Comic Book Films & TV

[Gabriel]

I rather enjoyed Watchmen. I read the book after I'd seen the film, and honestly didn't see anything different that I would have changed.

[GoGo Yubari]

Watchmen was generally watchable (doooohohohohoho) and had a couple of fantastic performances (Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson), and I really liked the way they handled the big ending plot device. Zack Snyder was a really, really bad fit for it, though, and some of the acting was awful.

[Benjamin]

I totally was not paying attention to the acting. I will defend Zack Snyder for this, however, I thought he did it beautifully.

I loved most of it. The music and the way it was shot was really great, IMO.

Also, I couldn't really give a damn if it followed the book or not, but then again I didn't read it, so I guess I have very little say regarding that.

[GoGo Yubari]

The music was great if it were in a competition for "can you pick the most blatantly obvious song choice for any given scene?"

[Benjamin]

knew I was going to get called out on that. I dunno, I enjoyed it, made the scenes more epic for me. I know that's a very stupid way to say it, but I enjoyed it like that, I guess.

I love it when movies are epic

[Your Mom]

I liked the soundtrack. I actually bought it. Just didnt like the movie which is a bit odd since I really liked the book. Maybe I'll watch it again some time

[TKz]

It was pretty okay. It was too long and I think this is one of the few times it would have been nice if there was an executive or two to say "Look, it's too long."

[Gabriel]

That's funny, actually, because I was coming in here to tell Srar that she should watch the Ultimate Edition if she watches it again. It's almost a frame-by-frame cinematic version of the book.

[Johnny Latino Heat]

I'll echo the Watchmen love. I actually went to see it twice. Too bad the Ultimate Edition didn't come out here

[TKz]

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/26/john-c-reilly-rumored-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy-role

I can't think of anything I despise more than the idea of John C Reilly as fucking Nova. I get that they're not talking Richard Rider Nova, but fuck that so hard. That's one of my all time favorite characters being played by someone I don't like at all and would need to lose a few hundred pounds.

[GoGo Yubari]

It's not even a human Nova, dude. Or a major Nova. Chill out.

It's this guy;

[TKz]

...probably should've done some research on the character past "Nova? Fuck that". >_>

Still, I don't really like Reilly so I'm not that psyched to see him in it.

[GoGo Yubari]

Didn't notice that the article is saying he's human, which is weird. I didn't think Rhomann Dey was human.

[TKz]

Maybe they just mean not CGI. Which would be a shame.

[livid]

Reilly's a fine actor so you need to calm down Ticklez.

Plus, did you just skip over the part where they're looking at Hugh f'n Laurie to be apart of it!?

[Gabriel]

Reilly's a fine actor so you need to calm down Ticklez.

Plus, did you just skip over the part where they're looking at Hugh f'n Laurie to be apart of it!?

He would make a really great Groot.

[GhostMachine]

David Caruso for Groot. *Takes off sunglasses* His acting is certainly......*puts sunglasses back on* wooden enough!

[Skummy]

Did Alan Moore hate the V for Vendetta movie like he seems to hate all the other ones? I just watched it again recently and I really like it. I mean I agree that League and Watchmen suck but this one is good

He never watched it, but has apparently read the script.

His main complaint about V For Vendetta is that they took a story about the relationship between anarchy and fascism, and turned it into a parable for Bush-era surveillance in which the words "fascism" and "anarchy" never appear. He basically said that they should have had the balls to tell the story they wanted to, set in America, rather than co-opting V For Vendetta to sugarcoat it.

As far as I know, Alan Moore refuses to watch the movies based on his books. He talks shit about them every chance he gets, but he won't watch the bloody things to form an actual opinion.

It's not about him having to watch the movies to "form an actual opinion". His opinion is that he didn't want movies made of his work. His problem is with the fact that they were made, not anything to do with the quality, or lack thereof. He doesn't need to have watched the films to reach that conclusion.

[Maxx]

Dude loves League of Extraordinary Gentleman though.

[Gabriel]

I never understood that, really.

If he didn't want other people to do things with his works, why did he ever sell the rights? Or is it just a case of him walking away from projects after they're done and the publishers owning the rights?

Either way, he's a great example for today's artists in all media to make sure that they are in control of their properties.