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by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/03/2012, 5:17pm PDT |
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The comic IS the Citizen Kane of comics. I feel bad for anyone who walked into that movie with their date without them both already loving the comic. The existence of the movie is therefore kind of pointless, but not really -- I thought just about every performance was the work of a really talented individual. I never, in a million years, would have thought of the take Haley gave for Rorschach's final, "Do it!" but it's perfect, and better than the way he always said it in my mind.
Billy Crudup's vocal performance was perfect. Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Max Headroom were great. I think the movie was rushed, but it also had little bits that weren't in the source material, and when it WAS allowed to breathe it worked. When Jon teleports into the meeting and says, "I told you you wouldn't be the only one dressed up" and Janey takes a second and laughs -- man, that's a good moment.
(When Dan says, "Maybe we should agree on no drinking at meetings" and the Comedian genuinely laughs because Dan made a good joke, I don't know why, but that was also great. I guess in the same way that it would be cool to impress Spider-Man by being agile or Hank Pym by beating your wife, making the Comedian laugh at a joke is neat.)
I realize I am defending it as a well-produced literal adaptation of something in a medium it wasn't intended for. Which isn't what anyone else in this thread is talking about at all. But I think it succeeds as a comic brought to life.
(I never thought about how the lack of time for the prison shrink and vendor meant that the monster's appearance robs the movie of non-Rorschach deaths we'd care about. That's a great point.)
Oh, changing "republic serial villain" to "comic book villain" was fucking retarded, though.
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Can I just say how utterly underwhelmed I was by Watchmen? by Magic Underwear Maker 10/03/2012, 9:19am PDT 
It had too much of the main present day plot by fabio 10/03/2012, 12:23pm PDT
Pretty sure 99% of the world loved the prison scenes by laudablepuss 10/03/2012, 1:53pm PDT
99% of the world today would fall asleep during Citizen Kane or The Conversation by fabio 10/03/2012, 2:16pm PDT
I enjoyed the Rorschach parts but the movie was boring overall (spoilers) by Fullofkittens 10/03/2012, 3:24pm PDT
The therapist was in it; his briefcase spills open at the climax NT by Vested Id 10/03/2012, 5:43pm PDT
I will defend Watchmen by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/03/2012, 5:17pm PDT
Re: I will defend Watchmen by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/03/2012, 5:19pm PDT
Just read the comic by fabio 10/17/2012, 9:24pm PDT
RRAAAARRL is the best action panel in anything, ever NT by Entropy Stew 10/19/2012, 5:32am PDT
Some annotations by Mysterio 10/19/2012, 7:23am PDT
Re: Some annotations by Souffle of Pain 10/19/2012, 12:27pm PDT
Those all read like autistic wikipedia articles by fabio 10/19/2012, 2:17pm PDT
I am just trying to show you why you are objectively wrong. NT by Mysterio 10/19/2012, 3:25pm PDT
Objectivists: NOT autistic by fabio 10/20/2012, 2:41pm PDT
Re: Objectivists: NOT autistic by Charles Beuwulf 03/21/2013, 8:03am PDT
I'm going to assume you're talking about the movie. by Jerry Whorebach 03/20/2013, 3:17am PDT
Yes. I'm going to assume you're talking about Jurassic Park the movie. by Mischief Maker 03/20/2013, 7:06am PDT
Re: Yes. I'm going to assume you're talking about Jurassic Park the movie. by laudablepuss 03/20/2013, 8:33am PDT
Who said anything about improbability? I'm talking preaching. by Mischief Evil Capitalist 03/20/2013, 9:10am PDT
Are we in a world where Jurassic Park is a bad movie now? NT by Hater Earth 03/20/2013, 7:53pm PDT
Re: Are we in a world where Jurassic Park is a bad movie now? by Charles Beuwulf 03/21/2013, 7:59am PDT
Re: Are we in a world where Jurassic Park is a bad movie now? by laudablepuss 03/21/2013, 9:11am PDT
Jurassic Park did not have bad special effects, fuckface. NT by Gutsby 03/21/2013, 9:19am PDT
That shot was not good. by laudablepuss 03/21/2013, 9:42am PDT
Okay, it had a couple of bad special effects shots. You're a fucking wife. NT by Gutsby 03/21/2013, 10:19am PDT
You mean beard? This is Caltrops. NT by laudablepuss 03/21/2013, 12:18pm PDT
Re: Okay, it had a couple of bad special effects shots. You're a fucking wife. by E. L. Koba 03/21/2013, 9:01pm PDT
That iconic intro obviously needed more text NT by Entropy Stew 03/20/2013, 1:49pm PDT
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