hd trailer http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/watchmen/watchmen-tlr1_h480p.mov
holy shiiiiiit.
for some dumb reason i posted a link in the Frank Miller thread...so good call on creating this one
movie looks incredible
indeed it does.
all the characters just look perfect.
This was previewed on TDK and it looks great :D
03-06-09
i cant wait, definitely one of my favorite comics
Haha. Hooray for a song from Batman & Robin being played.
haha yeah! at least it was a good song. but jesus, the only thing that movie was good for was the cheezy lines from Arnold
Looking back, it's actually a really good campy, so bad-it's-good kind of movie.
"Why don't you...chill out"
smashing pumpkins song makes it
yeah seriously, the song was perfect for that...and whoever did the video editing to the song was good too.
Looks slick! Haven't read the graphic novel yet but looked up the synopsis and it sounds pretty badass.
When I watched that in the the theatre, I was so high and thought it sounded amazing. After the preview my buddy turns to me and sais "looks like shit"
I didnt say anything.
i got the graphic novel yesterday and am about half-way through it.
it really is phenominal, i highly recommend picking it up.
what exactly is the premise of this movie?
id google it ...but i wont
someone tell me here
the preview looked like a armadillo type super human surrounded by a bunch of butt naked people
idiot #1
ya hes really getting dumb
samson lay off the crack dude
looks gay as hell. but im not really into those graphic novels
Quote from: samson simpson on Aug 03, 2008, 10:29 PM
what exactly is the premise of this movie?
the preview looked like a armadillo type super human surrounded by a bunch of butt naked people
hahaha not many people see things for what they are anymore (however ridiculous it may be).
it's all good, not everybody can appreciate good movies. your loss though.
the march 6 release date better not be delayed because of this WB/Fox lawsuit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5EXW2-Fj9Q
new footage
sweet, but i'm really worried about Snyder's use of slowmotion.
hopefully it wont be "300 slow-mo"...
nice!
i hope the whole movie is in slo-mo:D
yeah when it's done right (Matrix) and classy (Equilibrium, 300), i like the slo-mo.
but if it's lame (Max Payne) then yeah fuck that.
you really liked 300, dude?
honestly, yes. i liked how over-the-top it was. it was just cool.
Its confirmed they changed the ending.
Quote from: Azwethinkweiz on Oct 23, 2008, 08:45 PM
you really liked 300, dude?
by the fact that you dislike 300,
and your AV being super bad ass as it is,
you have grown substantially cooler in my eyes once more
the director is garbage
Much better quality of new footage
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808406490/video
It looks fucking amazing and that tune is perfect
Quote from: deafnotes on Oct 25, 2008, 12:27 AM
the director is garbage
he's far from garbage. he definitely has potential (eg. Dawn of the Dead remake).
Quote from: Deftones-88-05-Deftones on Oct 25, 2008, 04:54 AM
Much better quality of new footage
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808406490/video
It looks fucking amazing and that tune is perfect
i can't fucking wait for this to come out! while i the smashing pumpkins i gotta admit that song does fit that clip really well.
Quote from: deafnotes on Oct 25, 2008, 12:27 AM
the director is garbage
Equal to the shit of boxing you watch ;)
Quote from: Azwethinkweiz on Oct 25, 2008, 10:01 AM
Quote from: deafnotes on Oct 25, 2008, 12:27 AM
the director is garbage
he's far from garbage. he definitely has potential (eg. Dawn of the Dead remake).
1 hit wonder i mean
Quote from: Deftones-88-05-Deftones on Oct 26, 2008, 07:19 PM
Quote from: deafnotes on Oct 25, 2008, 12:27 AM
the director is garbage
Equal to the shit of boxing you watch ;)
boxing or doom metal?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/11/new-watchmen-tr.html
new trailer attached to quantum of solace!
more good use of music too, the song from GTA4 and a Muse song.
looks great, fo' sho!
still worried about the use of slowmo...
i know what you mean, but i like it. i got a boner, so that at least means the trailer was effective.
haha :D
btw, your sig, that's from Total Recall, right?
such an awesome flick!
lol yeah man total recall was the ballz
favorite scene:
(http://walden5.com/files/images/total-recall.img_assist_custom.jpg)
hahaha. love it.
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Nov 14, 2008, 03:50 PM
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/11/new-watchmen-tr.html
new trailer attached to quantum of solace!
more good use of music too, the song from GTA4 and a Muse song.
I don't know. I don't feel like Muse is good for watchmen. It seemed too uplifting for the material. It needs to be dark in the vein of The Smashing Pumpkins song used.
they did really good at picking actors who look like the characters. i can't wait for this fucking movie to come out.
so is this coming out still?
i would bet that it gets delayed. and we would hear about it soon.
I love the Smashing Pumpkins song!
gonna see it thursday night at midnight, fuck yes
This film shall seriously pwn.
Just as the comic did.
I have faith in the director.
oh yes, supposedly he's just a HUGE fan of the original work.
so we have to hope that translates into a success.
just read online last night that the dvd version of the movie will be almost 4 hours long when it's the director's cut. GOOD GOD
According to snyder, the dvd will include an animated short of the pirate comic subplot, more of the street corner and those "behind the mask" things the comic did. He said they would be included as featurettes and not part of the movie. also, depending on the reaction to the short, it may get added to the movie and get released to theaters as a directors cut..
fgt better not fuck it up
If this is the same guy who directed Dawn of the Dead, this movie will not disappoint.
Idk, i dont really like his style tbh
but you like to watch men bebo
i'm afraid this will end up as a piece of shit. i'll be going in with low expectations.
dude, noooooo!
i dunno... the clips i've seen and the latest trailers have done nothing for me. i really, really want it to be good.
looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it!
true. i hope it just hasn't been just watered down lately and over-hyped. every 5 minutes you see something about it on tv.
but yeah, definitely hope it'll still be grand.
ive read numerous reviews and it seems that if you like the comics you'll like the movie. the reviews have been mixed, but i get the feeling the negative ones were written by people who had made up their mind before seeing the film.
yeah that's what i'm getting too, from reading Rotten Tomatoes. kinda too bad though, part of me was hoping it was going to be huge, successful, universally loved movie like Dark knight.
but oh well, as long as it satisfies me..
Very good. not that great, but I really enjoyed it. For the most part is stayed completely faithful to the book, which was just what I was hoping for.
Good acting, some nice brutal violence, good music, fair amount of blue penis (just for bebo)
fun times.
I heard the ending was different from the book, want to elaborate?
SPOILERS!!!!!!
Dr Manhattan is blamed for the destruction. There is no squid or "alien invasion". Ozymandius was being helped by Dr Manhattan to create a machine. Dr Manhattan was unaware of what Ozymandius was going to do with it and used it against major cities around the world. The world unites and rises against Manhattan. Manhattan understands the logic of Ozymandius like he does in the book and leaves Earth.
Fucking incredible movie!
That blows dick, i wanted to see a giant alien vagina and atleast half of all the dead bodies in ny
as much as i really want to agree with bebo on this, the movie ending was actually better than the book. srsly
I know this was deemed an unfilmmable movie, but I was nitpicking a lot of it. It started off great, but the order of some events and the lack of depth of other things disappointed me. Silk Spectre II was very underdeveloped, as was Nite Owl's loser-ness. The Comedian was done pretty much perfectly. Dr. Manhattan was done decently though I'm not sure about the voice. Also, the amount of penis they showed surprised me. I honestly expected no penis, yet we got a lot of penis. Snyder did a good job trying to get in as much as he could and many scenes seemed ripped directly from the pages of the comic. Probably the best part was the opening credit sequence. It did a great job introducing newbies to the whole cast. And finally, no vagina :(.
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 07, 2009, 06:46 AM
as much as i really want to agree with bebo on this, the movie ending was actually better than the book. srsly
I concur.
IMAX, faggots. That shit was insane. I almost felt like I could reach out and stroke the blue penis.
The ending was not better. It doesn't make sense. Just because the symbol of America suddenly attacks cities around the world, the Soviet Union and America are ok? Kind of a stretch isn't it? The beauty of the vagina monster was the fact that it was not a human threat, but an alien threat. Doctor Manhattan would still be considered an American would he not? And when they find out he's decided to live in a different galaxy, the world should have peace forever?
Dr. Manhattan becomes a COMMON threat. Therefore the fact that he's American doesn't matter anymore. Makes sense to me.
Also, Dr. Manhattan is the human embodiment of god. I think it's supposed to be symbolic.
Also also, god is dog.
does anyone know why synder choose to change the end. i haven't seen it yet (going tomorrow morning!), but i was really looking forward to seeing the ending from the book. i think that would have been a great special effects shot with the giant squid monster, and a very powerful shot with all the dead lying around and all the people running.
edit: i looked it up and found they changed it because of 9/11. ok ummm ???...that was tragic don't get me wrong, but come on that was 7 1/2 years ago. i understand toning it down. showing less people laying dead/bloody/dismembered on the streets of new york. but to change it from a squid/alien/monster to a BOMB seems much worse. bombs relate to terrorist alot more than giant sealife.
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Mar 03, 2009, 11:28 AM
i'm afraid this will end up as a piece of shit. i'll be going in with low expectations.
yeah it looks silly to me.
im really not into these movies though... sigh
Quote from: devlin on Mar 07, 2009, 02:52 PM
does anyone know why synder choose to change the end. i haven't seen it yet (going tomorrow morning!), but i was really looking forward to seeing the ending from the book. i think that would have been a great special effects shot with the giant squid monster, and a very powerful shot with all the dead lying around and all the people running.
edit: i looked it up and found they changed it because of 9/11. ok ummm ???...that was tragic don't get me wrong, but come on that was 7 1/2 years ago. i understand toning it down. showing less people laying dead/bloody/dismembered on the streets of new york. but to change it from a squid/alien/monster to a BOMB seems much worse. bombs relate to terrorist alot more than giant sealife.
was it really because of 9/11...that does kinda piss me off...especially since they actually showed the twin towers several times in the movie.
I just thought he changed the ending because most people would've thought a random giant squid would be pretty outrageous. outrageous in a bad way too. it probably would've looked cool though...
I did not really care for this movie. Was gonna take my kids to see it but dayum I'm glad I didn't! Blue wang overload! Rorschach/Kovacs is soo fucking creepy.
He is a badass
i saw this movie with no previous knowledge of the story, and i must say, it was damn good.
good to know, cuz most people i know already knew the story. good to know "outsiders" liked it too, lol.
but yeah, definitely earned that R rating. awesome.
i saw it this morning and i loved it. i didn't like that they pulled out hollis' death. and i didn't like the changed ending. it wasn't bad but it definilty wasn't better. it was pointless to change in my opinion. i think they made them a little to strong too. they are suppose to be regular people and they are kicking people across the room and punching through concrete, things like that. but besides those couple of things i loved it. stayed very faithful to the graphic novel.
as far as the actors i think every one did really well. rorschach was perfect, definitly nailed it. i'm not crazy about billy crudup's voice though. i always pictured dr. manhattan with a deeper and really monotone/unintrested/distracted tone.
i just watched...if you like comics and high quality visiual effects, dont miss that one !...
lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w
EDIT: I was going to post the opening credits to the movie (one of the best/coolest parts of the movie) but apparently Warner doesn't like free publicity
EDIT PART 2: found a video of it embedded here http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/03/watchmen-opening-title-sequence-video#more-10808
I saw Watchmen, with no previous interest in any type of action/superhero movies, and I enjoyed it. Thoroughly.
;)
this movie is a propogandist piece of dog shit. pure evil. global domination... and there aint noting we can to aboout it.
in the end... we accept it as "our nature"
OMG IT HAS IMMORAL OVERTONES BURN IT
Quote from: bebo on Mar 12, 2009, 11:45 PM
OMG IT HAS IMMORAL OVERTONES BURN IT
if this is sarcastic you obviously do not see.
there is so much free mason/illuminati influence in this movie its disgusting. i like to think that the "elite" such as the free masons and illuminati are sparsely even real, like the dying "kkk". but if there is this much influence in the movie it scares the living fuck out of me!. and im def not a "moralisT" though i do believe in good and love.
even the beggining sequence with the "watchmen" being involved in every "major" event; e.g. the kennedy assasination!
i thought i would see some sort of retribution in the end of the movie with GOOD prevailing over these evil powers, but in the end everything just comes to a stale mate and everyone becomes complacent with the current situation of an evil world, and the attitude of "just dealing with it" along with the "peace" bullshit at the end, like the world finds peace through global war. i mean, im not a religious person but that has straight up "antichrist" written all over it.
i would not be making a big deal out of this if i didnt see it so evidently.
especially with the tower of bable and washington monument in fucking antartica where rourchache *(sp?) dies in the end. i mean what else are they trying to prove?? even when dr. manhatten (after destroying new york) -says; "it's been made to look like i did it"... how can i not relate this to 9/11. and then he zips away to another galaxy to live happily ever after. and even when he was in vietnam smoking the vietnamese with the comedian like they're playig fucking checkers!
i mean, this movie is actually straight fucking evil bruh. how would you like if some other country came into the us and murdered MILLIONS of people just to MOCK it some odd years later in a fantastical "superhero" movie. fucking garabage man it makes me sick that anyone should watch this movie ever.
and i thought the movie was actually not that bad. but the but this isnt controversial stuff, this is blantantly sadistic.
things are getting very very dangerous in the world moreso than ever -and they laugh in our face!!
nothing good will EVER come of this movie or our current situation. im frankly scared. and we're in deep trouble, but dont say i didnt say so...
what about the kids... evil is made...
LOL
turn your face to the wall and laugh..
o...kay?
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 13, 2009, 09:22 PM
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
spot on
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 13, 2009, 06:23 PM
Quote from: bebo on Mar 12, 2009, 11:45 PM
OMG IT HAS IMMORAL OVERTONES BURN IT
if this is sarcastic you obviously do not see.
there is so much free mason/illuminati influence in this movie its disgusting. i like to think that the "elite" such as the free masons and illuminati are sparsely even real, like the dying "kkk". but if there is this much influence in the movie it scares the living fuck out of me!. and im def not a "moralisT" though i do believe in good and love.
even the beggining sequence with the "watchmen" being involved in every "major" event; e.g. the kennedy assasination!
i thought i would see some sort of retribution in the end of the movie with GOOD prevailing over these evil powers, but in the end everything just comes to a stale mate and everyone becomes complacent with the current situation of an evil world, and the attitude of "just dealing with it" along with the "peace" bullshit at the end, like the world finds peace through global war. i mean, im not a religious person but that has straight up "antichrist" written all over it.
i would not be making a big deal out of this if i didnt see it so evidently.
especially with the tower of bable and washington monument in fucking antartica where rourchache *(sp?) dies in the end. i mean what else are they trying to prove?? even when dr. manhatten (after destroying new york) -says; "it's been made to look like i did it"... how can i not relate this to 9/11. and then he zips away to another galaxy to live happily ever after. and even when he was in vietnam smoking the vietnamese with the comedian like they're playig fucking checkers!
i mean, this movie is actually straight fucking evil bruh. how would you like if some other country came into the us and murdered MILLIONS of people just to MOCK it some odd years later in a fantastical "superhero" movie. fucking garabage man it makes me sick that anyone should watch this movie ever.
and i thought the movie was actually not that bad. but the but this isnt controversial stuff, this is blantantly sadistic.
things are getting very very dangerous in the world moreso than ever -and they laugh in our face!!
nothing good will EVER come of this movie or our current situation. im frankly scared. and we're in deep trouble, but dont say i didnt say so...
what about the kids... evil is made...
no wai man i tottly believe u. im addin an extra layur to mai tinfoil hat rite nao.
sorry i'm a little late in this one.
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 13, 2009, 06:23 PM
Quote from: bebo on Mar 12, 2009, 11:45 PM
OMG IT HAS IMMORAL OVERTONES BURN IT
if this is sarcastic you obviously do not see.
there is so much free mason/illuminati influence in this movie its disgusting. i like to think that the "elite" such as the free masons and illuminati are sparsely even real, like the dying "kkk". but if there is this much influence in the movie it scares the living fuck out of me!. and im def not a "moralisT" though i do believe in good and love.
even the beggining sequence with the "watchmen" being involved in every "major" event; e.g. the kennedy assasination!
i thought i would see some sort of retribution in the end of the movie with GOOD prevailing over these evil powers, but in the end everything just comes to a stale mate and everyone becomes complacent with the current situation of an evil world, and the attitude of "just dealing with it" along with the "peace" bullshit at the end, like the world finds peace through global war. i mean, im not a religious person but that has straight up "antichrist" written all over it.
i would not be making a big deal out of this if i didnt see it so evidently.
especially with the tower of bable and washington monument in fucking antartica where rourchache *(sp?) dies in the end. i mean what else are they trying to prove?? even when dr. manhatten (after destroying new york) -says; "it's been made to look like i did it"... how can i not relate this to 9/11. and then he zips away to another galaxy to live happily ever after. and even when he was in vietnam smoking the vietnamese with the comedian like they're playig fucking checkers!
i mean, this movie is actually straight fucking evil bruh. how would you like if some other country came into the us and murdered MILLIONS of people just to MOCK it some odd years later in a fantastical "superhero" movie. fucking garabage man it makes me sick that anyone should watch this movie ever.
and i thought the movie was actually not that bad. but the but this isnt controversial stuff, this is blantantly sadistic.
things are getting very very dangerous in the world moreso than ever -and they laugh in our face!!
nothing good will EVER come of this movie or our current situation. im frankly scared. and we're in deep trouble, but dont say i didnt say so...
what about the kids... evil is made...
you are reading way to much into this and seeing things that are not there.
as far as the kids go, evil can be made. but not from watching a movie, or watching tv, or listening to music. that is such bullshit. kids that are abused or tortured can grow up to be rapist or serial killers yes. but anyone who acts from a source of entertainment was already fucked up in the head.
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 13, 2009, 09:22 PM
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
i agree with you, except for the kennedy thing. i think that was a bit to much.
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 13, 2009, 09:22 PM
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
Completely agree.
Anyone who knows anything about Watchmen knows that the story can in no way reflect 9/11 as it was written IN FUCKING 1986.
Seriously dude, do some simple research before jumping to any ridiculous conclusions. You read to much into things. If anything, I think that GOOD comes out of the story as opposed to evil, as you say. It's about the human condition and how it's constantly at war with itself. It lays everything out on the table and that takes major balls.
Quote from: Necrocetaceanbeastiality on Mar 16, 2009, 09:20 AM
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 13, 2009, 09:22 PM
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
Completely agree.
Anyone who knows anything about Watchmen knows that the story can in no way reflect 9/11 as it was written IN FUCKING 1986.
Seriously dude, do some simple research before jumping to any ridiculous conclusions. You read to much into things. If anything, I think that GOOD comes out of the story as opposed to evil, as you say. It's about the human condition and how it's constantly at war with itself. It lays everything out on the table and that takes major balls.
the decimation of new york by dr. manhattan is in the book? i thought the ending was different where it was like a huge vagina from outterspace or something??
i have not read the book. so let me know okay.
and you can all point out that one thing but try and lock down the other things i pointed out..
anyways the movie is still trash and yes movies do influence the psyche of young kids and adolescents..
just like bright lights big city thought; the assasination of jfk was "cool".
gun violence is cool especially when it mocks a real human being's once lived life.
as long as we have opinions like the ones im reading above, man continues to be a flawed and degenerate beast with horrid ambitions, and greed filth and murder between their legs.
turn your face to the wall and laugh.. the world has no chance with you in it.
Please, everybody drink the goddamn kool-aid already.
LMFAO!!!!
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 16, 2009, 05:21 PM
Quote from: Necrocetaceanbeastiality on Mar 16, 2009, 09:20 AM
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 13, 2009, 09:22 PM
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
Completely agree.
Anyone who knows anything about Watchmen knows that the story can in no way reflect 9/11 as it was written IN FUCKING 1986.
Seriously dude, do some simple research before jumping to any ridiculous conclusions. You read to much into things. If anything, I think that GOOD comes out of the story as opposed to evil, as you say. It's about the human condition and how it's constantly at war with itself. It lays everything out on the table and that takes major balls.
the decimation of new york by dr. manhattan is in the book? i thought the ending was different where it was like a huge vagina from outterspace or something??
i have not read the book. so let me know okay.
and you can all point out that one thing but try and lock down the other things i pointed out..
anyways the movie is still trash and yes movies do influence the psyche of young kids and adolescents..
just like bright lights big city thought; the assasination of jfk was "cool".
gun violence is cool especially when it mocks a real human being's once lived life.
as long as we have opinions like the ones im reading above, man continues to be a flawed and degenerate beast with horrid ambitions, and greed filth and murder between their legs.
turn your face to the wall and laugh.. the world has no chance with you in it.
This is a serious question, and in no way do I mean any disrespect, but what makes you any better? Or are all these faults in man that you point out your own. The reason I ask is because I don't get it, are you a very spiritual dude? What's your deal my friend?
No foolin'.
Quote from: lithium on Mar 16, 2009, 08:47 PM
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 16, 2009, 05:21 PM
Quote from: Necrocetaceanbeastiality on Mar 16, 2009, 09:20 AM
Quote from: bright lights, big city on Mar 13, 2009, 09:22 PM
like these couple guys, I just gotta disagree with you, wither-I. it is just a movie afterall, just a bunch of stuff that asks "what if?" also, if it matters, the whole thing is supposed to be in "an alternate universe". Good thinking though, on the connections to real life. Even when I saw the twin towers and at the end NYC getting obliterated, I never really thought of 9/11. Funny thing is, is that this was written about 25 years ago, when the Cold War was still going on, and obviously before 9/11.
I just thought it was a great popcorn movie: cool effects, badass fighting, and an interesting story. I was happy with it, even though it wasn't a 4-star classic.
Oh and I thought the Kennedy assassination was fuckin cool. that opening credit sequence was the best opening for any movie.
Completely agree.
Anyone who knows anything about Watchmen knows that the story can in no way reflect 9/11 as it was written IN FUCKING 1986.
Seriously dude, do some simple research before jumping to any ridiculous conclusions. You read to much into things. If anything, I think that GOOD comes out of the story as opposed to evil, as you say. It's about the human condition and how it's constantly at war with itself. It lays everything out on the table and that takes major balls.
the decimation of new york by dr. manhattan is in the book? i thought the ending was different where it was like a huge vagina from outterspace or something??
i have not read the book. so let me know okay.
and you can all point out that one thing but try and lock down the other things i pointed out..
anyways the movie is still trash and yes movies do influence the psyche of young kids and adolescents..
just like bright lights big city thought; the assasination of jfk was "cool".
gun violence is cool especially when it mocks a real human being's once lived life.
as long as we have opinions like the ones im reading above, man continues to be a flawed and degenerate beast with horrid ambitions, and greed filth and murder between their legs.
turn your face to the wall and laugh.. the world has no chance with you in it.
This is a serious question, and in no way do I mean any disrespect, but what makes you any better? Or are all these faults in man that you point out your own. The reason I ask is because I don't get it, are you a very spiritual dude? What's your deal my friend?
as i see it "we" are "all" innately flawed.
and yes that includes me.
we are not free. not how we are intended to be. as man, we have not only enslaved the beautiful creatures of this earth and tormented the trees and the oceans deep with our insessant drilling, and prodding, and burning, and loathing (for more), -but we have also laid waste to ourselves in our petty quarrels.
if you can be aware, then you can understand. "knowing" is having no clue, and our pompous teachings only bring us that much further from the light and love.
i am no better for the daily moves i make. i pick up plastic from the store to secure my other plastic things in my home. i use money. i loath, and i loiter. i piss much of my time away here on the internet. i am still trying.
the things we are doing to our world (our mother) and eachother, is horrid to the most willful extreme.
when i call upon others to witness, I DO CALL UPON MYSELF! BECAUSE WE ARE ALL NEEDED IN THIS.
i am no better, and i wish my words would not come out as so... i merely try to influence, for perpetuating awareness.
and that is the first step. but we need to leap. there cannot be another day of stagnating. can you imagine?-if we all would consciously drop our machines, and war, and focus ALL of our energy from here on out to a better understanding of life and it's supernatural matters.
like i say; the beauty, is in -"not knowing". how else could life be so unmistakeable, and glorious and miracle.
so that is why i see us "all" as being innately flawed, -because we mistake life for something tangible and it's then taken for granted, as if the true blessing of "JUST BEING" is not enough for the spirit. we have become idle in our loathing, and it is our inquistions that confuse us further.
sooo basically your just a hypocrite. why don't you just concentrate on yourself and stop ranting at us to "laugh at walls" and "take of the blindfolds"
Quote from: devlin on Mar 17, 2009, 05:11 PM
sooo basically your just a hypocrite. why don't you just concentrate on yourself and stop ranting at us to "laugh at walls" and "take of the blindfolds"
we're all hypocrites and biased to one stance or another based from opinion, -which is intrinsically derived from perception, and as we all know our individual realities (by perception) are different, in the same way we taste... so the matter is my friend, (just as i was implying in my above statement),- we are a redundant species, because we have been blessed with the truest miracle and joy of living right before us, in front of our faces, and we still prod on for some ellusive, absolute truth...
i mean can you not understand what im pointing out??
if there is anything which confuses you about my statement?
the only thing that confuses me is your rationalization. whether or not it was your intent you come across as if you are talking down to us heathens. you admit that your not perfect, so stop preaching to us and just worry about bettering yourself is all i'm saying.
And stop going to movies and complaining about them on message boards before you actually know anything about the comic it's based on.
YEAH WHAT THEY SAID
This is exactly why I keep away from religion. Some good points were made, but were all contradicted by your fanatical, condescending nature. It's embarrassing. Honestly. Read your own posts again and tell me that didn't sound like a fucking nutjob. I'm tired of all of this bullshit already. Go buy an island and live a long lonely life away from everyone so we don't have to hear you speak. Judgmental, self-righteous twat.
Jeez, this is getting out of hand.
Please stay on topic and stop poisoning the board with fanatic bullshit.
Wow, I agree with every post on pages 5 and 6 here so far...WTF IS WRONG WITH ME?! Fuck it, I did like the movie though...
QuoteJeez, this is getting out of hand.
Please stay on topic and stop poisoning the board with fanatic bullshit.
Yeah, seriously, dude, that's what blogs are for.
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Mar 17, 2009, 11:23 PM
Jeez, this is getting out of hand.
Please stay on topic and stop poisoning the board with fanatic bullshit.
Thank you for having the most beautiful sig from the most beautiful movie.
Quote from: oldgentlovecraft on Mar 17, 2009, 10:12 PM
This is exactly why I keep away from religion. Some good points were made, but were all contradicted by your fanatical, condescending nature. It's embarrassing. Honestly. Read your own posts again and tell me that didn't sound like a fucking nutjob. I'm tired of all of this bullshit already. Go buy an island and live a long lonely life away from everyone so we don't have to hear you speak. Judgmental, self-righteous twat.
wow. now your just being vehement, and mean, with all your dirty slandering.
That was the point.
i'll expect nothing of an intelligent response from you then :)
In the end, we all know who looks like a tard
with your drawing of rudolph and a huge cock in his hand, that never goes away
Lay off the drugs man (insert rant about how your mother earth blessed you with the plants or whatever bullshit you're gonna say rationalizing your hendonistic lifestyle)
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Quote from: penguin in the desert on Mar 17, 2009, 01:23 PM
Jeez, this is getting out of hand.
Please stay on topic and stop poisoning the board with fanatic bullshit.
Thank you for having the most beautiful sig from the most beautiful movie.
yah that is one awesome sig
.gif sigs like that make the board more interesting, more visually appealing. excessively large pics of ppl holding banners are, well, boring (I hate to talk shit about you, wither-I...I'm probably the only one here who's not totally against you..., but please decrease the size of your sig)
Quote from: lithium on Mar 18, 2009, 08:58 PM
Lay off the drugs man (insert rant about how your mother earth blessed you with the plants or whatever bullshit you're gonna say rationalizing your hendonistic lifestyle)
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! priceless.
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 18, 2009, 08:34 PM
with your drawing of rudolph and a huge cock in his hand, that never goes away
wow. that was mean, vhement, and pointless slander. I demand an apology because I'm a nice girl and I believe in a nation and society that embraces the equality and change our King Obama preaches about such as being kind to one another, and not making fun of dicks, such as the one in my reindeer's hand. Besides, you cant call me out of that. I love dicks. DICKS MAN, YEAH DICKS
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 18, 2009, 07:15 PM
i'll expect nothing of an intelligent response from you then :)
I'm just playing on a level field.
Quote from: Necrocetaceanbeastiality on Mar 18, 2009, 05:34 AM
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Mar 17, 2009, 11:23 PM
Jeez, this is getting out of hand.
Please stay on topic and stop poisoning the board with fanatic bullshit.
Thank you for having the most beautiful sig from the most beautiful movie.
what movie? i don't recognize it.
Quote from: devlin on Mar 19, 2009, 01:39 AM
Quote from: Necrocetaceanbeastiality on Mar 18, 2009, 05:34 AM
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Mar 17, 2009, 11:23 PM
Jeez, this is getting out of hand.
Please stay on topic and stop poisoning the board with fanatic bullshit.
Thank you for having the most beautiful sig from the most beautiful movie.
what movie? i don't recognize it.
Oldboy. Park Chan-Wook's second in the revenge trilogy.
Quote from: wither-I on Mar 18, 2009, 07:15 PM
i'll expect nothing of an intelligent response from you then :)
Yeah, he's the only slanderer here...
I just saw it.
Let it be said that my expectations were very low.
Wow, I absolutely LOVED it. Brilliant movie. I was hooked from start to finish. Everything worked smoothly and the flashbacks were fantasticly done.
I was worried about the use of slow-mo, but it was just the right amount. The fightscenes were fucking awesome.
I definitely need to see it again since there's so much in it to grasp. I'm glad that Snyder redeemed himself from the piece of shit called 300.
I have none to very few complaints (rather nitpicking since it doesn't ruin the movie in any way). Playing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in the sex scene was rather out of place. Also, I'd wish they'd left out that genetic manipulated tiger at the end.
Otherwise, this went straight to my Top 5 comic book movies (Along side Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Hellboy II and Sin City).
9.5/10
I'd like to see Snyder do a completely original screenplay instead of remakes and comic book adaptations.
Quote from: penguin in the desert on Mar 22, 2009, 05:12 PM
I just saw it.
Let it be said that my expectations were very low.
Wow, I absolutely LOVED it. Brilliant movie. I was hooked from start to finish. Everything worked smoothly and the flashbacks were fantasticly done.
I was worried about the use of slow-mo, but it was just the right amount. The fightscenes were fucking awesome.
I definitely need to see it again since there's so much in it to grasp. I'm glad that Snyder redeemed himself from the piece of shit called 300.
I have none to very few complaints (rather nitpicking since it doesn't ruin the movie in any way). Playing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in the sex scene was rather out of place. Also, I'd wish they'd left out that genetic manipulated tiger at the end.
Otherwise, this went straight to my Top 5 comic book movies (Along side Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Hellboy II and Sin City).
9.5/10
YES YES YES! good to see that you liked it, i thought you would.
Quote from: bebo on Mar 22, 2009, 07:04 PM
I'd like to see Snyder do a completely original screenplay instead of remakes and comic book adaptations.
and now that you mention it, i agree. i often forget that everything he's done has a remake/adaptation
Another thing I think they should have explained was the reason that Rorschach's mask moved. I think a lot of people who didn't read th GN were quite confused about that.
Did anyone else get chills at the end in the scene between Jon and Rorschach? "What are you waiting for!?" "Do it!" "DO IT!"
Sad scene.
Also, how awesome was the line: "None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me. " Haha. Nice.
I haven't seen the movie and I'm not that interested (yet another dumb comic-book based hollywood cash machine, *sigh*)... but I'd like to add one thing to the discussion: Malin Akerman is NOT HOT AT ALL.
Quote from: aenemic on Mar 23, 2009, 11:15 AM
I haven't seen the movie and I'm not that interested (yet another dumb comic-book based hollywood cash machine, *sigh*)... but I'd like to add one thing to the discussion: Malin Akerman is NOT HOT AT ALL.
you could not be more wrong. this isn't just "another dumb comic-book based hollywood cash machine". this was done by a fan for the fans. he stayed true to the material instead of changing things around to make it open to a wider demographic. but if you don't like comics or comic related movies than no this isn't the movie for you.
Haha, man, this is as far from a "typical Hollywood comic book movie" as it gets. It's bleak, nihilistic and brutal.
You should give it a chance.
And I think Malin is ridiculously hot.
huh, even I who know nothing about the Watchmen universe, have heard/read that fans are upset about name changes and the creators missing several points of the novel. but I guess there'll always be those people who you just can't make happy :)
but yeah, still... I'm not very interested in comics and the movies based on them. Batman Begins was pretty cool, The Dark Night was entertaining... but that's about it :P
either way, that's all beside my point which remains: Malin Akerman is ugly.
@theis, who ninja-posted before me: I'm most likely still gonna watch it once a good torrent leaks and I'm probably gonna find it entertaining. but I'm never gonna get the coolness factor of grown people running around in silly costumes, thinking they will make them better at fighting crime or taking over the world.
Quote from: aenemic on Mar 23, 2009, 11:29 AM
huh, even I who know nothing about the Watchmen universe, have heard/read that fans are upset about name changes and the creators missing several points of the novel. but I guess there'll always be those people who you just can't make happy :)
but yeah, still... I'm not very interested in comics and the movies based on them. Batman Begins was pretty cool, The Dark Night was entertaining... but that's about it :P
either way, that's all beside my point which remains: Malin Akerman is ugly.
well there were some changes but pretty much all were because of time. the movie would have had to be like 4 hours long to get everything. but most complaints i have and have read were small nickpicking.
and more to your point shes not the hottest girl, but far from ugly. she looks a lot better blonde. she is smoking on this months maxim.
yeah hopefully hollywood makes more movies like this....but they wont
Just saw the 3 hours version yesterday, it was such a great movie... I really enjoyed the darkness, the story was captivating, and it's so good to have such a long movie : it really gives you time to sink into it, and stay there...
Really great !
Oh, and Malin Akerman IS hot... :)
Quote from: tarkil on Sep 15, 2009, 04:49 AM
Oh, and Malin Akerman IS hot... :)
it makes up for her poor acting ;)
The big problem I have with this movie is the soundtrack. Such predictable songs being played (Simon & Garfunkel).
I've never flip flopped this much with a movie before. When I saw it in theatres I loved it. When I saw the Director's Cut I didn't like it at all. I have no interest in ever watching this again.
Weird, I know.
the director's cut adds nothing, it just bloats it even further.
Quote from: ben on Sep 15, 2009, 04:51 PM
the director's cut adds nothing, it just bloats it even further.
Agree 100%.
I loved Watchmen so much. The dark atmosphere really ties together with the dark plot. The Comedian is one BAMF too.
I thought the director's cut put things together better, it's superior to the theatrical version. The Hollis Mason death was necessary to the story, and it was well done. For a 3 hour movie, it still keeps my attention all the way through (I've watched it 3 times since the dvd release)
Also, I thought the random music was great as well. The Simon & Garfunkel song was fine, I always love hearing some Leonard Cohen, and I the opening credits set to Bob Dylan was perfect.
By no means am I saying this is the best movie of the year, but I still really love watching this flick. At least as far as superhero movies go, this is definitely the best of 2009 in that category (though the category has been weak overall this year)
Word.
Quote from: shine down unshy on Sep 15, 2009, 11:38 PM
The Comedian is one BAMF too.
And hawt too. The only good thing about that movie.
God help us all.