Watchmen (w/Spoilerz)

Onkel Neal · 03-06-09, 04:24 PM

Ok, saw this last night. I was 100% unfamiliar with the original grf novel, so this was all new to me. The story was interesting, although the main premise was flimsy. The Russians and US on the edge of nuke war because the US had the blue naked guy with fantastic powers... ok.

My favorite character was Rorschach, especially when the ended up in prison. He was bad to the bone.

Nice effects.

Be warned, this is NOT a movie for children. Egads, it's violent, and has a couple scenes that are adults only. And the worst part, the Dr. Manhattan insists on walking around naked all the time, it's like a Blue Man Group porno, with his blue willie always in your face. I didn't know comic fanboys were so homoerotic, jeesh, put some pants on that guy.

Cool film, was worth the 2.5 hours.

XabbaRus · 03-06-09, 06:04 PM

I have got to see that just for the naked blue man. That sounds funny as hell..

Naked Blue Man tips the balance of power.....

Blacklight · 03-06-09, 06:41 PM

You should read the comic. It's a very interesting read and doesn't feel like a comic at all. It's more like reading a piece of good classic sci-fil literature than a comic book.

I'm being cautious with this one. The same guy who wrote Watchmen also wrote V for Vendetta, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Hollywood unfortunately felt the need to completely RAPE everything about V for Vendetta, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Heck.. they even decided to put Tom Sawyer into it because they didn't think Americans would understand who any of the characters were without Tom Sawyer showing up !). Both of those were excellent books that didn't deserve at all what Hollywood did to them. I'm hoping that Watchmen breaks this trend that Hollywood has of "Re-tooling" everything.

Platapus · 03-06-09, 10:01 PM

2.5 hours? Crikey can't directors get the plot across without killing 2.5 hours?

Dowly · 03-06-09, 10:17 PM

Havent seen this one yet, but I love the trailer; When the ppl yell: "Save us!", I whisper: "No...".

The best part of any trailer I've seen ever.

Frame57 · 03-06-09, 11:10 PM

Tall blue naked men scare me. Also what is the deal with the Hulk? The guy morph into this huge green beast, his shirt is ripped off along with his shoes, but he manages to keep his pants on?

Onkel Neal · 03-06-09, 11:47 PM

Thank God!

Aramike · 03-07-09, 02:40 AM

Well, that settles that. This movie certainly isn't for me. The idea of being "entertained" by some naked fool with a swinging blue wang does nothing to get me to buy a ticket.

Rhodes · 03-07-09, 01:06 PM

Blacklight is right, every one out there, read the comic!!! It's a masterpiece (even of I do not like the finalle...)!

The league was a terrible adaptation, or even better, it was not (but a good popcorn movie)! V, was a little better adaptation and a good movie to watch. Also, read the comic, it's wonderfull (I'm re-reading again)!

There is a director's cut that will came out in 3 months, with 3 hours (scenes that were deleted because of the long run of the movie). And then a dvd will have 4 hours or something, because it have the pirate story scenes (read the book

)!

I am going to see next monday!

Stealth Hunter · 03-07-09, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I have got to see that just for the naked blue man. That sounds funny as hell..

Naked Blue Man tips the balance of power.....

IT was swinging...

IT WAS SWINGING!!!

SOMEONE HAD TO ANIMATE THAT! GOOD GOD!

Good movie, though.

Blacklight · 03-07-09, 09:33 PM

I just got back from seeing Watchmen. I thought the movie was good. It didn't rape the source material and pretty much followed the literature word for word. The guy who played Rorschach REALLY got the character down and looked just like I'd imagine he'd look, sound, and act.
The only comment I have on it is that they didn't really flesh out the world in any kind of depth and without that very rich background, the movie can be very confusing to your average movie-goer who hasn't ever encounterd the graphic novel. They also kind of glossed over a lot of Rorchach's past where it was VERY fleshed out in the graphic novel.
I kind of wish they had gone for three hours to flesh everything out instead of the 2.5 hours.
Once again, I urge those of you who havn't read it, pick up a copy (Most libraries have it), and read it. It's not a typical comic book. It's not an action story. It's just a good sci-fi/mystery story.

The only other thing that annoyed me had nothing to do with the movie. In the theater, there were a LOT of clueless parents who brought their young kids to see this movie. Needless to say, since this movie is NOT really a superhero movie, or an action movie, they were bored to death and got ANNOYING. Not to mention all the violence and graphic sex scenes. Obviously, some parents feel that a movie based on a comic book HAS to be for kids ! I mean.. hey ! It's got someone nammed Night Owl in it !! It's gotta be a kids movie.... a rated R kids movie with comic book heroes in it !!!

Comic books aren't for kids anymore.

Onkel Neal · 03-07-09, 10:38 PM

How many times did he use the word "flesh" in that summary. Is he trying to tell us something?

Blacklight · 03-07-09, 11:14 PM

*counts*

Three !!

Are we counting the nude scenes too ?

03-07-09, 11:28 PM

Here is a Movie that is close to
Shindlers List called
The Reader,
Not for Kids,
But beats Valkyrie hands down,
Check it Out,

Rhodes · 03-08-09, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Comic books aren't for kids anymore.

Many never were and are!

03-06-09, 04:24 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Watchmen (w/Spoilerz) Ok, saw this last night. I was 100% unfamiliar with the original grf novel, so this was all new to me. The story was interesting, although the main premise was flimsy. The Russians and US on the edge of nuke war because the US had the blue naked guy with fantastic powers... ok. My favorite character was Rorschach, especially when the ended up in prison. He was bad to the bone. Nice effects. Be warned, this is NOT a movie for children. Egads, it's violent, and has a couple scenes that are adults only. And the worst part, the Dr. Manhattan insists on walking around naked all the time, it's like a Blue Man Group porno, with his blue willie always in your face. I didn't know comic fanboys were so homoerotic, jeesh, put some pants on that guy. Cool film, was worth the 2.5 hours. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-06-09, 06:04 PM	#2
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have got to see that just for the naked blue man. That sounds funny as hell.. Naked Blue Man tips the balance of power..... __________________

03-06-09, 06:41 PM	#3
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	You should read the comic. It's a very interesting read and doesn't feel like a comic at all. It's more like reading a piece of good classic sci-fil literature than a comic book. I'm being cautious with this one. The same guy who wrote Watchmen also wrote V for Vendetta, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Hollywood unfortunately felt the need to completely RAPE everything about V for Vendetta, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Heck.. they even decided to put Tom Sawyer into it because they didn't think Americans would understand who any of the characters were without Tom Sawyer showing up !). Both of those were excellent books that didn't deserve at all what Hollywood did to them. I'm hoping that Watchmen breaks this trend that Hollywood has of "Re-tooling" everything. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

03-06-09, 10:01 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	2.5 hours? Crikey can't directors get the plot across without killing 2.5 hours? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-06-09, 11:10 PM	#6
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Tall blue naked men scare me. Also what is the deal with the Hulk? The guy morph into this huge green beast, his shirt is ripped off along with his shoes, but he manages to keep his pants on? __________________ "My Religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds." Albert Einstein

03-06-09, 10:17 PM	#5
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Havent seen this one yet, but I love the trailer; When the ppl yell: "Save us!", I whisper: "No...". The best part of any trailer I've seen ever.

03-06-09, 11:47 PM	#7
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Thank God! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-07-09, 02:40 AM	#8
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Well, that settles that. This movie certainly isn't for me. The idea of being "entertained" by some naked fool with a swinging blue wang does nothing to get me to buy a ticket.

03-07-09, 01:06 PM	#9
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Blacklight is right, every one out there, read the comic!!! It's a masterpiece (even of I do not like the finalle...)! The league was a terrible adaptation, or even better, it was not (but a good popcorn movie)! V, was a little better adaptation and a good movie to watch. Also, read the comic, it's wonderfull (I'm re-reading again)! There is a director's cut that will came out in 3 months, with 3 hours (scenes that were deleted because of the long run of the movie). And then a dvd will have 4 hours or something, because it have the pirate story scenes (read the book )! I am going to see next monday! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

03-07-09, 09:33 PM	#11
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I just got back from seeing Watchmen. I thought the movie was good. It didn't rape the source material and pretty much followed the literature word for word. The guy who played Rorschach REALLY got the character down and looked just like I'd imagine he'd look, sound, and act. The only comment I have on it is that they didn't really flesh out the world in any kind of depth and without that very rich background, the movie can be very confusing to your average movie-goer who hasn't ever encounterd the graphic novel. They also kind of glossed over a lot of Rorchach's past where it was VERY fleshed out in the graphic novel. I kind of wish they had gone for three hours to flesh everything out instead of the 2.5 hours. Once again, I urge those of you who havn't read it, pick up a copy (Most libraries have it), and read it. It's not a typical comic book. It's not an action story. It's just a good sci-fi/mystery story. The only other thing that annoyed me had nothing to do with the movie. In the theater, there were a LOT of clueless parents who brought their young kids to see this movie. Needless to say, since this movie is NOT really a superhero movie, or an action movie, they were bored to death and got ANNOYING. Not to mention all the violence and graphic sex scenes. Obviously, some parents feel that a movie based on a comic book HAS to be for kids ! I mean.. hey ! It's got someone nammed Night Owl in it !! It's gotta be a kids movie.... a rated R kids movie with comic book heroes in it !!! Comic books aren't for kids anymore. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

03-07-09, 10:38 PM	#12
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	How many times did he use the word "flesh" in that summary. Is he trying to tell us something? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-07-09, 11:14 PM	#13
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	counts Three !! Are we counting the nude scenes too ? __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

03-07-09, 11:28 PM	#14
owner20071963 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Here is a Movie that is close to Shindlers List called The Reader, Not for Kids, But beats Valkyrie hands down, Check it Out, Last edited by Onkel Neal; 03-07-09 at 11:39 PM. Reason: Whoa, man! No illegal movie downloads in this forum, ok?