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    Finally, A Watchmen Adaptation Worth Getting Excited About (Maybe NSFW)

    New Series By Watchmen, Wanted Creators Could Be Most Anticipated, Disappointing Comic Ever

    Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints

    A Gorgeous Look At The Making Of Watchmen

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/08/09

    In reply to Finally, A Watchmen Adaptation Worth Getting Excited About (Maybe NSFW)
    I'm laughing at the negative comments here. But in a good way.

    It shows that some men CAN retain their critical faculties even when confronted with norks.
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    06/08/09

    In reply to Finally, A Watchmen Adaptation Worth Getting Excited About (Maybe NSFW)
    modern 'dance' in bikinis & corsets isn't burlesque, is it?
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    Image of Plague Plague
    06/08/09

    @benizdead: Shhhh. Don't tell them. Might hurt their feelings.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    06/08/09

    @Plague: heh. too true.
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    06/08/09

    In reply to Finally, A Watchmen Adaptation Worth Getting Excited About (Maybe NSFW)
    Who watches the Watchwomen's norks?
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/08/09

    @Belabras shot the food: I'm sorry, were you saying something...
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    Image of Plague Plague
    06/08/09

    In reply to Finally, A Watchmen Adaptation Worth Getting Excited About (Maybe NSFW)
    Norks.

    Now with ANGST!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/02/09

    In reply to New Series By Watchmen, Wanted Creators Could Be Most Anticipated, Disappointing Comic Ever
    I feel cautious anticipation.
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    Image of Charax Charax
    06/02/09

    In reply to New Series By Watchmen, Wanted Creators Could Be Most Anticipated, Disappointing Comic Ever
    I really hope they make a Wanted movie one day. That'd be great
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    Image of DeepFriar DeepFriar
    06/02/09

    @Charax: you know what the graphic novel really needed? Some kind of clothing manufacturing tool that can predict the future!
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    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    I just don't like super heros without super powers.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    03/07/09

    @nld3: Like Batman. He's just some rich lame-o. Am I right?
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    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    It's a much longer movie than 300. The comparison is asinine. It completely looks beyond several important factors.


    It did well. How many other movies debuted with a $25M opening day take this year?


    Why are comic fans so annoying about stuff like this? Not everything has to be a $1 Billion dollar movie like The Dark Knight, or a freak like 300 was.


    I would say Watchmen is a much riskier movie for the average moviegoer than 300 was.. I mean, 300 was basically just an action movie. People flock to those. Watchmen is a superhero movie featuring characters non-comic fans have NEVER heard of, set in an alternate world, and running at almost 2 hours and 45 minutes..


    It did just fine for it's opening day.

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/07/09

    @KSChris: So you're saying it did less well than a movie that's shorter and features more well-known characters? In other words, a smart studio will, in future, try to make shorter movies, and only make movies about Batman and Spider-Man.
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    03/07/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: I can see it now Batman vs Spiderman VII: The Againenizing.

    300 really was a sure-fire winner because of all the well-known characters. Who amongst us didn't have a King Leonidias lunchbox growing up? I do think the boffins at Warner/DC are probably having cold feet about Supermax and the Suicide Squad project.

    Well, they can always go back to cop-buddy movies. Those never get old!
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    03/07/09

    @Grey_Area: by the time 300 hit theatres everyone who had access to a computer was familiar with Leonidas thanks to the trailer and the meme it spawned.
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    03/07/09

    @tibbie: Just like everybody with a computer could look up more than they needed to know about the Watchmen.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    Watchmen? Did I miss something? What is this Watchmen you speak of?
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/07/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Here's a quick explanation:


    [www.twolumps.net]

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    Image of Lamar Henderson Lamar Henderson
    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    Disappoints whom?


    Honestly, why does anyone except the producers care how much money a movie makes on its opening weekend -- or across its entire run? Who cares how much it makes compared to any other movie? It isn't a competition. There are no medals for what makes the most money at the box office.


    The only thing that matters -- at all -- is whether the people watching the movie enjoy it and appreciate it. If yes, then the movie is a success, even if it doesn't make back the money it cost to make it. If not, then it doesn't matter how much money it makes over its entire existence.

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/07/09

    @Lamar Henderson: I think if Watchmen fails to break even or make a significant profit, the chances of "edgy" or risky superhero movies getting made in the future go down considerably.
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    Image of FallonCadonkadonk FallonCadonkadonk
    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    $25 million in one night is a disappointment? Jesus, what more do you people want?
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    03/07/09

    @FallonCadonkadonk: For a big budget movie like this, it has to do significantly better in its opening weekend, especially if it has a huge second weekend drop off, as many expect.
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    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    Word of mouth about large blue "units" is what will keep the numbers down. My wife was psych'd to see it until she got a better idea of what would be on the screen. Now its going to be a DVD at best.
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    Image of Seeräuberjenny Seeräuberjenny
    03/07/09

    @DEK46656: What is it, exactly, about nakedness in ART that scares perfectly normal people, anyway? Is it an american thing?


    (No disrespect meant, honest, I'm just trying to understand. Because I can't imagine any other western country selling little statues of Venus de Milo with the breasts covered... So where does it come from? Religion? Custom? Education?)

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/07/09

    @Seeräuberjenny: America was literally founded by Puritans, who thought sex and nudity were eeevil.


    What I wonder about is DEK's wife -- she DOESN'T want to see a giant wang? What's wrong with her? :D


    The extreme violence might keep me away, but as a woman, the idea of seeing larger-than-life peen outside of porn is... intriguing.

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    Image of Balius Balius
    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    I'm a misanthropic miser who hates sticky floors. Movie theatres are not FOR me, even if the most amazing movie ever made comes out.


    Talk to me again when the home video sales are factored in.

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/07/09

    @Balius: Heh. I "heard" your first sentence in Rorschach's voice.
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    Image of soprimary soprimary
    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    I wonder if Watchmen's early low numbers has to do with it being a mediocre movie at best?
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    Image of Quilt Quilt
    03/07/09

    @soprimary: When has quality ever played a part in a movies success?
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    03/07/09

    In reply to Watchmen's First Day... Disappoints
    I might have a little to do with this. I've been telling people to read the comic before they see the movie. Oh, and telling them that the movie will likely be crap compared to the comic. My sister couldn't wait to see the movie, but then I placed the comic in her hand. Now? Not so much.


    I win...sort of.

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