Not Quite A Review of "Watchmen"

So, I finally got around to watching Watchmen this weekend.
It wasn't as bad as I was afraid it was going to be, although it didn't bode well for the rest of the film when it leads off with an unintentionally (I presume) hilarious moment. The "McLaughlin Group" segment where they are discussing Dr. Manhattan had me laughing out loud at the over the top impersonation of John McLaughlin. (Of course, McLaughlin is pretty over the top in reality)
One thing that bugs me is the fight scenes. I'm tired of the start and stop slow motion effect during these scenes. Worse, though, is the exaggerated sound effects. A thrown punch is accompanied by a loud "whoosh!" and each punch lands with a thunderous crash. They might as well just flash the words "Biff! Bam! Pow!" on the screen, as that would be only slightly more ridiculous.
Over all, though, it was a pretty decent film, and probably the best movie that could be made from a comic that was designed specifically to explore and stretch the boundaries of the comics medium.

- Posted by wastedpotential on 13 Sep 2009 09:27 am    -   1 comments

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re: Watchmen movie

Persoanlly, Ray, I didn't care for this movie at all. Yes, it was a faithful re-teling of the story. Yes it had character-appropriate acting. (Nite Owl II was especially well-handled)Yes, it was a technical achievement and full of eye-candy. But it was still a completely unnecessary exercise, much like the proliferation of movie remakes clogging up the cinemas these days. I think I understand Alan Moore's huff with the movie industry. They completely butchered "The League of Extraordinary Gentelmen" Watchemn was made to be a story that could ONLY be told through a comic book. Trying to film or novelize it, I think, diminishes the value of the original, again like a bad movie remake. I will say this in its favor, though, it was certainly more tolerable than Mr. Syder's first forray into movie adaptations of comics stories: "300" Now, if you want to see fight scenes needlessly interupted with slow-motion sequences, look no further! When I saw the same thing happening during the opening bits of Watchmen, all I could think was "Thank God Zack Syder is finally toning this stylistic nonsence down a few notches!"

Heh, it was pretty funny seeing those wacky portayals of John, Elanor, and Pat on the McLaughlin Group, now that I think about it...