Watchmen reviewed by Mark Kermode
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- Опубліковано 8 бер 2009
- The eagerly-anticipated adaption of the cult graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons finally reaches the big screen under the direction of Zac Snyder. Mark reviews it for BBC Radio 5 live.
So many valid points - I think Terry Gilliam’s thoughts regarding a TV mini-series also reflects the oft forgotten fact that the source material was written and edited to be 12 distinct single issues forming a whole rather than a single continuous entity
You know what the funny thing is? Mark's impression of Zack Snyder is actually pretty close to how Zack Snyder sounds like in real life.
"Length is not a measure of depth."
So true. :(
You have to respect Alan Moores integrity. Lots of people would just take the money and run.
"Hey Watchmen! It's really cool." perfectly sums up the biggest problem with Snyder and the film.
I think as a film Watchmen is very good however compared to the graphic novel (which is probably the greatest graphic novel of all time) it was always going to struggle but still very enjoyable and a nice twist on the standard comic book adaptations
"it looks a little 80's"
doesnt it take place in the 80's?
There's a parallel universe where Terry Gilliam made Watchmen and Ken Campbell was Doctor Who.
I wish I lived there.
Of course the costumes looked a little bit 80's, that's when the film is set
Mark: I was a copy of the compiled watchmen by a guy called Simon Clark actually.
Funny listening to this in 2019 - as the Watchmen miniseries is coming out...
Wow love how much you review in detail. Bravo
The trailer just reminds you how good the graphic novel is, in effect.
I really like watchmen, yes its way too long but I found it enjoyable
Man, this guy is bang on. Watchmen is the cinematic equivalent of one of those creepy androids they've built that are meant to look human, and which superficially get all the details right, but the whole time you're looking at it your mind is screaming "NO! WRONG! BAD! ARGH!"
It would help if Snyder had even the slightest idea of how to direct actors.
I'm not Kermode's biggest fan but he's spot on. Watchmen is all show and no go. Style over substance. It was tedious as hell in parts too.
goddamn, this is brutally spot on. he called Snyder's bluff when people only started to see through the guy's bullshit after his disastrous run with DCEU.
that was a great review...especially the last minute...
going down the rabbit hole on youtube with Kermode during lockdown. Christ it's nuts that Watchmen came out 11 years ago! Doing this may well be helping me cling to what little sanity I have left, though, so there's that.
The Directors Cut to me will always be pretty dang good. It’s got mostly great casting and follows the material almost to a T.