tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008427469651831541.post4837311425641888480..comments2011-10-05T20:01:24.792-07:00Comments on Andrew Tallman Show DVD Reviews: Watchmen, The (2009)Andrew Tallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16371248611403136028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008427469651831541.post-81148653479123653322009-08-12T16:37:38.654-07:002009-08-12T16:37:38.654-07:00I saw it when it first came out… …surprisingly, Mr...I saw it when it first came out… …surprisingly, Mrs. Naum liked it (though she closes her eyes in lots of scenes)… <br /><br />I was amazed how close it was to book (never ever seen a movie follow so closely), some scenes verbatim, though the ending was slightly different (did not affect story and I had no problem with it) but I did have a big issue with scene w/Rorshach and killer - in book he chains him (the killer) to pipe and gives him a saw as he exits building v. movie (oops spoiler alert ;))…<br /><br />I didn't like the Matrix-y slo-mo bullet time sequences either, yet younger sorts all inform me that any action movie has got to have that vibe these days.<br /><br />Still, plan on purchasing the Director's Cut :)<br /><br />Looking around the site here, I noticed you never reviewed "No Country for Old Men" or "There Will Be Blood" — 2 award winning flicks, whereas you've got a lot of stinkers in here… …I found an index but you might want to feature that at the top of the page - oh wait NM, I see it now ;)…<br /><br />Those were good (No Country one of my all-time favorites now, starting to read through Cormac McCarthy's novels now…) and most movies I see these days are el-stinko (though "Up" is absolutely wonderful!, even better than WallE…)Naumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741963276339044331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008427469651831541.post-62469249705463054952009-08-10T14:28:52.141-07:002009-08-10T14:28:52.141-07:00I know I've never read the whole thing. I may...I know I've never read the whole thing. I may have read issues 4 and 5, which I own but just can't remember whether I read or not. <br /><br />Obviously, I reviewed it on its own merits rather than how I might view X-Men, for example.Andrew Tallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371248611403136028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008427469651831541.post-34759233345152733632009-08-10T11:33:12.316-07:002009-08-10T11:33:12.316-07:00Andrew,
Curious — did you ever read the graphic n...Andrew,<br /><br />Curious — did you ever read the graphic novel, er comic book?<br /><br />There's a wide range of thought about this adaptation, and originally I thought the dichotomy to be whether or not one read the book, but increasingly, in wake of DVD release, have had to reevaluate that thought.<br /><br />Striking that you nailed it in some of the questions asked?<br /><br />Personally, thought that while it respected the comic book and did its earnest to reflect that motif, it really made an argument of how cinema can be justified in some creative tinkering with a "book story".Naumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741963276339044331noreply@blogger.com