Comments on: Haven’t seen Watchmen http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/ The Online Comic for Political and Non-Political Animals Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: king area 51 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-8526 king area 51 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:41:39 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-8526 idk what the hell you guys are talking about, the comic was a 10 and the movie was fantastic, well you know some don't have good taste in movies!!!! like you guys!!!!!! idk what the hell you guys are talking about, the comic was a 10 and the movie was fantastic, well you know some don’t have good taste in movies!!!! like you guys!!!!!!

]]> By: BWM http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-4457 BWM Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:09:51 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-4457 I never read the comic, but the movie, regardless of how true it is to said comic, has no literary worth whatsoever. Poor character development that was actually irrelevant to the story at hand coupled with a story that was, itself, cliche and uninspired pretty much ruined my afternoon. So, honestly, that's not a concern. I never read the comic, but the movie, regardless of how true it is to said comic, has no literary worth whatsoever. Poor character development that was actually irrelevant to the story at hand coupled with a story that was, itself, cliche and uninspired pretty much ruined my afternoon. So, honestly, that’s not a concern.

]]> By: Phill Evans http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-4441 Phill Evans Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:16:05 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-4441 I felt the film was dissappointing less because of its slavishness and more because it is simply out of its time. I have reread the book since and it so powerfully captures the sense of almost claustrophobic fear that one felt in the cold war I dont think anyone born after about 1980 can really get it (I am at last become an Oldie...*sigh) Also, the "new" ending was as naive and unlikely as the original was (sorry Big Al', but it was...) Phill I felt the film was dissappointing less because of its slavishness and more because it is simply out of its time. I have reread the book since and it so powerfully captures the sense of almost claustrophobic fear that one felt in the cold war I dont think anyone born after about 1980 can really get it (I am at last become an Oldie…*sigh)

Also, the “new” ending was as naive and unlikely as the original was (sorry Big Al’, but it was…)

Phill

]]> By: Mike http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Mike Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:34:10 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-4382 Meh, it was a better action-adventure story, but less impressive as a work of art. And they really did lose something by not properly explaining Manhattan's sense of time - those scenes just felt like normal flashbacks. I saw it mostly because I thought 300 was one of the most beautifully pure movies I have ever seen, even with the bad acting and dialog. I thought he deserved a shot, and he did as good of a job as I expected anyone to be able to do. Meh, it was a better action-adventure story, but less impressive as a work of art. And they really did lose something by not properly explaining Manhattan’s sense of time – those scenes just felt like normal flashbacks.

I saw it mostly because I thought 300 was one of the most beautifully pure movies I have ever seen, even with the bad acting and dialog. I thought he deserved a shot, and he did as good of a job as I expected anyone to be able to do.

]]> By: Flink http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 Flink Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:09:21 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-4370 Hold up, can anyone honestly say they wouldn't be psyched to see/hear a operatic/radio adaptation of Watchmen? That would be AWESOME. Hold up, can anyone honestly say they wouldn’t be psyched to see/hear a operatic/radio adaptation of Watchmen? That would be AWESOME.

]]> By: yorksdevil http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 yorksdevil Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:53:36 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-4367 Surely you only have to read "directed by Zack Snyder" to know why you don't want to see Watchmen. Surely you only have to read “directed by Zack Snyder” to know why you don’t want to see Watchmen.

]]> By: Vitamin D http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-4360 Vitamin D Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:38:26 +0000 http://www.socksandbarney.com/2009/04/07/havent-seen-watchmen/#comment-4360 The movie couldn't (or at least didn't try very hard to) capture Dr. Manhattan's sense of time as well as the comic did. I can't be sure whether it was the fault of the medium, or of a desire to make it less confusing for the average movie-goer. The movie couldn’t (or at least didn’t try very hard to) capture Dr. Manhattan’s sense of time as well as the comic did. I can’t be sure whether it was the fault of the medium, or of a desire to make it less confusing for the average movie-goer.

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