Comments on: Who watched the Watchmen? http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/10/who-watched-the-watchmen/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: buy wow gold http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/10/who-watched-the-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-460207 buy wow gold Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:42:16 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11165#comment-460207 As a viewer, all I can say is the movie isn't worth watching for. As a viewer, all I can say is the movie isn’t worth watching for.

]]> By: D. Peace http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/10/who-watched-the-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-460204 D. Peace Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:44:32 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11165#comment-460204 Kirk - I meant that WATCHMEN is the top grossing movie in its opening weekend so far this year. Although maybe I'm wrong about that? I'm too lazy to check to see how much BLART made its first weekend out. Mea culpa. You're right about those points, btw. Kirk – I meant that WATCHMEN is the top grossing movie in its opening weekend so far this year. Although maybe I’m wrong about that? I’m too lazy to check to see how much BLART made its first weekend out. Mea culpa.

You’re right about those points, btw.

]]> By: Kirk Warren http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/10/who-watched-the-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-460200 Kirk Warren Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:12:09 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11165#comment-460200 @D. Peace - Watchmen isnt the top grossing movie. Paul Blort Mall Cop is like $130 million or so. Also, Moore didnt want to see any of his films, yet it didnt affect openings for V for Vendetta or LXG, quality notwithstanding. Sadly, most people dont even know or care who Alan Moore is in the mainstream. @D. Peace – Watchmen isnt the top grossing movie. Paul Blort Mall Cop is like $130 million or so.

Also, Moore didnt want to see any of his films, yet it didnt affect openings for V for Vendetta or LXG, quality notwithstanding. Sadly, most people dont even know or care who Alan Moore is in the mainstream.

]]> By: D. Peace http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/10/who-watched-the-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-460158 D. Peace Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:07:11 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11165#comment-460158 Success or failure from a box office perspective is all relative. WATCHMEN is the top-grossing movie of the year and 55 million in one weekend is actually really good. But people want to compare it to IRON MAN or THE DARK KNIGHT and it'll never make that much money. In fact, I think it made less than 300 (IIRC) which isn't a good thing. Similarly, it's getting <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/watchmen" rel="nofollow">mixed reaction from critics</a>. What can you do? Expectations were just too high. Jeremiah Allan - Not wanting to see a movie because the creator doesn't approve of it is a valid response. Moore's reaction to the film communicates to potential movie-goers a lack of legitimacy and that the movie is just a cash-grab. I sympathize with Moore and I can see why people would be influenced by his opinion. Success or failure from a box office perspective is all relative. WATCHMEN is the top-grossing movie of the year and 55 million in one weekend is actually really good. But people want to compare it to IRON MAN or THE DARK KNIGHT and it’ll never make that much money. In fact, I think it made less than 300 (IIRC) which isn’t a good thing.

Similarly, it’s getting mixed reaction from critics. What can you do? Expectations were just too high.

Jeremiah Allan – Not wanting to see a movie because the creator doesn’t approve of it is a valid response. Moore’s reaction to the film communicates to potential movie-goers a lack of legitimacy and that the movie is just a cash-grab. I sympathize with Moore and I can see why people would be influenced by his opinion.

]]> By: Jeremiah Allan http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/03/10/who-watched-the-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-460151 Jeremiah Allan Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:06:47 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11165#comment-460151 Length is an issue, especially when some theaters can only show it three times a day instead of the four times that other movies get. I think it intimidates people and I can't even count the number of people who have told me that "the creator doesn't even want to watch the movie," followed by me having to explain Alan Moore from the ground up. And that's difficult enough as it is. Sometimes makes the movie a hard sell. Length is an issue, especially when some theaters can only show it three times a day instead of the four times that other movies get. I think it intimidates people and I can’t even count the number of people who have told me that “the creator doesn’t even want to watch the movie,” followed by me having to explain Alan Moore from the ground up. And that’s difficult enough as it is. Sometimes makes the movie a hard sell.

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