tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84641670442583452042025-05-25T17:30:57.634-07:00Watchmen Movie Book (Graphic Novel) Review and InformationAmbi Advaitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16890663767569745190noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464167044258345204.post-14213996457475053992009-04-05T09:42:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:01:55.909-07:00

The Comedian shooting the Vietnamese girl who was pregnant with his own child scene in the Watchmen movie recently attracted quite a bit of controversy. Most movie goers who were unfamiliar with the graphic novel found it repulsive and pointless and many of the readers have asked me why that scene even exists? How does it help drive the plot? Does it help us understand Comedian? Is it about Dr.

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The more I watch Watchmen, more it feels like a normal run-o-the-mill formula film! It might not be noticeable at first as the story whirs past you (confusing those who don't already know it) but for those who know the story and are a bit of movie buff, the pattern is obvious. I don't blame Zack Snyder though because it all worked pretty good in 300 and a sh-tload of other movies out there. But

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The more I watch Watchmen, more it feels like a normal run-o-the-mill formula film! It might not be noticeable at first as the story whirs past you (confusing those who don't already know it) but for those who know the story and are a bit of movie buff, the pattern is obvious. I don't blame Zack Snyder though because it all worked pretty good in 300 and a sh-tload of other movies out there. But

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So when reading the book I was too engrossed in the overall story and didn't notice some really funky things that I did while watching the movie. It could be that movie was dragging at points and I already knew what was going on or it could be that some things are just plain ridiculous when we think of them in more realistic terms. Dr. Manhattan's transformation from Jonathan (Jon) Osterman to "

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So I finally watched the movie on IMAX last night and I've to say that I've slightly mixed feelings about it. There were a few things that totally rocked and deserve a few more viewings but there were a few crucial plot elements that were intentionally/unintentionally left out or not portrayed the way actual story had. Below are a few of those things -1) The portrayal of the possiblity of a

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Fourth installment in the Dr. Manhattan vs DC/Marvel Superheroes series....This is about Dr. Manhattan vs Mr. Mxyzptlk, Scarlet Witch and Mr. Fantastic.. and other parts can be found at Dr. Manhattan vs Superman and Hulk, Dr. Manhattan vs Galactus and Dr. Manhattan vs Dark PhoenixLet's see who can kick Dr. Manhattan's (Jonathan Osterman) butt in all of DC/Marvel universes -Dr. Manhattan vs Wanda

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Third installment in Dr. Manhattan vs DC/Marvel Superheroes series...This is about Dr. Manhattan vs Silver Surfer, Dark Phoenix and Professor X.. and other parts can be found at Dr. Manhattan vs Superman and Hulk, Dr. Manhattan vs Galactus, and Dr. Manhattan vs Mr. FantasticLet's see who can kick Dr. Manhattan's (Jonathan Osterman) butt in all of DC/Marvel universes -Dr. Manhattan vs Silver

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Second installment in Dr. Manhattan vs DC/Marvel Superheroes series...This is about Dr. Manhattan vs Dr. Strange, Doomsday and Galactus and other parts can be found at Dr. Manhattan vs Superman and Hulk, Dr. Manhattan vs Dark Phoenix and Dr. Manhattan vs Mr. FantasticLet's see who can kick Dr. Manhattan's (Jonathan Osterman) butt in all of DC/Marvel universes -Dr. Manhattan vs Dr. StrangeDr.

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So following many requests for comparing Watchmen character's super powers with DC and Marvel superhero's powers, I figured it would actually be pretty cool to see how do Watchmen characters compare in their super powers. Thus, the present post compares Dr. Manhattan with major DC and Marvel superheroes (and super villains)! This is about Dr. Manhattan vs Superman and Hulk and other parts can be

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So seems the judge as finally ruled out that "20th Century Fox should prevail on crucial issues"! So Fox wins and we as happy-movie-goers + watchmen-fans + freakingly-eager-anticipants-of-watchmen-movie-adaptation might all be screwed!!For those of you who have been happily Oxycodoning themselves to oblivion, there has been this infernal lawsuit going on between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros.

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I guess this particular incident in Watchmen (graphic novel) involving Rorschach bursting out in tears just before his death is a very significant one! It's significant not just because this is the first time that Rorschach actually shows some emotions, but also because Rorschach himself pretty much "orders" (or permits, in a way) Dr. Manhattan (Jonathan Osterman) to kill him! The two words that

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So, Alan Moore refers to him as the real life Batman, or in other words how Batman would've been if he were present in our present world! Looking for similarities between Rorschach and Batman might not make a lot of sense initially though because Rorschach is a half crazy homeless dude posing as a superhero in Watchmen while Batman is the millionaire playboy working as the legendary Darknight

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As I commented in my Dr. Manhattan's Origin article, Dr. Manhattan is known for his eccentric view of the world! His unique godlike powers have so removed him from normalcy that Dr. Manhattan can no longer relate to human beings anymore! This supra-human view of the world is reflected in the way he talks and I think Dr. Manhattan's Quotes pretty much distinguish him from everything else in

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The way Rorschach killed the kidnapper of the little girl is pretty much how the villain Jigsaw from SAW movies commits his crimes! For those of you who don't know who or what Jigsaw is - Jigsaw is the main villain of a series of movies called SAW who offers "puzzles" that his victims have to solve in order to survive. Please don't confuse Jigsaw with Batman's Riddler though as his puzzles are

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Well, Watchmen being set in a more "realistic" universe, Watchmen characters don't have any real super powers per say (assuming various degrees of idiocies are not considered super powers) with the exception of Dr. Manhattan (Jonathan Osterman) whose super powers seem to be the sum total of all super powers ever created. Other's (Rorschach, Comedian Night Owl, Silk Spectre and previous generation

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Rorschach is perhaps one of the biggest anti-heroes in Watchmen and other comic-verses. So what exactly is wrong with him? What made Rorschach psychology so screwed up? Is Rorschach really a hero or a villain? What is his personality like in reality? Is Rorschach just short of turning into a bad guy?I guess we all agree that the main reason behind Rorschach's mental instability or messed up

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So finally Watchmen's iPhone and iPod Touch app is out! I just installed and ran it and it seems like a cool idea - As the app starts we see Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt) and his cat Bubastis looking at a bunch of tv screens. Some of these screens are on and clicking them shows some Watchmen movie or book (graphic novel) related item. The following are available right now -1) Screen 1 shows the

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Captain Metropolis from Watchmen's minutemen team is another of the Watchmen's super psychotic heroes! As you can see in the pic on the left, his mild psychosis is bursting out from every pore on his body. Don't get me wrong though, he is not psycho enough to be put in a strait jacket (yet), its just that his definition of crime is a bit severely misguided! Here's how, according to him the

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So who is this Dollar Bill, why does he deserve a whole new blog entry and most importantly why is he standing in between a couple of hobos? Yeah, the guy on his right is Mothman who was always a hobo in the Watchmen book and on his left is Night Owl 1 aka Hollis Mason (one of my favorite characters and the predecessor of Night Owl 2 or Daniel Dreiberg). I'm ok with Mothman looking like a 16 year

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Silhouette (the girl on far left in the pic) is perhaps one of the Watchmen's least known characters. The only things that we know about her are that her real name was Ursula Zandt and that she was part of Minutemen superhero group/team and that she was a Jew escaped from Nazis and her special ability! Yeah, I guess by now you can guess that each of the Watchmen character / super hero / costumed

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Hooded Justice again stands out in the Watchmen and probably all DC & Marvel major characters as being unique in one way or the other...so what is it this time....Rorschach was a major stinker, Dr. Manhattan (Jonathan Osterman) had a physics while doing threesome fetish and Silk Spectre 1 (Sally Jupiter) liked it violent.....so how does our Hooded Justice stand out? Ok, I'll say it just like

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Silk Spectre 1 happens to be our hottest-chick-in-watchmen's Mom! Thats right, she is Laurie Juspeczyk's (aka Silk Spectre 2) mother and I daresay a bit less conservative than the good daughter when it comes to her celebrity expose`! But what is absolutely amazing about her is the fact that Silk Spectre 1 (Sally Jupiter) is the ONLY superhero (heroine) in Watchmen (or DC/Marvel) who criminals

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So whats the deal with the Watchmen's Night Owl 2 and why does he look like a funny version of Batman! I guess the easiest way to explain Night Owl's character is to do compare it with Batman (the same way I did for Rorschach's character) - Replace Batman's psychosis by sheer geekiness and you got Night Owl aka Daniel Dreiberg ! Yeah, take down the martial arts skills by at least half too

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When I was reading Watchmen, Comedian (Edward Blake) always reminded me of Joker(as in Batman's villain Joker). Comedian is pretty much a Joker gone right - Think of Darknight's Joker (Heath Ledger, if you are not familiar with the comics version) and think imagine him playing a hero and doing good things but with the same sarcasm and most importantly the same view of the world, yeah thats what

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Yes, Dr. Manhattan aka Jonathan Osterman totally deserves another post! This guy is like a geek's dream come true! One moment he's sitting at his desk solving some math problem and next he's got super powers to beat the sh-t out of even Superman!So what does the good doc do after obtaining these super-freakish-human powers -a) Go own a country or become the king of the world?b) Go become the

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