Films and TV
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caddymanI have come to the conclusion that movies that are 2:45 long are not compatible with 50 year old bladders that have to put up with the effects of daily diuretics.
I enjoyed it very much - apart from having nip out to the littlest room just as Rorschach and Dan were working out what was going on - though there were ludicrous amounts of violence in places. I'm not sure Furtle enjoyed those bits too much, particularly the handling of Big Figure's henchman in the prison riot...
Overall, I concur with others concerning the changes and omissions: the ending made far more sense than Alan Moore's original and the loss of much of the background was necessary to the flow of the film. At least the flow of the cinematic version of the film; I expect that when it's all added back for the DVD release it will still be watchable and may be better, but the all-important pause button will make it a more comfortable viewing on TV!
I don't know quite how out of step my views are with modern sensibilities, but there were a couple of lads nearer the front of the auditorium who engaged in hoots of laughter at points where I found the humour lacking. I am particularly thinking of Rorschach's responses to the inkblot test, which they seemed to think hilarious. There were a couple of other points where their responses seemed inappropriate, too, but right now I can't recall what the scenes were. Ironically, the dialogue from Rorschach's journal where he asks himself why there are "so few of us left without personalty disorder" etc went by unnoticed. Oh well, sign of the times, I suppose.
Great soundtrack, too.
A good ending, though it went rather differently than I thought it might, particularly the attack on the Cylon colony. The sight of the poor old Galactica crumbling after its final jump was very nearly a show-stopper. I thought it was hoing to give up the ghost then and there. The death of the president brought a lump to this jaded old throat, but the disappearance of Starbuck left me somewhat baffled. She couldn't have been a mass hallucination, even the best can't fly machines or fight. There was no explanation or resolution of what happened to her on 'not Earth after all' all those months ago and quite why Caprica 6 and Baltar have become immortal? Well, I need it explaining to me in big friendly letters and small words, I'm afraid.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed it.
Dollhouse is getting interesting, but will it get enough episodes from the notoriously fickle US networks for it to go anywhere? Time will tell.
I enjoyed it very much - apart from having nip out to the littlest room just as Rorschach and Dan were working out what was going on - though there were ludicrous amounts of violence in places. I'm not sure Furtle enjoyed those bits too much, particularly the handling of Big Figure's henchman in the prison riot...
Overall, I concur with others concerning the changes and omissions: the ending made far more sense than Alan Moore's original and the loss of much of the background was necessary to the flow of the film. At least the flow of the cinematic version of the film; I expect that when it's all added back for the DVD release it will still be watchable and may be better, but the all-important pause button will make it a more comfortable viewing on TV!
I don't know quite how out of step my views are with modern sensibilities, but there were a couple of lads nearer the front of the auditorium who engaged in hoots of laughter at points where I found the humour lacking. I am particularly thinking of Rorschach's responses to the inkblot test, which they seemed to think hilarious. There were a couple of other points where their responses seemed inappropriate, too, but right now I can't recall what the scenes were. Ironically, the dialogue from Rorschach's journal where he asks himself why there are "so few of us left without personalty disorder" etc went by unnoticed. Oh well, sign of the times, I suppose.
Great soundtrack, too.
A good ending, though it went rather differently than I thought it might, particularly the attack on the Cylon colony. The sight of the poor old Galactica crumbling after its final jump was very nearly a show-stopper. I thought it was hoing to give up the ghost then and there. The death of the president brought a lump to this jaded old throat, but the disappearance of Starbuck left me somewhat baffled. She couldn't have been a mass hallucination, even the best can't fly machines or fight. There was no explanation or resolution of what happened to her on 'not Earth after all' all those months ago and quite why Caprica 6 and Baltar have become immortal? Well, I need it explaining to me in big friendly letters and small words, I'm afraid.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed it.
Dollhouse is getting interesting, but will it get enough episodes from the notoriously fickle US networks for it to go anywhere? Time will tell.
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Date: 2009-03-22 04:57 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-22 05:45 am (UTC)I felt that BSG was 1.5 episodes stretched out into 2, but I can forgive it. Caprica 6 and Baltar - they're Angels innit?
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Date: 2009-03-22 11:30 am (UTC)Asshole teenagers have always applauded what they think are callous displays of bravado, it's part of being an asshole teenage boy.
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Date: 2009-03-22 05:36 pm (UTC)I'm also in the pro-Watchmen camp, but do think that this might have been better if split into two (or even 3) - of course if it had been, I doubt this would have been made (victims of budgets). Still, Snyder has been quite respectful of the material (although part of me wishes for giant Squid of Dooooom!!)
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Date: 2009-03-22 08:48 pm (UTC)I haven't seen it yet, so I'm not reading this entry!
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Date: 2009-03-22 10:15 pm (UTC)I suppose I better start watching Galactica....
Maybe the loose ends you refer to wil be dealt with in the straight to DVD feature Caprica.... ????
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Date: 2009-03-23 12:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-23 12:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-25 04:21 am (UTC)As for BSG, I felt it was an hour too long. If they'd stopped it after Cavil blew his, erm, matrix out and Earth appeared, I wouldn't have minded the unanswered questions. It was just too Golgafrinchan for me.