Watchmen

[Townhallsavoy]

My quick review - no spoilers

Not good.  What's considered to be the greatest graphic novel of all time has translated into a 3 hour visit to a cesspool of bad writing.  The story simply does NOT work on the big screen.  Don't get me wrong - Watchmen (the graphic novel) is an incredibly complex and interesting story.  The movie adaptation sticks to it fairly closely, and honestly, that's the issue.  It's boring to watch.  The action scenes seem mostly out of place.  The acting was piss-poor except for Rorchach.  It lacked a cohesive plot.  The theme and the ending differed from my beliefs (not religious or anything.  See the movie and I'll tell you about it). 

Overall - a huge disappointment.  I even had to get into a fight with my wife to see this.  She wanted to hang out with friends instead of seeing a comic book movie.  Thanks to the Watchmen, it's going to be really hard to convince her to see the next one. 

[AUJarhead]

That sucks to hear, I was looking forward to seeing it.

I was afraid that it was too complex to bring to the big screen.

How different was it than the comic?

[Townhallsavoy]

That sucks to hear, I was looking forward to seeing it.

I was afraid that it was too complex to bring to the big screen.

How different was it than the comic?

I haven't really read the comic.  I've heard a lot about it and read a lot of summaries.  I've glanced through it.

The ending is the same message but done in a different way.  Also, since the graphic novel is so big, a lot of backstory is left out, but that's expected. 

It was choppy and boring.  The key word is boring.  I really didn't care what happened.  Supposedly if you've invested in the graphic novel, you won't be terribly disappointed.  You'll be able to fill in the gaps. 

I will say this - I'm going to read the graphic novel from beginning to end.  I could tell it's a great story that has a lot of deeper meaning and symbolism. 

[AWK]

I haven't really read the comic.  I've heard a lot about it and read a lot of summaries.  I've glanced through it.

The ending is the same message but done in a different way.  Also, since the graphic novel is so big, a lot of backstory is left out, but that's expected. 

It was choppy and boring.  The key word is boring.  I really didn't care what happened.  Supposedly if you've invested in the graphic novel, you won't be terribly disappointed.  You'll be able to fill in the gaps. 

I will say this - I'm going to read the graphic novel from beginning to end.  I could tell it's a great story that has a lot of deeper meaning and symbolism. 

I have two friends, both of which have read the novel, and they say the exact opposite.  They gave the movie two thumbs up.  FWIW.

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

I have two friends, both of which have read the novel, and they say the exact opposite.  They gave the movie two thumbs up.  FWIW.

I heard the same thing, and also had a few friends out last night that saw it and gave it a rave review.  Fans of the novel as well.   Looks like this one is going to be a subjective dealio...

I'm still ready to check it out...

[Catphish Tilly]

**SPOILER ALERT**





Soooo... is it safe to say your friends are fans of big, blue, glowing, superhero penis?

[CCTAU]

**SPOILER ALERT**





Soooo... is it safe to say your friends are fans of big, blue, glowing, superhero penis?

Hell. I was more impressed that they even had friends. 

[tiger88]

I had a feeling it would be better if you hadn't read the book(s).

I haven't and it was okay. The silk spectre chick was definitely a super freaking hottie. It was slow and boring in places, for sure, but they had to do a lot of character development.

1'd give it a 7.5/10.

[AUJarhead]

Saw it last night.  I can agree with tallhall, I was able to fill in the blanks so to speak.  My wife would hate it.

Rorschach fucking ruled though.  The actor nailed it.

[The Prowler]

[tiger88]

Saw it last night.  I can agree with tallhall, I was able to fill in the blanks so to speak.  My wife would hate it.

Rorschach fucking ruled though.  The actor nailed it.

Yeah, Rorschack was awesome.

[Saniflush]

Yeah, Rorschack was awesome.

I wasn't really impressed with him.

[Snaggletiger]

Screech kicked Horseshit's ass in celebrity boxing.

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

Bout to see this fucker.  My last appointment got cancelled in Baton Rouge.  Its a new level of bad ass sitting in a theatre on your own while on a blackberry.  Oh by the way... Pee Wee says hi.

Any good bar to hit after I leave here?  Staying right off I10 on Arcadia Thruway.

[Snaggletiger]

Bout to see this fucker.  My last appointment got cancelled in Baton Rouge.  Its a new level of bad ass sitting in a theatre on your own while on a blackberry.  Oh by the way... Pee Wee says hi.

Any good bar to hit after I leave here?  Staying right off I10 on Arcadia Thruway.

Yeah, there's one right down from you called "The Velvet Spike". 

[chinook]

Oh by the way... Pee Wee says hi.

cute...you've named your penis. 

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

Too many phone calls.  Ill have to give it a shot some other time. 

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

cute...you've named your penis. 

You're going to have to keep up... that's Rufus.