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20.02.09 # Review # 33 Comments
The early Watchmen movie reviews paint a confused picture.
There are several Watchmen reviews doing the rounds already and they’re extreme opposites to say the least. The Nerdworld Blog on Time Magazine’s website has this to say -
“Sitting in that screening room and watching the visual world of the Watchmen movie unfold was one of the most powerful experiences I’ve ever had. Not film experiences. Just EXPERIENCES… I don’t think I realized how close I was to the original book until I saw such a loving, detail-rich, almost obsessive recreation of that universe… It had my heart pounding and head swimming. I barely slept that night.”
O…K…
An AintItCool spy adds this -
“Yes, it’s long but yes it’s extremely faithful to the graphic novel, to the point that the sex and violence is almost HARSHER than I remember it being in the comic… a huge, beautiful, angry, dirty, faithful, sigh of relief of a film. You won’t be disappointed and I will be going to see it again.”
Now to the other end of the scale, cause there’s nothing in between. Hollywood Elsewhere quotes a contact of theirs -
“…speaking as a huge admirer and devotee of the graphic novel, the Watchmen movie is a staggering failure. On the plus side…it is at times a meticulous and gorgeous recreation of Alan Moore’s original work. Unfortunately it’s an empty, inert, meandering and, yes, boring 2 hours and 45 minutes. Oh, and it’s horribly acted throughout.”
Their other early source says -
“Watchmen alternates between campy silliness and 2nd-rate comic book melodrama. At some points on the level of live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…There’s certainly no sense of tension or release in any of the action sequences. …There were certainly no cheers at the end. About 80% of the audience rushed out of the theatre the second the credits began; minimal congregating outside.”
Of course the sensible thing to say would be that the truth is somewhere in between. But what if one of these extremes is spot on?…
Leave your own Watchmen movie reviews in the comments.
I’ve at least enjoyed Snyder’s previous work, so I’m hoping that I’ll be on the end that liked it. Then again, I can’t watch 300 any more because every time I do I like it half as much. One more viewing and it’ll go from “alright” to “ugh”.
Oh man. I’m so nervous, this could be a total disaster. Dammit, why do they make me care so much?
its got to be worth seeing, how many movies out there are 2 hours and 45 min long, must movies end an hour before that, if it doesn’t hold up to the novel, but i am thinking it will, we can at least get our moneys worth for a long movie
It will be good. When has a movie trailer ever let us down? (Just kidding) Snyder will do an amazing job with this film.
I saw the film at a screening last Thursday and its terrific.
I am not a comic book guy or geek.
I went into the movie with no expectations.
The film was a piece of art and absolutely
fantastic. I was riveted to the screen and
never left my seat!
I am 53 years old and plan to see the movie
again with friends when its released
on March 7th.
I will say this. I hated the Matrix Reloaded, I didn’t much like 300, I don’t really like any CGI action set pieces (because, as that quote said, there is rarely any sense of tension or release in images that are obviously synthetic, as opposed to, say, the tension inherent in the car chase in the French Connection, or Paul Greengrass’s work on the Bourne films, or Alfonso Cuaron’s set pieces in Children of Men). I suspect this is going to fall into the same trap.
A little extra side-note: I’m watching An American Werewolf in London right now, and there was more tension in one ten second sequence in which the protagonist holds a flick-knife to his bare wrist considering suicide than in an any CGI action sequence I’ve ever seen. Because it looked like a real knife (of course it must have been a prop knife but you only know that by assumption) and it was a real wrist with real arteries and you could see it pressing into the flesh, and you didn’t know whether he was going to keep pressing and cut or not.
Went and saw The Watchmen today. It is a total failure. I don’t know the graphic novel, but the movie was trash. After 2+ hours you get to the point where you couldn’t care less about the characters. There’s just too much in there, too much confusion, too much sub-plot and background information, not to mention a confusing timeline. And what the hell was all that crap about the list? Too much!!!! It should have been refined down and made into 2-3 movies. I found I was more interested in the original core of superheroes and what happened to them. Also, as a woman, and don’t roll your eyes, I am so OVER seeing a multitude of men onscreen with hyperactive testosterone. That guy who said he would be seeing it again must not have seen another movie in his life before he went and saw this one. Wake up, there is absolutely nothing in this movie (CGI wise) that hasn’t been seen before.
I’ve heard there’s a lot of practical with CGI enhancement, which is the way to go. The only way to go with a film like this.
I havn’t seen it, but that last comments doesn’t bode well and really seems possible after reading the novel.
Total and utter failure. Even my children and husband thought this movie was TRASH – horrible acting, no real plot, constant switching of storyline – and they LOVE graphic novels and comic books. We were able to preview the movie for free tonight, and I want my 3 hours of life back!!!!!!! Most of the theater left early or stampeded their way out before the credits began – the rest were asleep. What a waste of a good Saturday night!
Uh…whatsis? The Watch Guy? The Night Watchman? Men with Watches?
I googled “Matrix Mixed Auto Paint reviews” and I got GEEKLAND!
I hate CG movies.
I cannot stand graphic novels.
I like to piss people off, though. See-ya!
I agree with Julie, total waste of an evening. Our base showed this free screening tonight, so we said “why not?”. I could have left after 15 minutes, but stuck it out because I thought my wife’s parents may be enjoying it. Afterwards, they said they almost walked home in the middle of the movie because it was so bad. I’m not familiar with the comic, but as a movie, it was bad. Maybe if I knew more about the comic books, I would have a better understanding of what was going on. But I’ve been to many other movies based on books and comics that I’ve never read, and they kept my attention past the opening credits. This one did not.
The movie was good, but definitely not for children. I was very disappointed to see so many parents watching the movie with children. WHAT KIND OF PARENT LETS THEIR CHILDREN WATCH PORN? Cause this movie is pretty close to it. Idiot parents this movie is Rated R for “strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language.” Please leave your children at home with sitter for this one.
Didnt keep your attention past the opening credits? ROFL. This movie is going to be great u morons.
I worship the ground that Alan Moore walks on, and I am a HUGE fan of the GN. One of the greatest pieces of literature ever written, and it is finally made into a movie.
I am a 21 year old female who has waited her entire life to see this made into a film. I have very high expectations for this movie and hope oh so badly that they most of them are met.
Oh and for everyone who said they thought it was trash, well then you can all suck it! Read the damn book!
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