Comments on: off-topic: Watchmen http://www.popcultureshock.com/off-topic-watchmen/47608/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: herotownbbzq http://www.popcultureshock.com/off-topic-watchmen/47608/comment-page-1/#comment-543728 herotownbbzq Mon, 04 May 2009 08:22:09 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=47608#comment-543728 Hero Town <a href="http://www.hero-town.com" rel="nofollow">http://bestpharmacymarket.com/1.gif</a> Hero Town is web based online RPG game. * Slay hundreds of monsters * Obtain and equip 400+ items * Mine ores * Thousands of players to play with. Register at <a href="http://www.hero-town.com" rel="nofollow">Hero Town</a> and play for free! More info at http://www.hero-town.com Hero Town

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]]> By: Rich Watson http://www.popcultureshock.com/off-topic-watchmen/47608/comment-page-1/#comment-543106 Rich Watson Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:47:35 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=47608#comment-543106 Thank you. About Snyder treating it as parody, though - I seem to recall him saying in an interview something along the lines of how he wanted to use the tropes of superhero movies to stand as a contrast to WATCHMEN. This would be why he used the Smashing Pumpkins song from BATMAN AND ROBIN in the first trailer, why the costumes look so slick and stylized (especially Adrian's) and why Dan and Laurie and even Rorschach fight in a more hardcore manner than in the book. I believe his rationale was that moviegoers would relate to stuff like this because they've seen it all before in other movies - but not in this context. Problem is, though, none of that comes across as parody. Thank you. About Snyder treating it as parody, though – I seem to recall him saying in an interview something along the lines of how he wanted to use the tropes of superhero movies to stand as a contrast to WATCHMEN. This would be why he used the Smashing Pumpkins song from BATMAN AND ROBIN in the first trailer, why the costumes look so slick and stylized (especially Adrian’s) and why Dan and Laurie and even Rorschach fight in a more hardcore manner than in the book. I believe his rationale was that moviegoers would relate to stuff like this because they’ve seen it all before in other movies – but not in this context. Problem is, though, none of that comes across as parody.

]]> By: Claudia http://www.popcultureshock.com/off-topic-watchmen/47608/comment-page-1/#comment-543105 Claudia Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:13:08 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/?p=47608#comment-543105 I must insist that hearing what any comic book fan/blog has to say about Watchmen is not off-topic (smile). Your comparison with <i>American Splendor</i> really has me thinking, though. That is definitely one of the best adaptations out there; it captured the spirit of the comic in a way that Snyder did not. He just tried to do too much. The more I think about it, the more I wonder if part of the movie's failings doesn't have something to do with Snyder's reluctance to really embrace the comic as parody. I mean, those hokey costumes and names just made the consequences of their actions all the more horrible. But there's very little satire in the film, maybe because we've become so accustomed to taking superheroes like Batman/Superman very, very "seriously." Anyway: enjoyed reading your review! I must insist that hearing what any comic book fan/blog has to say about Watchmen is not off-topic (smile). Your comparison with American Splendor really has me thinking, though. That is definitely one of the best adaptations out there; it captured the spirit of the comic in a way that Snyder did not. He just tried to do too much. The more I think about it, the more I wonder if part of the movie’s failings doesn’t have something to do with Snyder’s reluctance to really embrace the comic as parody. I mean, those hokey costumes and names just made the consequences of their actions all the more horrible. But there’s very little satire in the film, maybe because we’ve become so accustomed to taking superheroes like Batman/Superman very, very “seriously.” Anyway: enjoyed reading your review!

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