tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post6059853357090734612..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: After watching the Watchmen ...collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-39191658163902468112009-05-07T23:52:00.000-05:002009-05-07T23:52:00.000-05:00Snyder was very faithful, almost fanatically so ex...Snyder was very faithful, almost fanatically so except for the ending which was a nice believable twist. I think he went overboard with manhatten's junk, it appears in the movie maybe twice as often as in the graphic novel, it got a bit ridiculous & distracting. Also I didn't like the choice to make the fights super stylized as in guys punching holes in walls and enemies literally being hit/thrown up in the air. With the exception of Manhattan, nobody has superpowers so none of them should really be able to do that. I found that a bit jarring as I feel more realistic fighting scenes without wires would've been more in line with the tone of the movie.<br /><br />There are no analogues in the Marvel universe that really match up well to the Watchmen heroes. I'd like to add that Owl, Rorshach and Ozymandias represent 3 different parts of Batman. Owl the techie side, Rorshach the brooding detective, Ozy the intelligent, millionaire playboy.<br /><br />I liked the middle and end and actually found the first half hour to 45 mins to be kind of a bore. Some of the most iconic scenes in the graphic novel I felt were well captured by the movie. There are things that happen in the movie which would only make sense to those who've read the graphic novel.<br /><br />It was a commendable film adaptation but I think it kind of proved that Watchmen wasn't something that could really be adapted to film well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-89155204135635654762009-03-21T02:42:00.000-05:002009-03-21T02:42:00.000-05:00The hot oil scene was in the book. I had a few mom...The hot oil scene was in the book. I had a few moments like that. For instance, the comedian's smiley-face image on the surface of mars I thought was definitely not in the book - and then I went and found it there.<BR/><BR/>I think that's the point - some things will work on the page and not on the screen. But the director's in a no win situation. He'll be slammed if he's faithful and he'll be slammed if he's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-14994857415339833882009-03-20T22:29:00.000-05:002009-03-20T22:29:00.000-05:00The more I think about the Watchmen movie, the mor...The more I think about the Watchmen movie, the more I think Synder did the book a disservice (your own results may vary). Was the hot oil scene even in the book? Why make Watchmen more gratuitously violent, while at the same time cutting relevant character moments? I could go on and on ...<BR/><BR/>Ultimately this is probably good for the trades, I admit; Watchmen at #1 on Amazon can't be bad.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-87110518922760612592009-03-20T03:16:00.000-05:002009-03-20T03:16:00.000-05:00I liked the movie but did not love it. I did howe...I liked the movie but did not love it. <BR/><BR/>I did however think the change to the ending was clever.<BR/><BR/>My wife, who loves Fables and DMZ, but until now has had no interest in Super Hero books is now reading Watchmen. In my mind that makes the movie a success.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883652527028233944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-16741294895636228522009-03-20T01:06:00.000-05:002009-03-20T01:06:00.000-05:001. Blue Beetle and Nite Owl are so similar that in...1. Blue Beetle and Nite Owl are so similar that in this post you mistakenly write one name when you mean the other.<BR/><BR/>2. Nite Owl and Rorschach can both be compared to Batman. Batman's depiction swings between angry. moody, (psychotic?) loner in the shadows to cheery gadget-monkey. <BR/><BR/>3. Please don't give anyone ideas for Watchmen spin-offs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-63266405525032604132009-03-19T21:54:00.000-05:002009-03-19T21:54:00.000-05:00Personally, the endless number of Superman/Batman ...Personally, the endless number of Superman/Batman analogues out there were getting a little tiresome.<BR/><BR/>Off-topic, but <A HREF="http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/03/mid-life-crisis.html" REL="nofollow">the cover to the <I>Final Crisis</I> hardcover IS more than a little spoilery after all</A>.Jeffrey Hardy Quahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011880432832659089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79461503843569667372009-03-19T09:09:00.000-05:002009-03-19T09:09:00.000-05:00Oh, and as for the movie itself, I loved the first...Oh, and as for the movie itself, I loved the first 20 minutes, kind of liked the middle, hated the last 45 minutes or so. Zach Snyder said he wanted the movie to be a commercial for the comic, and to my mind, that's exactly what he did, bless him.<BR/><BR/>It's generating a lot of interest here at my library about GNs and Watchmen in particular, which I am very pleased about, of course.stampedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359033279087804833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-21673489451092628852009-03-19T09:03:00.000-05:002009-03-19T09:03:00.000-05:00I think that is why Beetle/Question and Dan/Rorsch...I think that is why Beetle/Question and Dan/Rorschach are considered "B or C-list" characters. They're archetypes, but less bold ones than Superman -- the noble sun god-hero; and Batman, for whom the two guys you mention might both spring from -- he is both a techno-wizard (or just wizard, if you like) as well as a grim sleuth. <BR/><BR/>This would all be a lot easier if I had some CG Jung in front of me, but dammit, I'm at work. ;) <BR/><BR/>Along this train of thought, you will find Final Crisis and FC: Superman Beyond quite interesting when you read 'em in June, CE. It's jam-packed with analogues of analogues of et cetera.stampedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359033279087804833noreply@blogger.com