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Post by karen on Feb 21, 2011 12:05:07 GMT
oh yes mark I have watched the watchmen ;D, I even have a collectors edition Rorschach box DVD - my favourite character
.... I may even have another watch tonight now you've reminded me
I'm a long time fan of the graphic novel from well before the film was a glimmer in a directors eye and the film doesn't stray too far from the story, apart from missing the pirate sub story altogether but that was a story being told within a story and wasn't essential,one of the characters was beefed up a bit and the ending was changed to fit more with things we know now than when the story was written but generally it's reasonably true to the original
the graphic novel is well worth a read as well
I reckon you'll like it it's one of my favourite films and I'm not going to say another word until you've seen it
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Post by suze on Feb 26, 2011 9:11:57 GMT
Oscars this week .. might watch
I thought the Baftas was put together as a very good show this year x
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Post by Mark on Mar 6, 2011 2:35:43 GMT
Found The Watchmen director's cut on Blu-ray. Easy to recommend this film, because it is as good as it gets. Refreshing in its brilliance. Only suitable for grown-ups. Karen, I see why you like Rorschach, he's cool. Firm but fair would you say? Uncompromising, jut like this film.
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Post by Mark on Mar 6, 2011 2:51:57 GMT
Susan, you didn't tell us what you thought of the Oscars. In fact, you seem to have gone quite quiet this week. x
ha, realise I made a typo, I've been goggling at this screen too long.
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Post by suze on Mar 6, 2011 22:13:24 GMT
Hi mark, been a bit busy with the shed this week .. so not on line as much as usual!
I didn't see an Oscars show .. was there anything to see on mainline telly? Thought it was all on Sky?
Whatever I really need to set up a system for recording shows here are the shed .. did you get something with your new TV set up? I know mum and dad are dab hands at recording lots of stuff digitally .. maybe I ought to set up a thread to ask about that ... I thought I coud record films which never seem to be on when you might just be sitting around to watch telly .. ie about 9pm!
What's that Watchmen about?
still not seen True Grit!
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Post by karen on Mar 7, 2011 12:21:21 GMT
rorschach is a text book vigilante psycopath, much more so than the others, the only ones that are worse are the comedian who scales rorschach's innate violence up by an order of magnitude and ozymandias who takes it to a completely other level and is willing to commit genocide in order to save the world
rorschach lives in a very black and white world and while I like the character I certainly wouldn't want to meet anyone like him
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Post by Mark on Mar 7, 2011 23:47:41 GMT
Imagine if everyone, or even anybody, was like Rorschach. Scary. But as a character in a story he is impressive. Susan, doubt you would be too keen on The Watchmen, I don't recall sci-fi nor superhumans ever being your thing. That said, we used to go to CND marches in London together, and the crux of the film is how far should we go to avoid Mutually Assured Destruction. As Karen mentions, this film offers plenty of scope for debating vigilantism, that and how much truth any of us need. It asks all that fundamental stuff about rights and wrongs, free will, and whether anyone else, including governments or a god, ought to be making the distinctions for us, or policing our perceptions. At least that's what I made of it.
Rorschach chooses to die rather than live in a peace built on a lie. Truth and doing the right thing are what's important to him. But who's to judge what's right? Vigilantes/Watchmen? Then, who watches the watchmen?
Apropos nothing, my all time favourite Leonard Cohen crops up twice on the soundtrack, I liked that.
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Post by karen on Mar 8, 2011 12:02:32 GMT
oh yes the music was amazingly good and I agree it's not just a kick-ass bad guy vs good guy story, it's a lot deeper than it first appears and looks at some fairly uncomfortable issues from a very different perspective
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Post by Mark on Mar 8, 2011 15:32:10 GMT
Susan, just remembered you liked 2001 a Space Odyssey, and I recall your appalled but engaged reaction to Soylent Green. So you have enjoyed some sci-fi. But it was ages ago, at which time I think you also liked Blazing Saddles, so I'm fairly sure your tastes have moved on.
Do you remember going with Dad to see Battle of Britain, in 1969? We had to leave before the end because we fell in to giggles when some pilot was shot in the face, and we just thought it looked like tomato sauce. Sorry Dad for that embarrassment, but I was too young. The shocker is that I still laughed in the same place when the film was recently shown on tv, and I still couldn't watch it to the end.
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Post by suze on Mar 8, 2011 18:01:42 GMT
blimey, no I don't really recall that
I have enjoyed some sci-fi, dad used to get it from the library so I read it too, and at one time I knew a lot of stuff about 2001 Space Odyssey ....loved it ...one of my faves,but not seen much scifi recently ...
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Post by karen on Mar 14, 2011 14:25:37 GMT
ok another one for the list
Defendor - no it's not a spelling mistake
from what I'd read I was expecting a "laugh a minute" spoof on the superhero/vigilante genre a bit like mystery men, nothing serious or thought provoking
OK, my name is Karen and I have a thing for costumed hero's ... *chorus of hello karen*
what I got was a rather moving movie with the odd laugh here and there which concerned a rather child like character who while not the brightest bulb in the box, fought crime as his alter ego Defendor
the character stood up for things like truth, honour and justice and inspired others to do the same, not much more you can ask for from a hero really
a fictional story which seems to be reflecting real events in the US where there are actual costumed crime fighters running round the streets of the cities
sometimes sad, sometimes funny, sometimes thought provoking, an interesting and unexpected movie
maybe not for everyone but still worth a look
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Post by Mark on Jul 17, 2011 22:12:15 GMT
V for Vendetta is another graphic novel adaptation. Very entertaining, one of the best films I've seen.
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Post by karen on Jul 18, 2011 9:29:59 GMT
The Expendables - all star cast, lots of explosions, however these do not make up for a lack of plot, rather disappointing, not even a good action movie imo
The Losers - though in a similar vein a much better film than the expendables, very enjoyable, a little similar to the A Team but different enough to be fun
RED - the acronym stands for Retired Extremely Dangerous, a funny, exciting, interesting story about retired secret agents, this was also a graphic novel
Grown Ups - gave it a good 45 minutes before giving up, 45 minutes which I'm never going to get back, supposed comedy, didn't laugh once
Gnomeo and Juliet - an every day story of love between garden gnomes, good fun, kiddies movie really but there are jokes for the older people
Made in Dagenham - the story of how the equal pay for women movement was started at the ford factory in Dagenham 1968, excellent movie
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Post by suze on Jul 18, 2011 14:16:14 GMT
I fancy that Made in Dagenham ...
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Post by Mark on Jul 18, 2011 16:24:06 GMT
Recently bought The Expendables and fell asleep to it. Paul was fairly lame, but hadn't set my hopes too high. Apparently there is little benefit from watching the final Harry Potter in 3D. Plus they have buggered about with the perfectly good ending. Made in Dagenham does sound promising.
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