Who Watches the Watchmen?

Opa-Opa · Post by **Opa-Opa** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:38 am

Anybody excited about the movie? There's now at least a hint of a site:

http://www.rorschachsjournal.com

There's nothing really there about the movie, but it's a bit interesting. There are a few morse codes hidden throughout the site, and what apparently would be Rorschach's email.

I've mailed him and he answered, which was very kind of him, but he's too monossylabic.

Senbei · Post by **Senbei** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:41 am

I don't know. While a Watchmen movie would obviously be great, it doesn't feel like a story that needs a movie adaptation. 300, Sin City, V For Vendetta ... they all had a shitload of action that looked better in motion that in a comic book, justifying a "moving picture" for each. On the other hand, I can't imagine a Watchmen movie adding anything to the already fully realized and action-lacking graphic novel.

Opa-Opa · Post by **Opa-Opa** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:16 pm

Me neither. But some stories are so good that they must change their media so it can reach more people.

Let's hope it doesn't get shredded in the process.

gr4yJ4Y · Post by **gr4yJ4Y** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:40 pm

I've actually never heard of this before, so yeah it is reaching more people.

Opa-Opa · Post by **Opa-Opa** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:13 pm

Isuka · Post by **Isuka** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:27 pm

Count me too. And here's also hoping for a Sandman's movie.

Opa-Opa · Post by **Opa-Opa** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:55 pm

Neil Gaiman wants to direct a Death movie. Maybe that could lead to a Sandman movie in the future?

Yami CJMErl · Post by **Yami CJMErl** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:56 pm

I'm more curious as to what the crap that "Cloverfield" movie's about...

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:44 pm

Opa-Opa wrote:Maybe that could lead to a Sandman movie in the future?

He wrote 75 issues of Sandman. If I was him I'd be goddamn DONE with Morpheus. Death, on the other hand, is very popular and she has a lot of story left untold.

Black Rook · Post by **Black Rook** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:46 pm

Yami CJMErl wrote:I'm more curious as to what the crap that "Cloverfield" movie's about...

No clue, but chances are it'll be fairly entertaining but also largely forgettable. Naturally, that means it'll also be the next big overrated media "event", just like Lost.

Yami CJMErl · Post by **Yami CJMErl** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:49 pm

Well, it's apparently made by the same dude/company that does "LOST"...

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:56 pm

J.J. Abrams is a fucking hack. He and his team <i>make it up as they go.</i> Supposedly he got his act together and actually planned out the next three years of Lost, but I doubt the shit's any good.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:27 pm

Delphine wrote:J.J. Abrams is a fucking hack. He and his team <i>make it up as they go.</i>

Without any context Lost is actually pretty funny. I watched a random episode about three weeks ago and three people got shot and one guy drowned. I really wanted to see that polar bear, though. That was really my only intent in watching. I guess it's not on the island anymore or something. Maybe?

gr4yJ4Y · Post by **gr4yJ4Y** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:24 am

I think they killed it, but it's hard to keep track of these things.

In one of the earlier episodes Saheed(sp?) walks all the way around the island and only notices a rope going into the water and nothing else of interest on the shore. In the last season there's a dock with a bunch of modern buildings nearby that have been there for at least 15 or so years. (John Locke blew up a submarine that was there.) I can only guess there's even more plot holes that they forgot to cover up.

I still think it's a pretty good show however.

Remix · Post by **Remix** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:32 pm

I don't think Watchmen can be fully translated to film. That story was designed specifically to show what comics could do that film and novels couldn't. As a stand-alone film, it could be good. But, when you put it up against the comic, it won't be able to even touch the original source material.

Overall, I don't think it should be adapted. But, I'll keep my fingers crossed.