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re: The Watchmen
Posted on 7/6/15 at 10:56 pm to Scruffy
Posted on 7/6/15 at 10:56 pm to Scruffy
I see it as a fine companion piece to the novel, but it just doesn't work that great as a movie. It's long and still manages to feel rushed. It wants to feel like Blade Runner but has these corny, overly-stylized fight scenes with cartooney violence, hence the tone is all over the place. Some really bad, distracting performances too. The Comedian is the most interesting character in the movie, and it hurts when he's not on screen. The movie wants to be weird but wouldn't commit to the weirdest part of the book, and Jon frame-up doesn't work. The destruction of NY hits with a huge thud.
In the end, Snyder didn't want to make a movie that existed as its own thing, with its own identity. He made the book and it only half works.
In the end, Snyder didn't want to make a movie that existed as its own thing, with its own identity. He made the book and it only half works.
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Posted on 7/6/15 at 11:06 pm to JombieZombie
Pretty much agree with all that.
I think the movie was like 85% great and like 15% terrible...give or take a few percentage points. I didn't mind the change with Manhattan at the end, but the way they directed that scene you don't really realize that 20 million or so people died.
I think the movie was like 85% great and like 15% terrible...give or take a few percentage points. I didn't mind the change with Manhattan at the end, but the way they directed that scene you don't really realize that 20 million or so people died.
Posted on 7/7/15 at 8:43 am to JombieZombie
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I see it as a fine companion piece to the novel, but it just doesn't work that great as a movie. It's long and still manages to feel rushed. It wants to feel like Blade Runner but has these corny, overly-stylized fight scenes with cartooney violence, hence the tone is all over the place. Some really bad, distracting performances too. The Comedian is the most interesting character in the movie, and it hurts when he's not on screen. The movie wants to be weird but wouldn't commit to the weirdest part of the book, and Jon frame-up doesn't work. The destruction of NY hits with a huge thud.
In the end, Snyder didn't want to make a movie that existed as its own thing, with its own identity. He made the book and it only half works.
Agree. Missing a few core themes of the GN was huge though.
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