Re: Watchmen

Posted by Tartanninja on 2009/3/10 18:46:47
I did get to see it last night and it was very good.

The effects were great. The actor that played Rorschach was amazing. The actor that played Dan made him believable. Dr. Manhattan was well portrayed by Billy Crudup. Oh, and Malin Akermin is hot.

**********SPOILER ALERT*************

If you honestly thought they were going to use the squid for the ending, you're an idiot.
It worked great in the comic and it would have sucked ass on the big screen. It works great on the printed page, but how do you effectively show all of Manhattan dieing from the giant psychic killer squid?

*BOOM* Big squid appears, everyone falls down screaming and gripping their heads. They die.

That key scene would have been hokey and would have ruined the film.

The movie explanation and how everything played out worked for how they had everything set up in the film. A scene from the movie Fail-Safe appears and is credited at the end of the movie. Concept? The US accidentally nukes Moscow. In order to prove to the Russians it was a mistake, the President orders a nuclear strike on New York.
Somewhat similar in principle. A major city is wiped out to help keep the peace.

Yes, I've read Watchmen. Repeatedly, from 1987 to today. I got wise to it well after the fact.
Thankfully, I'm not one of the whiny purists that are clogging up the Internet.

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