Because DC is pissing blood. They've been strip mining all prior successful and beloved books for some time now. The original Watchmen still to this day sells better than most of their other trades, apparently.
Jackie Earle Haley was good, but he wasn't Rorschach.
Yeah it is better, its a lovely film, most of the casting is spot on i have some major quarrels with the movie but i do believe its Snyder's 2nd best. 1st is Dawn of the dead
>The color palette is a bit to drab and dull at times, some more stylistic choice of colors 'd have really made it stand out on its own, BUT it does fit in since the only vibrant color in the film's is Manhattan's blue, wich really does make him seem bigger than life.
2.The fight scenes although good, were a bit too extreme and flashy, not at all like the ones in the comics.
3. I hate to say that the giant octopus ending was just too much for audiences back then, maybe if the film had been released four years later we 'd have had it since capeshit progressed away from full realism into cartoony but still firmly real, you could frame the dropping of a giant corpse into a city a major catastrophe
Looks more like Akira.
This element (the civilians caught in the crossfire) was very weak in the movie, much weaker than in the comic.
>Jackie Earle Haley was good, but he wasn't Rorschach.
This except he wasn't good. I feel like this performance gets overrated by so many people. He sounded like an angry cartoon, he was more of a Punisher parody than the Rorschach of the comics.
Yeah it is better, its a lovely film, most of the casting is spot on i have some major quarrels with the movie but i do believe its Snyder's 2nd best. 1st is Dawn of the dead
>The color palette is a bit to drab and dull at times, some more stylistic choice of colors 'd have really made it stand out on its own, BUT it does fit in since the only vibrant color in the film's is Manhattan's blue, wich really does make him seem bigger than life.
2.The fight scenes although good, were a bit too extreme and flashy, not at all like the ones in the comics.
3. I hate to say that the giant octopus ending was just too much for audiences back then, maybe if the film had been released four years later we 'd have had it since capeshit progressed away from full realism into cartoony but still firmly real, you could frame the dropping of a giant corpse into a city a major catastrophe
>The fight scenes although good, were a bit too extreme and flashy
Yeah, despite the complaints about the removal of the alien I get why they did it least. The fight scenes though, goddamn did they not fit the movie.
>3. I hate to say that the giant octopus ending was just too much for audiences back then, maybe if the film had been released four years later we 'd have had it since capeshit progressed away from full realism into cartoony but still firmly real, you could frame the dropping of a giant corpse into a city a major catastrophe
What amuses me is that; at the time the climax of capemovies were less extravagant affairs. Usually just hero vs villain trying to stop his city destroying plan.
Now with all the criticism about the "light in the sky" ending in movies, often with some hoard of alien invaders, this would've been a good subversion- have the light in the sky alien enemy be a false flag.
I've only seen Snyder's Watchmen once, and I think it was the theatrical cut, and while I greatly prefer the comic I can certainly appreciate the fact that the film is fundamentally a decent adaptation that translates the story as well as could possibly be done.
I dislike the Snyder aesthetic, and I have my gripes about them switching up the ending because it misses the entire fricking point but at the same time, I fully understand that you couldn't really establish the squid properly within the running time of an already lengthy film. The fundamentals of the story and the characters are carried over well enough and ultimately that matters the most.
It’s ether going to be an animated doomsday clock movie or something dumber than HBO watchmen comparing racism to nuclear war. Which even Alan Moore thought was moronic. HBO watchmen already Alan Moore most hated adaptation.
I really hope the general audience and critics eventually realise how utterly shit HBO's Watchmen is. A great performance by Jeremy Irons and one good episode in the middle doesn't redeem how bad it is overall
>I really hope the general audience and critics eventually
Only Reddit and Cinemaphile love it. The general public hates it or doesn’t know it exists. HBO Watchmen is meant to be a mini-series narrative bullshit. You can tell by the prepress it was supposed to be HBO's next Game of Thrones. The actors were even surprised by HBO Watchmen's cancelation. There even an old interview hinting HBO watchmen was going to be about the war on terror by Damon Lindelof himself before he got involved.
Normies that love peacemaker hate HBO Watchmen and Lovecraft Country. Both shows were made by the same people. HBO Watchmen is a bad show and dated BLM propaganda. We know from writers on Twitter the liberal dystopian was accidental.
I am still amazed WB and DC somehow made a Watchmen sequel that feels more dated than 80s Cold War Watchmen. At least US vs Russia and the Middle East proxy war in the doomsday clock still feels relevant. Racism is bad in the HBO show was dated but cops are good and don’t even appeal to black audiences. Ironically black readers and black movie viewers love Rorshach and hated WB for turning him into a white supremacist icon.
>hated WB for turning him into a white supremacist icon.
White Supremacist circlejerk losers would definitely worship and start a Rorschach cult though
>White Supremacist circlejerk losers would definitely worship and start a Rorschach cult though >White supremacists won’t question Rorshach killing overwhelmingly white men and only one black guy in self defense >Killing pedos somehow a white supremacy thing
What did Cinemaphileumblr mean by this?
I really wish American comic adaptations were more like Japanese ones.
DC animated movies styles all look so bland. Bland colors, bland camera angles, bland designs, really flat and dead lines.
Watchmen is an evergreen title so I guess they figure it'll boost sales a bit. My problem is DC films are mostly bland so it won't be the animated adaptation we have in our heads. Also it should be a miniseries
Watchmen Babies when?
Because DC is pissing blood. They've been strip mining all prior successful and beloved books for some time now. The original Watchmen still to this day sells better than most of their other trades, apparently.
Zaslav inherited a mess from the prior regime so of course he's going to be greenlighting projectst that are guaranteed to make money back.
So who are they gonna raceswap to make the cast more diverse?
Depends on if it's set in the original 1940s-1980s era of the original book or not.
This may be controversial but I liked the extended cut of the movie a lot
Probably the closest to a faithful adaptation we'll ever get.
Not controversial at all. Most people don't read comics.
I read Watchmen I've got a copy on my shelf I just thought it was good, or at least carried by strong performances especially Rorschach's
Jackie Earle Haley was good, but he wasn't Rorschach.
Looks more like Akira.
This element (the civilians caught in the crossfire) was very weak in the movie, much weaker than in the comic.
>Jackie Earle Haley was good, but he wasn't Rorschach.
This except he wasn't good. I feel like this performance gets overrated by so many people. He sounded like an angry cartoon, he was more of a Punisher parody than the Rorschach of the comics.
It's easily top tier capeshit, flaws and all
Yeah it is better, its a lovely film, most of the casting is spot on i have some major quarrels with the movie but i do believe its Snyder's 2nd best. 1st is Dawn of the dead
>The color palette is a bit to drab and dull at times, some more stylistic choice of colors 'd have really made it stand out on its own, BUT it does fit in since the only vibrant color in the film's is Manhattan's blue, wich really does make him seem bigger than life.
2.The fight scenes although good, were a bit too extreme and flashy, not at all like the ones in the comics.
3. I hate to say that the giant octopus ending was just too much for audiences back then, maybe if the film had been released four years later we 'd have had it since capeshit progressed away from full realism into cartoony but still firmly real, you could frame the dropping of a giant corpse into a city a major catastrophe
I agree, but my personal favorite film from Snyder is Sucker Punch
ewww
>The fight scenes although good, were a bit too extreme and flashy
Yeah, despite the complaints about the removal of the alien I get why they did it least. The fight scenes though, goddamn did they not fit the movie.
Even the gratuitous sex scene was better.
>3. I hate to say that the giant octopus ending was just too much for audiences back then, maybe if the film had been released four years later we 'd have had it since capeshit progressed away from full realism into cartoony but still firmly real, you could frame the dropping of a giant corpse into a city a major catastrophe
What amuses me is that; at the time the climax of capemovies were less extravagant affairs. Usually just hero vs villain trying to stop his city destroying plan.
Now with all the criticism about the "light in the sky" ending in movies, often with some hoard of alien invaders, this would've been a good subversion- have the light in the sky alien enemy be a false flag.
I've only seen Snyder's Watchmen once, and I think it was the theatrical cut, and while I greatly prefer the comic I can certainly appreciate the fact that the film is fundamentally a decent adaptation that translates the story as well as could possibly be done.
I dislike the Snyder aesthetic, and I have my gripes about them switching up the ending because it misses the entire fricking point but at the same time, I fully understand that you couldn't really establish the squid properly within the running time of an already lengthy film. The fundamentals of the story and the characters are carried over well enough and ultimately that matters the most.
Strong together, united forever
Why not?
Why not a 6-12 Part series? I feel like it would be easier to adapt and give it a reason to exist
Please tell me Harry Partridge is signed on
It’s ether going to be an animated doomsday clock movie or something dumber than HBO watchmen comparing racism to nuclear war. Which even Alan Moore thought was moronic. HBO watchmen already Alan Moore most hated adaptation.
I really hope the general audience and critics eventually realise how utterly shit HBO's Watchmen is. A great performance by Jeremy Irons and one good episode in the middle doesn't redeem how bad it is overall
>I really hope the general audience and critics eventually
Only Reddit and Cinemaphile love it. The general public hates it or doesn’t know it exists. HBO Watchmen is meant to be a mini-series narrative bullshit. You can tell by the prepress it was supposed to be HBO's next Game of Thrones. The actors were even surprised by HBO Watchmen's cancelation. There even an old interview hinting HBO watchmen was going to be about the war on terror by Damon Lindelof himself before he got involved.
Normies that love peacemaker hate HBO Watchmen and Lovecraft Country. Both shows were made by the same people. HBO Watchmen is a bad show and dated BLM propaganda. We know from writers on Twitter the liberal dystopian was accidental.
I am still amazed WB and DC somehow made a Watchmen sequel that feels more dated than 80s Cold War Watchmen. At least US vs Russia and the Middle East proxy war in the doomsday clock still feels relevant. Racism is bad in the HBO show was dated but cops are good and don’t even appeal to black audiences. Ironically black readers and black movie viewers love Rorshach and hated WB for turning him into a white supremacist icon.
>hated WB for turning him into a white supremacist icon.
White Supremacist circlejerk losers would definitely worship and start a Rorschach cult though
>White Supremacist circlejerk losers would definitely worship and start a Rorschach cult though
>White supremacists won’t question Rorshach killing overwhelmingly white men and only one black guy in self defense
>Killing pedos somehow a white supremacy thing
What did Cinemaphileumblr mean by this?
>movie
And it's already going to suck.
If it has any chance of being good, it's going to need to be 3 hours long,
I really wish American comic adaptations were more like Japanese ones.
DC animated movies styles all look so bland. Bland colors, bland camera angles, bland designs, really flat and dead lines.
Because it’s guaranteed to sell
Is it? They cancelled Watchmen HBO.
Watchmen is an evergreen title so I guess they figure it'll boost sales a bit. My problem is DC films are mostly bland so it won't be the animated adaptation we have in our heads. Also it should be a miniseries
Only good outcome of this is getting bara art of Eddie Blake.