Comments on: Yet another Watchmen blog post http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/2009/03/another-watchman-post/ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Curtis http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/2009/03/another-watchman-post/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Curtis Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:44:50 +0000 http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/?p=484#comment-90 I just saw it last night. I have not read the comic. I did really enjoy it as a movie. Few movies (let alone the usual comic book movie) provoke much thought on social-political themes. So I'd put Watchmen in the "good" category just for this. I thought the movie's treatment of women was over the top. I can see what they were going for and I realise the story is "dark", but a little bit of this goes a long way. Maybe this was also true of the comic and the director felt he had to preserve it in the movie, but then I would have to say that this is a flaw of the comic as well and perhaps a statement about the writers. I'm on the fence here a bit. It has made me want to find the comic and may re-kindle some comic nostalgia. I've always enjoyed them, but never to point of making me buy them. I guess I have too many "adult" things to do with my money. Anyways... I thought it was a good movie. I probably will pick it up on DVD. The story will occupy some headspace for some time. I just saw it last night. I have not read the comic. I did really enjoy it as a movie. Few movies (let alone the usual comic book movie) provoke much thought on social-political themes. So I’d put Watchmen in the “good” category just for this.

I thought the movie’s treatment of women was over the top. I can see what they were going for and I realise the story is “dark”, but a little bit of this goes a long way. Maybe this was also true of the comic and the director felt he had to preserve it in the movie, but then I would have to say that this is a flaw of the comic as well and perhaps a statement about the writers. I’m on the fence here a bit.

It has made me want to find the comic and may re-kindle some comic nostalgia. I’ve always enjoyed them, but never to point of making me buy them. I guess I have too many “adult” things to do with my money.

Anyways… I thought it was a good movie. I probably will pick it up on DVD. The story will occupy some headspace for some time.

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