Theatrical review of WATCHMEN

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Published Mar 8, 2009 William Lee reviews one of the most anticipated comic book adaptations to hit the theaters.

csjlong

Mar 8, 2009 - CDT 10:41 PM

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Nice review, Will. You sent me to Google to look up Vitruvian Man too (didn't know that was his name, how 'bout that!)

Can I safely assume they dropped the meta-narrative with the newstsand client reading the comic book? It's the most "droppable" part of the story, but it adds a pretty sophisticated layer to the story.

I haven't yet resigned myself to giving 3 hours of my life to a Zach Snyder production, but I'm sure I'll give in at some point this week.

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Mar 8, 2009 - CDT 10:51 PM

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I enjoyed the movie. I thought it was a good adapation of the comic, staying true to the essense of what it was. No adapation will be perfect, but I enjoyed this movie a lot and highly recommend it.

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Mar 8, 2009 - CDT 11:45 PM

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The pirate comic has been dropped along with just about all the ancillary characters. Apparently, there will be a director's cut in July that will add roughly 30 more minutes or so of footage. Then, in December they'll release a super deluxe version with Black Freighter cut into the film.

-Will

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Mar 9, 2009 - CDT 8:14 AM

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I look forward to those versions. Thanks for the info.

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John J. Puccio

Mar 9, 2009 - CDT 4:34 PM

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"I haven't yet resigned myself to giving 3 hours of my life to a Zach Snyder production, but I'm sure I'll give in at some point this week."

Chris,

Do give in. Other than the parts left out for obvious time considerations, the movie is as good a realization of the comic books/graphic novel as I could imagine.

John

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