Originally Posted By DAR <<Oh, yeah...and I'm glad they filmmakers and the studid didn't wuss out and make Dr. Manhattan look like a Ken doll!>> We've come a long way in special effects haven't we? From the T-1000 in T2, to the dinosaurs of Jurrasic Park. To worlds and armies in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. To Dr. Manhattan's big blue wang.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 ^^ Lol, Dar! But, yeah, on the serious side, we have. Heck, I bought Manhattan's performance more than Malin Akerman's, and he was computer generated!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb There was a lot of Billy Cruddup in Dr Manhattan, even being largly replaced by CGI. When the movie was over I asked my son what he thought of the movie, his response... "I liked it, I just wish they didn't show Dr. Manhattan's (deleted word starting with a "D") so much". I'm sure everyone leaving the theater were wondering about the crazy woman laughing her fool head off. I loved this movie and The Comedian haunted me after. Rorschak was also amazing! I will be owning the DVD and may even read the graphic novel (not a particular fan of that medium).
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs Or you can kill two birds with one stone and buy the Motion Comic DVD instead
Originally Posted By jasmine7 I can't wait to see it again. I've just been haunted the last few days by Rorschach. It was just an amazing performance, and I'll be ticked if Jackie doesn't get nominated come Oscar time (small chance, I know, but he darn well deserves it!). I'm heading out to Blockbuster today to get some of his other films. I'm late to the game when it comes to him, but he's now on my favorite actor list. Oh, and a tip for those of you who loved the Minutemen and the backstories. Watch Under the Hood when it comes out next week (it's coming to DVD with The Black Freighter). I watched it last night, and it blew me away. It's a very good faux-documentary about the original Nite Owl, Hollis Mason. Definitely don't miss it!
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF The Under the Hood excerpts were my favorite part of all the tangential things in the book. I'm going to hold off on getting the motion comic or the Black Freighter/Under the Hood DVDs. You just KNOW there will be an "ultimate collector's edition" containing them when the movie hits home video...
Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF >>To Dr. Manhattan's big blue wang.<< It even "swung" like a real one!
Originally Posted By jasmine7 <<I'm going to hold off on getting the motion comic or the Black Freighter/Under the Hood DVDs. You just KNOW there will be an "ultimate collector's edition" containing them when the movie hits home video...<< Yeah, I've read the director's edition will have the Black Freighter interspersed back into the movie's narrative, along with the cut scenes, and I'm hoping it will have Under the Hood, too. I'm hoping Hollis' death is one of those cut scenes. Were there any particular scenes you guys who have read the book wish had been in the film? My most missed scenes are the ones at the newstand, with Bernard and the boy (I can't think of his name at the moment). I know some of them were filmed, but I'm really, really hoping for some of the scenes between Bernard and Walter Kovacs (Rorschach). I especially love the one where Bernard remarks that the world didn't end yesterday, and Walter replys, "How do you know it didn't?" I'd give my eyeteeth to see that one scene.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Regarding jasmine7's suggestion that Jack Earle Haley be nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Rorschach---presumably,best supporting actor---I say,why not?!? I mean,Heath Ledger got one for the Joker{and I hesitate to even suggest that his death may have had something to do with it},which proves that performances in the fantasy genre can be just as deserving as any other type of movie.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I'll tell you why not, the movie came out in March.It's a blue eyed miracle a Summer movie got a nomination at all.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Yeah, that's my thinking and my fear, Deb. Honestly, I think Jackie's even more deserving than Heath was when it comes to getting a nom. He was under a freakin' mask for 90% of the film, but you could still read every single emotion that went through Rorschach. That takes tremendous skill to pull something like that off.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 You guys are probably sick of me and this topic by now, lol, but I went and saw Watchmen twice more over the weekend. I don't know if it works the same way for everyone, but this movie gets better for me with every viewing. I keep noticing more things I didn't before, comic references and just little cool details. And I keep falling more and more in love with Jackie Earle Haley's performance. I know you're not supposed to like a guy like Rorschach, but I can't help it. Yes, his methods are definitely questionable, but as Jackie said in an interview, the bottom line is that in Rorschach's mind, his every move is to protect the victim. I'm not sure why this performance has hit me so hard (in real life, I'd never get along with someone like Rorschach, even if he weren't a vigilante as his political and social views are quite different from my own), but I can't help but feel for him. He had a hell of a childhood, a horribly rough life and he's spent his entire life trying to make things better for the victimized people of the city, but no one understands that. It's just a powerful statement.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs A friend of mine emailed me this link, and I skimmed through it the first time. After seeing the movie...it's pretty darn funny! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...HHrt6l4w</a>
Originally Posted By dsnykid I watched the movie this weekend, adn I have to say i find it visually stunning and captivating but also incredibly disturbing. i didn't know anything about it going in and figured it would be like an Xmen movie or something... Well, obviously not.. It was a good movie, but I did have trouble sleeping last night and still can't get some of the more violent scenes out of my head - very disturbing to me...
Originally Posted By DAR Jasmine I'm not even close to being sick of this movie. I can't wait for the dvd just to watch certain scenes over and over. Especially where Dr. Manhattan goes to Mars that is just brilliant. FBR I saw that video before I love it and check out the video I posted in animation.
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs One of my friends thought it was...well, let's say he didn't like it. He felt the acting was terrible, save for Rorshach and the Comedian, and the narrator for the Motion Comic DVD could have been a better Silk Spectre, lol!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I've been reading all these complaints about Malin Ackerman, but I thought she was just fine. Maybe I'd feel differently if I'd read the GN. I definitely want to see more of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, he was nearly as good as J E Hailey.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Yay, glad to hear I'm not borin' ya with my enthusiasm for this movie and book. I've never been very fond of Silk Spectre. I'm not exactly sure why, but she always rather bored me and annoyed me in the book and in the film. Malin just didn't do it for me in the movie (with the exception of the final scene on Mars), and some of her line deliveries made me sigh and roll my eyes. She was okay, but she was the weak link in the film for me. JDM was quite wonderful as the Comedian. The more I watch the movie, the more I enjoy his performance. The one performance that is really growing on me, though, is Matthew Goode's as Ozymandias. I wasn't too keen on his performance the first time I watched the movie (his accent fluctuated for me, and it kept taking me out of the film), but after reading an interview that talked about his accent choice, I was able to get past that and really come to enjoy him. They went with an American accent for Ozy in public and a Germanic one in private, and that really works for me the more I see the movie.
Originally Posted By DAR Check out the WatchPeanuts <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/01/watchpeanuts-watchme.html" target="_blank">http://www.boingboing.net/2008...hme.html</a>
