HELL YEAH
So I actually really liked the movie. A lot. People can hate all they want, I thought it was great. I saw it first for the midnight showing Thurs. with kokiri85 and then again on Friday with a guy friend from MCAD. Seeing it a second time actually made it more enjoyable for me - I noticed things that I didn't the first time because, well, I'm too busy trying to take it all in. He's really big into comics, so when he said he loved it and we were discussing it afterward, I really started thinking about how spot-on it was at certain critical points. I didn't feel that the film taking it scene by scene from the comic bogged it down so much as actually added to it.
I've had time to think about it and get over the initial explosion of incoherent joyness, but really, who wants a TLDR review when one can use BULLET POINTS?
So, first some things that weren't so much bad as they were not so great:
-Seriously, THAT one sex scene? Did it really need to be fifteen minutes long? No, no it really didn't. Although orgasm!face for the WIN was lulz
-Dan getting overly angry at Veidt and punching him in the face was a little out of character, considering that good accomplished really was, well, an accomplishment, all things considered. But I suppose he did just see Rorschach blow up, so he'd be touchy.
- and the fact he was all like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" was over the top. Seriously Dan.
But seriously, SERIOUSLY, FUCKING MAJESTIC:
-The opening. Sweet sweet eye!orgasm for REAL. Man, that was so hot. Fucking Bob Dylan for the win. Fuck.
-Everyone looking DEAD ON. Like, seriously Perfect. Except maybe Adrian. Not so good there
-THE MUSIC
-Veidt having a file on his computer titled "BOYS". Hell yeah, that was great. He was so gay I loved it
-KICK ASS FIGHT SCENES. The sound editing on that was, hurf, ear!gasm, no joke
-Rorschach being not so ugly was kind of nice, because man, he was hideous in the comic. If I dare say it, he was actually sort of attractive in the movie
-Uh, actually, basically everything about Rorschach was pretty much awesome
-BLUE PENIS I could not look away it was like a magnet
-Dan being awkward and chubs and cute
-THE PROLONGED HANDSHAKE. That. That was win.
-I don't know EVERYTHING?
Oh my god, though. The theater smelled bad that first night. Maybe it was just me, but it smelled like wet clothes that have been stuffed away and started to mold. I mean, I'm not sure, but I think it was emanating from all the unwashed guys there.