okay, let me correct myself, it was nowhere here around Christmas time. I haven't checked lately.



I can't wait to see Rorschach's last scene.

JerseyKRS said:

seriously? both of the chain book stores around here have stacks and stacks of them scattered throughout their stores.

plus, there's always your LCS (local comic shop)

CarrieMpls said:

do NOT skip any of the supplemental material at the back of each chapter.

I cannot fucking wait for this.

Vendetta1 said:

I need a new copy of the Graphic novel.

IAintTheOne said:

Hell me too!

Vendetta1 said:

I worn mine out yearrrrrs ago

I'm enjoying my very well-read copy. I know when my favorite parts are coming up because those pages have been dog-eared over and over to the point where some of the corners of the pages have torn off

Vendetta1 said:

Me neither!

I'm just concerned they'll dumb it down too much. I'm not unrealistic -I know there will be some shifts in how it's done because that always happen. I'm just hoping it stays within the forgivable range.

Just got back from seeing it and I have mixed feelings. I won't give away any spoilers, though--but skip this post if you don't want to know anything at all about the movie--so I'll just say that it was in some ways better than I feared but also not quite as good as I had hoped. It definitely fell apart for me in the third act, where I felt Snyder was giving in to some of his more juvenile instincts. And the music was genius in one or two spots but absolutely mind-numbingly horrid in others. The music gets a huge thumbs-down from me.

I'm excited! I realize they'll leave some stuff out and it won't be as good as the comic, but I'm still excited! This will be the first (and only?) movie I see in the theater in 2009.
[Edited 3/4/09 3:12am]

I've already got plans with 2 different people to see it Friday and Saturday nights :oops;

i have tix to see it at the imax theater on saturday afternoon!!!!

Anxiety said:

bitch!

It better be good or I'm gonna incite a nerd riot.

But, somehow, I bet a lot is going to be ditched, that is a long ass story with a lot of sub plots...
[Edited 3/4/09 18:09pm]

ToraToraDreams said:

From what I understand the comic-within-the-comic about pirates is going to be ditched, and then added onto the DVD as a special feature.

Anxiety said:

omg, me too!

CarrieMpls said:

Me three - I'm going with sextonseven and my nephew!

the trailers look great.
I think the films could go either way.
I wonder if they can stand up to the Xmen

the last Batman was a let-down

Rightly said:

What were you expecting from TDK that it disappointed you?

Anxiety said:

It sure the fuck is! I always wanted to read it, since it's the "best graphic novel of all time", but could never find it, but at B&N, they have a FULL shelf of it. I started to read it but it put me to sleep. Can't wait to see the movie though.

That is one movie on my list to see

ScarletScandal said:

now they have it as the window display.

meow85 said:

That's understandable. I expected that, anyway.

ScarletScandal said:

there's a "motion comic" DVD available that's basically the graphic novel, moving slightly to make it almost into a cartoon. you know, if comic books are a struggle

meow85 said:

a good film

I have a professor, a 65-year-old Jesuit priest, who is as pumped about this movie coming out as any 20-something comic geek. He has been urging me to see this movie for months now.

I really enjoy it when a project creates this kind of cultural buzz. It's just fun. I may have to do some research on the book and then check out the film.

I was somewhat of a comic head in the mid-80s, so I'm shocked I could miss the Watchmen. Until I can get my hands on a GN, can someone tell me what the appeal was/is for this title?

And, I have to ask: As a big motivation of the character ensemble seems to be rapport with assorted types of readers, are there any major non-white characters?
[Edited 3/6/09 8:32am]

Saw it at midight last night. Never read the book, so I had no expectations. Visually, the movie was awesome. Story line, absolutely dreadful IMHO. Way too long. Seemed to be way too gritty in some parts, yet overly campy and cheesy. I should read the book, but this was one of the most overhyped movies I've ever seen.

I was hoping to like it. But I couldn't get past seeing a giant blue penis on the screen for half the movie. And I agree with the person who said the music was brilliant in parts, and horrid in others. Seems most of the group of 10 fans I went with felt the same.

Dark Knight this is not. Hell, I enjoyed Max Payne more than this.

HRMM...

NewPowerToad said:

I thought it was way better than the Dark Knight. And I really enjoyed the big blue penis (but then, I'm known to...)

I actually think the movie would have benefitted from being longer. A full 3 hours probably would have made up for what I felt was lacking, which is the sense of dread over the nuclear war. It all just seemed very glossed over and only paid lip service to. Almost all of it feels that way to me, though. It needed more room to breathe.

I'm going to have to see it again to make up my mind, before I pass judgement. More to follow, pending a second viewing.