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^^Thanks. Sounds a little different without the guitar.
^^Thanks. Sounds a little different without the guitar.
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Its nearly out! Finally! Have recently re-read the graphic novel in anticipation for this movie. The trailers look wicked. Hopefully its a good adaption, and i read in Film magazine they are planning the full extended edition for DVD. Good times.Comment
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The ending has been changed slightly from the comic book. Don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, as just about any conversion from page to screen requires some tweaking.Comment
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Originally posted by HoffOriginally posted by m1sT3rLComment
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I'm going to see it tonight! I'm so excited
I read this interesting article about how they were able to turn the comics into a feature film and all the struggles they encountered along the way...
if you're interested here's the link to it
The Road to 'Watchmen': From Book to Big ScreenComment
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I started this thread a while back, being excited about seeing it
but i'll be honest here folks
i've read enough "I'm letdown" "disappointed" "too long, confusing" "didn't like the alt ending" "the book was better" comments on other forums to .... dare i think it..... maybe wait till it hits video....Comment
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Yeah I am not hopeful to be honest.
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Originally posted by HoffOriginally posted by m1sT3rLComment
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I just got back from seeing it last night. I mean i thought the movie was visually stunning and the story was original anyway. The only thing that was tough going was how long it was, like ya know how some long movies don't feel that long? For me you could feel 162 minutes tick by slowly...What was the ending change in the comic book? (spoiler)
In saying that though i still say go see it...Comment
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Just home from this, loved it.
Thought the movie's ending made more sense then the book's.
Some great actor-work, the guy playing Rorschach nailed it.Forward thinking house musicComment
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I saw it, I wasn't really impressed by it. Maybe it is because I haven't read the book. The length could have been chopped down a bit too. Great visuals though.Comment
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i thought it was awesome .. it was as close to the comic series as possible with whatever that was filmed almost identical panel to panel to whatever that was in the comic
and yah the guy that acted as Rorschach absolutely nailed it ... he was how i had envisioned him to be even his voice to what it was in the comicI broke my spoon on the viagra sundae.Comment
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regardless of criticism, i'm excited to go see this tonight.(((( }-d|-__-|b-{ ))))Comment
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I really dug it as an adaptation from book to screen - Snyder needs to be commended for being able to adapt the story to the screen which other directors like Terry Gilliam, Paul Greengrass and others had attempted before him, and walked away from it. I can't help but think their adaptations would have been complete disasters compared to this.
Because of the loyal following the graphic novel has, there are going to be many purists that are going to see the omissions and changes that are made to be heresy. But I see Snyder making some very good decisions in making the book a very watchable film with his translation, while remaining very faithful to the source material. Anytime you take one media and translate it to another, sacrifices are going to have to be made since each media is going to be consumed differently and have their audiences processing it in a different manner.
The altered ending was probably one of the wisest choices, as while the original ending to the graphic novel might have made sense back in 1986, it would have been a pretty jarring event that could have broken up the feel that the film had going through it - more emphasis that pretty much all the superheroes with the exception of Dr. Manhattan are ordinary people that are just really good at what they do and function as vigilantes more than the typical superhero stereotype of saviors with actual powers beyond.
I think the only way to really please the loyalists would maybe to have this in a 12 part HBO or Showtime mini series that translates panel to screen, but even then, what would be the point of that? The polish that you see up on the screen with this would be sorely diminished, and even some of the content that is touched upon in the graphic novel, a major TV station might have to tone down just for broadcasting standards. When adapting something like this into another media format, sacrifices are going to be made, and sometimes the translation is going to get lost at certain points.
High marks for the casting of Jackie Earl Haley as Rorschach - he pretty much carries the movie in the sense of its gravitas and the drama and it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role that could have done the role with this much competency (imagine one casting idea of David Caruso in the role - holy shit).
Is it the best comic book movie ever? Nah, I doubt it. But it's a very respectable effort and it definitely leans more favorably towards fans of the graphic novel than trying to de-evolve itself into something that the general public might digest as a typical weekend movie outing.Comment
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