Watchmen

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by mousepod

We bought our tickets for the Dome - Saturday at 9:45 am.

But I just read the msnbc review. oh. my.

That's what I'm talking about, it sounds like that review was written by someone that had no idea what Watchmen was about (ie had not read the book) and so in large part did not get it.

On the other hand, if the movie does not hold true to the book it could still be a good movie as long as you have not read the original story, I Robot for example.

I think I'll wait for the reviews:

If:

Readers like it and Non-readers don't = Read the book first

If Readers don't and Non-readers do = Don't read it first

If Readers and Non-readers don't = Not an issue, I'll just skip it.

If Readers and non-readers like it = Read the book first so I can get some of the inside jokes.

So, in the name of science, if you see the movie please post if you liked it or not and if you have read the book or not.

Thanks.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

If:

Readers like it and Non-readers don't = Read the book first

If Readers don't and Non-readers do = Don't read it first

If Readers and Non-readers don't = Not an issue, I'll just skip it.

If Readers and non-readers like it = Read the book first so I can get some of the inside jokes.

Saw this matrix from upthread. I've been watching a few discussion threads at various places and must say I'm not seeing a solid trend.

One thing I find interesting is the huge spread at Rotten Tomatoes between the cream of the crop critics and everybody else. The "cream of the crop" is at 43% and everybody else was 70% favorable. I don't know that I've seen such a large split in quite a while.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex

Saw this matrix from upthread. I've been watching a few discussion threads at various places and must say I'm not seeing a solid trend.

I decided to add another row to the matrix:

Mixed reviews from readers and non readers: Wait for it on Blu-Ray via Netflix