Presenting the Minutemen
May. 27th, 2008 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I fucking love it.
There are some people who will think they look ridiculous. These people miss the point entirely.
Not only does it look like one of the old Batman/Republic serials, but one commenter on the CHUD.com message boards made this observation: "The thing that truly sells the picture for me is the looks on all of their faces. The costumes look ridiculous like they should - but that's not hard. Get a decent costume designer to exactly replicate what's in the comic and it's done. The faces though, betray a lot of character and do for the the costumes what the actual cloth can't accomplish. With each face, you can see the slight embarrassment that is a subtle undertone in the book. There are (perfect) exceptions - the comedian looks like he couldn't give a shit, hooded justice just looks slumpy, un-photogenic, and uncomfortable, and night owl looks like he's dove into this thing head first and is bound to take himself seriously. I can't get over how absolutely fantastic the look on Dollar Bill's face is."
More than ever, I know that if WATCHMEN fails, it won't be for lack of honest effort and passion on Zack Snyder's part.
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Date: 2008-05-27 06:52 pm (UTC)Oh I have fear pee over this thing, and yeah I Citizen Kane'd it a little much, but Watchmen is something special. I hate seeing decent works get ruined in whatever format they are adapted too.
Still, wish it were a mini-series rather than a flick. Would make the payoffs all the more satisfying (especially for those who have never read the story.)
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Date: 2008-05-27 06:57 pm (UTC)http://chud.com/articles/articles/14885/1/YOU039LL-WATCH-THE-WATCHMEN-MANY-TIMES/Page1.html
WATCHMEN wouldn't work as well in a directly linear story, but by filling the DVD with supplemental material that fleshes out WATCHMEN's world, this might be the best possible way to bring the story to life.
Of course, another hour or two added to the film's run time couldn't hurt either...