Watchmen in review

I know no one reads this because I've done nothing to promote it, but there are spoilers, okay?

I bet that it would have only been two hours long if there wasn't so much slow motion. That was an overload, and I say this as someone who owns all of Wes Anderson's movies.

Yeah, I love me some Nite Owl II. All of the shots of Archimedes looked so heroic and amazing. Patrick Wilson was perfect. I wasn't really digging all of the Dan/Laurie stuff, but I wasn't really fond of it in the comic, either. Dreiberg's awkwardness was totally endearing, though. It was way too cute when he was fixing his hair and such.

They should sell posters of those Andy Warhol prints, I would totally buy one or five. Damn, Ozyfabulous knew how to party. Despite not being canon, I thought all of that stuff was a nice touch.

That was the funniest sex scene I've seen since American Psycho. You'd think that Fat Dan getting his mojo back would be taken more seriously, considering how important it is to the character's growth. It's an important scene, but good grief, the music choice made it impossible to take it seriously. I don't think I can listen to Hallelujah again without laughing.

I don't think that there was enough emotional attachment to the characters. When I read the comic, I was legitimately sad when Rorschach died, but in the film it was just more like "oh...okay then." It was more tragic that Nite Owl II was watching, though, considering that he's probably the only person that Rorschach had ever genuinely cared about. That made it simultaneously more and less powerful than it was in the graphic novel.

So glad I got gore spoilers from people who had seen preview screenings, eesh. Most of that stuff wasn't even in the book, it was totally gratuitous. I preferred that the blood was limited in the book, because then it really stood out when something violent did happen. It was sufficiently cringeworthy that Rorschach just set the killer on fire rather than going full-on Patrick Bateman.

LOL NIXON'S NOSE.

I guess "Possibly homosexual" is "Definitely homosexual," according to Ozymandias' spank bank. There are so many nods to little things in the graphic novel that people who have read it will appreciate, like the people at the newspaper stand and the Gunga Diner elephants, but it's just not going to make sense to the viewers who aren't familiar with the comic. I definitely missed the Bernards and Joey, they added a more human, intimate feeling to the story.

I also think it was made too obvious that Veidt was the mastermind. He was definitely established as someone who could clearly have alterior motives. I know everyone's complaining that Matthew Goode's too thin to pull it off, but I think he worked well enough. I just didn't really think about it too much. I just accepted it without contemplating whether or not he could have thrown a 225lb person through a window, although I did notice that it was pointed out that he had the advantage of speed. I did notice the lack of Ozymandias workout videos, though.

Overall, I loved how faithful it was to the comic. I think it was a little too stylised, but apparently that's just the way Zack Snyder works. (I haven't seen 300.) The attention to detail was amazing, and it's obvious that Snyder cared a lot about the source material. I did go in with high expectations and I'm still not sure whether or not they were met, but I definitely enjoyed it.

The Keene Act & You

The New Frontiersman has posted a new viral clip for Watchmen. This time it's an overview of the Keene Act, the law that banned costumed heroes.



I'm digging this one, I love that it genuinely looks like it's from the 70s. I wish I was more knowledgeable about propaganda in general, it's so fascinating.

Internet Hate Michael, 10 Years Of Dr. Manhattan

Michael Cera: "Arrested Development movie more hypothetical than people think.

Michael Cera, get the hell off of your high horse and make this movie, you are forever indebted to Arrested Development for making sure you continue to get roles as The Awkward Teenage Boy, although you have slightly branched off into The Awkward And Douchey Teenage Boy. Arrested Development is why you have a career, just do it.

Of course, there's also the possibility that Michael Cera realises that his career will be over once he's too old to play The Awkward (And Douchey) Teenage Boy, so he wants to make as much money as he possibly can while he can.

So, if Michael Cera doesn't sign on for the film, how should they deal with it? It would be pretty easy to write out George Michael, since he really wasn't a hugely integral part of the main plot. Yeah, it would be amusing to find out whether or not he and Maeby made it to third base or not, but George Michael could just be off at college or something. (I don't see Maeby being the college type, or at least not the conventional college type--she'd probably end up at some hippie place where they don't have real grades.) Alternatively, they could just have a different actor for George Michael and completely ignore the subject--someone on ONTD was suggesting Dev Patel, who would actually be a pretty good choice. It would also be pretty epic if the singer-songwriter George Michael could make a cameo. I'm never gonna dance again the way I danced with you, Michael Cera.

On another note, there's a new Watchmen promo clip out. This is a fake news report about the 10-year anniversary of the "birth" of Doctor Manhattan.

All the boys and all the girls are begging to if you seek Effy?

Re: 7-minute preview for Skins 3x01
Skins Episode 1 Part 1 Preview

It looks pretty good, I hope the rest of the episode isn't a disappointment. I'm not sure what to think of JJ or Cook, but Freddie seems pretty chill. It kind of seems like they made Cook a douchebaggier version of Chris, but hopefully he'll develop his own personality. Also, why isn't Effy wearing pants? I do hope that people aren't stupid enough to try and recreate that outfit.

Oh, and Watchmen is going to be coming out on schedule! I'm pretty excited, I recently read the graphic novel and was blown away.