Moderators isaac42 Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 The trailers have been criticized for having way too much slo-mo in it. Im not sure if its the way the trailers were edited or if the entire movie will be like that. I know 300 had alot of slo-mo My wife takes a long time to get out of bed. Often, as she slooooowly rolls over, she says, "I'm moving sooo fast, it looks like slow motion..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted March 3, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2009 I don't know enough about "Watchmen"'s backstory to not enjoy the movie, sorry. That'ts why I'm making a point of not rereading it before I see the flick. I haven't read it in probably fifteen years, so I'll have forgotten a lot. I'll reread after I see the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 The trailers have been criticized for having way too much slo-mo in it. Im not sure if its the way the trailers were edited or if the entire movie will be like that. The early reviews I've read have both mentioned people who watched the previews and are expecting an action movie are going to be disappointed by the fact it's plot and character driven. Which is, of course, what fans of the comic want... (and before anyone tries to geek card me, it was published first as a comic series, not a novel, so stick it ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 The main thing I am worried about is it's by the director of "300"...which was really REALLY an over-rated movie. Oh {censored}! Goofball thinks something is overrated! Notify the international press!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 (and before anyone tries to geek card me, it was published first as a comic series, not a novel, so stick it ) Still own the original first print I bought when it hit news stands as a 12 part mini series. *puts geek card away* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Maybe just watch the movie first? I will, when I don't have to pay for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 I will, when I don't have to pay for it So you're going to wait until they start playing it on broadcast TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 So you're going to wait until they start playing it on broadcast TV? Or until its streaming on netflix. Or until someone I know buys the DVD and I can borrow it and make fun of them. Just as long as I don't put money in Zach Snyder's pockets, I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 The early reviews I've read have both mentioned people who watched the previews and are expecting an action movie are going to be disappointed by the fact it's plot and character driven. Eeeeee... just read a review that says it's too close to the comic for comfort: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/film-review-watchmen-1003945726.story :cry: I guess that's a good thing from my perspective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 the "Cream of the Crop" are panning it. All five of them? David Edelstein at New York Magazine Devin Gordon at Newsweek Kirk Honeycutt at Hollywood Reporter Anthony Lane at the New Yorker Justin Chang at Variety Which one of them do you figure is the really big Watchmen fan? Gordon ended his review with a paragraph on how having Doc's wang visible was emblematic of how Snyder just doesn't "get it" when it comes to adapting the film. (cp. the first page of this thread) Edelstein says the film is too faithful to the source material. Honeycutt criticizes the source material more than the film (though I wonder how much he recognizes that). And Lane also clearly doesn't like the source material to begin with, opening his review by saying "The world of the graphic novel is a curious one. For every masterwork, such as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Eeeeee... just read a review that says it's too close to the comic for comfort: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/film-review-watchmen-1003945726.story:cry: I guess that's a good thing from my perspective? Yeah, as I was just posting, of the five negative 'Top Critics' on RT, four of them say some variation on that. It's too faithful to the original material... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Yeah, as I was just posting, of the five negative 'Top Critics' on RT, four of them say some variation on that. It's too faithful to the original material... It was at 96% fresh a few days ago. I doubt it'll dip into rotten, but it's probably going to end up around 65%. The New Yorker Review is brutal to the movie and the source material. Seriously, damn. I'm in the awkward position of being a comic nerd and a film professional, so I don't think it'll be possible for me to like the movie, no matter how good it is. But damn it I'm having fun bitching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 The New Yorker Review is brutal to the movie and the source material. Seriously, damn. Other films the New Yorker has given a negative review: Dark Knight (Edelstein also panned it) Batman Begins Babel Slumdog Millionaire Assassination of Jesse James Downfall Eastern Promises Iron Man Kill Bill Letters from Iwo Jima No Country for Old Men Persepolis Platoon (seriously, it's on RT) Raiders of the Lost Ark (again, seriously..it's got a {censored}ing 67% from the 'top critics') Sin City V for Vendetta (another Moore source) Volver But hey, they liked Crash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Derek5272 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Or until its streaming on netflix. Or until someone I know buys the DVD and I can borrow it and make fun of them. Just as long as I don't put money in Zach Snyder's pockets, I'll be happy. If you really want to, I'm sure you'll be able to see it without paying by Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 If you really want to, I'm sure you'll be able to see it without paying by Friday. I'm really not a fan of movie piracy, and I haven't snuck into a theater since I was 14. But yeah, I had a friend offer to "acquire" a copy for me, and I haven't given him an answer one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Well hell. Ludacris was in it. That means it has to be good. Oh yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Derek5272 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 I'm really not a fan of movie piracy, and I haven't snuck into a theater since I was 14. But yeah, I had a friend offer to "acquire" a copy for me, and I haven't given him an answer one way or the other. Your decision. Half the time, I just don't care, the other half, I'm watching stuff I don't really have access to without parading around town searching Blockbusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Oh {censored}! Goofball thinks something is overrated! Notify the international press!!! I'm not sure where you're getting your info, but I rarely find something overrated nor do I crap over many things. I'm usually the opposite and say I'm tired of the "I don't get so-and-so" threads or the "I really hate _____" posts. Now, from time to time I may go out of my way to try and screw up a thread like the "Lamb of God" love-fest a few days ago...but it never goes over very well. But hey, feel free to pour over my past posts and find where I'm a total bastard! Maybe I am and I just don't realize it. Either that, or you're not being sarcastic at all....which I can never tell if someone is being anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Oh yeah I'm not a big T-pain fan, but he's got some very entertaining videos. He's completely aware of how ridiculous he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 I'm not a big T-pain fan, but he's got some very entertaining videos. He's completely aware of how ridiculous he is. "Bitch, do we look like we know the new T-Pain song??" - my drummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 Other films the New Yorker has given a negative review: Dark Knight (Edelstein also panned it) Batman Begins Babel Slumdog Millionaire Assassination of Jesse James Downfall Eastern Promises Iron Man Kill Bill Letters from Iwo Jima No Country for Old Men Persepolis Platoon (seriously, it's on RT) Raiders of the Lost Ark (again, seriously..it's got a {censored}ing 67% from the 'top critics') Sin City V for Vendetta (another Moore source) Volver But hey, they liked Crash... What was wrong with Crash? Those other movies are all pretty good. I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time ever last week, and don't understand the hype over that film. It is just the same thing as any other Indy movies, and that is to say that it was thoroughly mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 This movie needs to come out now... I need to see some blue semi-translucent man-wang. So should I not expect much action? Thats kinda the concensus from the way the thread is going. (never read them was too young at the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 What was wrong with Crash? Those other movies are all pretty good. I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time ever last week, and don't understand the hype over that film. It is just the same thing as any other Indy movies, and that is to say that it was thoroughly mediocre. "ROTLA" was the first Indy movie?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 300 was a piece of {censored} and i have no reason to believe this will be any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Captain Fathead Posted March 3, 2009 Members Share Posted March 3, 2009 I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time ever last week, and don't understand the hype over that film. It is just the same thing as any other Indy movies, and that is to say that it was thoroughly mediocre. Raiders really revolutionized the action/adventure movie. You get this badass dude, Indy, traveling around the world, fighting nazis, discovering lost artifacts and meeting hot girls. Along the way, he runs into memorable allies and villains. I really don't think any character in that is 2 dimensional. Even Belloch isn't the bad guy we think he is initially. Oh wait. Toht is pretty simple. But he's just a baddy bad mcbadderton. Every good movie needs a twisted, little creepazoid. I dunno, YMMV. It's still easily within my top 100 films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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