Comments | strange_powers: I'm watching the Watchmen

strange_powers

I'm watching the Watchmen

Mar 12, 2009 14:27

Watchmen

There's a barrage of cliche and received wisdom that is obligatory for anyone wishing to discuss Zach Snyder's movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen to wade through: it's unfilmable; truncating it is akin to sterilizing it; heresy has been committed by changing it; Moore won't watch it so you shouldn't either; it ( Read more... )

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offensive_mango March 12 2009, 15:45:44 UTC

How about ME though? That is, I haven't read Watchmen but I want to; should I see the film first or should I read it and wait for DVD?

strange_powers March 12 2009, 15:51:55 UTC

I think it really works as a big screen experience. The book does the mystery element and characterisation better, but there's very little difference before the last fifteen minutes of the movie... If you're going to wait until dvd to watch it anyway then read the book first, but seeing it at the pictures and without the expectations of the book will be rewarding.

catbo March 12 2009, 15:52:46 UTC

I haven't read it (I'm going to) and I LOVED it, and didn't feel I was missing anything watching it.

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(and no other comic adaptation I can recall) barrysarll March 12 2009, 18:36:52 UTC

Snyder's previous 300 demonstrated similar fidelity to the source, as did Sin City.
Writing my own Watchmen ramble at the moment, probably for posting tomorrow.

Re: (and no other comic adaptation I can recall) strange_powers March 13 2009, 08:52:26 UTC

You're totally right, of course... I was going to mention 300 but Sin City had totally slipped my mind.

[Rorchach]Too focused on superhero funnybooks. Sloppy.[/Rorschach]

ivansun March 31 2009, 03:57:18 UTC

wow a good recommendation! i should have a look.

*waves* hope you are well!

ivansun March 31 2009, 08:22:48 UTC

I think you'd really like it - alternate history is right up your alley, even if the period is a little more recent than in your writing.

I'm doing fine, ta! Are you keeping well?

strange_powers March 31 2009, 08:26:15 UTC

That was me, by the way.

ivansun March 31 2009, 17:47:25 UTC

I'm very well, I hang out in a 19th century virtual world these day. It's... a lot more interactive than I've been finding Livejournal... Engaging and stimulation conversations, and wonderful imaginary worlds.

avilacain November 21 2009, 08:06:36 UTC

Mr. Strange Power, "try going to library" - did you deliberately write that to sound like Rorschach? ;-)