-09 11:36 AM
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I just read the comic book graphic novel since it was so hyped.  I know it's blasphemous, but eh, it was all right.  It took some work to finish it though, it sat on the table with two chapters to go for about 3 weeks. 

I'd give it a B



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ChrisM - 2009-03-09 12:36 PM

I just read the comic book graphic novel since it was so hyped.  I know it's blasphemous, but eh, it was all right.  It took some work to finish it though, it sat on the table with two chapters to go for about 3 weeks. 

I'd give it a B

I posted something similar to this on the other Watchman thread -

If you've never read the story and go to the movie blind, you wont like it that much.  At best, you'll give it a B-.  You won't get the significance of the opening montage and you may get lost in some subplots.

If you read the graphic novel in anticipation of the movie, you may give it  a B to B+, like ChrisM

If you read the original comic - the 12 issues, you'll give it a A-.  IMO the movie can't be an A or A+ because the change of the EVENT (no spoiler) really took the movie down a peg.  No sir, didnt' like it.

Again, this was ground breaking in 1987.  It's hard to put it into context after 22 years.  Vietnam was still a sore topic of discussion, Nixon was still alive and considered a crook (unlike after his death), the Cold war was still going strong with nuclear annihilation being a strong possibility and never before was there such a group of anti-heroes been put together (1940 Comedian and the original Silk Specter rape scene, Rorschach just killing the bad guys, an impudent Night Owl and a big blue naked guy as some examples).  This series really did change the look and feel of comic book heroes forever.

The movie is something that has been anticipated for many years by fans of the Watchman and I feel it is a good companion to the comic/ graphic novel, but no where near as good. 

 

 

 

 

 

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ChrisM - 2009-03-09 12:36 PM

I just read the comic book graphic novel since it was so hyped.  I know it's blasphemous, but eh, it was all right.  It took some work to finish it though, it sat on the table with two chapters to go for about 3 weeks. 

I'd give it a B

I posted something similar to this on the other Watchman thread -

If you've never read the story and go to the movie blind, you wont like it that much.  At best, you'll give it a B-.  You won't get the significance of the opening montage and you may get lost in some subplots.

If you read the graphic novel in anticipation of the movie, you may give it  a B to B+, like ChrisM

If you read the original comic - the 12 issues, you'll give it a A-.  IMO the movie can't be an A or A+ because the change of the EVENT (no spoiler) really took the movie down a peg.  No sir, didnt' like it.

Again, this was ground breaking in 1987.  It's hard to put it into context after 22 years.  Vietnam was still a sore topic of discussion, Nixon was still alive and considered a crook (unlike after his death), the Cold war was still going strong with nuclear annihilation being a strong possibility and never before was there such a group of anti-heroes been put together (1940 Comedian and the original Silk Specter rape scene, Rorschach just killing the bad guys, an impudent Night Owl and a big blue naked guy as some examples).  This series really did change the look and feel of comic book heroes forever.

The movie is something that has been anticipated for many years by fans of the Watchman and I feel it is a good companion to the comic/ graphic novel, but no where near as good. 

A fair review...

2009-03-09 12:47 PM
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Aikidoman - 2009-03-09 12:38 PM
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ChrisM - 2009-03-09 12:36 PM

I just read the comic book graphic novel since it was so hyped.  I know it's blasphemous, but eh, it was all right.  It took some work to finish it though, it sat on the table with two chapters to go for about 3 weeks. 

I'd give it a B

I posted something similar to this on the other Watchman thread -

If you've never read the story and go to the movie blind, you wont like it that much.  At best, you'll give it a B-.  You won't get the significance of the opening montage and you may get lost in some subplots.

If you read the graphic novel in anticipation of the movie, you may give it  a B to B+, like ChrisM

If you read the original comic - the 12 issues, you'll give it a A-.  IMO the movie can't be an A or A+ because the change of the EVENT (no spoiler) really took the movie down a peg.  No sir, didnt' like it.

Again, this was ground breaking in 1987.  It's hard to put it into context after 22 years.  Vietnam was still a sore topic of discussion, Nixon was still alive and considered a crook (unlike after his death), the Cold war was still going strong with nuclear annihilation being a strong possibility and never before was there such a group of anti-heroes been put together (1940 Comedian and the original Silk Specter rape scene, Rorschach just killing the bad guys, an impudent Night Owl and a big blue naked guy as some examples).  This series really did change the look and feel of comic book heroes forever.

The movie is something that has been anticipated for many years by fans of the Watchman and I feel it is a good companion to the comic/ graphic novel, but no where near as good. 

A fair review...

Definitely a fair review and unopinionated.  Thanks.

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