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shadowpoet89

"This movie has too much penis."

Mar 08, 2009 08:01

Haven't updated in a minute. Let's see, what have I been up to (besides backsliding and trying to get back on course, life-wise).

Well, me and Kay went to see Watchmen early on Friday.

( This is a spoiler cut for yet another Watchmen movie post. )

watchmen, hats - i like them

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crimsonxflowers March 9 2009, 11:35:59 UTC

[Okay, so this turned into a point-by-point response. Apologies for the length, but I couldn't stop myself :D]

- I... kind of suffer from taking-Rorschach-too-seriously-itis. Not in the "I will follow his ideology to the letter" kind of way, but, I dunno. I guess I like him too much to laugh at him? Because I'm just that lame, I s'pose. That video is absolutely ridiculous, by the way, and I am very lucky I wasn't drinking anything when I watched it.- The entire opening credits was extremely well done, I thought. Between Dollar Bill, Mothman being carted off, and all THREE of the scenes Sillouhette and her girly were in, I definitely felt the distinct lack of focus on the Minutemen; I wanted so much more than what we got. Oh, also, while I liked that they included baby!Rorschach in the intro, it kind of bugged me, because the two girls I went with both surmised it was him before the opening credits were even over. Everything about him is supposed to be an unknown until he's caught! Don't give stuff like that away before the movie even ( ... )

crimsonxflowers March 9 2009, 11:37:15 UTC

[I AM SO SORRY, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONG TO BE THIS LONG. Feel free to label the whole thing as tl;dr ( ... )

agh, I was replying and my internet shit out on me for like 15 minutes shadowpoet89 March 9 2009, 23:37:25 UTC

[Lol, no worries.]

-YES!! I really liked how they did that. That was such a great shot. My favorite of the movie, I think. When Rorschach hops off of the steps and we get that akwardness. Love it.
Haha. *joins you in tinhating*

-Nite Owl may have been ok in his kickass snow owl suit. Apparently Rorschach is kept warm by his burning desire for justice?

random thought - How sad is it that Blake's apartment is full of pictures of Sally and Laurie. God.
*talk show host voice*: "What would you say if we told you that we have your real father right here in the studio today? Reunion!

I know you're a fan, so here, have more of teeny tiny waist having Rorschach - or Walter, in this case.

Re: agh, I was replying and my internet shit out on me for like 15 minutes crimsonxflowers March 10 2009, 00:07:19 UTC

- I really want to know what people who haven't read the book thought was going to happen in that scene, because even to me, when Rorschach stepped up behind Dan it kind of looked like he was about to punch him. Something in the way he was holding himself, which says a lot about his character right there, and I'm really glad that the awkwardness came across.

- LMAO. I guess so, because that worn out trenchcoat and scarf are not keeping him all that warm.

That was horrifically depressing. I've always kind of found that whole thing heart-wrenching, and I was a little miffed that they cut out the thing with Laurie's mother kissing the picture at the end, because that's just. Ouch.

Eee, lookit his teeny waaaiiist! *flails* The belt totally does not help[or does, depending on how you look at it :D].

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japanpeterpan March 9 2009, 20:14:04 UTC

I'm reading it now, ITISSOGOOD. So I can't read this post, because I don't want to be spoiled.

shadowpoet89 March 9 2009, 23:40:45 UTC

ISN'T IT, THOUGH? :D Feel free to squee at me at will as you read.

japanpeterpan March 13 2009, 20:27:40 UTC

I'm so essited about the prison scenes, because those were some of my favorites in the book.
I keep feeling like ozymandias is miscast... he looks too prissy and milquetoast or something... nebbish, even.
Rorschach looks to be awesome though, and I'm glad to confirm that here.
Dreiberg looks prettier in the movie than he does in the book, but I'm not going to complain. So is the sex scene really that awkward? I dunno 'closeups of gyrating ass' almost sounds like an endorsement to me.
I LOVE billy crudup ever since he did Stage Beauty. But I dunno about him being dr. manhattan D: Maybe it's Stage Beauty's fault but he seems to soft-spoken, too femme to be all GOD EXISTS AND HE'S AMERICAN.

Augh, i'm going to try to see this film this weekend :D

shadowpoet89 March 13 2009, 20:55:26 UTC

The prison scenes were some of my favorites in the book, too. That's probably because it had one of my favorite lines in the book ("I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me.")
I felt the same way, too. He looks entirely too small and young to play book!Ozymandias, but something about the actor sold it for me. That is to say, while I was watching it I didn't think "who are you and why are you here pretending to be Adrian?" Then again, upon first viewing I was so excited to just be watching. Need a second viewing..
The sex scene probably isn't that awkward. Corny maybe. I was just eager to get on with it, though.
His performance worked for me, after a couple of scenes to get used to it. Of course, YMMV. I haven't seen Billy Crudup in anything else, though. Your mention of Stage Beauty made me look it up, though, and it's in my netflix queue now.

You must post your reaction! :D

japanpeterpan March 16 2009, 05:22:15 UTC

Yep, I saw it, and was pleasantly surprised as to how much stuff they got in there. I agree re: sex scene. I know it would've been blasphemous non-canon, but oh how much more would I rather watch multiple dr. manhattan orgy than awkward 300-y softcore porn to the strains of hallelujah. Which begs the question of what a dr. manhattan orgy sex scene with laurie would have been set to, and I think i vote radiohead.
I didn't get over Ozy, though, sorry to say. I feel like they amped up his comic book villain!!! aspects too much, and him saying he isn't one in the dialogue does not make up for this fact. I mean, he was okay, but I think I preferred the book version with his self-improvement programs and general cheeriness. Dr. Manhattan though did. Oh billy crudup, even when you're blue and cgi you are a hot sexy piece of ass. seriously i want that multiplicity orgyDo see stage beauty. It is hilariously diametrically opposed to his character in watchmen. He's all catty and worldly and gossipy. I also never realized up until now ( ... )

shadowpoet89 March 16 2009, 22:44:04 UTC

*nods* Definitely Radiohead. I would have preferred that over what we did get, but what can ya do.
Ozy was way more sinister (outwardly villainous?) in the movie than he was in the book. Movie!Ozy strikes me as a younger Adrian, right before his travels begun and whatnot.
I did not know that. o.o I will never look at those commercials the same.