Well, yes …
But Adrian hadn’t seen it, bless him …
And I’ve got to admit, I’m still impressed … ish!
Now, long time readers of the ‘Old Peculiar’ will have realised I saw “Watchmen” in March, not long after it had its UK cinema release.
So being able to see it again, on DVD, was something of a treat.
But it was also nice to have Adrian’s reactions to it; his thoughts were — and I’m sure he’ll correct me, if I get him wrong — was that he liked the characters, but felt it could have been better done.
Or have had a touch more back-story, for each of them.
Which is where we have a problem, as he happily admitted; after all, I’ve read the original graphic novel, and he hasn’t. He was quite happy to point out I could fill in a lot of gaps.
I know that’s something I personally couldn’t disagree, though; having read the graphic novel, I’ve been able to take my time, and have a touch more insight into the story being told.
And realise that Zack Snyder would’ve had to make a longer movie, had he tried to throw in everything.
And, as I think I mentioned to Adrian, two movies would’ve been good. But I don’t think there was enough material to do three films, which always tends to play well, with the cinema going public.
He did get me noticing one thing, though; that the character of Laurie Jupiter — her with the shiny latex — could’ve been a touch better filled out …
In a back-story, or emotional way, before someone says anything … … !
We had noticed Night Owl has … quirks …
Yes, quirk is definitely the word, I think; after all, Dan Dreiberg is someone who pulse only gets racing, after he’s put on more rubber-wear than Laurie Jupiter, and beaten someone up.
Make of that what you will.
I do still think “Watchmen” is worth the time or money that one chooses to invest in it, from pretty much the reasons I stated when I first saw it, though.
The “Watchmen” … is worth watching!
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