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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: eS El Duque on May 04, 2008, 05:36:29 AM
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http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/
Yea baby! Release date of March of 2009.
If you guys havn't read the Comic novel....GO GET IT NOW!
They got pictures as well on the imdb.com website
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It's a great comic book, very hyped for the movie..
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new trailer 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/2VLA0tg5yI0
exclusive behind the scenes
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=48917596
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incase you havent been keeping up ..
- WB are making the movie, its finished pretty much
- FOX own the rights to watchmen, and have since the 80s. they just didnt make any noise until this shit was complete
based on this, FOX has taken WB to court and got an injunction which is pretty much gonna stop the release of the movie, unless WB agree to sign over a % of the profits etc to FOX
unless WB signs that shit over, this movie wont be getting released for a while
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Warner Bros. pushes for ruling on 'Watchmen' release
The Studio asks the judge in its clash with 20th Century Fox to expedite a hearing on whether the film can open as scheduled March 6.
Warner Bros. is urging a federal judge to move up the date on which he will hear arguments about whether the studio may release the much-anticipated movie "Watchmen," arguing that "time is of the essence," with tens of millions of dollars in marketing expenses on the line.
"Watchmen," based on a graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is scheduled for release March 6. But the movie is at the center of a bitter legal battle between Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox.
U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess said in a preliminary ruling last month that Fox controlled distribution rights to the film, but he deferred a final decision on whether Warner could release the film.
Warner Bros. disclosed in court filings that "Watchmen," which the studio hopes will be a global blockbuster, cost $130 million to produce, with marketing and promotion expenditures pushing the studio's total investment to "more than $150 million."
On Monday, Fox and Warner agreed to skip a jury trial and let Feess convene a hearing Jan. 20 on whether Warner should be blocked from releasing the movie.
But on Tuesday, with the release date less than eight weeks away, Warner asked the judge to begin the hearing eight days earlier, on Monday. The studio is already running trailers in theaters promoting "Watchmen."
"Because the release date for 'Watchmen' is less than two months away and Warner Bros. must imminently commit to spending tens of millions of dollars on its marketing and promotional campaign for the picture, time is of the essence," Warner Bros. said in its request.
Feess made no immediate decision about advancing the hearing date but is expected to rule Friday.
Warner and Fox have battled for nearly a year over which studio controls the film's distribution rights in a clash that began when Fox sued Warner for copyright infringement.
In legal papers filed this week, Warner argued that Fox should not be allowed to block its release of the film March 6 because doing so would impair the film and the studio.
Feess ruled Dec. 24 that Fox controlled the film's distribution rights. Fox and Warner have tried to settle the dispute out of court without success.
Fox has successfully argued that "Watchmen" producer and former Fox studio chief Larry Gordon failed to obtain the rights to the property from Fox before taking the film to Warner, where it was directed by "300" filmmaker Zack Snyder.
In a separate filing, Warner disputed Fox's contention that it would be irreparably injured if Warner were allowed to distribute the movie as planned, asserting that the opposite was actually true.
"Witnesses will testify that Warner Bros. and Paramount [which is distributing 'Watchmen' overseas] are at least as competent as Fox to distribute the film, and any argument that the picture would do better at the box office and in other media were Fox distributing it is unwarranted speculation," Warner says.
Fox has said in court papers that it believes Warner will argue that Fox, which has been stung by a series of commercial flops, is an "underperforming studio."
"The evidence will show that 'Watchmen' is a superior and significant creative work, embodying years of intensive labor by hundreds of talented individuals and eagerly awaited by legions of fans around the world," Warner said.
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I not familiar with the comics but I saw the trailer for it when I went to the movies this weekend and it looked awesome! Can't wait for it!
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looks corny as fuck to me....
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Can't wait. It looks dead on like the graphic novel. Hope the movie lives up to the hype!
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looks corny as fuck to me....
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Not To Familiar With The Comics But This Movie Looks Good.....I'm Have To Look Into Tracking Down Tha Issues.
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
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I've checked out some scenes from the film, they look pretty horrible. Imma try to get it on bootleg just to see how bad Snyder fucked up on this one.
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I've checked out some scenes from the film, they look pretty horrible. Imma try to get it on bootleg just to see how bad Snyder fucked up on this one.
The only way, in my mind, that this project ever stood a chance would have been a 12 part TV series on HBO and directed in the same way Rodriguez did Sin City, meaning go panel to frame and spend a lot of time with Gibbons on what he feels it should look like on screen. I would have been excited about that project.
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
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I was impressed with the "book" and I'm really just hoping for an accurate movie. So far from what I've seen it seems they are really trying to be faithful to the original which is a good thing. I think its a good "hero" story in that really only 1 has any special powers to speak of. We have had so many movies lately with all kinds of different superheros, and most of the dudes are regular guys, and gals. Here's hoping it's half a good as the comic:)
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I saw a trailer in the summer that looked wicked, so I went and got the book.. I dont see how it'l translate onto the big screen
but who knows, ill light up a spliff and go see it in imax.. im sure it'l be entertaining
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Watchmen just had it's world premiere in London... and the reviews were very mixed!
Robbie Collin of News of the World had nothing but negativity towards the film..."This two-and-a-half-hour wannabe pop culture epic isn't the worst superhero movie ever made ... But it is one of the most spirit-crushingly disappointing."
Early Reviews: Worth Watching 'Watchmen'? >> http://www.hollywood.com/news/Early_Reviews_Worth_Watching_Watchmen/5404005 (http://www.hollywood.com/news/Early_Reviews_Worth_Watching_Watchmen/5404005)
Regardless of what the critics are saying... I still want to see it!
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Thanks for the info Left Coaster....I guess I'll hope for the best.
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
The only superhero character in the book is Dr. Manhattan. All the other characters are grounded in reality.
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
The only superhero character in the book is Dr. Manhattan. All the other characters are grounded in reality.
what does that mean?
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
If you don't like anything to do with Sci-Fi at all then you probably won't love Watchmen all that much. It's like The Dark Knight the film, critics could have loved it and said it was amazing but many fans of film just can't grasp the idea because it's about a man dressed as a bat fighting a painted face lunatic.
looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
The only superhero character in the book is Dr. Manhattan. All the other characters are grounded in reality.
what does that mean?
It means that none of them are "Super" Heroes. The idea of the book when first conceived was how would the real world react to men dressing up in masks and costumes and fighting crime. It changed from that premise a bit.
Either way, if you thought Dark Knight wasn't all that great then it doesn't matter because Dark Night is set in complete reality. Watchmen isn't.
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i loved dark knight, i thought it was awesome, but to be frank, the batman part was my least favorite, i loved bale as Bruce wayne, obviously looooved ledger, loved the fact that it had action and wasnt over the top special effects (im not that big on action movies either), but it all seemed to work together, i loved batman begins cause i loved seeing the road to him becoming batman
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i loved dark knight, i thought it was awesome, but to be frank, the batman part was my least favorite, i loved bale as Bruce wayne, obviously looooved ledger, loved the fact that it had action and wasnt over the top special effects (im not that big on action movies either), but it all seemed to work together, i loved batman begins cause i loved seeing the road to him becoming batman
Then you shouldn't have a problem loving The Watchmen. (the book, not the crappy film that I haven't seen yet)
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looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
If you don't like anything to do with Sci-Fi at all then you probably won't love Watchmen all that much. It's like The Dark Knight the film, critics could have loved it and said it was amazing but many fans of film just can't grasp the idea because it's about a man dressed as a bat fighting a painted face lunatic.
looks corny as fuck to me....
Read the comics. It is far and away the best thing to ever come out of the comic world. So good that it's the only book that ever gets mentioned in best novel lists.
Alan Moore has said it was never meant to be a film and even wrote the story with that mind. Watchmen was written not to show that you can make a great movie or novel, but written to show what you can do with comics that cannot be done in film or literature. It's a fucking masterpiece.
That being said I don't look forward to the film at all. I really believe that the best thing about it will end up being the Smashing Pumpkins song in the trailer.
im not a comics guy at all so its not really targeted towards me so its all good. to me even the costumes just look goofy though,like some adam west batman type ish....i dunno maybe that the intention????......
But it is targeted towards you. No self respecting fan of the comic is anticipating this film or expects it to be anything better than average.
When I say read the comic. I don't say that to comic book fans. I say that to fans of great storytelling. It's the kind of book that could be used in a University literature class. The type that takes a few reads to fully understand.
i might peep it, i just dont like superhero shit, dont like scifi, in terms of litterature i only like realistic shit, but ill see
The only superhero character in the book is Dr. Manhattan. All the other characters are grounded in reality.
what does that mean?
It means that none of them are "Super" Heroes. The idea of the book when first conceived was how would the real world react to men dressing up in masks and costumes and fighting crime. It changed from that premise a bit.
Either way, if you thought Dark Knight wasn't all that great then it doesn't matter because Dark Night is set in complete reality. Watchmen isn't.
Gotham City is a fictional city...
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the name of the city is irrelevant.. he means that Batman is just a guy in a costume, he cant fly or shoot lazers from his eyes. The Watchmen is almost as realistic... except for Dr. Manhatten, the heroes dont really have any special abilities
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"Alan Moore discusses Watchmen (from documentary)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwm4TSlNO3U
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Went to the premier last night, the movie was pretty damn intense. I didn't know anything about Watchmen before going, but this ain't no Spider Man I'll tell you that. Movie is hella graphic! The action scenes were crazy too. Only thing was that it was TOO DAMN LONG. Some scenes went on forever...
BTW: You might want to turn your head everytime Dr Manhattan is on screen!
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Went to the premier last night, the movie was pretty damn intense. I didn't know anything about Watchmen before going, but this ain't no Spider Man I'll tell you that. Movie is hella graphic! The action scenes were crazy too. Only thing was that it was TOO DAMN LONG. Some scenes went on forever...
BTW: You might want to turn your head everytime Dr Manhattan is on screen!
Glad you liked it. I haven't read it in a long enough time to remember all the details and I plan on not reading it again until after the I see the film because I know I'll be getting angry at every change and everything that was left out.
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Went to the premier last night, the movie was pretty damn intense. I didn't know anything about Watchmen before going, but this ain't no Spider Man I'll tell you that. Movie is hella graphic! The action scenes were crazy too. Only thing was that it was TOO DAMN LONG. Some scenes went on forever...
BTW: You might want to turn your head everytime Dr Manhattan is on screen!
Yeah Im going to try and go this weekend. Thanks for the heads up about Doc Manhattan. I don't want to see any swinging sirloin!
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Went to the premier last night, the movie was pretty damn intense. I didn't know anything about Watchmen before going, but this ain't no Spider Man I'll tell you that. Movie is hella graphic! The action scenes were crazy too. Only thing was that it was TOO DAMN LONG. Some scenes went on forever...
BTW: You might want to turn your head everytime Dr Manhattan is on screen!
Yeah Im going to try and go this weekend. Thanks for the heads up about Doc Manhattan. I don't want to see any swinging sirloin!
LOL, but the chick gets good air time though, so it balances out!
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this movie was dope, one of the best comic book -> movie adaptations
its a movie people will either love or hate, though
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this movie was dope, one of the best comic book -> movie adaptations
its a movie people will either love or hate, though
So you liked the book and you thought the film was good? Now I'm interested.
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I don't see how they could make this movie bad. Definitely planning to check it out.
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there are a few things missing from the comics, but nothing that really takes away from the overall story. can't really say much without giving spoilers i guess
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there are a few things missing from the comics, but nothing that really takes away from the overall story. can't really say much without giving spoilers i guess
Well the storyline itself isn't what makes Watchmen amazing...so Im still eh on it but interested in checking it out.
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Im disappointed.
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Im disappointed.
How much slow mo did Snyder use haha
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Im disappointed.
How much slow mo did Snyder use haha
Is his Slow Mo really that bad? I saw the scene where Ozymandias fights the assasin and I cannot see how that scene can filmed properly with out using slow mo. I don't know, maybe he over does it through out the film. I'll wait and see.
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Im disappointed.
How much slow mo did Snyder use haha
Is his Slow Mo really that bad? I saw the scene where Ozymandias fights the assasin and I cannot see how that scene can filmed properly with out using slow mo. I don't know, maybe he over does it through out the film. I'll wait and see.
There were some clips that were released a couple of weeks ago, and every scene had some usage of slow motion.
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fuck the critics,i fucking loved it
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Im disappointed.
How much slow mo did Snyder use haha
a lot lol
I watched the second time..and i enjoyed it a lot more. Still disappointed
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I thought it was really good, they managed to piece together all the flashbacks pretty coherently.. Im going to go see it again in IMAX, which was sold out last night
Rorchach (sp?)... was well cast
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I liked it, but to me it could have been better. Not disappointed, but not Woah either. Worth buying on bluray though:) I think it may grow on me after another viewing.
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I liked this movie, end hard.
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Saw it tonight. Was waaaay too long, but a cool movie.
That Silk Spectre (or whatever she called herself) chick was hot.
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ever notice that ALL the good films are long ones? ::)
awesome movie
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I'm no comic book geek by any means, but I really dug this movie. I saw the Director's Cut which is like 40 minutes longer and was not bored at all during it.