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Originally posted by Sykonee After 17 reviews, it's gotten a 53 at MetaCritic. Looks like it'll be one of those totally divisive flics.

Reviews for this movie are totally worthless. You're gonna have fanboys who love the movie because they love anything Watchmen. You're gonna have fanboys who hate it because it's not the comic book.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN yeah, thats all well and good but i still reckon a movie has to be seen before you can write it off 100%

Yeah I stopped believing in that after "Transformers"

With the number of fucking brilliant movies coming out pretty regularly I really don't see the point in wasting my time on vastly inferior product.

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Originally posted by Clovis With the number of fucking brilliant movies coming out pretty regularly [...]

Wut? I didn't notice many of these.

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Originally posted by Meat187 Wut? I didn't notice many of these.

Uh, guess you didn't hear about a little number called Street Fighter II?

Duh

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Originally posted by Paradox Lost Uh, guess you didn't hear about a little number called Street Fighter II? Duh

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li isn't Street Fighter II. Street Fighter II was animated

Take what Clovis says about super hero movies with a grain of salt. He didn't like Iron Man because it wasn't realistic enough

As for Lane, as soon as he started picking the book apart it's clear he has a disdain for comic books in general. He doesn't seem to understand that the entire POINT of The Watchmen was that seemingly ordinary people (no one has powers in the story aside from Dr. Manhattan) find a reason and a duty to become masked vigilantes (not heroes...ass). They become celebrities, a part of American pop-culture...so it's only natural that they're inserted into big events of American history. Then when the law decides that what they're doing actually is illegal they become outlaws, the public that once loved them and trusted them to protect turns on them instantly. Like when Night Owl says to The Comedian, "what happened to the American dream?". Is Lane completely unaware that this book was written in the 80s during the height of the cold war? Of COURSE there's a lot of that Soviet era paranoia in it...that's exactly the point of the whole story!

For the record, if he's going to try and make fun of characters in comic book from 20 years ago...he should really get a Jew to write his material. His jokes are trying...hard.

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Originally posted by bas Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li isn't Street Fighter II. Street Fighter II was animated Take what Clovis says about super hero movies with a grain of salt. He didn't like Iron Man because it wasn't realistic enough

That has nothing to do with why I didn't like it.

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in the 80s during the height of the cold war?

Decline of the Cold War

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Originally posted by Clovis That has nothing to do with why I didn't like it.

Apologies. You didn't because of how they portrayed terrorists and the US military. Didn't you think it was unrealistic and didn't like the propaganda it spouted?

seeing it tonight at imax.

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Originally posted by bas Apologies. You didn't because of how they portrayed terrorists and the US military. Didn't you think it was unrealistic and didn't like the propaganda it spouted?

I just thought the whole thing was the usual poorly written, 6th grade humor, mysogonistic kind of hollywood action movie. I mean what the fuck was Gwyneth Paltrow thinking? (I want some money probably)

These movies are all full of awesome visual effects and pull from awesome source material but dissapoint me everytime because of how dogshit the rest is.

I would really like to see one action movie with great effects that doesn't seem like it was written and directed by 16 year olds.

It's not like I don't like comic book films. Sin City was awesome, because it wasn't an attempt to make a comic book pop out of real life, like Ironman was. I just don't like films that have such glaring inconsistencies. If you're going to be ridiculous, then be ridiculous, ala Grindhouse. The problem with these movies is that they take themselves too seriously.

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Originally posted by Clovis I just thought the whole thing was the usual poorly written, 6th grade humor, mysogonistic kind of hollywood action movie. I mean what the fuck was Gwyneth Paltrow thinking? (I want some money probably) These movies are all full of awesome visual effects and pull from awesome source material but dissapoint me everytime because of how dogshit the rest is. I would really like to see one action movie with great effects that doesn't seem like it was written and directed by 16 year olds. It's not like I don't like comic book films. Sin City was awesome, because it wasn't an attempt to make a comic book pop out of real life, like Ironman was. I just don't like films that have such glaring inconsistencies. If you're going to be ridiculous, then be ridiculous, ala Grindhouse. The problem with these movies is that they take themselves too seriously.

To be fair, Iron Man as source material is pretty terrible I don't think it's a very good comic to begin with. Sin City, on the other hand, has a pretty serious source to pull from.

I'm just hoping that Zack Snyder (also directed 300) can bring the comic to life tastefully despite the fact that one of the writers wrote The Scorpion King...blech.

300 was fucking terrible.

In any case at least FLTA Liz isn't here screaming that anyone who doesn't like this movie is gay.

I liked 300 purely for the visual spectacle, it was incredibly well done in that regard in my opinion. I haven't watched it again because I don't care to.

I'm hoping Watchmen is the same way, I'm seeing it mainly for the visual experience because I know on the whole it wont live up to the book, but I can at least hope it's tastefully done and it seems that's the case.

I just really like the visual cinematography in films, it's one of the reasons I'm in the major I am.

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Originally posted by Clovis 300 was fucking terrible. In any case at least FLTA Liz isn't here screaming that anyone who doesn't like this movie is gay.

FAG...

I liked 300....

300 was alright, the blasphemy thing got a bit out of hand.

OK...who's seen it?

It was amazingly close to the actual comic. Even though I felt it was well done, and the slight changes didn't take anything away from it, I came away a little let down. I think it's probably because I've liked the comic for so long that there was really no way the movie could live up to the novel. I enjoyed it though...again, amazingly close to the original.

Went to the midnight show Thurs night, and it's honestly one of the worst movies I've seen in quite a while. I'll say right off I never read the book, but the impression I get so far from looking at others' opinions is it's a great adaptation of the original. As far as a movie stand-alone though, simply terrible. It was like they spent all this time getting to know each of the characters but didn't really take it anywhere after. I hope (and suspect) others will like this much more than I did

Just saw it, I enjoyed it. The only two things that bugged me were the soundtrack didn't fit with the scenes. And the sex scene in Archimedes was ridiculously long.

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Originally posted by Clovis 300 was fucking terrible. In any case at least FLTA Liz isn't here screaming that anyone who doesn't like this movie is gay.

Damn! You're a hard one to please.

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Originally posted by Audious Just saw it, I enjoyed it. The only two things that bugged me were the soundtrack didn't fit with the scenes. And the sex scene in Archimedes was ridiculously long.

I agree with that, especially the sex scene. Not that I'm usually one to complain about the length of sex scenes, but it was borderline soft core porn with all the pelvic thrusting, arched backs and screaming.

Seen this last night and didnt enjoy it at all.

Visually it was stunning but aside from that i thought it was quite boring, didn't understand what was happening, story was poorly developed and the whole thing was mish mashed from start to finish.

The sex scene's were random and the music didnt work with the scenes.

Also, what was so special about these super hero's anyway?

I loved the gore tho!

Rorschach is the man by the way, coolest mofo in the movie bar none!

^^^

I just can't help but laugh at those kind of reviews. Lol.



God, read the fucking book, people.

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Originally posted by Zombikiller Also, what was so special about these super hero's anyway?

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Originally posted by jennypie ^^^ I just can't help but laugh at those kind of reviews. Lol. God, read the fucking book, people.

I was coming from the perspective of someone who hasn't read the book. Like I said, from what I hear ppl who have read the book will be very happy with the movie, but as a film by itself, I don't think it comes together well at all.

That's exactly why it's so funny.

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