http://www.swanfungus.com/2009/03/film-review-watchmen.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:08:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.swanfungus.com/2009/03/film-review-watchmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-1386 coffee Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:34:48 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=3159#comment-1386 my immediate reaction to Watchmen is to feel haunted by the intense style and storyline -- haunted in a good way that is... overall i loved it my immediate reaction to Watchmen is to feel haunted by the intense style and storyline — haunted in a good way that is… overall i loved it

]]> http://www.swanfungus.com/2009/03/film-review-watchmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-1383 nicci Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:45:17 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=3159#comment-1383 agreed. agreed.

]]> http://www.swanfungus.com/2009/03/film-review-watchmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-1380 Melvillain Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:24:20 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=3159#comment-1380 I agree with you. I had pretty much the same reaction. I wasn't bored during the duration of the movie, but I also found it underwhelming. The attention to detail was nice, but it left little room for interpretation. I felt that Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl was a little stifled. He nailed the fumbling awkwardness, but the love scenes between him and Malin Akerman were terrible. An absolute lack of chemistry and awareness of who the characters were. Adding "Hallelujah" as an attempt at humor was an absurd choice and failed miserably. You're right about the fight scenes. They left me cold. I couldn't figure out why until I read your explanation. It looked like The Matrix. Technically, only Veidt can dodge bullets. I liked Billy Crudup's performance, but to me his voice was a little to sweet. I guess I always imagined Jon sounding like God. The detached tone was right on though. The Comedian and Rorshach definitely stole the show. The high point--um, maybe a bad choice of words--was the Comedian/Silk Spectre rape scene. It was as disturbing, and possibly more so, as it was in the book. I didn't mind the ending change except for the fact that a CGI scene of a crater in Manhattan didn't have the same impact as an alien squid and crushed bodies. But then I'm not that disappointed because I didn't expect much. We have the images and words already. Why would we need more? I agree with you. I had pretty much the same reaction. I wasn’t bored during the duration of the movie, but I also found it underwhelming. The attention to detail was nice, but it left little room for interpretation. I felt that Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl was a little stifled. He nailed the fumbling awkwardness, but the love scenes between him and Malin Akerman were terrible. An absolute lack of chemistry and awareness of who the characters were. Adding “Hallelujah” as an attempt at humor was an absurd choice and failed miserably. You’re right about the fight scenes. They left me cold. I couldn’t figure out why until I read your explanation. It looked like The Matrix. Technically, only Veidt can dodge bullets. I liked Billy Crudup’s performance, but to me his voice was a little to sweet. I guess I always imagined Jon sounding like God. The detached tone was right on though. The Comedian and Rorshach definitely stole the show. The high point–um, maybe a bad choice of words–was the Comedian/Silk Spectre rape scene. It was as disturbing, and possibly more so, as it was in the book. I didn’t mind the ending change except for the fact that a CGI scene of a crater in Manhattan didn’t have the same impact as an alien squid and crushed bodies. But then I’m not that disappointed because I didn’t expect much. We have the images and words already. Why would we need more?

]]> http://www.swanfungus.com/2009/03/film-review-watchmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-1379 sean Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:43:17 +0000 http://www.swanfungus.com/?p=3159#comment-1379 Evan, I'm in complete agreement with you. I neither hated nor loved what I saw. Some aspects worked better than others, but it's a massively mixed bag. One thing you don't mention is the gore. It became so cartoonish and exaggerated that it was difficult to take seriously. Evan, I’m in complete agreement with you. I neither hated nor loved what I saw. Some aspects worked better than others, but it’s a massively mixed bag. One thing you don’t mention is the gore. It became so cartoonish and exaggerated that it was difficult to take seriously.

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