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 Re: Watchmen Ozymunkias wrote: He said it has awesome moments.
Which means awesome in bABA-speak. You have no authority to speak for him, so give it a rest. You'll be able to watch the film soon enough and give it your inevitable A+ grade... _________________In order of preference: Christian, Argos MadGez wrote: Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation. My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/
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Re: Watchmen Loved it. Faithful to a fault to the source material. I don't agree with some of choices Snyder made (at least for general audiences) but the good/great/brill outweighs all that.
Birth of Dr. Manhattan
Credit Sequence
Any of the Minutemen footage
Rorschach
Prison sequence
Audiences will be GREATLY divided on it. Even in my group of 4, half loved it, one liked it, one had seemingly serious issues with it (especially the acting and casting).
Oh and there was booing at the end. Loud booing. Not sure the last time I heard booing at the end of a movie. But I started a clap and others joined in.
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Re: Watchmen _________________Mr. R wrote: Malcolm wrote: You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself. Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
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Re: Watchmen Benjamin Milk wrote: Even if he is a fanboy Let's be clear though, I didn't grow up with the monthly comics in the late 80s or even the graphic novel in the 90s. I read Watchmen just last year. I don't know if that qualifies me for fanboy status.
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Re: Watchmen I can't wait for Friday so I can vote 'F'
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Re: Watchmen loyalfromlondon wrote: Benjamin Milk wrote: Even if he is a fanboy Let's be clear though, I didn't grow up with the monthly comics in the late 80s or even the graphic novel in the 90s. I read Watchmen just last year. I don't know if that qualifies me for fanboy status. Perhaps I use the term too broadly but I describe anyone who has read the source material and deeply loved it (myself included) a fanboy, and I finished the novel a few days ago. _________________Mr. R wrote: Malcolm wrote: You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself. Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
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Re: Watchmen snackosaurus wrote: I can't wait for Friday so I can vote 'F' why wait. 
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Re: Watchmen it's only fair.
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Re: Watchmen How is it fair? You haven't seen it. Sheesh. That's as bad as fanboyism really.
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Re: Watchmen Benjamin Milk wrote: loyalfromlondon wrote: Benjamin Milk wrote: Even if he is a fanboy Let's be clear though, I didn't grow up with the monthly comics in the late 80s or even the graphic novel in the 90s. I read Watchmen just last year. I don't know if that qualifies me for fanboy status. Perhaps I use the term too broadly but I describe anyone who has read the source material and deeply loved it (myself included) a fanboy, and I finished the novel a few days ago. Being a fanboy of the novel has nothing to do with being a fanboy in relation to this film. _________________In order of preference: Christian, Argos MadGez wrote: Briefs. Am used to them and boxers can get me in trouble it seems. Too much room and maybe the silkiness have created more than one awkward situation. My Box-Office Blog: http://boxofficetracker.blogspot.com/
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Re: Watchmen Looking at who Greengrass wanted to cast in his version, I think Snyder made the right choices, in all but one case.
Simon Pegg - Rorschach
Daniel Craig - Night Owl II
Jude Law - Ozymandias
Sigourney Weaver - Sally Jupiter
Joaquin Phoenix - Doctor Manhattan
I think Ozymandias needed someone with much more gravitas
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Re: Watchmen loyalfromlondon wrote: Looking at who Greengrass wanted to cast in his version, I think Snyder made the right choices, in all but one case.
Simon Pegg - Rorschach
Daniel Craig - Night Owl II
Jude Law - Ozymandias
Sigourney Weaver - Sally Jupiter
Joaquin Phoenix - Doctor Manhattan
I think Ozymandias needed someone with much more gravitas Simon Pegg......Rorshach..........is that a joke?!?!?!?!?! _________________Mr. R wrote: Malcolm wrote: You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself. Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
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Re: Watchmen It may be awesome as a graphic novel (haven't read it) but as a movie it's pretty dreary. I give it props for not being your usual superhero story, though. 6.5/10
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Rorschach is a motherf***ing badass!
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Re: Watchmen Get to watch it tonight, super excited! Will have my short summary/review here about 230am.
_________________Mr. R wrote: Malcolm wrote: You seem to think threatening violence against people is perfectly okay because you feel offended by their words, so that's kind of telling in itself. Exactly. If they don't know how to behave, and feel OK offending others, they get their ass kicked, so they'll think next time before opening their rotten mouths.
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Re: Watchmen now that nazgul and i are both in the same camp, i'm happy
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Re: Watchmen bABA wrote: now that nazgul and i are both in the same camp, i'm happy You can have Naz. I have Lect AND Dark Shape. 
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Re: Watchmen Oh baba...!  _________________
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Re: Watchmen Ah, just saw your new location, Nazgul. Wondered how you saw it this early...
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Re: Watchmen dark shape likes stupid horror.
lecter likes let the right one in.
i can live with that.
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Re: Watchmen I've been listening to Pruit Igoe & Prophecies all day long (any excuse to listen to Phillip Glass really).
The Dr. Manhattan birth sequence may become a seminal moment. If you were to consider that 10 minute sequence an origin film, it's better than any of the other 2 hour long versions I've seen.
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Re: Watchmen bABA wrote: dark shape likes stupid horror.
lecter likes let the right one in.
i can live with that. You haven't even seen it! You've been too busy thinking up movie ideas!! _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Re: Watchmen bABA wrote: dark shape likes stupid horror.
lecter likes let the right one in.
i can live with that. Naz has Strek Trek 15 and T4 in his sig and some sort of cartoon as an avatar. Clearly he's damaged.
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Re: Watchmen you gotta admit. Slumdog Terrorist was a pretty neat idea.
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Re: Watchmen bABA wrote: you gotta admit. Slumdog Terrorist was a pretty neat idea. Instead of riding on top of trains, he's blowing them up?
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Re: Watchmen bABA wrote: you gotta admit. Slumdog Terrorist was a pretty neat idea. It was *gasp* licious _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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