Jonathan Ross has been talking about Watchmen over on Twitter. As you all know he is a huge Watchmen fan and loves his movies. This is what he has had to say about Zack Snyder's film (it's a selection of his Tweets so may be a bit disjointed.
So we saw Watchman last night. Apologies for not tweeting after - was a
late night by our standards !
Watchman probably the most faitful adaptation of a comic to the big
screen. Ending changed very much for the better.
Great sets, costumes, special effects - Rorshach especially
good.
Downside - too long, too reverential, lacks pace and feels a little
dull at times. In short - I love it and at same time am unimpressed !
Very graphic at times and then oddly crap at others ! Inconsistent.
Yes - too faithful. Would have been better to make it as a mini-series
if that was the intention.
Opening montage sequence to watchman just brilliant though. Had me
grinning from ear to ear.
In a way it's too long for the big screen but too short to really work.
better to be an hour longer, and pacier, or shorter.
Non comic fans will be a bit confused. Dara O Brian was there and he
said a lot of it went over his head.
The action beats are exactly as they occur in the novel. The problems
lie elsewhere. i'll go into it on Film 2009.
there was a super cool yellow carpet at the premiere with the blood splattered smiley face on it. IWOOT.
I also asked him whether the change in the ending worked and he said "Yes, better ending" which is some good news at least.
Discuss in the Forum
1 comments:
This is great news. I didn't like how Rorshach died at the end of the graphic novel. Of course, I'm not sure if he died in the end of the movie either. In any case, I look forward to Watchmen's release in the US. It doesn't hurt that Carla Gugino is hot and in the movie.
Post a Comment