Comments on: Crankcast Week 178 – 20090306 http://crankcast.net/2009/03/crankcast-week-178-20090306/ the drunker you are, the better we sound...sort of a comic book show. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:25:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: G. Noel Gross http://crankcast.net/2009/03/crankcast-week-178-20090306/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 G. Noel Gross Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:59:26 +0000 http://crankcast.net/?p=248#comment-2279 They did the wrong thing by doing the right thing with Watchmen. It's too long, too faithful. They did the wrong thing by doing the right thing with Watchmen. It’s too long, too faithful.

]]> By: Paul http://crankcast.net/2009/03/crankcast-week-178-20090306/comment-page-1/#comment-2278 Paul Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:49:56 +0000 http://crankcast.net/?p=248#comment-2278 "Saturday Morning Watchmen" :) http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/485797 I like to think that the movie watchmen is about the same compared to the source material as the Lord of the Rings movies were. Stuff had to go, lines were moved around, and parts were just plain redone to take advantage of the film medium. You could have had Frank Miller directing you know :p “Saturday Morning Watchmen” :)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/485797

I like to think that the movie watchmen is about the same compared to the source material as the Lord of the Rings movies were. Stuff had to go, lines were moved around, and parts were just plain redone to take advantage of the film medium. You could have had Frank Miller directing you know :p

]]> By: Fil Silva http://crankcast.net/2009/03/crankcast-week-178-20090306/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Fil Silva Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:52:09 +0000 http://crankcast.net/?p=248#comment-2277 Crank!, we haven't had a Crank!'s Book Corner in awhile which I think would be good material for next week. Crank!, we haven’t had a Crank!’s Book Corner in awhile which I think would be good material for next week.

]]> By: Thebizzz http://crankcast.net/2009/03/crankcast-week-178-20090306/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Thebizzz Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:39:06 +0000 http://crankcast.net/?p=248#comment-2276 I saw watchman yesterday. I've skimmed the trade twice read it once. We all know about the trade so what I'm saying now is only about the film. During the film up to a certain moment I thought they should not have made this movie. It was not the subtle plot differences that made me feel this way. I just tried to see this adaptation of what may be the best superhero comic ever from the eye' s of people who don't read comics. It never should have been made is what i kept thinking. It looked great and ridiculous. Not because it looked cheap or was poorly done. The costumes were ridiculous in most cases {all of the minutemen}. However that's not really a big deal that is part of what makes the watchmen trade great. Those costumes visually cue the eras of comics from the golden age the silver age to the now something that may be lost on many who don't read comics. The watchman trade shows the transformation the general silly nature of superhero comics to the ultra serious and very like real violence that had consequences. Yes I Know that that is sort of the plot of watchmen in a nutshell but I'm not sure film accomplishes that. That's besides point, do you think that the general audience for this movie will get that? They go see super hero movies for fun not for stuff like that. They want to see stuff explode, see guys fly and most importantly see the good-guys win. Two out of three ain't bad I guess. Oh the movie is o.k. comic fans should see so the can complain about what was left out. No its really ok there is some entertaining stuff, not in my top five however. I saw watchman yesterday. I’ve skimmed the trade twice read it once. We all know about the trade so what I’m saying now is only about the film. During the film up to a certain moment I thought they should not have made this movie. It was not the subtle plot differences that made me feel this way. I just tried to see this adaptation of what may be the best superhero comic ever from the eye’ s of people who don’t read comics. It never should have been made is what i kept thinking. It looked great and ridiculous. Not because it looked cheap or was poorly done. The costumes were ridiculous in most cases {all of the minutemen}. However that’s not really a big deal that is part of what makes the watchmen trade great. Those costumes visually cue the eras of comics from the golden age the silver age to the now something that may be lost on many who don’t read comics. The watchman trade shows the transformation the general silly nature of superhero comics to the ultra serious and very like real violence that had consequences. Yes I Know that that is sort of the plot of watchmen in a nutshell but I’m not sure film accomplishes that. That’s besides point, do you think that the general audience for this movie will get that? They go see super hero movies for fun not for stuff like that. They want to see stuff explode, see guys fly and most importantly see the good-guys win. Two out of three ain’t bad I guess. Oh the movie is o.k. comic fans should see so the can complain about what was left out. No its really ok there is some entertaining stuff, not in my top five however.

]]> By: Patrick Brower http://crankcast.net/2009/03/crankcast-week-178-20090306/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 Patrick Brower Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:43:19 +0000 http://crankcast.net/?p=248#comment-2275 Neat to get to hear the Crank! side of this conversation now! It was weird to me to just hear Mike talking to Crank! but to not hear Crank!'s replies at the store. Also, great job, Donovan! Neat to get to hear the Crank! side of this conversation now! It was weird to me to just hear Mike talking to Crank! but to not hear Crank!’s replies at the store. Also, great job, Donovan!

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