awepittance Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 am i alone in that Mirezzi's post remind me that im not the most negative twat on watmm? not that there is anything wrong with being a negative twat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Mirezzi talking about film on the internet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grinningcat Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 .... not much backstory to Silk Spectre.... she has tits, she does not need a backstory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caustic Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 .... not much backstory to Silk Spectre.... she has tits, she does not need a backstory she's "the woman". there's your backstory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Salads Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Question, what's groundbreaking about Watchmen anymore? It was groundbreaking at the time. People have since caught on the example and used it to probably better effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Mirezzi talking about film on the internet: That last panel kills me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Question, what's groundbreaking about Watchmen anymore? that question doesn't make much logical sense, once ground is already broken when a piece of art music or literature i dont see how that particular piece can continue to break ground as if its some sort of conscious biological entity. and i would argue that any modern thing that pulls or borrows heavily from Watchmen has watered it down significantly (Heroes, The incredibles) to say that things influenced by it are 'more groundbreaking' is absurd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Mirezzi talking about film on the internet: That last panel kills me. That cartoon is the funniest thing ever. I am constantly adjusting my blinds to make my screen crystal clear while maintaining at least *some* ambient light. Also, I'm suddenly quite interested in seeing The Watchmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Haven't seen the movie yet, but anyone arguing that Watchmen the graphic novel is overrated is missing the point. It's certainly a bit dated now, but both it and Miller's Dark Night were just stunning when they first came out. There was no precedent for that sort of deconstruction of superheros, in light of the Cold War and the 80's socio-political climate. Now after a spate of similarly-themed movies, in the post 9-11 world, it's impossible for it to retain the bite it once had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Salads Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Haven't seen the movie yet, but anyone arguing that Watchmen the graphic novel is overrated is missing the point. It's certainly a bit dated now, but both it and Miller's Dark Night were just stunning when they first came out. There was no precedent for that sort of deconstruction of superheros, in light of the Cold War and the 80's socio-political climate. Now after a spate of similarly-themed movies, in the post 9-11 world, it's impossible for it to retain the bite it once had. I think if someone faithfully adapted Dark knight it would have more bite than what we got so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 oh boy oh boy oh boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 BROKEN BURGER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 dunno whats up with dat ah youtube maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GORDO Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 wth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I think if someone faithfully adapted Dark knight it would have more bite than what we got so far absolutely. I find Nolan to be a very mediocre, and worse an unusually boring, director. Memento was good, and I really liked elements of The Prestige, but his Batman movies have been pretty lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just saw the movie in IMAX format. If Snyder wanted such an adaptation (without any difference to the novel), he should have stick the 30 minutes missing he cut to the movie. Too much time spent on sloooow mooootiiiiooonnnn shots, especially the 20fps as 24fps ones who are everywhere in the movie. Everything else was fine. Any movie with 3-4 Bob Dylan references, and about 10 minutes of Philip Glass score is good to me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Salads Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just saw the movie in IMAX format. If Snyder wanted such an adaptation (without any difference to the novel), he should have stick the 30 minutes missing he cut to the movie. Too much time spent on sloooow mooootiiiiooonnnn shots, especially the 20fps as 24fps ones who are everywhere in the movie. Everything else was fine. Any movie with 3-4 Bob Dylan references, and about 10 minutes of Philip Glass score is good to me :) Yeah the philip glass Im looking forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Renivatio Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 oh boy oh boy oh boy I'm not even gonna fix that burger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 oh boy oh boy oh boy I'm not even gonna fix that burger. Neither is McDonald's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just saw the movie in IMAX format. If Snyder wanted such an adaptation (without any difference to the novel), he should have stick the 30 minutes missing he cut to the movie. Too much time spent on sloooow mooootiiiiooonnnn shots, especially the 20fps as 24fps ones who are everywhere in the movie. Everything else was fine. Any movie with 3-4 Bob Dylan references, and about 10 minutes of Philip Glass score is good to me :) Yeah the philip glass Im looking forward to. It's the best part of the movie imho (and the best music in it too!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Salads Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just saw the movie in IMAX format. If Snyder wanted such an adaptation (without any difference to the novel), he should have stick the 30 minutes missing he cut to the movie. Too much time spent on sloooow mooootiiiiooonnnn shots, especially the 20fps as 24fps ones who are everywhere in the movie. Everything else was fine. Any movie with 3-4 Bob Dylan references, and about 10 minutes of Philip Glass score is good to me :) Yeah the philip glass Im looking forward to. It's the best part of the movie imho (and the best music in it too!). Youre not just saying that cause you made the music are you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 No, because the "Times they are a-changin'" sequence and Dr. Man' explanation are the best part of the movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Just got back from it. I'm not really familiar with the comic books at all, but judged solely as a work of film, it's a fantastic one. Snyder gets credit in my book for making something with the stylistic flair of 300 (which I enjoyed), but with some weighty character driven drama to go with it (which 300 lacked almost entirely). Granted, I'm sure this can all be attributed to the quality of the source material. I'm actually curious in reading it now just to see what about the ending was different, since I thought the film's ending was quite good. Soundtrack choices were stellar. Slow motion didn't bother me once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 hmm just got back from seeing it and I might be alone here but I thought the track selections didnt suit the movie. I am not familiar with Philip glass music and I found the score to be pretty good. I had problems with the music that included vocals tracks , specially All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix. It made sense i guess because it talks about "two riders approaching" and everything but imho , it didnt go well with the scene. Also, the hallelujah song was a bit awkward.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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