ram
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Post by ram on Mar 9, 2009 3:09:30 GMT -5
I liked this movie a lot. It was more faithful to the book than I had ever expected. The characters and sets are all near-perfect onscreen renditions of Dave Gibbons's art. I was amazed to see so many of the book's carefully composed images recreated with eerie accuracy. But above all else, it was the cast that sold the movie: I could not have asked for a better Rorschach, a better Nite Owl, a better Comedian or a better Silk Spectre (she is seriously HOT). And I couldn't have asked for a better CG depiction of His Mighty Blueness - sorry, Glurp, I don't mean you, but rather Doctor Manhattan. Ozymandias was the only character that didn't jive with the graphic novel version. The way Dave Gibbons drew him, Ozzy had an imposing physique, but the actor who played him looked a bit too lanky to me. But that's a minor complaint. No, Watchmen doesn't have a Heath Ledger-level performance, but then neither do many other movies of any kind. Really, the movie would've had to be a disaster for me to have booed it. But Watchmen has turned out to be a solid piece of entertainment.
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Post by cleburne on Mar 9, 2009 13:19:05 GMT -5
Howdy Ram , Glad you enjoyed it hoping to get to the cinema to watch it this weekend , not familiar with the comics (shame on me ;D) but keen to see the movie , its had plenty of good reviews. I let you know what I think of it when I see it.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 8, 2009 8:39:40 GMT -5
I still haven't seen watchmen but I plan to buy or rent it when it's available on dvd. I didn't read the comics so I'm not an instant fan of the story, however I've read enough about it all to know it's an interesting and unique story.
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