As the subject implies, I saw Watchmen last night/this morning - go go midnight showing! I'm almost regretting it today, as I got less than five hours of sleep and had a midterm at 8:45, but... I can't. XD
oh man, i could not agree with you more. well, although i do think they could have kept in the giant squid (it worked in hellboy - twice!). but yeah, beyond just being a good comic adaptation, it was a really good movie in general!
also, a quick glance at FF.net (i know, not really the best place to look xD;) reveals that there is indeed a nite owl/rorschach slash fandom. i gotta tell you though, i don't think i could ever read watchmen fics. the characters are just so friggin' complex that i can't begin to imagine how difficult it would be to write them WELL. ^^;
Maybe they could have done the squid - it would have been pretty neat. But do I think the ending they chose worked well. :)
Haha, I don't think I know enough about the characters to read fic - I was just curious. XD But if I do ever get to read the comic, I may take a gander at it. Although it may be one of those fandoms I just can't do fic for. Who knows! xD I'm curious to see what kind of cracktastic stuff they come up with, though!
OMIGOSH. I've just seen it (like literally just seen it because I'm in an internet cafe after the showing...) And wow. What an electric movie it was done so beautifully in every regard - you've written everything (and more) that they did so well.
LOLPENIS. I couldn't help but keep thinking 'Jeeez...put some pants on dude!'
Ooooh...yes! Men look far sexier in a well-fitting suit then they do naked (well, usually, but he was very buff (oh la la!) after all!)
And how about the music they used!? Usually for any super hero orientated movie I've seen they've used that ridiculous emo/punk stuff but it was refreshing to have something entirely different (it was also very suitable for the time it was set in too...
And I have to agree with you on the squid - explaining it's presence would have been tedious because then you would have needed the sub-plot about all of the artists, writers and scientists missing - not to mention the appearance of the pirate comic that made up a fair portion of the original comic book (but they did however very nicely put in the news-vendor and the comic book reading kid it a couple of scenes).
My apologies if I've been rambling of for far too long but I think I was still in a state of OMG! last night that I wasn't able to form a coherent reply.
And now I'm going to have to get a little Rorschach action figure. Just 'cuz. XD
The music was beautiful, in my opinion - even Hallaluja! (XD) I got a little teary-eyed when The Sound of Silence started up at Eddie's funeral (of course, it also didn't hurt that it's one of my favorite songs... ;D). 99 Luftbalons was perfect. I really do like how they incorporated the soundtrack.
No apologies needed! Ramble on as long as you want - this movie deserves it! I'm hoping to see it again some time this week~~ Maybe I can catch stuff I missed first time around.
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also, a quick glance at FF.net (i know, not really the best place to look xD;) reveals that there is indeed a nite owl/rorschach slash fandom. i gotta tell you though, i don't think i could ever read watchmen fics. the characters are just so friggin' complex that i can't begin to imagine how difficult it would be to write them WELL. ^^;
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Haha, I don't think I know enough about the characters to read fic - I was just curious. XD But if I do ever get to read the comic, I may take a gander at it. Although it may be one of those fandoms I just can't do fic for. Who knows! xD I'm curious to see what kind of cracktastic stuff they come up with, though!
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MY FAVOURITE LINE EVEEERRRRRR! \o/
I loved Rorschach and Dan in the book, but MY LOVE IS SO MUCH MORE EPIC NOW!~!!!!! HEEEEEEEEEEEE
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STOP! IT'S EPIC TIME~
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And wow. What an electric movie it was done so beautifully in every regard - you've written everything (and more) that they did so well.
LOLPENIS. I couldn't help but keep thinking 'Jeeez...put some pants on dude!'
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And how about the music they used!? Usually for any super hero orientated movie I've seen they've used that ridiculous emo/punk stuff but it was refreshing to have something entirely different (it was also very suitable for the time it was set in too...
And I have to agree with you on the squid - explaining it's presence would have been tedious because then you would have needed the sub-plot about all of the artists, writers and scientists missing - not to mention the appearance of the pirate comic that made up a fair portion of the original comic book (but they did however very nicely put in the news-vendor and the comic book reading kid it a couple of scenes).
My apologies if I've been rambling of for far too long but I think I was still in a state of OMG! last night that I wasn't able to form a coherent reply.
And now I'm going to have to get a little Rorschach action figure. Just 'cuz. XD
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No apologies needed! Ramble on as long as you want - this movie deserves it! I'm hoping to see it again some time this week~~ Maybe I can catch stuff I missed first time around.
Hee, Rorschach action figure! That is love~
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