The Watchmen

Originally Posted by zsv650

yeah look's good watched it last night.

Mail me it I got a PS3 I can watch it on

gonna wait for it on Sky - so i can watch it on HD

[Tallguy]

Originally Posted by Rorshach

get the book...and v for ventetta as a book...pi**es all over the films

What he said +1,000!
Though I really enjoyed both films!

I thought it was shoite.

[Richie]

going to watch this tomorrow...

so don't tell me what happens...

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Yup, I love the opening scenes, the movie kinda goes off the boil after that.

I'm waiting for the super-dooper director's cut that incorporates Tales of the Black Freighter. Then I'll be a happy piggy!

Apparently the UK's not getting the director's cut for ages; limited to the US market at the moment.

Seconding the "get the book" opinion: it's so much better than the film. I can't think of a single thing Alan Moore's written that's been faithfully transferred to the screen.

We watched it last night
It was good - well it must have been for me I didnt fall asleep on the couch whilst watching lol

[Richie]

watched 47 minutes...


of crap.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Richie

watched 47 minutes...


of crap.

Richie, normally you speak sense - what went wrong here?

The problem with Watchmen is that is a Superhero film without most of what people expect to find in a Superhero film.

The 1st 10 minutes of The X-Men, or Spiderman or even Wolverine have probably got more "Superhero film" in them than The Watchment.

That because The Watchmen is a commentary on the 80 political environment, set behind a Film Noire/50's Sam Spade style who dunnit, the costumes (and super powers of the few who have them) are merely window-dressing and plot-devices, rather than the drivers of the plot.

I had read the book before, probably about 20 years ago, so I kind of knew not to expect Superman or Batman, but it had been long enough ago that it was all fresh.

I must dig up a copy of the Book again (waiting for a Book/Movie bundle)

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

I must dig up a copy of the Book again (waiting for a Book/Movie bundle)

should be able to find it for less than a tenner on amazon.