Comments on: Who’s Bitching At Watchmen? http://www.dumbdrum.com/whos-bitching-watchmen/ the Fresno blog about all things nerd Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robert http://www.dumbdrum.com/whos-bitching-watchmen/#comment-1619 Robert Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:20:43 +0000 http://www.dumbdrum.com/?p=2564#comment-1619 Yeah, but see, the thing is, it apparently *wasn't* something that can only be done in a graphic novel. Snyder made an incredibly detailed and faithful adaptation of the comic, and I think it's only going to be more blatantly obvious once we get our hands on the directors cut. I don't want to see comics butchered and neutered and turned into some grotesque parody of itself (coughcoughFantasticFourcoughDaredevilcoughcough) but as a wanna-be storyteller myself, if there is a faithful adaptation of my work that reaches millions where before it was a niche piece, I'd be honored, not crying about the format or the fact that the sex scene was longer than I thought it should be. Yeah, but see, the thing is, it apparently *wasn’t* something that can only be done in a graphic novel. Snyder made an incredibly detailed and faithful adaptation of the comic, and I think it’s only going to be more blatantly obvious once we get our hands on the directors cut.

I don’t want to see comics butchered and neutered and turned into some grotesque parody of itself (coughcoughFantasticFourcoughDaredevilcoughcough) but as a wanna-be storyteller myself, if there is a faithful adaptation of my work that reaches millions where before it was a niche piece, I’d be honored, not crying about the format or the fact that the sex scene was longer than I thought it should be.

]]> By: battledrill http://www.dumbdrum.com/whos-bitching-watchmen/#comment-1616 battledrill Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:40:35 +0000 http://www.dumbdrum.com/?p=2564#comment-1616 Very good point. However, you do realize that the food banks are barren? Even in posh and rich orange county. They get dibs on the movie, it stayed very true to the book. This movie just came out at the wrong time. Everyone is broke right now. And as weird and crazy as Alan Moore is I have to agree and paraphrase him, "The whole point was that I wanted to prove to the world that a story like this could ONLY be done in a graphic novel. People are killing comics with movie remakes" Very good point. However, you do realize that the food banks are barren? Even in posh and rich orange county. They get dibs on the movie, it stayed very true to the book. This movie just came out at the wrong time. Everyone is broke right now. And as weird and crazy as Alan Moore is I have to agree and paraphrase him,

“The whole point was that I wanted to prove to the world that a story like this could ONLY be done in a graphic novel. People are killing comics with movie remakes”

]]> By: ed http://www.dumbdrum.com/whos-bitching-watchmen/#comment-1607 ed Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:46:16 +0000 http://www.dumbdrum.com/?p=2564#comment-1607 great write up. i like the comparison to shakespeare. great write up. i like the comparison to shakespeare.

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