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seul-le-cinema.blogspot.com - 3/9/2009
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It is nearly impossible to separate Zack Snyder's Watchmen from its source material, the landmark 80s comic miniseries written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons. In Snyder's film, Moore's words find a new home, as do Gibbons' images, the framings reproduced with impeccable accuracy. ...
filmschoolrejects.com - 3/8/2009
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filmschoolrejects.com —
The numbers are in for Watchmen here at
the Reject Report — and as expected it was...
a very big weekend for DC superheroes, again. Number one at the box office for a weekend box office haul of $55.6 million — the best so far in 2009. Not a record, though. It needed around $71 ...
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Box Office: Watchmen Hauls in $55.6 Million
filmofilia.com - 3/7/2009
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filmofilia.com —
From my perspective, Snyder’s Watchmen achieves two goals.
It delivers a visually stimulating companion piece for dedicated...
fans. And it provides a portal for newcomers taking their first tour through Moore and Gibbons’ thought-provoking but pessimistic universe. Their next step ...
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Watchmen Review
riskybusinessblog.com - 3/9/2009
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riskybusinessblog.com —
By Steven ZeitchikWhen is a solid opening still
a disappointment? When it comes attached to "Watchmen." After...
the legal battles, the fanboy hype and the boxoffice hopes, the pic came in with a $55 million opening -- pretty decent for...
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Now Watchmen what happens: The day after
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Watchmen
The House Next Door —
... Moore's Watchmen, on the other hand, is an iconic and enduring work, a moving, sophisticated Cold War fable about the destructiveness of humanity and the hypocrisies and contradictions at the heart of the superhero archetype. To the extent that Snyder's film translates even a fraction of Moore's brilliance to the screen, the film is successful. _________________________________________ To read the rest of the article at Only the Cinema, click here.
I Watched Watchmen, and Lived to Tell the Tale
Coosa Creek Cinema —
... has written a very good one, as has Ed Howard at Only the Cinema. You should check them out. In the meantime, here’s my take. ...
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