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Watchmen

ponderingturtle said:
Remember everyone must wear black latex apparently.
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I understand why the Owl was changed (since he's supposed to, essentially, be Batman, so it matches the Batman films), but Ozymandias? He should be all shiny and golden at the least, not black rubber (or whatever that is).

Oh well.
 
Tolls said:
I understand why the Owl was changed (since he's supposed to, essentially, be Batman, so it matches the Batman films), but Ozymandias? He should be all shiny and golden at the least, not black rubber (or whatever that is).

Oh well.
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I'm pretty sure that the Owl is supposed to be the Blue Beetle, especially since DC had just bought the rights to the Charlie Comics characters and the names were changed when it was clear the plot Alan Moore put together. . .had huge reprocussions.
 
ImaginalDisc said:
I'm pretty sure that the Owl is supposed to be the Blue Beetle, especially since DC had just bought the rights to the Charlie Comics characters and the names were changed when it was clear the plot Alan Moore put together. . .had huge reprocussions.
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Well, yes, but then again no "average" punter would really know who the Blue Beetle was, so I should have simply said "to match the Batman films".

I do like the history of the Watchmen...
"Here you go, Alan. Do something with these characters we've just acquired."
...some weeks later...
"You've done what?!?!"


hehehehehe
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:eye-poppi!!!!
 
That was the funniest thing to happen on the Simpsons in 6 years, I was dying when Milhouse whipped that out.
 
I admit to being enticed and appalled at what I've seen so far.
Minor beef: Night Owl is supposed to be older and out of shape.
I guess it's wait and see. Willing to give the benefit of the doubt....so far.

V for Vendetta had at least one pivotal scene removed: The bunny and the cage magic trick V performs for Evey in the Shadow Gallery. That scene represented her giving him tacit permission to do what he does to her re the Valorie scenes. Without it, we don't get the importance V places upon individual liberty. Terrible, terrible omission.
 
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dglas said:
I admit to being enticed and appalled at what I've seen so far.
Minor beef: Night Owl is supposed to be older and out of shape.
I guess it's wait and see. Willing to give the benefit of the doubt....so far.

V for Vendetta had at least one pivotal scene removed: The bunny and the cage magic trick V performs for Evey in the Shadow Gallery. That scene represented her giving him tacit permission to do what he does to her re the Valorie scenes. Without it, we don't get the importance V places upon individual liberty. Terrible, terrible omission.
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When they changed V from being an outright anarchist arguably as ruthless as the fascists he opposed to some sort of romantic revolutionary, that scene wouldn't have made much sense.
 
I'm actually reading the novel for the first time right now.

To say the least it's captivating. Hollis Mason's halloween attack really hurt and I couldnt help but feel pride and anguish over Rorschach's character and situation.

I am excited for the movie if only for the fact that it will provide more material for me to immerse myself in this wondrous universe.
 
I don't know the Watchmen this thread is about, but I always have to think about these when I hear 'Watchmen'

"They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into the film) to rush into the room, attack the hero one at a time, and be slaughtered. No one ever asks them if they wanted to.

This book is dedicated to those fine men........"
 
MelBrooksfan said:
Moore resigns from disgust from every picture based on his works. Said pictures always suck (Yes, even V for Vendetta. V for Vendetta was a travesty), though.
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I just want to chime in on this.

Alan Moore is a well-known prima donna artist who won't work with anyone. This is NOT just a movie thing. He will no longer work with Marvel or DC, due to disputes, and nearly broke with Wildstorm.

He is NOT an easy person to get along with, and he reminds me strongly of Harlan Ellison in many ways.

So Moore disavowing the movie was pretty much a given, given that he's started major disputes over printing errors.

He's also overrated. I'd get a Spider Jerusalem tattoo long before a Watchman one.
 
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Alan Moore not wanting to work for DC or Marvel is understandable. He's not alone in that stance. And for him specifically, it makes plenty of sense to me. He does have a bit of a reputation as being hard to work with, but I don't see more examples of that than the average writer/artist, especially ones with his backlog and clout.

Sure, the man's not a god. He's done *way* too many drugs and now genuinely believes himself to be a magician. He wears a thousand rings per hand, and all of them are stupid looking. And that hair...well, the hair is kinda cool.

Him not being thrilled that his work is being converted in to a medium he never intended it for by people he never even met (as a result of a deal he got screwed in and stolen from) doesn't seem unreasonable, especially given the quality of every other attempt.

I know people wanna get all stoked for the movie, and I don't blame em. But is it *really* that hard to see how some people might not be super excited? I mean, I saw the trailer, and it looks like Snyder had a lot of fun with some leather, cameras, and computers - but it doesn't look like a Watchmen movie to me. I just don't see how a 3 hour movie can do the comic justice, plain and simple. Sure, I'm still gonna watch it - I may even not hate it - but it seems unnecessary and, at least from what I've seen so far, crappy.

Also - I have a Watchmen tattoo AND a Transmet tattoo.

I DO have to say this - there is a little clip in the trailer of a profile shot of Silk Spectre, when she's kissing Dr. M, and MAN does that face look like it jumped straight out of a panel. That was kinda cool to see.
 
Anyone see (or hear about) the Watchmen "motion comic"? (I don't know if it was mentioned earlier in this thread). I was going to reread the graphic novel before the movie then came across it on iTunes. They animated the graphic novel (in a simple, but interesting way) and have an actor voicing it (same actor throughout...including female voices which has irked many but then again, many audiobooks use just one actor throughout for all voices).

I bought the season pass from iTunes for 19.99. One issue is up so far and they'll be releasing it in 11 more parts over the coming weeks. You can check out a 30-second preview on iTunes.

I opened up the graphic novel in one window and watched part of the movie in the other to see how they match up. It's pretty much frame for frame with about 10% of the dialogue edited out for time purposes (I guess).

Of course, it wasn't necessary to do this but it really is fun to watch.
 
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