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• NYT trashed it.. nt - late 18:45:31 03/06/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 17:00:46

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• I wish it well.... - Bill McNeal 16:17:13 03/06/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 17:00:46

  Here's hoping the flick does better than the others based on Alan Moore's work. The graphic novel's well worth reading.
  
  

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• RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 11:52:55 03/06/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 17:00:46

  The recent Spider Man, Batman and Iron-Man movies have set the bar very high in terms of effects, witty script, story line etc, so a slower paced film may suffer by comparison.

  Anyone watching a film from the perspective of a critic tends to be over-critical so I for one will not be taking too much notice of what is being said.

  Blade-Runner wasn't a box-office success pertly because critics weren't immediately impressed and didn't rave about it, and history is scattered with films which weren't well received by critics initially, although those same critics are very quick to laud such filmns as classics when they garner a cult following.

  
  Best Regards,
  Chris redmond.
  

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• C+ here (Dallas) - Road Warrior 10:25:57 03/06/09 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 17:00:46

  Regardless of its mediocre reception by the big national critics, the preview has totally blown me away and I'll be there next week (this weekend already spoken for). Slow I can handle, unfaithful to the original source I can handle, but dumb I can't, and I haven't heard dumb yet.
  
  

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• Both local papers here gave it... - mkuller 09:37:59 03/06/09 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 17:00:46

  ...an A.
  
  Sounds long but very interesting.
  

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  • And Entertainment Weekly a B-...(nt) - mkuller 13:31:18 03/06/09 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Both local papers here gave it... posted by mkuller on March 06, 2009 at 09:37:59

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• Not hearing good things either. - Harmonia 17:35:01 03/05/09 (2)
  In Reply to: RE: Rottentomatoes has "Watchmen" at about 65%. Not a good omen even before it opens. nt posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 17:00:46

  The teaser trailer was amazing though.
  
  

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  • Word is the effects are ground-breaking but the story is - tinear 20:18:23 03/05/09 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: Not hearing good things either. posted by Harmonia on March 05, 2009 at 17:35:01

    slow-sledding, boring.
    
    

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    • Speaking of effects, have you seen the trailers for the new Star Trek and Terminator films? Link. - Tony D. 10:58:07 03/06/09 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: Word is the effects are ground-breaking but the story is posted by tinear on March 05, 2009 at 20:18:23

      CGI and effects in general seem to have taken a jump in the ability to look 'organic' and down right real so no doubt 'The Watchmen' is benefiting from this new processing.
      
      
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      (Terminator trailers) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/trailers
      

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