LoL glancing wont help, the movie is basically a glance of the book

 

Yeah you can't glance through a 400 page graphic novel. You just have to sit down with it and enjoy it.

 

I read through the themes section of The Watchmen on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen. Pretty interesting read.

 

Agreed. I never read the novel but I used to be an avid comic collector so I kinda knew what I would expect. It did seem a little boring at times but I had to remind myself that the movie couldn't/wouldn't encompass the whole novel. My friend read the novel and said it was pretty close to the novel except for the ending.

For me to fully enjoy the movie I'd have to read the novel.

 

I never read the novel, and I enjoyed the movie.

Granted, being a three hour movie, there is going to be some downtime. It was kinda campy on some parts. I like how one of the critics stated it was somewhere in between the Batman starring George Clooney and the Dark Knight in terms of campiness.

It is basically a film noir in a comic book setting. If you approach this movie as just eye candy, you will be let down. It delves into some metaphysical themes that will largely put off the typical comic book movie crowd.

Bring an open mind and a thinking cap to this one. Its intricate.

 

If it is going to get you laid then just go suffer through it.

To everyone else saying that i should have read the graphic novel. Sorry, i am too old for comic books. Thats why i have car, a career, and wonderful woman to keep me busy. Not paperback fantasies.

 

I hope this is just some tongue and cheek rhetoric and not being overly-serious.

there is some EXCELLENT books to read that are in graphic novel format. Yes they are comics in the definition that they have art with the story, but they are approached from start to finish by the authors and artists completely different than your traditional comic book.

please dont make yourself look silly by saying stuff like that because...you simply have no experience in the matter.

and many adults choose to read paperback fantasies both in book format and graphic novel...if they did not, the genre of fiction would not exist.

 

Yah, wow man, that's a pretty ignorant thing to say. It really sounds more sophomoric and immature with that persona you have going on, than that of an adult or some kind of grown-up you'd have us believe you were.

Ironic, Even.

For the record, and to not totally disrail this thread by the aforementioned statement, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and have not read the graphic novel. I only saw it once, and when I first left the theatre my initial response was that it was an okay movie. Over the weekend and through this week I've been enjoying the movie more and more. Mainly, because, there is so much discussion about it between those who enjoyed it, read the novel, and even those who didn't enjoy it but still wish to give their review. That's what a brilliant work does, and should do: spark controversy and discussion.

Reiterating the usual, this movie was definitely deep and philosophical. Obviously. I didn't quite understand and receive all the symbolism and underlying meanings until I left the movie and thought about it on my own. I had originally approached this movie as another superhero movie, and obviously I was let down in that approach. However, what I did get from it was profoundly greater than that of a cliche superhero movie. With Rorschach, the movie totally turns what is good and evil onto its head.

And stop talking about the blue penis. Sure, it was there, but it wasn't a distraction, and for it to be a distraction in the movie you had to REALLY be looking for it in each scene. It's blue, it blended in with his body, and it's natural to that of how a "god" would walk around most likely. It wasn't swinging between his legs saying "Hey, look at me". So stop talking about it because it didn't make any difference in the movie.

 

You are totally missing the point here. Having a car, a career, a woman has nothing to do with reading. I'm pretty sure a lot of people in here have all of that and more, including myself, so that point is completely moot anyway. If anything going to see a movie and watching television is more juvenile than actually spending time reading a book. Just because it is a graphic novel and includes artwork to accompany a great story doesn't make it any less of a good read. At least if you are going to try and bash something have some sort of intellectual input.

 

haven't seen the movie yet, but plan to. I just recently read the book and honestly wasn't blown away like everyone says. Was it good? ..yes, it is ...is it the best graphic novel <or comic book for that matter> I've ever read?....not by a long shot. But I'm a movie buff and look forward to see the adaptation.