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Watching the Watchmen... woohoo!!
Feb. 27th, 2009 12:21 amHmm... I think the massive sugar high is finally starting to wear off now (and ooh, its my birthday already) but mainly I walked out of the Imax press screening tonight very, very buzzed that Watchmen didn't suck.
Honestly, it's very hard to pick holes in what they did with the adaptation and the choices Zack Snyder et al made - except Malin Ackerman, of course - and the result is seriously impressive. In Imax, it's an incredible amount to take in, but it looks fantastic.
( spoilery Watchmen movie goodness )
There, I'm bitching again but I don't mean it. Hell of a lot more fun than dragging through the whole graphic novel, and if you're going to adapt something, this is the way to do it. Have no idea what someone who hasn't read the book would make of it - it's not exactly.. accessible - but it's remarkably faithful to the script and the visuals, and perks some parts of it right up.
And highly amusing to see the credit sequence, where a lone 'co-created by Dave Gibbons' marks the spot where Alan Moore's name refuses to be. Shame, cos this one is actually worth it, after all the failed attempts we've seen before.
Honestly, it's very hard to pick holes in what they did with the adaptation and the choices Zack Snyder et al made - except Malin Ackerman, of course - and the result is seriously impressive. In Imax, it's an incredible amount to take in, but it looks fantastic.
( spoilery Watchmen movie goodness )
There, I'm bitching again but I don't mean it. Hell of a lot more fun than dragging through the whole graphic novel, and if you're going to adapt something, this is the way to do it. Have no idea what someone who hasn't read the book would make of it - it's not exactly.. accessible - but it's remarkably faithful to the script and the visuals, and perks some parts of it right up.
And highly amusing to see the credit sequence, where a lone 'co-created by Dave Gibbons' marks the spot where Alan Moore's name refuses to be. Shame, cos this one is actually worth it, after all the failed attempts we've seen before.
