tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post9194372574073962359..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: WatchmenEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-56106968468305989612009-04-15T07:38:00.000-04:002009-04-15T07:38:00.000-04:00Long-time listener, first time caller...
A good r...Long-time listener, first time caller...<br /><br />A good review, I certainly agree with much that you say. You're certainly bang on about the lumpen nature of the soundtrack. One probably minor disagreement, which I mentioned in <A HREF="http://lucidfrenzy.blogspot.com/2009/04/watchmen-movie.html" REL="nofollow">my review</A> was over Dan and Laurie's post-coital conversation. I felt we got Gavin Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347163260510316959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-28769918505938622422009-04-01T14:01:00.000-04:002009-04-01T14:01:00.000-04:00Nobody has a remark about Mr. Juliano bringing a 9...Nobody has a remark about Mr. Juliano bringing a 9-year-old to see this movie?<BR/><BR/>Dude, that is so f'd up. I'm not surprised he was "seemingly riveted", he was probably traumatized!<BR/><BR/>There is no way a child that age can possibly process the adult material in Watchmen into something positive. And I strongly doubt that you took the time necessary to put what he saw into the proper Citizen Scribblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-23401457219365332402009-03-15T15:26:00.000-04:002009-03-15T15:26:00.000-04:00Rorschach was an especially well developed as a ch...Rorschach was an especially well developed as a character; i hope the actor that played his role is nominated for some kind of an award (when that season comes around again)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-86597388377790914232009-03-09T13:43:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:43:00.000-04:00Very fine review. I lean more toward the "Bill r....Very fine review. I lean more toward the "Bill r." end of the spectrum on this, but I did enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-61104329098218622472009-03-09T11:46:00.000-04:002009-03-09T11:46:00.000-04:00I loved it - and in the many instances of deviatio...I loved it - and in the many instances of deviation from the source, Snyder achieved some sort of transcendental beauty: fully in line with the ideas of the comic.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-35678278338102700922009-03-09T11:28:00.000-04:002009-03-09T11:28:00.000-04:00great stuff Ed--I think we are substantially in ag...great stuff Ed--I think we are substantially in agreement... my one sentence summary is: "politics 1, psychology 0"...<BR/><BR/>DaveExpos 1983 Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/10798243137456349089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-1123222825522470712009-03-09T10:40:00.000-04:002009-03-09T10:40:00.000-04:00Excellent review. I felt much the same way you did...Excellent review. I felt much the same way you did. In many respects, Snyder's film is a very faithful representation of the comic book and I have to give him credit for even getting the film made at all considering its long, checkered production history.<BR/><BR/>I had a few minor quibbles with the film, many of which you addressed, (like Akerman... ugh) but I also thought that the supporting Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-4197057196393077172009-03-09T09:47:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:47:00.000-04:00Thanks for all the comments so far. Hokahey, one o...Thanks for all the comments so far. Hokahey, one of the interesting things about both versions of <I>Watchmen</I> is how heavily the past figures in the story. In many ways, the present-day story is just an excuse for all the flashbacks, for the exploration of what drove these people, and this world, to this particular place and time. I think it works better in the comics than in the movie, Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-86891436679101228992009-03-09T09:02:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:02:00.000-04:00It was very interesting reading a review from some...It was very interesting reading a review from someone who knows the source material well; and it seems like you are very fair with the film, not damning it for throwing out a favorite detail or two. I came to the film not having read the comic books, knowing very little about the plot, and I found a lot to enjoy - but I came away feeling the film gets bogged down by being so faithful to the "Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-28549404570814575912009-03-08T19:54:00.000-04:002009-03-08T19:54:00.000-04:00Thanks very much Bill, for the OUTER LIMITS clarif...Thanks very much Bill, for the OUTER LIMITS clarification, much appreciated as I am a big fan of that genre classic. And I see this film is really dividing the bloggers down the middle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-774895225147458502009-03-08T18:57:00.000-04:002009-03-08T18:57:00.000-04:00Ed; I think I must have blotted the Hallelujah sce...Ed; I think I must have blotted the Hallelujah scene out of my mind because I had clearly forgotten about it when posting my own review. Apart from that, I was least impressed with the Mars scene, which to me was just so much CGI spectacle plus the usual archetypal sturm und drang over parent issues. Overall, though, your "fascinating but flawed" comment sums up the Watchmen experience, and I'd Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-3693104119471649392009-03-08T16:12:00.000-04:002009-03-08T16:12:00.000-04:00Sam - thanks very much for your compliments. I do...Sam - thanks very much for your compliments. I don't know why you were having so much trouble posting on my site -- the only restriction I have in place is the word verification, which I have thought about dropping -- but I'm sorry about that.<BR/><BR/>I think it's really interesting that there are people like you who are unfamiliar with the comic who think so highly of the film. This movie bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-58250849214132139232009-03-08T14:57:00.000-04:002009-03-08T14:57:00.000-04:00Why is there no mention of this being an inadequat...Why is there no mention of this being an inadequate comic book movie because there was no Joker? <BR/><BR/>Sorry, couldn't resist.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652839971728180309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-85968930990918348882009-03-08T14:43:00.000-04:002009-03-08T14:43:00.000-04:00Excellent review and a fair summation. I would say...Excellent review and a fair summation. I would say where Snyder fares worse is in dialogue scenes, so much so that he has Manhattan narrate -- in slo-mo -- over a fight they obviously filmed! But never having read the source comic, I knew I'd be easier on the film. And again, it's all about Jackie Earle Haley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-29380584488228811642009-03-08T13:06:00.000-04:002009-03-08T13:06:00.000-04:00Bill R:I just spent over 45 minutes with my wife a...Bill R:<BR/><BR/>I just spent over 45 minutes with my wife attempting to place a comment at your site, and your settings are too resstrictive. I changed my google account three times with new passwords and still I was unable to post a comment. I don't know what else I can do except to leave the comment here at Ed's site. I hope I am not offending Ed by doing this. Here is the comment I tried Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-22631105556652047642009-03-08T12:34:00.000-04:002009-03-08T12:34:00.000-04:00Hey Bill, I saw the same movie Ed did, and I didn'...Hey Bill, I saw the same movie Ed did, and I didn't remotely feel it was a mess! LOL! I will check out your review today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-56694465358163533992009-03-08T11:55:00.000-04:002009-03-08T11:55:00.000-04:00Ed, you did a great job here, even though I disagr...Ed, you did a great job here, even though I disagree quite a bit. I thought the film was a mess -- a bonkers, sometimes fascinating mess, but still a mess. My review is up, if you care to take a look, but boy do I wish I'd seen the movie you apparently did.<BR/><BR/>Still, I don't feel crushed that I didn't much care for the film, and I give Snyder credit for going all out. It just...well, I'mbill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-36237298215728835862009-03-08T11:00:00.000-04:002009-03-08T11:00:00.000-04:00God, what a fabulous review. Is there a better on...God, what a fabulous review. Is there a better one out there on this film? I doubt it.<BR/><BR/>Well, I took my wife and five kids to see it after school on Friday afternoon, and I was fully expecting to hate this with a passion, even if the reviews were generally favorable. But it's not my kind of thing, and your rightful disclaimers above on 300 seemed quite accurate as far as I'm concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com