tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574121262368500661.post7813703962139137714..comments2023-10-20T12:28:18.042+01:00Comments on I Am...LondonDiva: Movie Review: WatchmenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574121262368500661.post-68837509664228421412009-03-12T23:46:00.000+00:002009-03-12T23:46:00.000+00:00Hi Eva...I think I'm glad I didn't read the book.....Hi Eva...I think I'm glad I didn't read the book...or am I? I'll be sure to find out soon as I want that to be my next read. I haven't heard anything about the book and am actually looking forward to it. Never have I disliked a movie then wanted to read the book, but this will be a first and I will review it, seeing as I [kinda] reviewed the film. I left the cinema feeling empty and cheated [time wise], but as I have a good memory maybe reading the book may do a reverse and make me like the film...maybe...Hmmmm....nah...Oh I dunno. I'll order on Amazon tomorrow and get it in a few days. I bet the sales of the novel have gone up though.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198337156060712847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574121262368500661.post-34293533488885784882009-03-12T21:36:00.000+00:002009-03-12T21:36:00.000+00:00You know what? I read the book, loved the book, bu...You know what? <BR/><BR/>I read the book, loved the book, but i saw the film last night and it left me ice cold! <BR/><BR/>I know that if I hadn't read the book I would have been bored out of my skull - the only thing that kept me awake was looking out for the screenshots that were exactly the same as the comic frames (there were many). <BR/><BR/>I think the makers of the film have been almost too respectful to the original source material, and in doing so made great geek fodder (which i love) but an unengaging film.<BR/><BR/>(and i paid to watch it on an IMAX screen! - pissed!)Dr Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446559161973298276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574121262368500661.post-31864083097403281712009-03-09T17:40:00.000+00:002009-03-09T17:40:00.000+00:00I loved it (as you know), but I guess that's becau...I loved it (as you know), but I guess that's because I read the graphic novel (many moons ago) before I saw the film. Since the film stayed so true to the GN (the author of which never intended it to be adapted to film) it was a mix of a 2+ hour Geek Out moment for me and nostalgia. Yeah, that's probably why i enjoyed it so much. I got exactly what I was expecting.<BR/><BR/>Some of my friends are in your camp though (they never read the novel either) and could understand what all the hoopla was about. I'll admit that that's where the film failed. It should have been accessible and enjoyable to the audience whether they read the graphic novel or not (like Lord of the Rings Trilogy or The Dark Knight). The night I watched the movie, you could tell who had read the GN and who did not. The "WTF" looks on a lot of the faces in the audience was telling. I enjoyed the movie none the less.<BR/><BR/>Best quote of that night:<BR/><BR/>Why is that blue dude always naked? I mean, what the hell man?! Put some clothes on!<BR/>-Unimpressed Friend <BR/><BR/>P.S. I just hope the new Wolverine movie doesn't do me like Spiderman 3 or X-men 3, I can't handle that kind of disappointment again. =PMr. Nofacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164229381294354588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574121262368500661.post-11523349100640950282009-03-09T11:40:00.000+00:002009-03-09T11:40:00.000+00:00oh dear is it that bad? I hadn't the foggiest idea...oh dear is it that bad? I hadn't the foggiest idea what it was about either but i still might watch it at some point out of curiousity.Harlem Loveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151974213413840274noreply@blogger.com