Comments on: inkdick: march 06 2009 the cheese stands alone

By: Bryan Louie

Bryan Louie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:24:33 +0000

Seriously though, I think we’re so used to getting utter crap for graphic novel adaptations (especially for Alan Moore’s) that when one gets just a few things right, we rush to applaud it. I’m more disappointed in the fact that Hollywood has run my expectations into the ground so thoroughly, that I cannot help but like Watchmen.

It’s more a “nature of the beast” issue. Warner Brothers is not making Watchmen because they like Alan Moore and want to spread the story of Watchmen. They want massive returns in tickets, merchandise and Blueray sales. That’s it. So it’s a miracle that we don’t have a cast full of big name stars, a soundtrack that’s almost entirely NuMetal, a PG-13 rating and a Happy Meal tie-in.

Ultimately, though, it’s not a story that’s meant to be a movie, and I think that it shows. It’s just too expansive and too dense to be a popcorn film, let alone a film itself.

By: Bryan Louie

Bryan Louie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:55:42 +0000

You know what it was missing? A Smashmouth song.

By: pranas t. naujokaitis

pranas t. naujokaitis — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:34:29 +0000

That is true, no matter hoe bad the Watchmen movie may or may not be, there will always be the greatness of the original comic.

I could never accept Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead because I love the original so much. That, and zombies DON’T run.

Yeah, boo to both 300 the movie AND the comic. I’m not a huge Frank Miller fan at all.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:29:24 +0000

I still feel obligated to see this movie, although I don’t have super high hopes. I’m not one of those people who feels that source material is somehow “ruined” when adaptations aren’t done well, though, so I’m not worried. My love for Watchmen will continue no matter how well I like the movie!

I actually like Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake, but 300 was atrocious, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The only upside was that my friends and I found the whole “goat pass” scene, concept, and execution to be so hilarious that we laughed about it for hours afterwards. I read 300 shortly thereafter and I can’t honestly say I cared for the grapic novel either.

By: pranas t. naujokaitis

pranas t. naujokaitis — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:00:09 +0000

Well, when it came to the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ part, I was the only no. I know James hated it, but he wasn’t on mic and didn’t say why he hated it during the show, so… ::sad face::

By: Big Josh

Big Josh — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:55:55 +0000

well in flat out HATING it…yes, but we all had things we didn’t like or bugged us…..only rashad thought it was perfect…and thats just our Jughead! :D