Originally posted by Kazenji
Tales of the Black Freighter Official TrailerOut on DVD and Blu-ray March 24th it will also have Under the Hood on it
But the Black Freighter story loses a lot if it isn't shown parallel to the main story. In fact without Watchmen happening at the same time the Black Freighter story is just creepy for the sake of being creepy.
Originally posted by AlmightyKfish
IGN gave it a 10/10 5 star review.
Um... it did?
Originally posted by Kovacs86
Um... it did?
To get ready for this, I just watched a 2006 film called Little Children - because it stars both Patrick Wilson(NiteOwl) and Jackie Earl Haley(Rorschach), plus Kate Winslet & Jennifer Connelly. It's a disturbing look at what goes on in normal suburbia ( ala American Beauty), and Haley's performance as a tortured pedophile on parole revived his career big-time, got him an Oscar nomination, and the part in Watchmen. Check it out - watch how creepy yet pitable & sympathetic he is.
Originally posted by Kovacs86
Um... it did?
AU one gave it 5 stars.
UK gave 2 stars.
The IGN Movies one (US I think) isn't out yet.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
But the Black Freighter story loses a lot if it isn't shown parallel to the main story. In fact without Watchmen happening at the same time the Black Freighter story is just creepy for the sake of being creepy.
I know what you mean.
W/o Watchmen thats just a pretty grim and slightly horrific comic.
In other news, I just found out Watchmen will be an 18 when it's released here in the UK. SO I CAN'T GO TO THE CINEMA AND WATCH IT ='[
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I'm pumped for Watchmen. After all this waiting, it's almost here! It saddens me to think that there are tons of people out there who have no idea what Watchmen even is or that it's based off of Moore's great graphic novel; they'll have no appreciation for it. But nonetheless, I'm hoping that fans will be satisfied with the movie.
It's been getting fairly good reviews overall: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/
Currently sitting at 78% at Rottentomatoes. Not bad.
Watchmen isn't as funny as the comic strip... DURRRRRR
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/03/09/090309crci_cinema_lane
^ Fairly amusing. Considering that the idiot didn't know that Alan Moore didn't want his name attached to any film projects that were based on his work. This is the only 'negative' review that I've read. So far, I've resigned that this guy just ...doesn't get it. Although, coming from the New Yorker, what do you expect?
Originally posted by tom_servo
Watchmen isn't as funny as the comic strip... DURRRRRRhttp://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/03/09/090309crci_cinema_lane
^ Fairly amusing. Considering that the idiot didn't know that Alan Moore didn't want his name attached to any film projects that were based on his work. This is the only 'negative' review that I've read. So far, I've resigned that this guy just ...doesn't get it. Although, coming from the New Yorker, what do you expect?
The New Yorker is all "oooh, we're so intellectual. oooh, our newspaper has a guy with a monocole"
In the ever fitting words of Cassidy the vampire "Bleeding wankers more like"
Here you go.....so stop trying to DL Watchman before it comes out. Wait a few more days and go out to see it.
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/whos-leaking-fa.html
Originally posted by tom_servo
Watchmen isn't as funny as the comic strip... DURRRRRRhttp://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/03/09/090309crci_cinema_lane
^ Fairly amusing. Considering that the idiot didn't know that Alan Moore didn't want his name attached to any film projects that were based on his work. This is the only 'negative' review that I've read. So far, I've resigned that this guy just ...doesn't get it. Although, coming from the New Yorker, what do you expect?
Wow, the New Yorker managed to completely and totally miss the point and the time that Watchmen was written and Alan Moore's feelings about "dark" comics. You'd think they'd at least take the time to do something approaching research.
Originally posted by Kris Blaze
.......lolwut?
?...there is a reason novels dont have pictures...and comic books have lots of pics over the written word.....the graphic novel "Watchmen" was a terrible comic book...and a half decent novel....put them together...Ugghh..i forced myself to read it.....i thought a friend of mine was crazy when he told me he could not get thru this graphic novel....i just happen to have the force of will to get me thru this overated graphic novel..simply boring...hey we all have our opinions