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Burninator · 03-11-2009, 12:58 PM

I saw it on Saturday and needed a couple days for my thoughts on the film to sink in. Usually I like to read the book or be familiar with the source material before I go into the movie. But for this movie I think I would have preferred to see the movie before I had read the graphic novel. For such a complex and story with such a complex moral message it's impossible to watch the movie and not be clouded by the novel. I knew exactly what was happening in the movie as I related it back to the novel. I think it would have been better to go in fresh.

But apart from that, I liked it. It didn't seem like it was almost three hours, which is a good thing. I thought it was well acted, well directed, and well adapted to the screen. Of course it's not as good as the book, but which film adaptation is? I thought the Rorschach and the Night Owl characters were the stand out roles. With also a nod to the Dr. Manhattan portrayal of a very unorthodox character. The action was good, the special effects were flawless, the soundtrack seemed ok. Sometimes it seems out of place, but that maybe because the previews setup a lot of those scenes differently. I will reserve final judgement until I see the film a second time, I think there is so much going on that it deserves a second viewing. I'll be picking this up on Blu-ray when it gets released.

I hope my differing opinion of wanting to see the movie before I read the novel will entice those who haven't read it to go see the movie and then read the novel if they are interested. I actually like the ending of the movie better than I did the graphic novel. I thought the mechanism of the ending in the novel was inconsistent with the reality that the novel setup.

Also as a side note regarding the director. Everyone always talks about him and 300. I thought he did a good job directing it, the problem with 300 was that there is only about 15 minutes of story in that movie and it's really apparent the second time someone watches it. I think his first movie he did was Dawn of the Dead back in 2005. Now that's a pretty darn good movie. I don't think many people watched it, but it's one of the best zombie movies I have seen. Good acting, great directing, good story.

03-11-2009, 12:58 PM	#128
Burninator Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Exp:	I saw it on Saturday and needed a couple days for my thoughts on the film to sink in. Usually I like to read the book or be familiar with the source material before I go into the movie. But for this movie I think I would have preferred to see the movie before I had read the graphic novel. For such a complex and story with such a complex moral message it's impossible to watch the movie and not be clouded by the novel. I knew exactly what was happening in the movie as I related it back to the novel. I think it would have been better to go in fresh. But apart from that, I liked it. It didn't seem like it was almost three hours, which is a good thing. I thought it was well acted, well directed, and well adapted to the screen. Of course it's not as good as the book, but which film adaptation is? I thought the Rorschach and the Night Owl characters were the stand out roles. With also a nod to the Dr. Manhattan portrayal of a very unorthodox character. The action was good, the special effects were flawless, the soundtrack seemed ok. Sometimes it seems out of place, but that maybe because the previews setup a lot of those scenes differently. I will reserve final judgement until I see the film a second time, I think there is so much going on that it deserves a second viewing. I'll be picking this up on Blu-ray when it gets released. I hope my differing opinion of wanting to see the movie before I read the novel will entice those who haven't read it to go see the movie and then read the novel if they are interested. I actually like the ending of the movie better than I did the graphic novel. I thought the mechanism of the ending in the novel was inconsistent with the reality that the novel setup. Also as a side note regarding the director. Everyone always talks about him and 300. I thought he did a good job directing it, the problem with 300 was that there is only about 15 minutes of story in that movie and it's really apparent the second time someone watches it. I think his first movie he did was Dawn of the Dead back in 2005. Now that's a pretty darn good movie. I don't think many people watched it, but it's one of the best zombie movies I have seen. Good acting, great directing, good story.