Who Watches The Watchmen? Why, Fox Studios, Of Course (Trees And Things)

delete me: Re: Good. Bury it.

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:54:07 EST

Gibbon's artwork looks a little cel-shaded to me.

T Slothrop: Re: Good. Bury it.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:53:38 EST

Second line should read " ...three OR four times..."

T Slothrop: Re: Good. Bury it.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:47:50 EST

Jesus, profwhat, it's a movie based on a comic book for christ's sake.

My fat ass read it just fine, three of four times actually if I recall correctly. I happen to enjoy well-done screen adaptations of good novels be they of the graphic or pure

profwhat: Good. Bury it.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:14:57 EST

I'm sorry Warner Brothers might lose money, but it serves them right. The man who wrote the book doesn't want a movie made: Alan Moore says "Watchmen works perfectly fine

port1080: Re: Who Watches The Watchmen?

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:33:19 EST

I've read somewhere that the rough cut ran three hours and Warner was pressing the director for a 140 - 150 minute final. That all sounds like somebody is at least trying very hard to make it sure it doesn't suck, fwiw.

Yeah, I've read a lot abou

T Slothrop: Re: Who Watches The Watchmen?

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:11:28 EST

Will it live up to fanboy expectations? Probably not. Will it live up to the expectations of people like me who only occasionally read graphic novels? Probably.

I actually hope the film gets an "R" rating. Watchmen is not for kids. The sto

port1080: Re: Who Watches The Watchmen?

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:17:18 EST

Setting aside the contract dispute for a minute - how likely is it that this movie is actually going to live up to the comic? I'm hopeful, but I wonder about the release date...it's definitely not a typical release date for a movie that a studio expe

T Slothrop: Re: much ado about nothing

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:42:34 EST

I agree. No way this film gets buried after that much money spent and all the publicity of the past several weeks. If Fox has a case they will likely get a big slice of the pie, but the pie is definitely going to be served.

skeptic: Re: Who Watches The Watchmen?

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:54:06 EST

Since the legal issues are not actually resolved as yet, it is premature to say whether Warner Brothers actually was in error as claimed by Fox. But if indeed Warner Bothers made an expensive movie without first securing the rights to the novel upon

wetkarma: much ado about nothing

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:55:59 EST

If this was still in the pre-production phase, the odds would be good that the movie doesn't get made. However having already filmed it, the clear business decision is to come to a settlement.

Gone are the days when movies are 'destroyed'..at worst they

port1080: Re: (subqueue comment)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:25:47 EST

"Pynchon fanboy"
"Hemingway fanboy"

logan: (subqueue comment)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:17:53 EST

Alt Title: "Who Gets to Watch The Watchmen? Not us."

Considering that "The Watchmen" is on Time Magazine's list of "the 100 best English-language novels" alongside "The Great Gatsby", "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Sun Always Rises" and "On The Road", I fi