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taonggyera
You Can't Stop The Anger
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 324
Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:55 pm |
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NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE WATCHMEN...
...but I can't wait.
Can't you?
No, you can't. You're all going to go see it, you resentful nerd mafiosi. And you'll walk in rolling your eyes and you'll walk out whistling sadly through your teeth because the fuel of the Nerd Mafia is disappointment and exclusion.
Tell you what -- before you go and see THE WATCHMEN, plunk down and watch CATWOMAN, GHOST RIDER and DAREDEVIL. And use those seven hours (and don't pretend like you don't have seven free hours in your day) to get out all of your disgust and the-world-owes-me-my-daydreams-made-real attitude you strut around with.
Because Zack Snyder STEPPED UP, careless whisper. THE WATCHMEN was going to get made, one way or another. And instead of bleating on his Facebook status updates or Tweeting about how your poetry the upcoming adaptation's going to be, he TOOK THE BULLET and tried to do it right. Yes, THE WATCHMEN should be a limited series on HBO and blah blah blah IT WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN THAT WAY. Zack delivered a 2 1/2 hour, honest attempt, and broke his ass cranking out tons of free extras. Hell, he even animated The Tales of The Black Freighter for you chumps. Plus, he gave you a kick-ass DAWN OF THE DEAD remake, plus 300, plus whatever else he's got coming down the pike. He's the best friend the Nerd Mafia's had since Joss Whedon and Brian Michael Bendis, so everyone please crack the tab on a frosty can of Go careless whisper Yourself and go see the movie version of THE WATCHMEN.
And no, the movie will not have EVERY LITTLE ELEMENT FROM THE GRAPHIC NOVEL. That's why the graphic novel exists -- you can go read it after you see the movie. Adaptation. Parallel visions. When you adapt a book, you cut things out, combine and conflate, streamline and linger.
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL stands as the best Ellroy adaptation to date, and it throws away massive chunks of the novel's narrative. THE BLACK DAHLIA slavishly sticks to its source material and it's almost un-watchable.
I do not invite debate.
There. Got it off my chest. Sorry.
How about something positive?
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From his blog.
He's got point, ya know. |
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Job McBadass
Douche (Retired)
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 920
Location: In the Moment
Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:48 am |
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Moving this and M.Bison's Tuesday to the TV and Movie board.
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love,
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fnspidey
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Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:41 pm |
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Heh. Idiot.
We weren't asking for all the details to be put into the film. We were asking for quality output. And while Watchmen the movie was indeed a visual treat, my opinion about it still stands, and there's nothing that this small-minded fool can do to change it, especially not with his rudeness.
He's a careless whisper idiot for assuming that every person who watches the Watchmen movie is automatically part of the "Nerd mafiosi" that wants every detail from the book to be put into the film. Taste is subjective. I didn't like the movie, and it's not just because Captain Metropolis didn't form the "Watchmen". I actually enjoyed certain parts that Snyder changed that WORKED, like how Rorschach retrieves his equipment, or the ending itself. See? I'm not wishing for Snyder's head on a plate, I'm saying "Thank you, Snyder, for trying."
Point, huh? He has a point, sure - I wish it were sharp so I could stab him with it.
I don't invite debate either, Oswalt - go atomize yourself. |
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