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 Mar 5 2009, 01:28 PM
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 I'm a thread killer  Posts: 5,098 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086  |
Anybody going to see the midnight show? Has anybody been to a screening?
I'm going tomorrow evening at the IMAX theater. I powered through the graphic novel Tuesday night even though I bought it three weeks ago to read slowly before the movie came out. Now that I look back at it, one is probably better off watching the movie first and reading the graphic novel after as now the movie's ending is sorta ruined for me. Then again, I'm sure Snyder did a great job in creating a fun visual adaptation. -------------------- :: DIGG OCC! :: OCC Rules :: OCC Gaming ::  Intel Core2Quad Q6600 | Foxconn MARS P35 4GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (5-5-5-15) | ATI Radeon HD4850 2x 74GB Raptors | 750GB | 1TB Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS | Antec P180B Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HDD |
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Mar 5 2009, 01:45 PM
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 justified through faith Posts: 1,083 Joined: 3-October 04 From: Wake Forest, NC Member No.: 12,630 |
I'm not going to the midnight showing but I'm going to see it.
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Mar 5 2009, 01:47 PM
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 Asus Xtreme Design...  Posts: 810 Joined: 4-December 08 From: columbia, MO Member No.: 65,192 |
QUOTE (flareback @ Mar 5 2009, 02:45 PM)  I'm not going to the midnight showing but I'm going to see it.  -------------------- QUOTE (Andrewr05 @ Jul 28 2009, 02:38 PM) Weird, its usually lions that burst due to mishandling/charging... EVGA GTX 275(forgot what I oc'd to) / OCZ OCZ700MXSP 700W PSU / OCZ OCZ3G1333LV6GK 6GB PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) / CM 590 with 4 120mm fans (now one on the outside, ghetto!) / i7 920 D0 stepping (at 3.8 for now, stock volts, only windows/game tested) / Asus P6T / Scythe Mugen 2 |
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Mar 5 2009, 01:58 PM
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 Crapspackle! Posts: 788 Joined: 17-August 08 From: West Coast CA Member No.: 63,781 |
the commercials look okay, but I don't think i'll be going to watch it. doesn't seem like my kind of movie. maybe if a friend buys it I may sneak a peek.
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Mar 5 2009, 03:15 PM
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 Philosophy begins in wonder. Posts: 2,903 Joined: 18-February 06 From: Yorktown, VA Member No.: 32,176 |
I'm gonna go see eventually...probably during spring break (10 days or so). I'll finish reading the comics before I go see it (if you're reading it casually, they're slow reads)
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Mar 5 2009, 03:22 PM
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 It's a buncha, muncha, cruncha... human!  Posts: 6,464 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Perkinsville,VT Member No.: 18,065 |
If this is good I'll be looking forward to the 4+ hour directors cut...
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Mar 5 2009, 03:39 PM
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 4Lm()St Br1lL14nt Posts: 1,453 Joined: 10-September 08 From: Kauai Member No.: 64,061 |
QUOTE (Kash @ Mar 5 2009, 11:28 AM) Anybody going to see the midnight show? Has anybody been to a screening? I'm going tomorrow evening at the IMAX theater. I powered through the graphic novel Tuesday night even though I bought it three weeks ago to read slowly before the movie came out. Now that I look back at it, one is probably better off watching the movie first and reading the graphic novel after as now the movie's ending is sorta ruined for me. Then again, I'm sure Snyder did a great job in creating a fun visual adaptation. Your so lucky Kash. Theatres here won't be showing it until friday evening. I'm seeing it then for sure though. --------------------  Generic Most Awesome Sig  |
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Mar 5 2009, 04:29 PM
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 member title exceeds member title character limit Posts: 12,491 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Long Island, NY Member No.: 5,758 |
QUOTE (Kash @ Mar 5 2009, 04:28 PM) Anybody going to see the midnight show? Has anybody been to a screening? I'm going tomorrow evening at the IMAX theater. I powered through the graphic novel Tuesday night even though I bought it three weeks ago to read slowly before the movie came out. Now that I look back at it, one is probably better off watching the movie first and reading the graphic novel after as now the movie's ending is sorta ruined for me. Then again, I'm sure Snyder did a great job in creating a fun visual adaptation. I haven't done the whole "midnight showing" thing since college. I definitely want to see the movie though. And it's funny what you said in regards to reading the graphic novel. I had wanted to pick it up and read it, but after speaking to my friends who read it, they told me the same thing you said...see the movie first. -------------------- THE CLAY COMPENDIUM  - Xfire - GameSpot - Steam - Kongregate - last.fm - Yahoo! Answers - F@H - Bux.to - - Abit IP35 Pro - Q6600 - Palit GTX 260 - 4x1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 -   ::: DIGG OCC! ::: OCC Gaming ::: OCC Xfire Clan ::: OCC Steam Community Group ::: OCC Rules ::: CES 2009 ::: |
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Mar 5 2009, 05:36 PM
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I'm a thread killer Posts: 5,098 Joined: 11-December 04 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 14,086 |
QUOTE (Crazy_Nate @ Mar 5 2009, 04:15 PM) I'm gonna go see eventually...probably during spring break (10 days or so). I'll finish reading the comics before I go see it (if you're reading it casually, they're slow reads) It wasn't really that slow, I read the whole thing in a few hours. Then again, I also read several hundred pages of dense law material a week 
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Mar 6 2009, 10:57 AM
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 Geek Posts: 532 Joined: 13-December 05 From: California Member No.: 32,317 |
I haven't watched it yet, but will this weekend hopefully. So far the movie has gotten an 8.5/10 rating, so it must be good.
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Mar 8 2009, 06:03 PM
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Saw this today in IMAX, and I don't think it was really worth the additional price. The movie is pretty slow, though it is separated by a few nice fight scenes (reminiscent of Batman). Story is pretty predictable; I've not read the graphic novel, so I don't know if it is simply based on or the movie version of it.
Graphically wise, I've seen better... and you see a majority of the special effect during the commercials for the movie. Yes, that's about it. I also couldn't get over the fact that Ozymandias looked like Robin's twin brother from that horrid Batman & Robin movie. There is also a lot of nudity in this movie... sadly, it's 95% Dr. Manhattan so be prepared to see lots of bug blue. You'll see more mail genitalia than a hard core porno. Seriously though, I don't know how this movie didn't end up with an NC-17 rating, I guess that just goes to show how screwed up MPAA is. 
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Mar 8 2009, 06:07 PM
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 OCC's misplaced Texan Posts: 2,913 Joined: 23-August 04 From: Ghetto, NC Member No.: 11,842 |
Wow. I just went and saw it because my buddies were going. I figured it would be another slow, boring graphic novel-to-movie like Sin City. This movie was violent, gory, naked... but it had some really good action sequences.
I don't know why this wasn't NC-17. And there were people who brought their young children in to see it... -------------------- The Man. The Legend. Billy Mays. "All Hail John Browning" "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." "Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered. It is a sword-day; a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride now! Ride for ruin, and the world's ending! Forth Eorlingas!" ** Grammar Police: Deputy ** |
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