WATCHMEN Movie Discussion (book SPOILERS)

[The ill Jedi]

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I think it's both hilarious and cool that the guy that played Dukes in Semi-Pro is playing Rorshach.

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

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I think it's both hilarious and cool that the guy that played Dukes in Semi-Pro is playing Rorshach.

is that Allan Moore behind him?

 

[The ill Jedi]

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is that Allan Moore behind him?

Sure looks like him doesn't it?

 

[Batty]

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Jackie Earle Haley was amazing in Little Children. He deserved his Oscar nomination. No doubt he will be an excellent Rorschach.

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

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Jackie Earle Haley was amazing in Little Children. He deserved his Oscar nomination. No doubt he will be an excellent Rorschach.

He was also in the Bad News Bears

 

[Darth Caedus]

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I think it's both hilarious and cool that the guy that played Dukes in Semi-Pro is playing Rorshach.

He'll always be chain-smoking, motorcycle riding, home-run hitting Kelly to me.

 

[Batty]

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He was also in the Bad News Bears

He sure was!

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

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He'll always be chain-smoking, motorcycle riding, home-run hitting Kelly to me.

Brother after my own heart

 

[The ill Jedi]

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He was also in the Bad News Bears

He'll always be chain-smoking, motorcycle riding, home-run hitting Kelly to me.

I just realized that was him!! Awesome!!!

 

[King Darkness]

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On chapter 3, loving it so far.

TOTALLY not what I was expecting!

 

[The ill Jedi]

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Jackie Earle Haley was amazing in Little Children. He deserved his Oscar nomination. No doubt he will be an excellent Rorschach.

Gonna have to check this out. It's always great to see an actor go to opposite ends of the spectrum, from Dramas to comedies.

 

[Sick Boy 82]

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Yea, the movie seems to spur people into read the novel, which is great. It's kinda sad for our society thought, that the only way a person would read the book is that there is a movie about it.....

Sorry but this is not a book. This is a graphic novel (amazing, but just a glorified comic book). It's actually more sad they they are picking this up instead of a book.

 

[Nazgurl]

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Darth - I know, it's a little unsettling at times when a larger audience comes to what was before a niche audience who've been in on the "secret" for so much longer....LoTR is a good example of that.

On the plus side, I've not been a reader of "comics" since the 1960's when I was a kid (which is why I enjoy things like Ironman, Batman - they're old friends to me from my youth) - so had no inkling of what all this "graphic novels" thing was. Was kind of clued in when "300" came out last year (or at least clued in enough to actually go by a comic store and see the multitude of product available), but I didn't buy anything then - too much too choose from and no idea what was what. And that's probably what's happening with a lot of other folks - a new audience is coming forth, and that's not completely a bad thing.

I'm not likely to become a huge fan of this particular genre (mainly because I don't need even MORE books cluttering up my already overstuffed house!) but I was so intrigued by that trailer that I must see what this particular story is about. Who knows - I may become addicted!

 

[King Darkness]

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Gonna have to check this out. It's always great to see an actor go to opposite ends of the spectrum, from Dramas to comedies.

Its a great movie, and his performace is chillingly creepy and tragic, and creepy.

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

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Sorry but this is not a book. This is a graphic novel (amazing, but just a glorified comic book). It's actually more sad they they are picking this up instead of a book.

ah, but you see Watchmen is considered one the top 100 greatest novels ever, an amazing distinction since it is in fact a "glorified comic".

 

[IrishJedi]

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Sorry but this is not a book. This is a graphic novel (amazing, but just a glorified comic book). It's actually more sad they they are picking this up instead of a book.

WATCHMEN is more than "just a glorified comic book" and I'd dare say better and more important than tons of actual novels out there.

 

[King Darkness]

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ah, but you see Watchmen is considered one the top 100 greatest novels ever, an amazing distinction since it is in fact a "glorified comic".

100 Greatest English language novels from 1923 to the present actually

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

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WATCHMEN is more than "just a glorified comic book" and I'd dare say better and more important than tons of actual novels out there.

Absolutely

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

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100 Greatest English language novels from 1923 to the present actually

isn't that forever, what ever happend before 1923 or in other languages?

 

[King Darkness]

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isn't that forever, what ever happend before 1923 or in other languages?

Fair enough