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offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2009-03-07 17:34 [#02277826]
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second, Horsesack was awesome!


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2009-03-08 07:47 [#02277902]
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Completely missed the point of the book but entertaining
none the less. I echo pantys issues with people being super
tough when they're not supposed to be. I look forward to the
extended directors cut which will hopefully humanise the
story with the addition the at least a few of the extra
'normal' characters so that the crappy new ending has at
least a little emotional impact. Why remove Manhattan's
'nothing ever changes' line to Veidt? One of the best bits
of the book!

Another problem I have is the addition of crap at the
expense of good stuff. Why add a ludicrous, campy sex scene
which was covered by a few panels in the comic? I understand
the films got to make money but adding sub par action
sections so you have something to put in the trailer was a
crap decision.

No one ever tries to recreate Dr. Manhattan in the book due
to it being a one in millions accident with almost no chance
of being repeatable. Bubastis (the lynx thing) is the
results of ozymandias experiments in with genetics,
something which plays a large part in the comics ending but
is completely absent in the film, making the cat a retarded
addition.

Overall I enjoyed myself, it has flashes of brilliance (Doc
Manhattans origin was fucking superb) and would probably
loved it if I hadn't read the comics far too many times
beforehand - 6/10


 

offline oxygenfad from www.oxygenfad.com (Canada) on 2009-03-08 16:51 [#02278118]
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I just saw it... got a little to LIFE BOAT ish. Was
wondering if that was in the comic . Life boat meaning "If a
doctor, a dentist a homeless person are on a boat, and there
is only food for 2 people, who do you throw off ?". Was this
a key thing in the comic or did the movie accent it
needlessly ?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2009-04-21 13:11 [#02287054]
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third

5/10


 


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