Subscribe Feed (RSS)Comic Book Noise Episode 160: Watchmen Movie Feedback
March 10th, 2009 by Derek | Filed under Comic Book Noise.Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Host Derek Coward hasn’t seen the Watchmen movie yet, but that doesn’t stop him from talking about it. Luckily Alec makes some noise by calling into the audio comment line with a review. There’s also a bit of news at the end of the episode that will affect the entire Deliberate Noise Network.
Related Links:
Debbie Schlussel’s Watchmen review (The Watchmen Lie: Hollywood Sends More Depravity Your Kids’ Way Costumed As “Superhero” Flick)
Zeus Comics
Indie Comic Book Noise
Deliberate Noise Network Audio Comment Line – Michigan [734-274-5919]
Deliberate Noise Network Audio Comment Line – California [661-878-9447]
Tags: feedback, Watchmen movie
Loading ...
I can honestly say that this movie was fantastic. I made me appreciate the Watchmen even more and in some cases I thought added extra dimensions to make me feel for these characters more. The change at the end was better then the book for me because I did not like it in the comic book. The ending was not as jarring and fit more with the nuclear theme of the movie. I absolutely loved it and this movie is now in my top 5 comic book movies of all time. Barbara loved it as well and she did not read the comic book. Zack Snder is the man and to me all of the actors did a fantastic job.
Eric, there are a lot of other people out there who have reacted the same way as you. However, if you read ANY of her other blog entries, then you will see how she is. I'm really surprised at how seriously people took her.
Like I said, I haven't seen the movie, but the way the ending was described to me (by someone who never read the comic books) it doesn't sound like I would have liked it. In the book, Veidt's plan would have united the nations against a common threat, while leaving him and the others in the background doing whatever they needed to do to help people. In the movie (WHICH I HAVE NOT SEEN), it seems to me that the nations would have been united against one of them (and probably eventually against the rest of them). That seems more like the “beginning” of Days Of Future Past instead of the ending of Watchmen.
Now I am curious, what are the other four movies?
First off, the lady who wrote that Watchmen review you linked to is a stupid douche who doesn't deserve the extra attention given to her from linking to it. She doesn't get it at all and is guilty of the same insults she throws at the people who enjoyed the movie (that is "idiot" and "moron", etc.). She actually thinks just because there were trailers of the movie during American Idol that it was targeted at kids. She is a self-righteous bitch who knows nothing and needs to get off her high horse. Any good parent would do their research and know their kid well enough to judge whether their kid can handle the movie. It's a rated R movie, give people the benefit of common sense please. Ugh, I am so pissed off and I wish I had never read her article.
Second, sorry I missed your call for reviews of the movie. You should have posted something on Twitter or the forums too. Or maybe you did and I just missed it. Anyway, Mike and I talked about it on DC Noise 31 so if you want to hear what we thought you can listen to that when it comes out.
No. She is deadly serious.
So is she supposed to be joking or ironic about all that? Or is she just a wackjob who should be ignored?