Comments on: Comparing The Watchmen Set Photos to The Comic Books http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/ Blogging the Reel World Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:47:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joseph Melia http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-212231 Joseph Melia Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:24:20 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-212231 The only real difference worth mentioning as far as I can see,is the fact that they didn't do a version of the hydrogen bubble vehicles. This shouldn't impact too much on the overall production.Although Manhattan's arrival is supposed to change the technological topography of the era,the real meat of the book was in the story and how it was told. I saw 300 after reading the graphic novel and was impressed with how close Mr Snyder stuck to the origional artistic vision.It looks like he might just have pulled the rabbit from the hat again.Here's hoping.Meet the Spartans was under rated in my opinion. I would love to see a watchmen parody,in a similar if less overstated vein.They could call it Chronicmen or something. The only real difference worth mentioning as far as I can see,is the fact that they didn’t do a version of the hydrogen bubble vehicles.
This shouldn’t impact too much on the overall production.Although Manhattan’s arrival is supposed to change the technological topography of the era,the real meat of the book was in the story and how it was told.
I saw 300 after reading the graphic novel and was impressed with how close Mr Snyder stuck to the origional artistic vision.It looks like he might just have pulled the rabbit from the hat again.Here’s hoping.Meet the Spartans was under rated in my opinion.
I would love to see a watchmen parody,in a similar if less overstated vein.They could call it Chronicmen or something.

]]> By: Albo http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-130990 Albo Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:50:28 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-130990 I know what you're saying Drew, these things don't feel at all like real life... But I take that as a positive rather than a negative. While they don't feel like real life, they feel A LOT like Watchmen. These Maxim boys of overlooking loads of cool shout outs to the comics. There's a more thorough analysis at <a href="http://geekanerd.blogspot.com/2007/11/watchmen-movie-stills-to-comic-panels.html" rel="nofollow">Geekanerd</a>. I know what you’re saying Drew, these things don’t feel at all like real life… But I take that as a positive rather than a negative. While they don’t feel like real life, they feel A LOT like Watchmen.

These Maxim boys of overlooking loads of cool shout outs to the comics. There’s a more thorough analysis at Geekanerd.

]]> By: FilmClub » Blog Archive » Watchmen: comparación de fotos http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-130834 FilmClub » Blog Archive » Watchmen: comparación de fotos Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:54:27 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-130834 [...] Via | Slashfilm [...] [...] Via | Slashfilm [...]

]]> By: Clarence Somerset http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129828 Clarence Somerset Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:23:32 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129828 Snyder is sticking VERY close to the novel, at least visually. we shoulda known - from how he brought 300 to life. Snyder is sticking VERY close to the novel, at least visually. we shoulda known - from how he brought 300 to life.

]]> By: pat http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129779 pat Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:51:47 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129779 ok these are ABSOLUTLY amazing and I know that they're only doing a comparison... but Maxim shouldn't have cut this guy out of the picture... I LOVE how they just dropped him in there slightly out of focus right from the very start without even mentioning it. http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/photos/photo-window.php?img=112607-backlot03-big.jpg ok these are ABSOLUTLY amazing and I know that they’re only doing a comparison… but Maxim shouldn’t have cut this guy out of the picture… I LOVE how they just dropped him in there slightly out of focus right from the very start without even mentioning it.

http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/photos/photo-window.php?img=112607-backlot03-big.jpg

]]> By: DREW http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129711 DREW Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:58:08 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129711 Im not old enough to remember NY in the 80's but I know it now, it seems just a little over styleized (and im not sure if they were going for that) There's just some very minute, indescribable things that Im not getting REALISM from. Sure there's crappy news stands, neon diners, graffiti'd billboards, and trashy bus stops, and they look like that, but there's just something not right, maybe too cartoony looking, I can't put my finger on it.... Im not old enough to remember NY in the 80’s but I know it now, it seems just a little over styleized (and im not sure if they were going for that) There’s just some very minute, indescribable things that Im not getting REALISM from. Sure there’s crappy news stands, neon diners, graffiti’d billboards, and trashy bus stops, and they look like that, but there’s just something not right, maybe too cartoony looking, I can’t put my finger on it….

]]> By: ciji http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129612 ciji Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:09:57 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129612 Cool beans... my mistake! I think they are doing a damn good job, much better than JLA... Cool beans… my mistake!

I think they are doing a damn good job, much better than JLA…

]]> By: Peter Sciretta http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129609 Peter Sciretta Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:03:44 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129609 Hey hey hey, don't get me wrong, the set photos are amazing. I was commenting on the set-to-comic comparison Hey hey hey, don’t get me wrong, the set photos are amazing. I was commenting on the set-to-comic comparison

]]> By: ciji http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129602 ciji Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:53:18 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129602 I think they look fine. Quit your grumbling, fanboys! There's just some things that won't translate verbatim or verb-pictum ;-) The great thing is that much of NYC still looks like it's stuck in the 80s. I think they look fine. Quit your grumbling, fanboys! There’s just some things that won’t translate verbatim or verb-pictum ;-)

The great thing is that much of NYC still looks like it’s stuck in the 80s.

]]> By: dopiestghost http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129583 dopiestghost Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:32:04 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/30/comparing-the-watchmen-set-photos-to-the-comic-books/#comment-129583 "Not as accurate or amazing?" Maybe not as accurate but they're still amazing. As a New Yorker, this feels like the city I knew in the 80's, which is a huge testament to set design. In fact, it feels more like New York than the scenes in the comics. Why complain? Batman's suit looks different than the comics in Batman Begins and it was an amazing representation of the character. “Not as accurate or amazing?” Maybe not as accurate but they’re still amazing. As a New Yorker, this feels like the city I knew in the 80’s, which is a huge testament to set design. In fact, it feels more like New York than the scenes in the comics. Why complain? Batman’s suit looks different than the comics in Batman Begins and it was an amazing representation of the character.

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