Watchmen

Please note that this blog contains movie spoilers. You Have been warned.

So after a looong wait, I finally got to see Watchmen and I must say, it did NOT disappoint. The story basically follows the comic book to a T, except I slightly think I prefer the movies version to the comics. It takes place in a time where the doomsday clock is 5 minutes to midnight on a clock that predicts the chance of a nuclear holocaust and where America and the Soviet Union are inches from going to war. The only thing stopping the war so far is Dr. Manhattan, a science accident gone wrong. This walking H-bomb was once teamed up with a group of costumed adventurers; Ozymandias, The Comedian, The Silk Spectre II, Rorshach, and Nite Owl II. But the Keene Act has since outlawed masked heroes and they’ve gone their separate ways. The murder of The Comedian leads Rorshach to think that someone is out to kill their old group, The Watchmen, one by one to keep them from stopping something. This suspicion is backed up when Dr. Manhattan is accused of giving everyone he was close to cancer and is harassed by the public, along with an attempt on Ozymandias’ life. Manhattan leaves Earth for Mars, thus somewhat provoking the Soviet Union to increase their nuclear threat in Afghanistan. The Watchmen (at least, Rorshach, Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II) regroup and hunt down who could possibly be out to kill them. They are led to Ozymandias, whom replicated Dr. Manhattan’s powers and set him up to make him upset and leave Earth. Ozymandias then causes an intense explosion in the most populated cities in the world and blames it on Manhattan. This causes all major world powers to come together in peace against Dr. Manhattan. The Watchmen know that if they tell anyone that it wasn’t Dr. Manhattan, then war will begin again, so they have to keep quiet. Except…Rorshach did have that journal..

This movie was intense. Breathtaking. Sexy. Powerful. The first thing that caught me was the atmosphere of the movie. It fits the novel and the movie perfectly. The music and the sound effects worked together to make an extraordinary union. Then the violence and action and gore was awesome. It made me cringe. It made me drool. It made me want to take martial arts lessons and save the world. The character development was very well done. It made me feel personally connected to the characters in a way. And the actors were amazing and perfect in their roles. The overall flow and pacing of the movie was very well done and was easy to follow without taking baby steps to get to the plot rolling and without leaping in head first like a flaming cannonball. The relationship between Nite Owl II and Silk Specter II was brilliant. It made me wish I was in love too. The actors had an irresistible chemistry on screen.

So Watchmen is definately in the running for Best Movie of 2009 so far. I give it a 4.5 out of 5. Catch it in theater all this month.

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Oscars; Watchmen

So I just found out that Jackmon is hosting the Oscars this year. Yeah, I’m totally slow on these award ceremony deals. I’ve been really aggravated with the nominees lately. Its the same damn movie over and over. And then the same damn winner too. I don’t see the point of Slumdog Millionaire. Whatever. Bah. I’ll watch it for Hugh. And maybe for a few awards. Like best costume and what not.

As for Watchmen, I found a new book on it at the book store the other day. It was the movie companion book. Every shot and quote in there, I could trace to the original graphic novel. It made me happy. Maybe Alan Moore will be happy with a movie based off of his work for once! Here’s hoping. Haha. Anyways, it looks FANTASTIC. I’m slightly sad that everyone is all over that Rorschach and no one remembers Night Owl II. I mean Ozymandias and Silk Spectre II are my favourites but I still have a soft spot for old Dan there. Oh well. Everything I see from this movie looks fantastic. I’m really excited to see it.

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Watchmen lawsuit

So, the Watchmen lawsuit is continuing. This annoys me to no avail. I thought they solved this over a month ago when WB released the official movie release date. But apparently not. FOX still is complaining because they supposedly have the rights to Watchmen. So, here’s my take on it. Why is FOX waiting until NOW to start attacking Warner Brothers? Shouldn’t they have taken this up a year ago when the script was being written? It isn’t like Warner Brothers has been trying to keep this movie a secret. And now FOX is all “Yo, we got the rights to dat, foo’. So fork it over!” Dude, what? Here’s what I think is going on. FOX didn’t know how to pull off this movie, and now that they see how good Warner Brothers did, they’re pissed. Seeing as the movie is finished, all FOX has to do is win a lawsuit and release it and take all the money for themselves, right? Well, Warner Brothers doesn’t really seem to care. Fans really have waited too long for this movie and now, they have something that can make a lot of people happy. And that’s the point of movies. Not to make a ton of money. I’m proud of Warner Brother’s choice to keep the Watchmen release date the same and not give in to FOX.  Fox needs to just cool it and try again with another movie if money is all that they are after.

Watchmen is set to be realsed in March of 2009. And hopefully, it will be released in March 2009. I’ll try to keep everyone updated with this.

In the mean time, be sure and hit the theaters this winter for some of these cool movies. We have Bride Wars opening in January and Coraline and He’s Just Not That Into You opening in February.  And make sure to avoid money wasters such as My Bloody Valentine and The Unborn.

Have a Happy New Years!

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Movies to get EXCITED about

Alright, so I’m surfing through Yahoo Movies liek the dork I am and I’ve managed to come across some really interesting movies.. So, HOPREFULLY, I’ll be able to give you guys some good reviews. I know I’ve been saying that since The Dark Knight release, but eh, blame the failing economy for my penny pinching.

First up is Australia. I’m really only excited about this because it’s by Baz, whom is SPECTACULAR (spectacular ;D), and because it is starring the amazing Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It looks really interesting. Baz always makes really cool movies so I think this one will be worth the money as always. It’s basically a love story that takes place in Australia during WWII.

Next we have The Day the Earth Stood Still. While I’m not a fan of todays wannabe ‘sci fi horror’ ie: The Invasion and suspect it’ll be another shitty remake like ie: The Invasion, I still love the concept and original like ie: The Invasion. Will I see it? I don’t know…I might bootleg it like I did on several others ie: The Invasion. And I HATE Keanu Reeves. D:

Next we have Yes Man. Its got Jim Carrey, so I think its a safe bet. He has never dissapointed me in a comedic role. It’s about a depressed man whom uses the word YES to turn his life around, or so says Yahoo.. idk. I’ll get more info on with when I’m not at school, liek I am right now.

And finally, WATCHMEN. I am so BEYOND PUMPED for this shit. I read the graphic novel and feel head over heels for it. It looks fantastic. It still will not be realesed until March 6th, but I think it looks well worth the wait.

So, that’s really all I have for now. I’ll try to come back with some updates on the movies if any arrise. And I’ll hopefully get some good reviews on here for them. Thanks for reading.

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Pulitzer winner + Spider man 4??

Apparently, they’re getting a good writer to do the new Spiderman movie. Thank goodness!? I mean they’re all good movies, even though most of the third one sucked. I’m really glad. It’s a good series and is in dire need of some good writing. It’ll be released in May 2011 apparently. Which is a long way away I suppose, but it should be well worth the wait. In the meantime, we have Watchmen to pine for. I just finished the graphic novel and I am IN LOVE with it! Be sure and see it.

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