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The Watchmen Thread.
Topic Started: Jul 17 2008, 10:17 PM (3,144 Views)
HAL OVER 9000!!!
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The Cardinal of Win.
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Better blue than red.
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lirlond
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Melchior,Jan 29 2009
06:01 PM
what happened to photo 3?

Typo, fixed >_>
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Sabre_Justice
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I've finally seen some cardboard poster things at my local megaplex, showing the costumed characters with a quote from them.

Gotta say, they look kinda weird to me since I've never seen most of them before.

Still, I figure someone should post the POV of someone unfamiliar with the franchise.
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HAL OVER 9000!!!
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Promo shizle!

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/693351/W...her-Places.html

o_O
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Quillian
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HAL OVER 9000!!!,Feb 24 2009
06:26 PM

I already knew about that...
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/02/the_en...y_fing_nigh.php

(Topless Robot is a fun blog to follow.)

And a more recent example of Watchmen merchandise gone too far...
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/02/seriou...ing_stop_it.php
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Lothar Hex
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Quillian,Feb 24 2009
06:37 PM
And a more recent example of Watchmen merchandise gone too far...
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/02/seriou...ing_stop_it.php

Well I know what to get East for his birthday now.
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Hercule Pyro
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Indeed. I'd quite like that as it goes.

The condom, not so much.
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I wasn't sure whether I should post it on this thread or start a whole new thread for it, but either way, I just took a look at the music for the movie...

Here's the soundtrack...
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1. Desolation Row (My Chemical Romance)
2. Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Bob Dylan)
4. The Sound Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
5. Me & Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
6. I'm Your Boogie Man (KC & The Sunshine Band)
7. You're My Thrill (Billie Holiday)
8. Pruit Igoe & Prophecies (Philip Glass)
9. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
10. All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
11. Ride of the Valkyries (Budapest Symphony Orchestra)
12. Pirate Jenny (Nina Simone)

...and here's the score...
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1. Rescue Mission
2. Don't Get Too Misty Eyed
3. Tonight the Comedian Died
4. Silk Spectre
5. We'll Live Longer
6. You Quit!
7. Only Two Names Remain
8. American Dream
9. Edward Blake: The Comedian
10. Last Laugh
11. Prison Fight
12. Just Look Around You
13. Dan's Apocalyptic Dream
14. Who Murdered Hollis Mason?
15. What About Janie Slater?
16. I'll Tell You About Rorschach
17. Countdown
18. It Was Me
19. All That Is Good
20. Requiem (Excerpted from Mozart's Requiem)
21. I Love You Mom

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HAL OVER 9000!!!
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My Chemical Romance? Gross.
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Hercule Pyro
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HAL OVER 9000!!!,Feb 24 2009
10:08 PM
My Chemical Romance? Gross.

The Cardinal of Win is correct.

I read the soundtrack backwards, and was pretty optimistic until I threw up a little in my mouth.
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Jeffk38uk
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Want something a little more substancial? How about aan exclusicve clip of rorschach monologue in the opening bit in the film.

http://io9.com/5159609/an-intimate-moment-...nd-of-rorschach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnyR10CIDW8&e


How about this pieced together vid of clips as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xlixMYekpk&feature=related
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Ed Sigma
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ROFLMAO!
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Ed Sigma,Mar 6 2009
10:24 AM

Heh, that's awesome.
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Ed Sigma,Mar 6 2009
10:24 AM

I almost choked on my Frijji.

Good christ that's awesome and terrifying-at the same time.
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I'd buy the dvd boxset for the series just the lolz factor if it were ever real .
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Jeffk38uk,Mar 6 2009
03:59 PM
I'd buy the dvd boxset for the series just the lolz factor if it were ever real .

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HAL OVER 9000!!!
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I think Alan Moore would go on a rampage if that were real. Though it is extremely awesome.
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Well, I went to see this today. Now I am a huge fan of the comic, but I knew from the start it would be impossible to perfectly replicate the book, with all of its hidden depths and variety of sub-plots, into the space of a film. So from the start I told myself that I would just have to watch it on its own terms and judge accordingly. Guess what?

It's actually not bad. It largely remains true to the spirit of the book, even if it doesn't necessarily follow it to the letter. There were moments that were perfect re-enactments of scenes from the book; sure, some of the fight scenes had been expanded on, but that didn't matter, for the fight choreography was pretty good with nice clear camera work. The cast and acting was generally good and captured the dysfunctional characters of the book well.

I remember a lot of controversy around the altered ending; there's a new sub-plot about new energy resources (apparently to make the film more topical) that ties in to the new ending, and I have to admit I did find what they came up with instead a bit disconcerting; in the book, the clean, limitless energy source they're trying to work towards has already been implemented. Now that I've seen the altered ending though, it does actually work in that it stays true to the spirit of the original book's killer twist, if not the letter.

One other thing; the soundtrack was awesome... BUT IT WAS RUINED BY THOSE FUCKING GOBSHITES MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. You know how some music is somehow able to suck all of the good qualities out of whatever's in the proximity of it? Well, that's what MCR's music is like. It plays right at the end credits, which means now I can't clearly remember the film, only my absolute hatred and disgust at associating what is inarguably (seriously, I fucking dare you to argue with me on this) the lowest form of shit with the property. Honestly, I want to track down and strangle the man who thought using their "music" was a good idea.

In summation though, I would certainly recommend reading the book above all else, but this is probably as good an adaptation as we were ever likely to get from a two and a half hour Watchmen movie.
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Studio Asperger,Mar 6 2009
06:07 PM
One other thing; the soundtrack was awesome... BUT IT WAS RUINED BY THOSE FUCKING GOBSHITES MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. You know how some music is somehow able to suck all of the good qualities out of whatever's in the proximity of it? Well, that's what MCR's music is like. It plays right at the end credits, which means now I can't clearly remember the film, only my absolute hatred and disgust at associating what is inarguably (seriously, I fucking dare you to argue with me on this) the lowest form of shit with the property. Honestly, I want to track down and strangle the man who thought using their "music" was a good idea.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll be sure to leave quickly as soon as I see them on Wednesday. =P

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Ed Sigma,Mar 6 2009
10:24 AM

I want that to be a real show! As East said I don't think I'd watch it ironically either.
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Ed Sigma,Mar 6 2009
10:24 AM

Both completely frightening and absolutely hilarious.
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HAL OVER 9000!!!,Mar 6 2009
04:24 PM
I think Alan Moore would go on a rampage if that were real. Though it is extremely awesome.

Nah, he'd laugh at it. Hard.

Then kill, and eat, the person from Warner responsible for it.
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Eastwood,Mar 6 2009
10:22 PM
HAL OVER 9000!!!,Mar 6 2009
04:24 PM
I think Alan Moore would go on a rampage if that were real. Though it is extremely awesome.

Nah, he'd laugh at it. Hard.

Then kill, and eat, the person from Warner responsible for it.

No he would rip off his shirt, to dispense manly justice :3
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the film was great. i think the dvd is supposed to add over 30 minutes of cut stuff, like hollis masons death, and more stuff about the shrink.

the soundtrack was great, right up until the credits. dear GOD what have they done to poor bob dylan?!
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