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يوتيوب — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:51:11 -0000

Well when I became 18 I received a new move and after hearing about it, quickly called the moving company and just hauled my stuff out of there to my new home in Boston.

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adult costumes — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:31:57 -0000

I thought Watchmen was a great movie. I particularly liked the costumes.

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SEO Tips — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:23:21 -0000

Watchman is good movies. I already view it . Rate 7/10

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personal injury austin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:56:44 -0000

I watched watchmen a lot of times, it was a nice film indeed.. the creativity of the author was so great.

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Stroke Treatment — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:16:13 -0000

Watchmen started well in the first 5 minutes but my interest for the film died down after that.

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web directory — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:53:25 -0000

Watchmen is not a great movie...comic book of Alan Moore were much better. I`m glad that i didn`t spend my money on ticket.

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Virus Protection — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:52:33 -0000

I really didn't like the screenplay.. and the way the characters were introduced was kind off track..could have been even better

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Jacob — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:02:39 -0000

All the characters in the movie are very good. Enjoyed a lot watching the movie.

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Mia — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:46:26 -0000

I have seen Watchmen. Its so nice & interesting movie. One can see it many times. Every time it seems nice.

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Gucci Sunglasses — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:07:57 -0000

Watchmen is really a great movie.. you can see the difference between the movie in the past and the movie now...
Great post.. I love reading your post.. Keep posting buddy!

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ravm — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:51:28 -0000

The Watchmen was a great movie and I can't wait for Halloween. I wonder if they have that skin-tight, black clad outfit in a plus size womens costume.

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marco's inflatable dildo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:26:19 -0000

Among the characters that Watchmen has, the one that got my attention the most was Rorschach. He may have died in the end, but his never ending quest for truth and justice lives on.

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Wallpaper — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:52:08 -0000

I actually loved the way the film was set out, having watched it 3 times. Jackie Earle was amazing and the prison scenes could of lasted much longer! recommended film

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boston moving companies — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:23:05 -0000

Well when I became 18 I received a new move and after hearing about it, quickly called the moving company and just hauled my stuff out of there to my new home in Boston.

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Hampers — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:35:34 -0000

The title of the post is thought provoking because of the word birthday that's why I want to suggest to give food hampers, wine, vegetable hampers beautifully wrapped not in black but in a wholesome package. LOL....Anyway, yup, I don't totally go with movies that I thought was wholesome but in totality was not. But the whole concept of "Watchmen" was just enough to amused the "audience". Hmmm, speaking of war, there is no winner - all are losers and this is the reality.

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Wallpapers — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:34:01 -0000

The biggest problem with "Watchmen" is at the screenplay level. The story, as adapted by David Hayter and Alex Tse, just plain isn't told very well, and the introduction of both the characters and mythology are extremely difficult to follow for anyone not

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NYC Weboy — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:51:52 -0000

I'm happy to have ambiguity and I'm happy to have imperfect antiheroes; if I didn't make it explicit, I happen to think Jackie Earle Hailey's Rorschach is the best thing in the film: dark, anarchic, and a reminder that "hero" covers a lot of ground. I'd remind Ralph (and i warn you, it's a spoiler) that by the end of the film, Rorschach's dead and we're left with Patrick Wilson's far more muddled, far less interesting Nite Owl, teamed with Akerman's dull Silk Spectre.

This isn't about what I "want" - ultimately, a film can convince me that what I think I want isn't in fact what I desire; indeed, 300 made me realize I'd never decided whether leather clad swimsuit boys were my cup of tea. I came to Watchmen well aware of its place in the graphic novel pantheon, and ready to be wowed. Unfortunately, it simply fell short; as I said at the end of my review, I think there is an interesting, dark story to be told about the downside of heroism, and the kind of psyche that says "I know what's best for the people I am trying to save." Watchmen, really, offers no payoff (which is why it doesn't leave an "ethical dilemma" - I had no problem seeing Ozymandias as wrong and pretty much psychotically misguided): even if you buy the premise (which I didn't), you're left with a pretty morose take on human nature overall, and heroism in particular. It's an approach... but I think the appeal is limited, and I think you could do better trying harder, and setting a clearer sense of what "good vs. evil" means. In order to make the story work, "heroism" is basically defined downward... which is a cheat, not a stroke of brilliance.

And PS, I'm not getting sucked into "best comic book movie ever" debates... that's the province of fanboys and comic cons. There are a lot of good ones... and there are a lot of bad ones.

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Ralph DeMarco — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:35:32 -0000

I recently re-read Watchmen and this film is very faithful to the story and its characters. I must respectfully disagree with most of this reviewer's comments on Watchmen. I think it's in the running for the best comic book film ever made. I do not say that lightly. They had to cut some corners on the back stories and side characters, but that didn't take away from the narrative strength of the film. Watchmen makes the Dark Knight and Ledger's Joker seem like tiny fish in an enormous sea. What we are dealing with here is a "superman" (Dr. Manhattan) who is not a flag waving, boy scout who always knows what's right and wrong, or always feels compassion for humanity. This reviewer wants the "superman" with a heart of gold to rescue the young lady in distress -- but that ain't the world of Watchmen. Sure, there's a place for that traditonal comic book hero, but haven't we moved beyond it? And I suppose it's troubling to him that the only true hero of Watchmen is an abused, violent and cynical vigilante turned detective named Rorschach who is the real driving moral force. The ending leaves the viewer with an uneasy feeling, an ethical puzzle that has no simple answer. Do the ends justify the means, even if that lets the egotistical 'bad guy' off the hook? Obviously, some people are unable to allow that sort of ambiguity to exisit in their pre-conceived comic book hero universe. The very reasons why this reviewer does not like Watchmen, is the very reason why it's considered a great work of fiction. It's the story -- not the art that made Watchmen the greatest graphic novel ever. This film, while not perfect, does the work justice. I cannot wait to pay my ten bucks and see it again. Who watches the watchers? Indeed.

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Esoth — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:44:39 -0000

Ugh. Another comic book writ large. You would think comic books or graphic novels were tailor made for film given the endless assembly line of features in production by the major studios. I think the reason for their dominance in the market, and their ability to suck all the oxygen out of the system, which would otherwise go to more interesting features, is because the form is, in a sense, a highly refined form of pitch/story board, so that the studio deciders are prone to picking projects so expertly presented. Expert presentation of a pitch/story boards doesn't necessarily translate into a fullsome feature though, as any number of plumped up comic books duds aught to have established.

The film treatments are almost always TOO DAMN LOUD, and also suffer in comparison to the source material because the economy of line and script inherent in the form requires the reader to imagine the story beyond the frame, to a greater degree than in a novel, screenplay, etc. So you have the probability of a great many fans being disappointed by the "realization" on the screen, as paling alongside the countless variety of rich, intense personal visions of the material. In my experience, the more sucessful interpretations are from comics/graphic novels that are obscure, because the majority of viewers don't bring a heavy load of expectations. I suppose a kind of example of this is the Indiana Jones series, which aped but was not directly derived from some comic/graphic novel. The series was also derivitative of old timey movie seriels, but its heart lay with the comic artists.