Watchmen
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Watched the film, thought it was ok.
Directors choice to up the gore was a bit misplaced and the change in story left a few plot holes.
I guess the increase in fight scenes was to please the public too.
Have to agree though, the soundtrack was amazing, and the opening credits were very well done.
Directors choice to up the gore was a bit misplaced and the change in story left a few plot holes.
I guess the increase in fight scenes was to please the public too.
Have to agree though, the soundtrack was amazing, and the opening credits were very well done.
dragged on, was entertaining, nothing special. soundtrack was awesome, few classics which really picked up a scene.
i felt it doesnt explain much, i still have no idea why these guys all came together, how they developed these super human powers etc. take Rorschach for instance, ok he had a rough bringing up, but where the hell did his super strength etc come from?
i felt it doesnt explain much, i still have no idea why these guys all came together, how they developed these super human powers etc. take Rorschach for instance, ok he had a rough bringing up, but where the hell did his super strength etc come from?
LOL yeh the Wolverine movie looks decent as well...just hope it lives up the hype. Hell all the trailers before Watchmen started were better than the actual movie...the new terminator movie is another im looking forward to.
We all know you love to disagree, but surely disliking the dark knight is extreme even by your standards?
Dreadful film. I entirely appreciate that it's an adaptation and will appeal far more to fans of the graphic novel (which I haven't read and have no inclination to read based on what I witnessed at the cinema) but as a film it was quite frankly crap.
If it weren't for this bit, I'd have taken your post seriously.
Obviously, your post was written as a joke
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Came out of the Cinema and said "Apocalypse Now of Comic Book films", and "Too much Blue Wang"
The first statement is a complement, in the sense that I really enjoyed the film but due to its length its one I will only watch every few years or so.
I thought it was a really well shot film with decent characters, a good story, great soundtrack. I really enjoyed it.
I had not read the comic book before seeing the film, but have gone out and bought it subsequently.
In terms of the Superheros abilities, I know the comic seems to portray them as average people that donned masks and fought crime. And maybe in the book they are. In the film I think it is inferred that they are slightly genetically superior to average humans (i.e. naturally smarter, stronger, faster, tougher, etc) This is demonstrated by the Comedian and Ozymandias fight at the beginning of the film. Where the Comedian takes an awful lot of punishment punches through a brick wall and is thrown out of a hardened plate glass window at the age of 60-70 years old. Again Ozymandias' claim (and subsistent demonstration) of being able to dodge a bullet point blank.
Dr Manhattans wang being out for half of the film was to show that over time he was becoming less "human" and more removed from society. Cloths being used by humans to protect them from the elements, cover "socially unacceptable body parts" and as a display of status/wealth. As he has no peers in terms of intelligence or power and no need to be protected from the elements his clothing was really only to keep with social etiquette, as he became more distant from humanity, social etiquette became less important to him. In fact he only really got dressed up when society demanded a certain appearance (in much the same way a chav will put on a suit when appearing in court)
I also liked the way the story showed that whilst all these characters were "Superhuman" they were all also Human and prone to all of humanities flaws. In particular many of them developed varying degrees of god-complexes (Comedian, Dr Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach) possibly as a result of their abilities and the view that they could act with impunity.
I liked the way the story was told with Flashbacks detailing how many characters came to be and the impacts of their pasts shaping them, they may have at times come at confusing points in the film, but lets not forget this was a murder mystery. Mysteries by their very nature are confusing.
This was Rorschach's story and it was sad that he did not live to tell it in person, but I think that it was his fate to die as he was incompatible with what the future held.
Dr Manhattans absence of humanity and logical disposition made it very easy for him to accept that Ozymandias actions were the best action considering the options available, the other two realized their was nothing they could do now that it had happened and any action to gain retribution would be futile and possibly make matters worse than they were to start with.
Ozymandias as already stated had a God complex and whilst showing some remorse for his action, the arrival of the other watchmen, allowed him to feed his narcissistic personality and gave him the opportunity to boast about his "accomplishment".
The first statement is a complement, in the sense that I really enjoyed the film but due to its length its one I will only watch every few years or so.
I thought it was a really well shot film with decent characters, a good story, great soundtrack. I really enjoyed it.
I had not read the comic book before seeing the film, but have gone out and bought it subsequently.
In terms of the Superheros abilities, I know the comic seems to portray them as average people that donned masks and fought crime. And maybe in the book they are. In the film I think it is inferred that they are slightly genetically superior to average humans (i.e. naturally smarter, stronger, faster, tougher, etc) This is demonstrated by the Comedian and Ozymandias fight at the beginning of the film. Where the Comedian takes an awful lot of punishment punches through a brick wall and is thrown out of a hardened plate glass window at the age of 60-70 years old. Again Ozymandias' claim (and subsistent demonstration) of being able to dodge a bullet point blank.
Dr Manhattans wang being out for half of the film was to show that over time he was becoming less "human" and more removed from society. Cloths being used by humans to protect them from the elements, cover "socially unacceptable body parts" and as a display of status/wealth. As he has no peers in terms of intelligence or power and no need to be protected from the elements his clothing was really only to keep with social etiquette, as he became more distant from humanity, social etiquette became less important to him. In fact he only really got dressed up when society demanded a certain appearance (in much the same way a chav will put on a suit when appearing in court)
I also liked the way the story showed that whilst all these characters were "Superhuman" they were all also Human and prone to all of humanities flaws. In particular many of them developed varying degrees of god-complexes (Comedian, Dr Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach) possibly as a result of their abilities and the view that they could act with impunity.
I liked the way the story was told with Flashbacks detailing how many characters came to be and the impacts of their pasts shaping them, they may have at times come at confusing points in the film, but lets not forget this was a murder mystery. Mysteries by their very nature are confusing.
This was Rorschach's story and it was sad that he did not live to tell it in person, but I think that it was his fate to die as he was incompatible with what the future held.
Dr Manhattans absence of humanity and logical disposition made it very easy for him to accept that Ozymandias actions were the best action considering the options available, the other two realized their was nothing they could do now that it had happened and any action to gain retribution would be futile and possibly make matters worse than they were to start with.
Ozymandias as already stated had a God complex and whilst showing some remorse for his action, the arrival of the other watchmen, allowed him to feed his narcissistic personality and gave him the opportunity to boast about his "accomplishment".
Pffft, logic. His use of mathematics was blasphemous! If I were on mars, I would have made him changed his mind and made him bugger off for good
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We all know you love to disagree, but surely disliking the dark knight is extreme even by your standards?
I don't love to disagree but I only make posts of disagreement. I do agree with many things written by people on this forum but posting what essentially is '+1 spam' would be dull.
But anyway, with TDK, it was slow and boring. I think the only long films that I like are Scarface and Godfather Part 1 (and Man on Fire & American Gangster possibly).
TDK is a classic case of shallow source material spread too thinly. Batman Begins wasn't great but it was better and had more stylised visuals.
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This movie sucked big time...biggest waste of time in my life!!!...and no i haven't read the comic and i shouldn't have to,to enjoy a movie!!!!
No you don't have to read it, but it does give you a bigger understanding of all the underlying philosophies and such.
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Defo dont 'need' to have read the graphic novel... my gf hadnt and she loved it! 
I had... and i also loved it lol
I had... and i also loved it lol
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i tried to watch it and got bored then turned it off
I loved the film, thought it was great.
I especially like the fact that Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II disguise is basically looking really hot -
"look I'm wearing hot kinky stuff now, there is no way you can tell who I am in real life"
Great
I especially like the fact that Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II disguise is basically looking really hot -
"look I'm wearing hot kinky stuff now, there is no way you can tell who I am in real life"
Great