Watchmen (Snyder, 2009)

[ayaa1977]

Watchmen maybe the biggest non-event of 2009.  Like a silent fart in a stadium .

and that is the quote of the day for me!

[fizz]

Lol...

I don't think even Zack Snyder remembers he made this film. It is in the ether now.

[ayaa1977]

I watched it, I liked it, didn't entirely love it. I think it featured interesting visuals, I think the pacing was fine and it didn't drag the film, and it never felt like +2.5 hrs film. The opening title sequence was incredible and was probably the best part of the film. Jackie Earle Haley's Rorschach was marvelous, I haven't read the graphic novel so I have nothing to compare him to, but he was so convincing and sympathetic in the role in a way that you rarely see in such films. Apart from him I think I only liked Mathew Goode as Ozymandias and Jeffery Dean Morgan as the Comedian. While I was not to impressed with Patrick Wilson or Billy Crudup tow actors I really respect. But The one actress that I hated with a vengeance was Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre, she was incredibly bad. She has no range at all and she has one expression on her face in every damn scene or situation. Whenever she was on a part of the film dies horribly and she is on for almost the whole film, she is even billed first in the film's credits.

There is a good use of music in this film and the editing made the film look interesting particularly in the cemetery scene, I really liked it. Contrary to the popular opinion, I didn't think the film featured gratuitous violence or nudity, except for Dr. Manhattan's giant blue wiener which wasn't that a big of a deal, no pun intended. I think that violence was more implied than shown in many places, and I feel that Snyder was more restrained in this film than in 300.

To sum my opinion, it was an entertaining film but I don't see what the fuss is all about, and overall, I would give this film 3/5.

[ozzylogic]

Has anyone watched the Director's Cut or the Ultimate Cut? I acquired both recently and started watching the Ultimate Cut (720p HD) and it's excellent,as it fills in most of the plot holes of the actual release version...but it's also 3.5 hours long, featuring an animated short about a Captain voiced by Gerard Butler.

Director's Cut:

http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/20/watchmen-directors-cut/

Ultimate Cut:

http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Ultimate-Blu-ray-Zack-Snyder/dp/B002IYEQR4

[fizz]

Has anyone watched the Director's Cut or the Ultimate Cut? I acquired both recently and started watching the Ultimate Cut (720p HD) and it's excellent,as it fills in most of the plot holes of the actual release version...but it's also 3.5 hours long, featuring an animated short about a Captain voiced by Gerard Butler.

Didn't know this existed...the film was quite forgettable.

The animated short was released before the film and was available as a web episode or something from the official site. It features in the original Graphic novel as well.

[ozzylogic]

Has anyone watched the Director's Cut or the Ultimate Cut? I acquired both recently and started watching the Ultimate Cut (720p HD) and it's excellent,as it fills in most of the plot holes of the actual release version...but it's also 3.5 hours long, featuring an animated short about a Captain voiced by Gerard Butler.

Didn't know this existed...the film was quite forgettable.

The animated short was released before the film and was available as a web episode or something from the official site. It features in the original Graphic novel as well.

Yes, I've heard. I think the main reason why I liked it (not loved it) was because I haven't read the original Watchmen graphic novel yet, so I can't really compare. I guess it's like Transformers fans hating the sequel (ROTF) but the crowd new to Transformers (and with really poor taste in movies) and the retarded loved it.

[madali]

Watchmen (Zack Snyder, 2009)

"Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Save us!"... and I'll whisper "no.""

This is the life of Superheroes when the cameras are switched off. A story of generic superheroes (they don't even appear to have any specific superpowers) that try to save the world, but carrying the burden of the world on your shoulders is heavy, and superheroes must have superproblems, and they like everyone else, must break. And the bigger they are, the harder they fall, is especially true for men and women that have always been above the average with their superior physical skills.

It is a story of hate and anger, regret and lost hope, it is a story of people giving up on their world. If you try to save the world, but can't, what is left of you?

And in the middle of all of this, is Dr Manhattan, a being that actually seems to have a great power, but his skills only set him apart even further so. The better you are than the normal people in terms of ability, the further you feel from them. We see it all around us, the loneliness of those on top, and it is severely compounded when you have someone like Dr Manhattan, who can see his own future, stop matter, and teleport. Man is a defined label, used for a category for a creature with a set of attributes. The Actual Man must then be the Average Man. And therefore, the supermen is not More Than Man, but could more accurately be said that is Less Like Man.

Follow from that line of thought, and we reach the conclusion. Superheroes are broken images of Mankind.

4/5

[madali]

I guess I'm the only one here who gave it a 4. Maybe its because I never read the graphic novel?

[fizz]

I guess I'm the only one here who gave it a 4. Maybe its because I never read the graphic novel?

You're slowly turning into the Armond White of this forum Mr. Iconoclastic.

P.S. This movie still sucks in retrospect.

[madali]

I don't think my views here are controversial.

Ultraviolet on the other hand...

[fizz]

A lot of people, myself included, have a problem, amongst other things, with the films end (in tone, it is very true to the graphic novel). It changes the original ending (which is ok, I'm all for experimenting with different mediums irrespective of the source), but if you've read the original (and shame on you for not because everyone asked you to do so multiple times!) that ending is quite ridiculous and pretty much at tangents with where the film is headed. Granted, the film does head in the right direction and ends in the right way from its own point of view, but it only shows how much greater, in comparison, the original ending in the book is.

[madali]

I read the original ending, and to be frank it sounded stupid. Random alien?

[shariqq]

I read the original ending, and to be frank it sounded stupid. Random alien?

Read the whole book, not just the ending on Wikipedia. I just re-read it 2 weeks ago, and still in awe.

[madali]

One day.

[shariqq]

..hang on. Random alien what?!