Watchmen: Very Brief Reactions

[andraste]

bride_of_lister and I just got back from a midnight screening of Watchmen. Very brief reactions below cut.



In short: wow! THEY ACTUALLY MADE A GREAT FILM OUT OF WATCHMEN. I was terribly worried they wouldn't be able to add anything, but they really did. More about that when it's not getting on for five o'clock in the morning. I was very pleased over all.

Also, a word of warning: this is a very violent film. No, more violent than that. No, it is VERY VERY VIOLENT. And gory. And violent. I thought it was appropriate given the subject matter and tone, but it might be a good idea to go in braced.

Comments

This is entirely just my opinion, but....

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

Correction: two good films based on something Alan Moore wrote; next: APOCALYPSE! (Or Promethea. Or hell, BOTH.)

Re: This is entirely just my opinion, but....

[saltedpin.livejournal.com]

Well, you're entitled to your opinion :)

Re: This is entirely just my opinion, but....

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

And you to yours. *tips hat* XD

Re: This is entirely just my opinion, but....

[andraste]

I liked V for Vendetta too. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was absolutely awful, though.

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

I don't think LXG was awful, exactly, it just utterly failed as an adaptation. As a movie in its own right, it was quite fun.

But I am glad somebody agrees with me on V4V - that was such a deeply moving film for me.