The Escapist Presents: MovieBob Reviews: Watchmen

UsefulPlayer 1

New member
Feb 22, 2008
1,776
0
0
Boom-chikka T-bag!!!
^My apologies, just came up when I was scrolling down to place my response.

I wasn't sure whether I was really going to see this or not, read the book though, but after this review looks like its time to make some plans to actually see it.
 

Disembodied_Dave

The Could-Have-Been-King
Feb 5, 2009
491
0
0
I thought the movie was wonderful. It certainly won't be the cultural milestone like the graphic novel is said to be, but it was still good movie that achieved what a movie is meant to achieve. And that's to be easily riffable.. err I mean to entertain.
 

kaocrat

New member
Mar 22, 2009
8
0
0
I just find it fascinating and hilarious that they made Dr. Manhattan's wang proportionally larger in the movie than it is in the comic book. In the book it's got the "just went for a swim" look whereas the movie version definitely has some hang to it. Bearing in mind that Manhattan's body is entirely CGI, this can only mean one of two things: either the CG artist working on his character model decided to upgrade it of his own initiative, or at some point in the production, Zack Snyder told him to make the dick bigger. Who knows? Perhaps there was a meeting about this issue. There were probably memos circulating on the matter, maybe even some focus-group testing to determine exactly the right amount of wang that would be needed to make the movie appeal to as broad an audience as possible. What to do? Too big, and you alienate your core audience, too small and the mainstream will ridicule it. I think most of the changes from comic to movie were done with pretty much the same mentality, actually.

This just in: "Watchmen" the movie has a bigger dick than "Watchmen" the comic - literally *and* figuratively.
 

L33tsauce_Marty

New member
Jun 26, 2008
1,198
0
0
Yeah it was good. I guess you could consider it a classic, but for people that haven't read the comic (like me) it just never drew me in the way The Dark Night did. Sure it was great, to much nudity though.
 

Afterburn

New member
Mar 20, 2009
26
0
0
L33tsauce_Marty said:
Sure it was great, to much nudity though.
I've told this to many people and they've always disagreed with me or called me silly names. Yeah this current generation of movies seems to be obsessed with nudity and sex, but that's what pornography's for, especially since in most theaters you've gotta be around 18 (maybe 17) to buy a ticket for an R-rated movie, let alone porn.
 

MovieBob

New member
Dec 31, 2008
11,495
0
0
Y'know what's fantastic about the "waaghh!! They showed his penis!!!" business is that about 99.99% of the folks complaining have SEEN ONE every day of their freaking lives... you'd think they'd be used to them by now...
 

Disembodied_Dave

The Could-Have-Been-King
Feb 5, 2009
491
0
0
Seriously. It's not like there were extreme close ups or silly jokes about about Dr. Manhattan's nudity in the movie. It was all tasteful and natural. But I'm guessing that people that giggle at it are the same people that think erotic art is porn.
 

manicfoot

New member
Apr 16, 2008
642
0
0
RougeWaveform said:
Seriously. It's not like there were extreme close ups or silly jokes about about Dr. Manhattan's nudity in the movie. It was all tasteful and natural. But I'm guessing that people that giggle at it are the same people that think erotic art is porn.
It wasn't his nudity I had a problem with. I think he was very well done overall.. But there's no denying the cheesyness of THAT sex scene. Especially when the rocket goes off *shudder*. I really loved the movie, but that kinda dented it for me. That and also how they didn't give the characters who weren't superheroes enough screen time (Rorschach's psychologist, the man who sells newspapers) so when the finale happened, it was kinda hard to feel anything for the citizens of new york because no connection was established.
 

kaedis

New member
Mar 23, 2009
7
0
0
I normally do not respond to movie reviews, but this one just got to me.
This movie was not spectacular. It was not important. It was not even all that good.
Here is what the Watchmen was:

It was too damn long with many slow areas that had me saying 'Get to the point!'
It did have a scene in it that was one half-step from porno. It was not needed (other than to push the adult envelope) nor did it further the plot.
It did have some very bad acting and poorly delivered lines (mostly the scenes with the Night Owl in them).
It did have one superhero in it: Rorschach. That was it.
It did have a gaggle of apathetic losers that we were supposed to care about and believe that people who don?t care about anything would take the time to create elaborate disguises for themselves and then run around the streets fighting crime while crying 'Why are we doing this?' The very same question I was asking myself while watching this movie.
It did have an ending that had you asking 'What the hell was the point of all that?' Considering none of the characters had any real effect on the outcome. Well, except one and he died.
It did have a lot of overt political comments that did not serve the story or the plot (look for multiple shots of the Twin Towers, a horribly executed Nixon wearing an American Flag lapel pin, and a Ground Zero style rebuilding shot).

Let me put it to you straight: If you have always hated Super Heroes and have a deep rooted distrust of any establishment, go see this film. You will love it.
If not, be prepared to pay over $7 to see a nearly three hour movie with 1-1/2 hours of good content, all of it Rorschach.

Oh, and a lot of tedious shots of Doctor Manhattan?s Blue Man Group. You will know what I mean when you see it.
 

WillSimplyBe

New member
Mar 16, 2009
648
0
0
It was decent. I enjoyed it, though the gore and violence and sex was rather over the top. The Blue Penis was rather understated if you ask me, but, sure he coulda used the super hero undies though. Bad song choice, and long, but I still found myself interested in watching it to the end. I was vaguely sad for the people in the end, due to my empathetic nature, but Without knowing anything about any person who didn't have a thing for costumes(or in jon's case, the lack-there-of) I wasn't all "NUUUUU!" about it.

Some people are way too judgemental... it was a rather fun movie, and When I was shocked that I didn't get what I expected to when walking into the theater, all I could do was laugh, and thats okay too.

Oh, the review, right. I dunno man, you kinda went and became a gushing fountain of, "GO SEE THIS MOVIE BEFORE I BEAT YOU WITH A COPY OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL!" Not so much of a review as an advertisement.


WillSimplyBe has never read the graphic novel, and is glad he decided not to see Watchmen in the IMAX theaters because exploding people innards freak him right the fuck out.
 

weirdaljedifan2

New member
Apr 12, 2008
409
0
0
I saw it once in a theater and once in IMAX, I love how it gets shorter with every viewing. I love the music selection mostly because they are songs that I actually know or heard of. Matthew Goode was spectacular. Jackie Earle Haley should definitely win either Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor. And if he isn't nominated, well then shit happens.
 

Stabby Joe

New member
Jul 30, 2008
1,545
0
0
I really liked the comparrison with those other films towards the end, they did get a mixed reception on release but now are highly regarded, same for A Clockwork Orange and Blazing Saddles.

I really enjoyed the review, the start was hilarious.
 

Deacon Cole

New member
Jan 10, 2009
1,365
0
0
Country
USA
Giest118 said:
Putting a penis on a big screen is a new idea.
No it isn't, actually. And I'm not referring to pornography, either. Full frontal male nudity goes as far back as 1977 in Equus. The people who oppose it are not moral in the slightest. They're just afraid of being gay. That's all there is to it.
 

THEMANWHOIS

New member
Mar 12, 2009
513
0
0
Maet said:
I liked the Watchmen too, but overall I felt it was fundamentally flawed due to the fetters of what constitutes an acceptable running time. I'll definitely see it again, but that will be the director's cut on Blu-Ray.
Totally agree. I'm very much looking forward to the Director's Cut of this movie. Anyone see Tales of the Black Freighter yet? Is it any good?
 

clauwman

New member
Jan 31, 2009
56
0
0
Lol

Yeah I get where you're getting at. All I have have to say is that Zack Synder sees awesome stuff in his own vision. His vision involves lots of over-the-top violence and exactly one long-ass sex scene. Mmmmmm

I'm glad that you read the novel as well.
 

ElArabDeMagnifico

New member
Dec 20, 2007
3,775
0
0
RougeWaveform said:
It was all tasteful and natural.
NOT SAFE FOR WORK [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdFstm_kJzU]

I know you're talking about the movie, but that came to mind when you said that.

Oddly enough, High Quality loads faster and is smoother. So click it.
 

KiiWii

New member
Feb 3, 2008
155
0
0
Couldn't agree more. loved the novel, loved the movie (even the changed end didn't hit as hard as i thought it would).
Fucking Masterpiece =]
 

Miniges

New member
Aug 20, 2008
68
0
0
Watchmen was alright. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece though. I can see why other people would enjoy it though. I just happend to like 300 a lot more.