tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post3932350923891671040..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: Watchmen Walk Outs - Some ThoughtsRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-90105032726060564052009-03-16T14:27:00.000-06:002009-03-16T14:27:00.000-06:00Watchmen the comic series is a great read for real...<I>Watchmen the comic series is a great read for really hardcore fans of comic books. I can't imagine anyone else really enjoying the book ... and I'm at a loss with regard to what kind of person would enjoy the movie.</I><BR/><BR/>Watchmen is pretty much the only graphic novel that I've ever read. So, I'm not a hardcore fan of comic books, and I loved it. It's one of the best pieces of fiction that I've ever read. And I have recommended it to multiple non-comic book readers, who have subsequently read and enjoyed Watchmen. I think that the exact opposite of your statement is true: Watchmen is a comic book for people who would never read a comic book.<BR/><BR/>You're at a loss for what kind of person would enjoy this movie? How about Roger Ebert for starters? Just because the movie doesn't (and can't) capture every bit of subtext from the source material doesn't invalidate the movie. If that argument were valid, no book should be adapted into a movie, because you could never cram everything from the book into the movie. And maybe you do think that books should never be adapted into films, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, film critics, and the viewing public disagree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-1689337098930982122009-03-14T07:08:00.000-06:002009-03-14T07:08:00.000-06:00ScreenIt.com is a site I've relied on for years to...<A HREF="http://screenit.com/" REL="nofollow">ScreenIt.com</A> is a site I've relied on for years to get info on movies if I'm unsure if they're safe for the kids. Jim Judy (the guy who runs ScreenIt) is amazingly thorough with regard to sex, violence, profanity, and much more. And he provides thoughtful, interesting reviews of each movie, judging it simply on the basis of it's own "art."<BR/><BR/>I thought <I>Watchmen</I> was pretty good, not brilliant. When I write my view I'll give it slight praise and recommend it almost exclusively for it's visuals and for the Rorschach character (an outstanding performance by Jackie Earle Haley, which I may have misspelled.)<BR/><BR/>All in all, though, <I>Watchmen</I> (the source material) is basically a comic book <I>about comic books</I> and how that medium effects it's readers and the world. The movie tries to tell the story with no subtext. And it doesn't try to customize the story into a "super hero movie about super hero movies" either, which would never have worked.<BR/><BR/><I>Watchmen</I> the comic series is a great read for really hardcore fans of comic books. I can't imagine anyone else really enjoying the book ... and I'm at a loss with regard to what kind of person would enjoy the movie. Adapting this into a movie never made any sense at all. They may as well have tried to adapt Plato's dialogues or Grover's "Monster At The End Of The Book." It just doesn't work outside of it's original medium.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17464995125248198751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-66525179691470437842009-03-13T13:48:00.000-06:002009-03-13T13:48:00.000-06:00@ anon, for the record I have ZERO interest in see...@ anon, for the record I have ZERO interest in seeing Paul Blart...but when I did a quick glance at what was out in theaters right now that wasn't sex, violence or language infused, it looks Paul Blart be one of the least potentially offensive films out there right now.RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-80988038753905414922009-03-13T13:22:00.000-06:002009-03-13T13:22:00.000-06:00Love it that Anonymous decided to be anonymous her...Love it that Anonymous decided to be anonymous here.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen it, but would you sell us on it, Anonymous? Or Dan, in case Anonymous doesn't return? <BR/><BR/>Thanks much!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866532531312584126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-14190024652363364292009-03-13T09:56:00.000-06:002009-03-13T09:56:00.000-06:00People just need to do some research before they s...People just need to do some research before they see movies. Read some reviews, people! And pay attention to the rating!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, best movie of the year (so far) for me.Daniel Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017072108202695661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-29283248766060482592009-03-13T07:26:00.000-06:002009-03-13T07:26:00.000-06:00This one is not much "worst," Karen. It is much, ...This one is not much "worst," Karen. It is much, much better. <BR/><BR/>And, RC, I hope that you're being facetious about seeing Paul Blart instead. I mean, maybe that would have been a better move for your sister, but it's certainly a worse movie.<BR/><BR/>Without getting into a huge discussion, I'll just say this: Watchmen is the best "superhero" movie that has been made so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-52525019450508280072009-03-13T00:44:00.000-06:002009-03-13T00:44:00.000-06:00I'd probably fall asleep on the movie, kinda like ...I'd probably fall asleep on the movie, kinda like I did with 300. But I heard this one is much worst.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039130895443623988noreply@blogger.com