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Semi-Movie Rec: "Watchmen"
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 03:51 pmPart of me wishes that Alan Moore had contributed to "Watchmen" in some small way instead of forsaking all association with it, because I feel like the movie would have been better for it. Of course, I also feel like the movie would have been better with 20 minutes trimmed and a few more sentences of exposition, but then again, I feel that way about many films.
This is not an easy or "fun" movie, but it is a strong adaptation of the original. And just like the original work, it takes itself very seriously. (Or perhaps I should type "VRY SRS MOVIE.")
( The Goods, with spoilers: )
( The Bads, with further spoilers: )
( The 'I Don't Know What to Think's: )
tl;dr version: The movie is not quite the mindf*** that the book is, but it's not a simplified version of the story, either. Be prepared for overly serious exposition and philosophical meanderings against the backdrop of a (sometimes too) violent and action-packed story.
This is not an easy or "fun" movie, but it is a strong adaptation of the original. And just like the original work, it takes itself very seriously. (Or perhaps I should type "VRY SRS MOVIE.")
( The Goods, with spoilers: )
( The Bads, with further spoilers: )
( The 'I Don't Know What to Think's: )
tl;dr version: The movie is not quite the mindf*** that the book is, but it's not a simplified version of the story, either. Be prepared for overly serious exposition and philosophical meanderings against the backdrop of a (sometimes too) violent and action-packed story.
