The Watchmen...your thoughts

[p0tat0 5alad]

To the people that fell asleep. Was it because you weren't interested or it was too long?

 

[duba169]

Originally Posted by seasoned vet

yep617 wrote:

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Originally Posted by seasoned vet

- thats why i mostly stay away from big blockbusters. people are stupid and the studios know it they engineer the movies to appeal to those small minds.........just take a look at the amount of people who loved Transformers

so what youre saying is: if one finds a blockbuster movie, (such as spiderman, ironman, transformers etc.) entertaining they have a small mind?

Just because it doesnt have deep meaning doesnt mean it cant be good or entertaining in my opinion.

I watch movies to be entertained if that entertainment comes from a cool message or complex storyline im happy

If it comes from mindless action and cheesy storyline, im cool with that too.

That doesnt mean i like all blockbuster movies, nor does that mean i like all "deep meaning" movies. It just means I like what I like.

- nope. i never said anything about ironman and spiderman...only transformers. dont read too deep into what in saying i stay away from blockbusters because those are the ones studios usually load up with as much superficial garbage they can to try and appeal to as many groups as possible to recoup their money.
*a couple loose examples*
- that robot chick was thrown into Transformers just for the 'hot' factor...to appeal to the hormone raging teenager, (i could also make a case for Megan Fox not being in the movie altogether but i wont go there...today). then take Spiderman for example Kirsten Dunst has a purpose...her character was in the comics, her role isnt some thrown together character made for some eye candy to entice more guys to come out and see the movie. look at Iron Man, aside from the chicks Starks was banging and Pepper Potts (who was also in the comics) you didnt see random eye candy following Starks around every scene just to give you something to look at, and i respect that.

- Transformers had so many shameless plugs and borrowed elements from other movies trying to appeal to everyone i wouldnt be surprised to see Frodo Baggins and a few hobbits in the third one

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- that shows me you as a director/producer respect my intelligence. when they randomly throw in out of place violence, hot chicks, shameless adertising, etc. in movies (and you can detect this BS from miles away, at least i can), it turns me off from the movie altogether......its disrespectful, at least to me it is, im not stupid and you as a director/producer should'nt expect me to be fooled by you dangling a carrot in front of me like a mule to pay to see your movie.

- im not asking for every movie to have some deep meaning....just make sense. Transformers had so much garbage thrown in it that didnt even go together, all in an effort to make that money back. Iron Man....made sense, so did Spiderman and countless other action flicks. the rub is, its usually action flicks that suffer from this problem so i stay away unless i KNOW its good.


great post

 

[gaseousfashion]

It was whatever.

 

[bboy1827]

Originally Posted by DubA169

Originally Posted by seasoned vet

yep617 wrote:

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Originally Posted by seasoned vet

- thats why i mostly stay away from big blockbusters. people are stupid and the studios know it they engineer the movies to appeal to those small minds.........just take a look at the amount of people who loved Transformers

so what youre saying is: if one finds a blockbuster movie, (such as spiderman, ironman, transformers etc.) entertaining they have a small mind?

Just because it doesnt have deep meaning doesnt mean it cant be good or entertaining in my opinion.

I watch movies to be entertained if that entertainment comes from a cool message or complex storyline im happy

If it comes from mindless action and cheesy storyline, im cool with that too.

That doesnt mean i like all blockbuster movies, nor does that mean i like all "deep meaning" movies. It just means I like what I like.

- nope. i never said anything about ironman and spiderman...only transformers. dont read too deep into what in saying i stay away from blockbusters because those are the ones studios usually load up with as much superficial garbage they can to try and appeal to as many groups as possible to recoup their money.
*a couple loose examples*
- that robot chick was thrown into Transformers just for the 'hot' factor...to appeal to the hormone raging teenager, (i could also make a case for Megan Fox not being in the movie altogether but i wont go there...today). then take Spiderman for example Kirsten Dunst has a purpose...her character was in the comics, her role isnt some thrown together character made for some eye candy to entice more guys to come out and see the movie. look at Iron Man, aside from the chicks Starks was banging and Pepper Potts (who was also in the comics) you didnt see random eye candy following Starks around every scene just to give you something to look at, and i respect that.

- Transformers had so many shameless plugs and borrowed elements from other movies trying to appeal to everyone i wouldnt be surprised to see Frodo Baggins and a few hobbits in the third one

.

- that shows me you as a director/producer respect my intelligence. when they randomly throw in out of place violence, hot chicks, shameless adertising, etc. in movies (and you can detect this BS from miles away, at least i can), it turns me off from the movie altogether......its disrespectful, at least to me it is, im not stupid and you as a director/producer should'nt expect me to be fooled by you dangling a carrot in front of me like a mule to pay to see your movie.

- im not asking for every movie to have some deep meaning....just make sense. Transformers had so much garbage thrown in it that didnt even go together, all in an effort to make that money back. Iron Man....made sense, so did Spiderman and countless other action flicks. the rub is, its usually action flicks that suffer from this problem so i stay away unless i KNOW its good.

great post


The watchmen didn't do any of this. the only thing they altered from the comic was the ending. Instead of a gaint "inter dimensionalsquid" they ahd the more realistic Dr.Manhattan "attack" Which when I sit down and think about it, I'm ok with. Fit a little more togetherwith the story although a gaint squid at the end could have had an awesome battle at the end between that and the army.

 

[milestailsprowe]

Alot of you all need to suck it. That Movie was GREAT

 

[qwerty330]

one of the worse movies ive seen at the theaters
i was literally trying to stay awake....soo boring

 

[trapstar]

Longgggg an boringgggg, that movie totally tricked ppl with those previews.

The movie was lame.

I read somewhere that the highlight of the movie was the Blue man's penis,lmao

 

[targiu23]

Read the comic twice. I never saw the movie because I read that it had a different ending because it would link the cold war with the war on terror and thatthe comic is too anti - American to be shown. I guess it's okay as a graphic novel and not for a film. After reading this thread though i think I willwatch it Saturday.