Watchmen

[JH Sounds]

The changes from the book were alright in my book

I think part of my brain just exploded.

[Wintermute]

Ha! Didn't realize I worded it like that.

[Linkjing Donuts]

It was also in Dog Bites Off Leg To Escape From Trap.

and Saw. This is probably the reason Zack/the writer decided to change it up

[Weirdboyscott]

Rorschach and Wolvereine spoof those Mac ads with, "I'm a Marvel, and I'm a DC." Very well done and pretty entertaining to anybody who even thinks they might be a comic book/comic book movie fan.

[Zipp]

My review of the film:

http://www.examiner.com/x-5140-Portland-Indie-Film-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Watchmen-Should-we-be-careful-what-we-wish-for

[The Derrit]

all my friends were like "it was too preachy and super lame and stuff."

i loved it. there's so many commentaries up for discussion its mindblowing.but no one to discuss it with on my block.

[Sindra]

Rorschach and Wolvereine spoof those Mac ads with, "I'm a Marvel, and I'm a DC." Very well done and pretty entertaining to anybody who even thinks they might be a comic book/comic book movie fan.

That was stellar.

"With apologies to Alan Moore."

[Flash Strife]

Is this Watchmen?

[Sam Ascher-Weiss]

Is this Watchmen?

That was genius... I wish they could have toned toned town the parody feel of the themesong and let the visuals speak for themselves. Making it fully believable as a saturday morning cartoon would have been even funnier IMO. Regardless it's damn brilliant.

[LuketheXjesse]

Making it fully believable as a saturday morning cartoon would have been even funnier IMO.

You know already it's just a flash, but if you showed it to a person who didn't know what flash was, I'd say it would be pretty convincing.

[DarkeSword]

After Watchmen, What's Next?

[JH Sounds]

Forget after; what about a prequel?

[SpanishFly]

I've heard some pretty good things about the movie. I haven't seen it yet, and am looking forward to seeing Wolverine Origins more to be honest. However, everything I've heard about it and like the sort of "social tones" it uses (my friend's words, not mine) makes it sound like it would be worth the watch.

[JH Sounds]

They still have to make it after they make Watchmen.

Because they've already made Watchmen.

[DarkeSword]

You missed the point of my post. I'm trying to show you guys that if Watchmen has got you interested in comics, that's a good guide to what to read next.

[LuketheXjesse]

I'm definetley interested in The Killing Joke

EDIT: and The League of Extraordinary Gentleman while I'm at it

[Maco70]

I'm definetley interested in The Killing Joke

It's fantastic.

[AmazinJason]

I just saw Watchmen last night and I must say, for someone who has never seen a lick of the comic, it was fucking fantastic!

Aside from the beginning being a little drawn out, and some of the actions scenes being ever so slightly corny, I was deeply impressed with this movie.

I don't wish to add myself among the inevitable mountains of fanboys that Rorschach will no doubt accumulate, but goddamn he is freakin awesome!

[The Author]

I surprised myself, after watching the movie, practising using a Rorschach voice.

It's fucking hard.

Also, I did like the little change they made at the end, made a world of a difference for the Nite-Owl Rorschach relationship.

[Weirdboyscott]

I don't wish to add myself among the inevitable mountains of fanboys that Rorschach will no doubt accumulate, but goddamn he is freakin awesome!

Hurm, you say that like being a fan of Rorschach is a bad thing.

[Halt]

Rorschach Is all that is man. What a Badass he is.

[AmazinJason]

Hurm, you say that like being a fan of Rorschach is a bad thing.

Not necessarily, he just seems like the type of character that you like at first, but end up hating because he is all the rage on the internet, work, and school. Although I suppose a true fan would appreciate the character no matter what other people think.

You know what I mean though, it happened with Napoleon Dynamite, as well as the song BYOB from Soad >.<

Love the song, but when it came out, it aired on the radio every 16 minutes.

[Halt]

Not necessarily, he just seems like the type of character that you like at first, but end up hating because he is all the rage on the internet, work, and school. Although I suppose a true fan would appreciate the character no matter what other people think.

You know what I mean though, it happened with Napoleon Dynamite, as well as the song BYOB from Soad >.<

Love the song, but when it came out, it aired on the radio every 16 minutes.

That might be true. But he was written so well. I liked the fact, he took shit from noone. People that tryed to mess with him. get the shit end of the deal. You know his line:

I thought this to be a key line, and a reason I like his character.

Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon.

[42]

Is this Watchmen?

I just discovered this, and

I

can't

stop

watching

[Wacky]

The scene which really affected me the most?

The one from the vignettes at the beginning, which was what you'd think was a perfect example of progress and simple cuteness on VJ Day...

And then a few seconds later reminding us that it's still the 1940s.

The other favourite is "All along the Watchtower" at the appropriate place.

I do, however, dislike that Ozy gets turned into a complete dick. I personally think that Rorschach was completely right (There's a rather large moral chasm between letting a person die because of someone else and killing "innocent" people in order to preserve life somewhere else.) BUT Adrian has a good point. If he didn't do what he did, there'd be billions of dead people, not millions. In the comic, he actually genuinely hates having to kill each time he does it, but in the movie he might as well be a Bond Villain.

Also, get over the wang. I see it every day when I shower, and girls see it fairly often too. It's nothing to be ashamed about. It's precisely the exact point that shows Doc Manhattan is beyond human and truly Nietzschean- he doesn't even recognize that clothing matters to humans, something which just about every culture accepts.