'Watchmen' movie... and videogame...

i mean

i thought sin city was a pretty alright adaptation of the books, even though i didn't read all of them. like i don't know what you were expecting but the books were basically GRITTY, STYLIZED FILM NOIRISH SHIT//VERYSEXIST and that's more or less what you got with the movie.

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Farren

#89 August 17, 2008, 09:56:44 pm

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and he did say ten times better

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#90 August 17, 2008, 11:15:02 pm

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Quote from: headphonics on August 17, 2008, 08:09:51 pm

i mean

i thought sin city was a pretty alright adaptation of the books, even though i didn't read all of them. like i don't know what you were expecting but the books were basically GRITTY, STYLIZED FILM NOIRISH SHIT//VERYSEXIST and that's more or less what you got with the movie.

yeah i guess corny noirish grit is good when its on paper but when it's in a movie HWO NO

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HL

#91 August 18, 2008, 01:30:39 am

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Quote from: headphonics on August 17, 2008, 12:44:36 am

wait, if the movie is FINISHED, why wont it be released for like eight months?

They probably still have to finalize certain effects, change parts, etc. I forget what the usual term for this is. Postproduction or something maybe. Idk.

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#92 August 18, 2008, 01:39:01 pm

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I hated the Sin City movie but yeah part of the reason was because it was such a literal translation from the comic book (WASTE OF FILM HEH).

of course I see this as a problem for the Watchmen movie considering the original work is really dependent on the fact that it is a comic book (the whole thing is a deconstruction of superheros or whatever) but these considerations are not really things I'd expect KEVIN SMITH to figure out so it's probably really accurate yeah.

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#93 August 18, 2008, 01:40:32 pm

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basically yes I'd rather they not follow the original work literally and change it for the movie, commence nerdrage.

A History of Violence was much better because the director did this.

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#94 August 18, 2008, 01:48:16 pm

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David C didn't even know that History of Violence was based on a graphic novel until well into the movie's production.

now is the winter of our discontent

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#95 August 27, 2008, 03:51:58 am

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Quote from: Psyburn on July 18, 2008, 11:24:52 pm

No. He's only credited because he wrote a screenplay.

I like the trailer, it's kinda cool. Mainly because it was very very well cut. I love that shot when they stretch out the flag to the music and they show the Comedian. My main complaint is that everything is in slow motion. Also Rorschauch's voice is not near as badass as the way Alan Moore does it.

The song is 'Smashing Pumpkins - The Beginning' is the End is the Beginning from the Batman & Robin soundtrack.

I remember yelling "WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN" in the theatre really loud but no one knew what I was talking about.................

I'm going to be a ~~fag~~ smart ass and correct you. The song from Batman & Robin is actually "The End Is The Beginning Is The End".
This version is a remake and thus called "The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning."

Said Bizzle.

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#96 August 27, 2008, 03:57:37 am

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Quote from: Bizzle on August 27, 2008, 03:51:58 am

I'm going to be a ~~fag~~ smart ass and correct you. The song from Batman & Robin is actually "The End Is The Beginning Is The End".
This version is a remake and thus called "The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning."

I'm going to be a smart ass and correct you and tell you Psyburn is right!

They were both on the OST for B&R.

This version isn't a remake lol. One is slow, one is fast. They were both from Batman & Robin and made for it. You should probably learn your facts, buddy!

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#97 August 27, 2008, 07:35:27 am

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I really want to see a live action version of Rorschach unmasked; I want to see what actor successfully pulls of his disheveled absolutist lunatic look.

NO! MY FACE! GIVE IT BACK

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#98 August 27, 2008, 12:06:19 pm

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Quote from: Pidgeotto221 on August 18, 2008, 01:40:32 pm

basically yes I'd rather they not follow the original work literally and change it for the movie, commence nerdrage.

A History of Violence was much better because the director did this.

Yeah, comics and movies are two really different media so I'm not sure that a straight port would work that well, and honestly I'd be kind of interested in seeing how a good director could maybe use the source material as a guideline and actually make the whole thing his own... It's just that nothing I've seen from Zack Snyder makes me think he'd be a good choice for something like this. I might be judging too harshly based on only two films (and one of them was a Frank Miller adaptation so it's probably not fair to exclusively blame Snyder for it being brainless and shallow), but yeah, they were both just really overstylised stupid action movies and I don't think he would be able to add much to the comic apart from explosions/nu-metal soundtrack.

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#99 August 27, 2008, 04:05:20 pm

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Quote from: Feldschlacht IV on August 27, 2008, 07:35:27 am

I really want to see a live action version of Rorschach unmasked; I want to see what actor successfully pulls of his disheveled absolutist lunatic look.

NO! MY FACE! GIVE IT BACK

this guys plays rorschach

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headphonics

#100 August 27, 2008, 08:19:28 pm

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wow, he's pretty unattractive! i think if he grew some hair he'd make an alright rorschach, at least in terms of appearance.

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