Pasquale
March 7th, 2009, 12:30 AM
Instead of blog spamming, i'll just jack my blog post from yesterday :p
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My brain is still tingling. Seeing Watchmen jump into fruition was the most amazing thing I have witnessed. In fact, I saw it twice on the IMAX even before it publicly screened in the United States (ok I’ll stop being smug). Instead of ruining the plot with spoilers, and mentioning how wonderful the comic- matched cinematography is, I’ll just highlight some great things to watch out for:
Andy Warhol is in the introduction. I don’t think I need to say any more than that.
First of all, Dr Manhattan was well reproduced. I must point out that they took little effort to hide his massive donger/*****, and it becomes and funny and awkward center-piece in many shots. There were a lot of shots where it was difficult to distinguish the mo-capped cg double. And then of course there were some shots where the motion-captured lips slip all over the jaw creepily. Maybe it’s just me being a goofball animator, but I think they didn’t animate the swing of his member enough, so it always looks like some big solid stump. There are also a few great shots where those smurf coloured buttocks fill the frame.
Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is the most badass and ruthless comic-book personality to ever hit the screen. His fighting technique and style of agile movement feels completely feasible, grounding his character into a world that we can relate to. There are some wonderfully brutal fight scenes with bone-popping flesh-tears and breaks which are a delight to cringe and laugh at.
http://darkmotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cooch.jpgOf course with every super-hero action flick, there needs to be smut. So naturally, Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman) was perfect for the job. She nearly has a threesome with Dr Manhatta, AND Dr Manhattan.. I couldn’t help worrying about the cut of her bikini line, and for good reason. Through the middle of the film where she suits up, the line at her thigh stops being thigh, and more cooch. Trust me, if your eyes wander you’ll see it. Hello Labia Majora! Maybe more than any comic book nerd will ever see in their lifetimes.
To top off the sex injection, quite possibly the greatest sex scene of cinematic history is in this film. I won’t ruin the intimate details, but I will tell you that it’s fiery & explosive. Oh and that it’s in an airship floating over the city with some rad 80’s romp music.
The soundtrack is so cliche that it is hillarious. Sometimes it was ridiculously inappropriate to the scene’s mood; added as humorous irony. There’s Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, and even Nina’s 99 Luftballoons.
You don’t have to be a film buff or comic book nerd to understand how wonderful the writing, cinematic composition, effects, and choreography is. Hell, I didn’t even thoroughly read it though (and I’m not a comic book fan). People complaining that they didn’t get it must be a bit slow on the game, because it’s pretty damn clear if you ask me! It’s paced wonderfully, and managed to put one amazing story onto film with great dexterity and style. There are piles of things I could point out that are bad, but as far as an entertaining, epic, graphic adaptation goes- this is boss.
Eff yes this delivers! I felt so awesome after watching this that I wanted to punch some brick walls in half. I think I’ll catch a third helping.
http://darkmotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/watchmennewtrailerjpg1-630x259.jpg
My brain is still tingling. Seeing Watchmen jump into fruition was the most amazing thing I have witnessed. In fact, I saw it twice on the IMAX even before it publicly screened in the United States (ok I’ll stop being smug). Instead of ruining the plot with spoilers, and mentioning how wonderful the comic- matched cinematography is, I’ll just highlight some great things to watch out for:
Andy Warhol is in the introduction. I don’t think I need to say any more than that.
First of all, Dr Manhattan was well reproduced. I must point out that they took little effort to hide his massive donger/*****, and it becomes and funny and awkward center-piece in many shots. There were a lot of shots where it was difficult to distinguish the mo-capped cg double. And then of course there were some shots where the motion-captured lips slip all over the jaw creepily. Maybe it’s just me being a goofball animator, but I think they didn’t animate the swing of his member enough, so it always looks like some big solid stump. There are also a few great shots where those smurf coloured buttocks fill the frame.
Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is the most badass and ruthless comic-book personality to ever hit the screen. His fighting technique and style of agile movement feels completely feasible, grounding his character into a world that we can relate to. There are some wonderfully brutal fight scenes with bone-popping flesh-tears and breaks which are a delight to cringe and laugh at.
http://darkmotion.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cooch.jpgOf course with every super-hero action flick, there needs to be smut. So naturally, Silk Spectre II (Malin Akerman) was perfect for the job. She nearly has a threesome with Dr Manhatta, AND Dr Manhattan.. I couldn’t help worrying about the cut of her bikini line, and for good reason. Through the middle of the film where she suits up, the line at her thigh stops being thigh, and more cooch. Trust me, if your eyes wander you’ll see it. Hello Labia Majora! Maybe more than any comic book nerd will ever see in their lifetimes.
To top off the sex injection, quite possibly the greatest sex scene of cinematic history is in this film. I won’t ruin the intimate details, but I will tell you that it’s fiery & explosive. Oh and that it’s in an airship floating over the city with some rad 80’s romp music.
The soundtrack is so cliche that it is hillarious. Sometimes it was ridiculously inappropriate to the scene’s mood; added as humorous irony. There’s Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jimi Hendrix, and even Nina’s 99 Luftballoons.
You don’t have to be a film buff or comic book nerd to understand how wonderful the writing, cinematic composition, effects, and choreography is. Hell, I didn’t even thoroughly read it though (and I’m not a comic book fan). People complaining that they didn’t get it must be a bit slow on the game, because it’s pretty damn clear if you ask me! It’s paced wonderfully, and managed to put one amazing story onto film with great dexterity and style. There are piles of things I could point out that are bad, but as far as an entertaining, epic, graphic adaptation goes- this is boss.
Eff yes this delivers! I felt so awesome after watching this that I wanted to punch some brick walls in half. I think I’ll catch a third helping.