ericxthexred Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 i thought it was alright... i mean they did change a few thngs (like the ending which i was reeeeaaallllyyyyyy bummed about), but after talking to my lady about it she pointed out that as someone who didn't read the book, it was a little long winded and could have been cut down. if all the parts i wanted to be included it would have been a 4hr movie, which i personally wouldn't be bummed about, but i'm pretty sure 90% of the rest of the world wouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 iron man is probably the most faithful comic book / superhero movie. Sin City was pretty much a frame for frame adaptation/amalgam of several stories, that did it pretty well for a "verbatim adaptation"...and it wasn't boring or stupid...it was pure Frank Miller I'm hopeful for the Wolverine movie to be ok...but goddamn do i want an Iron Man sequel pronto...that scene after the credits...holy fucking shit. The guy at the end signed on for 8 more films!!!!!!!! I cannot wait. I'm sure some of those will be small like they were in Iron Man, but wowza! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew13 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 i hated it. i sent a person a 1000 word text msg outlining what all was changed and cut just off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talkinboutwillis Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 honestly i loved the comic... it was one of my favorite books back then. but i was never sold on the "giant squid" why is that so much better than the movie ending? the main thing that bothered me was how rediculous nixon looked... in general i thought it was pretty rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thadco Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I couldn't get into it at all. I actually liked the Spirit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I couldn't get into it at all. I actually liked the Spirit better. Aren't they totally different movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 i have never met so many people whose enjoyment was dependent on EVERYTHING being perfect. they nailed 70% of the book. they changed the ending, but it makes sense in the plot and it works. the black freighter stuff will be put back into the directors cut. As much as I love the squid it wouldn't have worked in the context of a 2 1/2 hour film. They did it as faithfully as they realistically could. Enjoy what it does right and realize this movie doing well will make it easier to do shit like Preacher, Transmet, or any other of a host of difficult adult comics correctly. Thank you. Agree completely. I think part of it is since there is just a finite amount of material to work with. Batman? Iron Man? There is soooo much shit written, you can take the best stuff, craft a mostly new story and it works. With Watchmen, everyone knows every bit of the material and just expected it to be just like the books. Is it ever as good? Fuck no, because people read the books first ... and nothing is as awesome as the first time you experienced it. My two cents. i posted this on another board...but it applies here too: as a comic book nerd, in defense of blanket statements: I think V for Vendetta the movie was equally as good as the book(they changed things, but I accepted the changes but wasn't let down) I think Iron Man was awesome I liked the most recent Hulk movie, the core of the story was great. the Spider Man Movies are pretty good to pretty great I thought Sin City was fantastic, nothing was compromised. the X Men movies are passable the Wolverine movie looks good the Christian Bale Batman movies are incredible the first Tim Burton Batman movie is campy and fun. Hellboy 1 (basic example of changing a book, adding a character to provide story exposition(the young agent guy), but still making a solid, pretty faithful story) let downs: Fantastic Four movies Ghost Rider Captain America the first CGI Hulk movie Batman Returns, the Val Kilmer & George Clooney Batman movies the Watcmen (story-wise, visually it was perfect.) Hellboy 2 what am I forgetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Saying the Fantastic 4 movies were a letdown is a HUUUUUUUUGE understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Saying the Fantastic 4 movies were a letdown is a HUUUUUUUUGE understatement. the yeah...but in all fairness, they're a campy 60's comic book, the only way they could make a good compelling movie would be to just shoot the first arc of the Marvel Knights "4" Series, but even that got a bit silly. But then again I haven't read a lot of FF either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Saying the Fantastic 4 movies were a letdown is a HUUUUUUUUGE understatement. the yeah...but in all fairness, they're a campy 60's comic book, the only way they could make a good compelling movie would be to just shoot the first arc of the Marvel Knights "4" Series, but even that got a bit silly. But then again I haven't read a lot of FF either... I actually know nothing about FF, I just know those movies sucked. Well, not entirely. Jessica Alba is a foooooooox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 as a comic book nerd, in defense of blanket statements: the Christian Bale Batman movies are incredible let downs: Batman Begins Whaaaaaaa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I haven't seen Watchmen yet...looking forward to it...not expecting it to be 100% faithful as with any comic book adaptation movie. But I do know that I am burnt out of comic book movies...ever since Spider-Man 2 there has been a rush to adapt any and all comic books. It's the new cash-cow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I'm not a huge fan of the Spider-Man movies. Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst... yikes. The villains in the first two (I haven't seen the third) were okay though. Can't go wrong with Willem Dafoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 as a comic book nerd, in defense of blanket statements: the Christian Bale Batman movies are incredible let downs: Batman Begins Whaaaaaaa? Tim Burton ran a little too unchecked on this while it's not bad, it's just a minor let down...it definitely planted the seeds for the Bale era/serious Batman...ok well...the more I think about it, that one wasn't really a let down but it was so dark at the time that maybe I need to revisit that one. Danny Devito was the perfect penguin for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Whaaaaaaa? Tim Burton ran a little too unchecked on this while it's not bad, it's just a minor let down...it definitely planted the seeds for the Bale era/serious Batman...ok well...the more I think about it, that one wasn't really a let down but it was so dark at the time that maybe I need to revisit that one. Danny Devito was the perfect penguin for sure. you're thinking of batman returns, not batman begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I liked the Tim Burton Batman movies. They were dark and gothic but still somewhat paying homage to the campiness of the 60's TV series. Michael Keaton brought the human factor to the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 yup..... Blue Wang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Tim Burton ran a little too unchecked on this while it's not bad, it's just a minor let down...it definitely planted the seeds for the Bale era/serious Batman...ok well...the more I think about it, that one wasn't really a let down but it was so dark at the time that maybe I need to revisit that one. Danny Devito was the perfect penguin for sure. you're thinking of batman returns, not batman begins you are correct...let me fix that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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