Can't talk. Lol'ing.

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http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/07/amazing-entertainment-weekly-watchmen-cover

Travis Clark says:
July 23, 2008 at 4:18 am

Grendel25m r YOU complaining that the comedian is smoking? Cuz if u r, that’s ridiculous.

I’m gonna put this out there so all of you who say this movie looks “cheesy” can shove the words right up thier [censored]:

If u haven’t read the amazing graphic novel by alan moore and dave gibbons, and ur ridiculing the movie based on the trailer, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. I doubt you’d be saying that if you’d read the book. If you know nothing about watchmen, read the novel before you make [censored] remarks.

The novel, which is considered by many to be the greatest piece of popular fiction ever produced, is NOT a serious take on mystery men, as i read someone saying. Neone who says that CLEARY has no idea what the hell they’re saying and ur basing that on THIS cover, which i admit is not great, but guess what? THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. THEY did this cover, not the creators behind the movie.

Learn ur facts b4 u make stupid comments bout stuff u have no clue about, kay?

It's always hilarious when someone uses "ur" in public discourse and expects to be taken seriously.

Comments

Four possibilities;

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1. Horrible bomb. (unlikely)
2. Popular with the people who read the comic, but not the general public. (most likely)
3. Popular with public but not comic fans.
4. Popular with both the public and comic fans. (second most likely)

What's bugging me about the fanbase is the fans' tendency to assume everyone interested in the movie already read the comics, so they're slinging spoilers left and right.

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Oh, and I've never read the comic.

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Their Superheroine iz pastede on yay.

Re: Four possibilities;

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My biggest concern is about the subject matter. 300: men holding off Ebil Invaders and being awesome. Aside from some cultural issues involving admiration of the male form (yes, critics, we know you think it's homoerotic. Now shut up.), it's a pretty standard action movie.

Watchmen is about people deconstructing superhero tropes and being awesome, which requires a fair amount of knowledge about comic books. A lot less than you'd find in the general public today than in the comic boom of the 80s.