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Subj: I thought it was alright; I didn't get to see the last twenty min because the projector died. Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 at 06:59:26 pm EDT (Viewed 4 times) | Reply Subj: So, what are the opinions on "Watchmen"? Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 at 10:28:55 pm EDT (Viewed 521 times) | ||||||
Quote: I saw it this weekend and generally liked it. Definitely a far more faithful adaptation, for better or worse, than I would have ever expected could come about. I'd say that in presenting the cliff's notes version of the story the most notable loss were all the characters that weren't superheroes... All of the man on the street stuff has been dropped. Cops, the news vendor and kid, the editor of the paper, most of the psychiatrist, etc. If it didn't directly involve one of the "Watchmen" (as the movie named them), then the scene was dropped. Understandable, but then it does make the big attack at the end fairly hollow without knowing anyone caught in it. All told though, I liked it. I do think that, for someone who hasn't read the comic, it would be much like the Harry Potter movies are to me: There's a fair amount of interesting stuff, but the overall story of each movie itself isn't particularly great, and I just figure that there was a lot more on the page that make the stories worth telling... the details that suck one into the adventure and make it such a treat. I read the comic when I was in high school but don't remember it well. I remember liking it though. I don't think I'll see the movie a second time; it wasn't that interesting. I think directors miss the point of comic book films. Tim Burton brought his own vision to Batman... there was nothing unique about the X-man films or Spider man films. I don't know if that's what this film lacked but as you said there are parallels to the Harry Potter experience. | |||||||
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