Post Your Reviews for "WATCHMEN" - Page 3

fido123 · 03-9-2009, 03:44 PM

I personally didn't like it at all. I understood it and could see all the symbolism, but overall it wasn't enjoyable. It had it's moments, but at best I would give it a 4/10. I could understand liking it or loving it if you're a fan of the graphic novel but I'm not =/

OnixRose · 03-9-2009, 04:10 PM

I really liked it, the music wasn't that bad imo. The only wtf moments for me occurred when the guy's arms got cut off and when the random inmate was set on fire for no reason o_O he almost looked happy to be on fire too...

supersonicpwns · 03-9-2009, 05:54 PM

to be honest, it wasn't very good. 4/10.

thats all i have to say.

boibomb · 03-9-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Syhto

I just saw it and I thought it sucked ass.
There's my review.
It was boring, lengthy, and had atrocious song choice. There was close to 0 action for a ****ing super hero movie. If you like misplaced sex scenes and staring at some blue guy's dick, go for it. It was too sappy and pretentious for me. Sorry. 2 and a half hours of ****.

it may have been better if the people having sex were better looking

Thats what everybody says. First its not a super hero movie there regular people the closest person to a super hero was Mr Manhattan. Yea i'll admit that the song were kinda of weird but thats what gave the movie its mood. They could of took the sex scenes out. But i dont thick it was that bad.
Did you read the graphic novel first?

**tha Guardians** · 03-9-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX

From what you all said I'm afraid to see it, if it's as bad you all say I'd have to walk out of the theater.

I liked it a lot. I'd see it again if I was wealthy.
Definitely worth the $8 imo. If you're going to see this, see it in theaters.

A digital theater.
It's pretty good looking.

Solid Dreams · 03-9-2009, 07:31 PM

8 dollars? It was 3.50 for me.

NFD · 03-9-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by boibomb

Thats what everybody says. First its not a super hero movie there regular people the closest person to a super hero was Mr Manhattan. Yea i'll admit that the song were kinda of weird but thats what gave the movie its mood. They could of took the sex scenes out. But i dont thick it was that bad.
Did you read the graphic novel first?

The sex scenes were important.

thunderstrike687 · 03-9-2009, 09:02 PM

ITT sheltered kids

GuidoHunter · 03-9-2009, 09:07 PM

I don't know what y'all are talking about. I loved it.

Acting could have been better on Laurie's part, and I questioned the music placement (Amanda liked it, though), but was that enough to be a significant detractor to the really good story that was going on? Absolutely not.

As for the sex scenes, well, y'all saw 300, right? Yeah.

I thought it a very good adaptation of the novel.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

**TheRapingDragon** · 03-10-2009, 05:17 AM

A mate lent me the novel but I never got around to reading it before seeing the movie so I was just open-minded. All in all I enjoyed it. It never really felt like it lasted two and a half hours.

I do however disagree with song choices. Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" while they had sex was a very cringe-worthy moment and hilarious for all the wrong reasons. To be honest if they kept to the non-popular music then I think it would have been far more enjoyable, music wise.

Story wise I really enjoyed it, hell of a lot of intertwining story that I thought they held together well. Granted I've seen better movies but it wasn't a waste of time.

Now I'm reading the graphic novel to compare.

**travman301** · 03-10-2009, 05:25 AM

I honestly loved the movie as well. The group of friends I was with watching it was split.

Half my friends found it drawn out and boring. The other half absolutely loved it.

MrRubix · 03-10-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MalReynolds

There was one sex scene.

Two if you count Nite Owl II's floppy fling D:

Seriously though guys, if you haven't already, get a hold of the graphic novel and take a gander. Imagine the task of taking that and turning it into a movie. They did a fantastic job.

Afrobean · 03-11-2009, 12:57 AM

I got back from seeing it about an hour ago. Forgive the crossposting if you've already read what I have to say.

I liked it. Didn't feel like a movie though... felt almost like a miniseries with really high production values. Almost disjointed. Not "disjointed", but something like it, something feeling almost separated about the way the story was told. Could this be perhaps because it was originally printed as normal issue comics? I don't know, not having read the comics myself yet.

And yes, after seeing it, I can completely understand the gripes with the music, however, my only real problem was with 99 Luftballoons and Hallelujah. For 99 Luftballoons, the song was just too hard, too agressive for the emotion of the scene. For Hallelujah, it was the lack of soul in the rendition; I know someone mentioned this before in another thread (perhaps this one?) and they were totally right. A different version of Hallelujah would have played marvelously in that scene.

Oh, and one more thing: the action sequences. Does Snyder have to do them in all of his films that way or what? I like the look of it personally, but after seeing the style used in 300 already, it felt unoriginal when it otherwise would have looked amazing here.

03-9-2009, 03:44 PM	#41
fido123 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 32 Posts: 4,245	Re: Post Your Reviews for "WATCHMEN" I personally didn't like it at all. I understood it and could see all the symbolism, but overall it wasn't enjoyable. It had it's moments, but at best I would give it a 4/10. I could understand liking it or loving it if you're a fan of the graphic novel but I'm not =/

03-10-2009, 05:17 AM	#50
TheRapingDragon A car crash mind Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 9,788	Re: Post Your Reviews for "WATCHMEN" A mate lent me the novel but I never got around to reading it before seeing the movie so I was just open-minded. All in all I enjoyed it. It never really felt like it lasted two and a half hours. I do however disagree with song choices. Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" while they had sex was a very cringe-worthy moment and hilarious for all the wrong reasons. To be honest if they kept to the non-popular music then I think it would have been far more enjoyable, music wise. Story wise I really enjoyed it, hell of a lot of intertwining story that I thought they held together well. Granted I've seen better movies but it wasn't a waste of time. Now I'm reading the graphic novel to compare.

03-10-2009, 05:25 AM	#51
travman301 #swagdog Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 2,641	Re: Post Your Reviews for "WATCHMEN" I honestly loved the movie as well. The group of friends I was with watching it was split. Half my friends found it drawn out and boring. The other half absolutely loved it.

03-11-2009, 12:57 AM	#53
Afrobean Admiral in the Red Army Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the moon Age: 36 Posts: 13,262	Re: Post Your Reviews for "WATCHMEN" I got back from seeing it about an hour ago. Forgive the crossposting if you've already read what I have to say. I liked it. Didn't feel like a movie though... felt almost like a miniseries with really high production values. Almost disjointed. Not "disjointed", but something like it, something feeling almost separated about the way the story was told. Could this be perhaps because it was originally printed as normal issue comics? I don't know, not having read the comics myself yet. And yes, after seeing it, I can completely understand the gripes with the music, however, my only real problem was with 99 Luftballoons and Hallelujah. For 99 Luftballoons, the song was just too hard, too agressive for the emotion of the scene. For Hallelujah, it was the lack of soul in the rendition; I know someone mentioned this before in another thread (perhaps this one?) and they were totally right. A different version of Hallelujah would have played marvelously in that scene. Oh, and one more thing: the action sequences. Does Snyder have to do them in all of his films that way or what? I like the look of it personally, but after seeing the style used in 300 already, it felt unoriginal when it otherwise would have looked amazing here. __________________

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