Of the people who have seen/are going to see Watchmen this weekend...

How many of you have read the graphic novel?

I'm just curious, because I'm going to see it with some friends tonight, and I'm the only one of us who hasn't actually read it...

I'm gonna watch it today,but I haven't read the novel.

I read it just a few weeks ago. I'm seeing the movie today.

I have :D

Best thing I've ever read, here's hoping the movie is just as good. From what I've seen it's going to be amazing.

Seeing it at 7:30 tonight!

I've read it.

I read it around the time when the first trailers were shown. Everyone everywhere was going on about Watchmen and the trailers looked bleh to me. So I read the GN to see what was so special about it, then rewatched the trailers and it blew my mind how close it looked to the GN. So seeing as I thought little of the trailers before I read the GN, but thought they were awesome after maybe that is the same for the movie.

How many of you have read the graphic novel?

I'm just curious, because I'm going to see it with some friends tonight, and I'm the only one of us who hasn't actually read it...

chessmaster1989

If you haven't read the book you have no business going to the movieJaysonguy

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]If you haven't read the book you have no business going to the moviesammyjenkis898

...okay I'm going to ignore that, because that's a bogus opinion. You can form a valid opinion of a movie without reading the book.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]If you haven't read the book you have no business going to the moviechessmaster1989

...okay I'm going to ignore that, because that's a bogus opinion. You can form a valid opinion of a movie without reading the book.

If you haven't read the book you have no business going to the movieJaysonguy

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]If you haven't read the book you have no business going to the movieCaddy06_88

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] I pretty much agree with this. I won't really take anyone's opinion seriously if they haven't read the novel. Well, off to the movies I go.Jaysonguy

...okay I'm going to ignore that, because that's a bogus opinion. You can form a valid opinion of a movie without reading the book.

Almost every movie adaptation of a book leaves out parts of the book.

Also, thanks for telling me what I can and cannot understand. You have no valid basis for making that assumption, if you watched the movie after reading the graphic novel.

Also, thanks for telling me what I can and cannot understand. You have no valid basis for making that assumptionchessmaster1989

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Also, thanks for telling me what I can and cannot understand. You have no valid basis for making that assumptionJaysonguy

If you haven't read the book you have no business going to the movieJaysonguy

I've read it. My friend gave it to me for Christmas and I read it in January. I'm not sure if I'm seeing it this weekend, though.

Really, I just wanna see it just to see this on the big screen.

I look forward to the actor's preformance of, "RRAAAARL"

Read it a few times over the years...FragStains

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Also, thanks for telling me what I can and cannot understand. You have no valid basis for making that assumptionJaysonguy

Oh, give me a break. I saw Fellowship of the Rings before reading the Lord of the Rings. Do you know how much they cut from the part of the Lord of the Rings that was equivalent to the movie? Guess what-I still understood it.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Also, thanks for telling me what I can and cannot understand. You have no valid basis for making that assumptionSkylinePigeon

I'm not saying the novel is better, some people just aren't readers They streamlined the movie. They took away part of the depth of the characters. Imagine a character that went through 10 life changing events in a book In the movie that character goes through 2 in a movie Do you get the basic idea? Hopefully Do you understand the character as intended? No It's impossible to get as much information from the movie as you do the book. Since the book has very little action and is driven by it's narrative people who only see the movie are going to be missing what makes the Watchmen the Watchmen. It's just another action movie for those who only see the movieJaysonguy

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Read it a few times over the years...mattykovax

I've reading it for the second time right now

[QUOTE="SkylinePigeon"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"] Will you see the entire story in the movie? No Therefore will you understand the story? NoJaysonguy

You know, some people read a lot and have never read Watchmen...

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="SkylinePigeon"] All they cut were subplots. You will understand the story fine. :? I went with a friend who hadn't read the graphic novel and he loved the movie. You are totally entitled to being a purist and saying the graphic novel is better, but even if you haven't read it the movie will still make sense. chessmaster1989

You know, some people read a lot and have never read Watchmen...

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"] I'm not saying the novel is better, some people just aren't readers mattykovax

You know, some people read a lot and have never read Watchmen...

Thank you :).

I'm working on my top books list, but it's hard to make... I have my top 10 more or less done, but it could still change :P. And the top 50... well... that will hopefully be done soon.

I never really had the chance to finish it. I've read some of it though.

im seeing it tonight and ive read it

I read it and will skip the movie. I feel the movie will do no justice to the graphic novel and the stuff I've read has dissapointed me so far so I'll gladly save my money.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"] I'm not saying the novel is better, some people just aren't readers They streamlined the movie. They took away part of the depth of the characters. Imagine a character that went through 10 life changing events in a book In the movie that character goes through 2 in a movie Do you get the basic idea? Hopefully Do you understand the character as intended? No It's impossible to get as much information from the movie as you do the book. Since the book has very little action and is driven by it's narrative people who only see the movie are going to be missing what makes the Watchmen the Watchmen. It's just another action movie for those who only see the movieSkylinePigeon

Dr Manhattan IS a jerk lol

The fact that the main thing you were talking about is the "moral quandary" when you left the theater shows that some of the most important pieces in Watchmen are gone.

You were talking about the the 4th biggest part of the story at best.

Alan Moore wont even have anything to do with the movie because it does not deliver the messages that he put in the book

Alan Moore doesn't own the Watchmen (because of the awful comic standards in the 80's) so he couldn't stop it. If he DID own it there wouldn't be a movie right now.

I read it and I'm going tonight, tickets permitting. Someone in my Physics ****drove an hour and a half to see the midnight showing at the IMAX :o

[QUOTE="SkylinePigeon"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"] I'm not saying the novel is better, some people just aren't readers They streamlined the movie. They took away part of the depth of the characters. Imagine a character that went through 10 life changing events in a book In the movie that character goes through 2 in a movie Do you get the basic idea? Hopefully Do you understand the character as intended? No It's impossible to get as much information from the movie as you do the book. Since the book has very little action and is driven by it's narrative people who only see the movie are going to be missing what makes the Watchmen the Watchmen. It's just another action movie for those who only see the movieJaysonguy

Dr Manhattan IS a jerk lol

The fact that the main thing you were talking about is the "moral quandary" when you left the theater shows that some of the most important pieces in Watchmen are gone.

You were talking about the the 4th biggest part of the story at best.

Alan Moore wont even have anything to do with the movie because it does not deliver the messages that he put in the book

Alan Moore doesn't own the Watchmen (because of the awful comic standards in the 80's) so he couldn't stop it. If he DID own it there wouldn't be a movie right now.

You were talking about the the 4th biggest part of the story at best.Jaysonguy

I read it and thought it was a shadow of the graphic novel, my friends, except one, disagree though.

What made the Watchmen special was it was a different side of superheroes. When it was transitioned into film I lost all connections I had with characters, with the exception of Dr. Manhattan, primarily due to bad acting and how poorly the story transitioned in the sense that it seemed convoluted when put into film. What worked on paper did not work on the big screen.

The action is great though and I think thats what most people are basing their opinions on. If you're looking for what the graphic novel really represents then you're better off watching the Dark Knight. It pulls off the side effects of being a hero better than the Watchmen movie does.

Something terrible happened and I blame the director. I've had more of a connection with Pixar movie character than I did with the Watchmen movie characters, which is extremely sad because many lines in the movie are straight from the graphic novel. O well I'm sure someone is going to try to tear me apart for this.

Yep, and I understood it too, which is more then I can say for a lot of you.

Anyways yeah I'm seeing it this weekend and I'm sure it's almost a necessity to have read the comic.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="SkylinePigeon"] If you're not even saying you think the graphic novel is better then why are you so adamant that they have to read it? And honestly I'm trying to think of substantial character information they cut out of the movie, but there really isn't anything. Like I said, my friend who hadn't read it and went with me came out of the movie talking about the ending moral quandry--the EXACT same thing I came out wanting to talk about when I finished the book. The film packs in the same questions. But honestly, if you're someone who's called Dr. Manhatton "Dr. JERKITON" then I'm not sure how you are complaining about someone not getting the full effect of the novel...FragStains

Dr Manhattan IS a jerk lol

The fact that the main thing you were talking about is the "moral quandary" when you left the theater shows that some of the most important pieces in Watchmen are gone.

You were talking about the the 4th biggest part of the story at best.

Alan Moore wont even have anything to do with the movie because it does not deliver the messages that he put in the book

Alan Moore doesn't own the Watchmen (because of the awful comic standards in the 80's) so he couldn't stop it. If he DID own it there wouldn't be a movie right now.

When did he say that?

Because here's his quote about the movie

"Will the film even be coming out? There are these legal problems now, which I find wonderfully ironic. Perhaps it's been cursed from afar, from England. And I can tell you that I will also be spitting venom all over it for months to come."

He said the Watchmen is not filmable

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]You were talking about the the 4th biggest part of the story at best.Caddy06_88

Yes, Alan Moore said it was the 4th biggest part of the story.

I trust the writer when he says what elements ranked in what order of importance

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Dr Manhattan IS a jerk lol

The fact that the main thing you were talking about is the "moral quandary" when you left the theater shows that some of the most important pieces in Watchmen are gone.

You were talking about the the 4th biggest part of the story at best.

Alan Moore wont even have anything to do with the movie because it does not deliver the messages that he put in the book

Alan Moore doesn't own the Watchmen (because of the awful comic standards in the 80's) so he couldn't stop it. If he DID own it there wouldn't be a movie right now.

Jaysonguy

When did he say that?

Because here's his quote about the movie

"Will the film even be coming out? There are these legal problems now, which I find wonderfully ironic. Perhaps it's been cursed from afar, from England. And I can tell you that I will also be spitting venom all over it for months to come."

He said the Watchmen is not filmable

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] I pretty much agree with this. I won't really take anyone's opinion seriously if they haven't read the novel. Well, off to the movies I go.Jaysonguy

...okay I'm going to ignore that, because that's a bogus opinion. You can form a valid opinion of a movie without reading the book.