Violence between us is nothing new, one time I almost got stabbed when I beat him at Mortal Kombat (that asshole is quick with a butterfly knife)Just_A_Glitch said:
Scott Pilgrim = Watchmen ?
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Oh, goodie, more Watchmen circle-jerking.
Let me tell you something: Watchmen is nothing but a serviceable noir story completely failed by the most ludicrous, pie-eyed, moony ending in recent memory.
Let me tell you something: Watchmen is nothing but a serviceable noir story completely failed by the most ludicrous, pie-eyed, moony ending in recent memory.
Financially, maybe. But there's more to a movie's quality and worth than how many people the trailers can draw to the theater. From the perspective of a movie-lover, not a financial backer.Impposter said:
Let's face it: "Michael Cera doing a romcom the video game way" isn't a concept that's going to draw a lot of people into a theater.
Well, I thought Scott Pilgrim was pretty good. Your right, though, it's not "Watchmen good". Now, Kick Ass, on the other hand...
Oh, don't worry. I liked Inception and Scott Pilgrim equally (again, they're like bread and a whale - completely different), together they are my joint top films of this year...Tagball said:
But yeah, I understand and agree where you're coming from. The only similarity between Watchmen and Scott Pilgrim is that they are both graphic novels (and both are awesome). Comparing them is like comparing cheese and the Sun. For those two, they're both the same colour but otherwise are different 100%. Same with the graphic novels. They're both awesome, but that's where the similarities end...
Hipsters? Eh. They're Torontonian 20-somethings fresh out of university - and they're in a crappy band. They do what young, broke people in Toronto do. It reminds me a lot of this other series I've read, Brooklyn Dreams.wc alligator said:
Is Scott Pilgrim a hipster? Maybe you could define him as such, but the graphic novels don't endorse his actions. He's quite clearly shown as a flawed character, especially near the end.
Give the books a chance. They're good.
People who buy clothes 2nd hand, do vaguely artsy stuff, and drink PBR. Apparently that's something to hate on.dogstile said:
I dunno. Hipster is the new emo. The generic other. The enemy.
How is a faked alien attack that will unify the US and Soviet Union for, oh, let's say two months, a believable ending? And how does this new-found camaraderie lead to borscht burgers and horseshit like that?ThrobbingEgo said:
It's a new enemy. A new other. Stronger alliances have been forged over less.Dr. Whiggs said:
That detail wasn't really the important bit anyway. It's the situation, the sacrifice, and the failure to stop it that's important.
Don't even get into this. It never ends well. Nobody but frustrated high schoolers actually use the word "hipster" seriously, and its basically just typical anti-intellectual "Everyone is fake but me" nonsense.ThrobbingEgo said:
Ever want to derail a discussion? Just mention "Juno". It'll become a "herp a derp hipster herp a derp" fest.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say no two countries in history have started playing grabass over a more flimsy reason than fighting pretend alien squids. And, since that's the linchpin of the villain's plan, it's pretty damn important.ThrobbingEgo said:
Hell I love Watchmen and I still think the ending is weak. and from what I have read it came from being late for a deadline and seeing a old episode of Outer Limits, I believe its was one called "The Architects of fear". all that aside Watchmen is still a game changing piece of graphic fiction.Dr. Whiggs said:
I absolutely loved Scott Pilgrim for the writing. I think its pointless to debate which is better, though. They really are like apples and oranges. So I can say I liked Scott Pilgrim more than Watchmen because I thought the writing was really realistic and Watchmen was incredibly pretentious. But to each his own. Hitting is unnecessary.