Watchmen

Discussion
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I haven’t read the graphic novel, and I loved the movie. My friends that I went with had both read the gn and did not like the movie. I guess that says something about the original. Anyone else watched this yet?

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Well it’s been discussed a bit in the movie thread, but I’ve seen it twice so far and as someone who bought it as it originally came out back in the ‘80s before it was a high falutin’ graphic novel I was pretty satisfied. There are some changes, especially the ending but the overall outcome is basically the same. Many were plot shortcuts that were necessary while trying to bring such a large amount of detail to the screen. Jackie Earle as Rorschach is one of the best bits of casting I’ve seen in a long time he really nailed it.

I can see it not being everyone’s cup of tea, as it is basically an anti-superhero story, anyone going in expecting X-Men will probably be disappointed. Alan Moore’s notorious curmudgeonly attitude towards movies notwithstanding I think it stays true to what is considered his finest work.

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you know what I noticed? Walking around NYC you see posters and shit always defaced. Dicks and whatnot placed strategically on faces of movie posters and such, well nobody touches the watchmen shit. no tags, nothing… very odd

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you know what I noticed? Walking around NYC you see posters and shit always defaced. Dicks and whatnot placed strategically on faces of movie posters and such, well nobody touches the watchmen shit. no tags, nothing… very odd

it’s almost as if someone is watching them.
Late,
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blue penis

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I thought it was a pretty mediocre movie. Basically Im not convinced Watchmen is the kind of gn that can be translated into a motion picture with a lot of success, since so much of what made the gn great had to do with how the gn medium was re-envisioned. The film lack that aspect entirely and as a consequence results in somewhat bland visual language and poor rhythm. Personally I think Sin City was a far better gn adaptation since the film had a unique style and worked as a movie (not comparing the stories here, since Watchemn is clearly superior). All in all, Watchmen the movie was a rather uninspired adaptation. Nice sex scene though… :slight_smile: