Who watches the Watchmen? (About 6 separate premiere screens' worth..)

[vejiicakes]

Some friends and I caught the midnight premiere of Watchmen and I got a chance to sleep on it a little.

A few SPOILERS under the cuts.

Comments

[raane]

As someone who didn't know a thing about what to expect going in:

- I had the vague idea that it was about a team of superheroes. I thought they'd be, you know, more conventionally superhero-y. Well, I found out otherwise like, a minute into the film.
- I wanted to strangle all the characters by the end. (Maybe Adrian a little less because of his fabulousness omg. 8D)
- I could have done without the softcore porn and gratuitous violence, seriously. And the gore. I would have been just as happy--nay, happier--if they'd cut out 50% of it.
- I tried not to look at blue peen. I tried really hard. But something inside me just had to confirm it was still there, and it was still blue.

I can say I was entertained, but I think I'd have a hard time watching it again. Which is a pity, because I found the story and characters intriguing overall. Ah well!

[vejiicakes]

I think this movie, had it undergone some heavy-handed editing, could've been amazing. Powerful, even. Or AT LEAST fascinating to watch.

Fascination doesn't blend well with boredom, though -_-

Oh, and apparently we missed out on some kind of vagina monster toward the end. I don't know if that would've contributed more or less to the ending, which I'm still conflicted about. It would've been interesting though.

[raane]

The monster squid, instead of the Dr. Manhattan machine? Hearing about it just makes me think it was bad idea genes. It's a little too cliched comic-book-y, isn't it?

Eh, yeah, totally agreed about the boredom. I think I zoned out like halfway through only to be jolted back by a loud noise. And were the creators totally in love with Laurie or what? They lost me when Dr. Manhattan started telling her how she was super special. :\ Bleh.

What're your issues with the ending? I thought it was pretty interesting how it was left kind of morally grey.

[vejiicakes]

I have no idea what the context was. I just saw something like, "the vagina monster would've made stuff HAPPEN instead of.. not" so, yeah.

Oh no, I definitely liked how gray Adrian's solution was, and how the other Watchmen chose to deal with the outcome. More that.... ehh you know what, you're right--with everything else that happened in the movie, me having issues about the feasibility of warring nations suddenly being harmonious because of a common enemy is probably missing the bigger point. I'll retract that.

Oh also

[vejiicakes]

Forgot to drop you the link ^_^

http://community.livejournal.com/ninth_wonders/

And look! Two new Petrellicest fics today alone!

Re: Oh also

[raane]

Woo, thanks! Between this and my inexplicable sudden hankering for Watchmen slash, I think I'm set for a while. :D

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[vejiicakes]

LOLOL Rorschach/Dan, or...?

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[raane]

For now. I'm waiting for fandom to realize how flaming Adrian was. :D

Re: Oh also

[vejiicakes]

I'm pretty sure Adrian's flamingness--between the purple suits and purple triangle insignia--is already heavily coded enough for more than the fandom alone to realize it.

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[dernam]

I thought it was his intelligence and sophistication that was the telling feature. :P

And mmm I'd go for Adrian/Dr. Manhattan. At least slash fic can make these characters relatable.

Re: Oh also

[vejiicakes]

'80s source material. Also, Alan Moore.

TOO MUCH BLUE/PURPLE D:

[dernam]

I had the exact same experience!