Issue 143
News/Review: I watched the Watchmen or, OMIGODTHISISTHEGREATESTMOVIEIVEEVERSEENINMYLIFE!!
As you might have inferred, I have recently seen the movie Watchmen, based upon the graphic novel. As you might have also inferred, I loved this movie! This movie could easily be one of my top five movies of all time. I recently read the graphic novel in preparation for the movie, and I have to say that even with many of the Graphic novels I've read in the past, this easily blows them all out of the water. As I had expected, the movie, unlike the other movies that had been said to be based upon Alan Moore's work, is almost a panel-for-shot remake in many places. Of course, a lot of moments I liked were missed (from Dr. Manhattan dispersing the crowd to the character arc that Rohrschach's psychiatrist goes through, as well as Rohrschach's pivotal experience with Kitty Genovese), but overall, Zack Snyder had enough reverence for the source material to keep meddling with new material to a minimum. However, some of the material that Snyder added was certainly welcome, particularly the opening credits scene, and especially within that Silhouette's homage to the famous V-J Day Kiss photos (FYI, I saw photos because there were two different photos of the same kiss.) Another thing I loved about the film was its music. There were three Bob Dylan songs, one of them a new, more managable cover by My Chemical Romance of "Desolation Row," as well as some classical music from the likes of Philip Glass, Wagner, and Mozart, three of my favorite composers, and, the icing on the cake, something not even Dr. Manhattan could have imagined (even with his fatalism underscored like in the graphic novel): two numbers by my favorite American singer-songwriter (because Canada counts here as American): Leonard Cohen. Two verses of his original version of Hallelujah underscore a sex scene between Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, and his song "First We Take Manhattan" is in the closing credits. Indeed, from my perspective Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson have done an incredibly great job in performing their characters. The other actors certainly try, but the rest are certainly missing something in their portrayals.
Band Name of the Day: Gunga Dinner. From a blimp in the Watchmen film and Graphic novel.
Film Idea of the Day: After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and disinherited by his family for not measuring up to his sister, he decides to get revenge. Believe me, it's a lot better in my head than it sounds here.
Quote of the Day: "Everything Fits in this world except people."
______________Watchmen.
Link of the Day: A site keeping track of the Watchmen universe.
As you might have inferred, I have recently seen the movie Watchmen, based upon the graphic novel. As you might have also inferred, I loved this movie! This movie could easily be one of my top five movies of all time. I recently read the graphic novel in preparation for the movie, and I have to say that even with many of the Graphic novels I've read in the past, this easily blows them all out of the water. As I had expected, the movie, unlike the other movies that had been said to be based upon Alan Moore's work, is almost a panel-for-shot remake in many places. Of course, a lot of moments I liked were missed (from Dr. Manhattan dispersing the crowd to the character arc that Rohrschach's psychiatrist goes through, as well as Rohrschach's pivotal experience with Kitty Genovese), but overall, Zack Snyder had enough reverence for the source material to keep meddling with new material to a minimum. However, some of the material that Snyder added was certainly welcome, particularly the opening credits scene, and especially within that Silhouette's homage to the famous V-J Day Kiss photos (FYI, I saw photos because there were two different photos of the same kiss.) Another thing I loved about the film was its music. There were three Bob Dylan songs, one of them a new, more managable cover by My Chemical Romance of "Desolation Row," as well as some classical music from the likes of Philip Glass, Wagner, and Mozart, three of my favorite composers, and, the icing on the cake, something not even Dr. Manhattan could have imagined (even with his fatalism underscored like in the graphic novel): two numbers by my favorite American singer-songwriter (because Canada counts here as American): Leonard Cohen. Two verses of his original version of Hallelujah underscore a sex scene between Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, and his song "First We Take Manhattan" is in the closing credits. Indeed, from my perspective Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson have done an incredibly great job in performing their characters. The other actors certainly try, but the rest are certainly missing something in their portrayals.
Band Name of the Day: Gunga Dinner. From a blimp in the Watchmen film and Graphic novel.
Film Idea of the Day: After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and disinherited by his family for not measuring up to his sister, he decides to get revenge. Believe me, it's a lot better in my head than it sounds here.
Quote of the Day: "Everything Fits in this world except people."
______________Watchmen.
Link of the Day: A site keeping track of the Watchmen universe.
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