"Give me smallest finger on man's hand. I'll produce information. Computer unnecessary."

[fan_elune]

I realised I had never actually geeked about Watchmen here. Let me geek over Watchmen. No, I hadn't read it until now, and now I have, and why had I not read it before now? Good god. This graphic novel is absolutely amazing. I'm not sure if I like the bits that are actual comics or the inserts more. All of it is absolutely astounding and I am in love with half their characters. The way that it is rooted in 85 and all depends so much on the American political climate, the way it's so rooted in it, it's amazing. It made me well up and I could never finish an issue without wanting to rush to the next one, it ate up my brains for a while there and there are no words to do it justice. It's quite simply amazing.

Now that I've read it, I'm more excited and more scared about the movie. The trailer I still find insane in a very good way, the way you can spot which panel(s) each scene depicts, the visuals of it, oh god. Matthew Goode as Ozymandias is the best choice ever. I cannot wait. And yet I'm afraid that as much as it'll visually rock my socks, the script might not live up to the graphic novel. How could it? I know that it's an adaptation and they have to make choices, I just hope they made the right ones. So. Excited.

I've watched Sci-Fi's mini-series Tin Man and I quite enjoyed it, which is in large parts due to the awesome cast. Neal McDonough as Tin Man was extremely compelling in the typical lonesome (semi-anti-)hero who learns what it is to have a heart, Alan Cumming as Glitch was, well, Alan Cumming, which means he was AWESOME, funny and spot-on and AWESOME and I want to make out with him. Callum Keith Rennie as Zero gave more depth to the typical henchman role than the script would have allowed. Or possibly I always see too much in Callum's performances, I don't know, but there were more than two dimensions to Zero to me. And Zooey Deschanel as DG actually pulled off the ridiculously cheesy lines thanks to those big blue eyes of her. She is made of awesome, too.

I just realised I would be in Reims when The Dark Knight is released, which sucks because it means I won't be able to go see it until the week afterwards. What's waiting one more week, though, right?

I need a good Watchmen icon.

Comments

[elite.livejournal.com]

Yay Watchmen!

I think the same thing - the trailer looks better than I ever thought possible, but just how are they going to handle the actual minute-to-minute of that mad book? I'm stoked, though.

Nom. Matthew Goode.

And I still haven't gotten around to watching Tin Man. I should get on that.

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

MATTHEW HEEE. I have to wonder, mostly, if they're going to keep the same structure, which I'm not sure would be a good move. For instance, I think that Jon becoming Dr Manhattan would be much better as a prologue to the movie. The movie script would be way too unbalanced if they kept the graphic novel's structure.

You really should watch it. Given we tend to have similar taste, you'll probably have a good time. Plus, CKR.

[kagechikara.livejournal.com]

I can has Rorschach? I <3 him. Seriously. This makes me wanna reread my copy of Watchmen.

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

Heee! Did you see he's on hold at HN? I WANT MIDNIGHTER AND HIM TO MEET. SO BADLY. Midnighter actually liked him as I read Watchmen. He doesn't usually like people. But he respected Rorschach. And liked his style. "I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me."

...don't tell me you're the one that put him on hold oh GOD you would do such a great job. I wanna see you write him now. HEE.

[kagechikara.livejournal.com]

DUDE. I /wish/ but no didn't think of it. STILL. A RORSCHACH. Dude. <3 That could be so so awesome. I want to rub against him

...I suspect Batman feels differently.

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

It was SO hard not to burst into laughter at the office just now, Kage. I want Rorschach/Batman fic now.

[kagechikara.livejournal.com]

Your wish is totally my command.

http://kagechikara.livejournal.com/123914.html#cutid1

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

PS: WE SHOULD THREAD. You had me trying SO HARD not to laugh out loud when I was reading the Bruce/Tobi thread. Between Alfred and Bruce's "And his father was /dead/." and just Bruce being Bruce and. Yes. Giggles were suppressed.

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

Re: Watchmen. Oh yes.

And Zero did have a lot more depth than I imagine the script even hinted at, which is, I think probably due to CKR's work.

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

Probably definitely. He's part of those actors that can just do that. Oh, how I love him. :) Glad to know I wasn't the only one seeing it.

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

He gives the character so much that isn't required, or asked for, that you wonder what happens to these characters after the story has ended.

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

I do wonder whether he is one of these actors who imagine a whole backstory and futurestory to their characters. They do always give us the best performances. The last I read about in an interview was Matthew Goode, to prove my point. ;)

[pee-wai.livejournal.com]

*Singing with joy* "I've seen The Dark Knight, I've seen the Dark Knight!!" (already out in Ireland)

My heart still beats very strong just writing that I've seen it :)

[fan-elune.livejournal.com]

Oh, shut it. You're so mean to me! I CAN'T WAIT.