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Growing up a comic geek, I heard a lot about Watchmen. People talked about it in Wizard a lot back in the day. Everyone seemed to say how it was groundbreaking, amazing -- except no one I knew had it. I therefore held it in a distant sort of awed curiosity, like classical literature I had yet to read unabridged.
And then, I think it was last year but possibly the year before, I found, it, I bought it, I read it in one sitting and took it back to the store the same day. Why? Because I know I'll never read it again, and I'd be uncomfortable having it in the house because of several aspects of the contents, and because I figured some other seeker should get to read it. Someone who'll appreciate it.
I've said it before that I can see how important this would have been when it came out. I have respect for how the story was crafted, and I even like some of the characters.
That said, you can understand how I am surprising myself by how incredibly excited I am about the movie now that I've watched the trailer.
I am going to see this movie. I am going to make someone go with me so that I can squeeze their hand when the bits that scare me hit, and talk to them about it after so that I can calm down. The logistics of this are tricky, because I am absolutely not taking someone whose never read the book, or someone who doesn't like it, but god damn it, I want to see.
And then, I think it was last year but possibly the year before, I found, it, I bought it, I read it in one sitting and took it back to the store the same day. Why? Because I know I'll never read it again, and I'd be uncomfortable having it in the house because of several aspects of the contents, and because I figured some other seeker should get to read it. Someone who'll appreciate it.
I've said it before that I can see how important this would have been when it came out. I have respect for how the story was crafted, and I even like some of the characters.
That said, you can understand how I am surprising myself by how incredibly excited I am about the movie now that I've watched the trailer.
I am going to see this movie. I am going to make someone go with me so that I can squeeze their hand when the bits that scare me hit, and talk to them about it after so that I can calm down. The logistics of this are tricky, because I am absolutely not taking someone whose never read the book, or someone who doesn't like it, but god damn it, I want to see.
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Go on. Admit it. X3
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It's a *great* story, but not a comfortable one.
The trailer is making me go *squee*, but I have a sinking feeling that people are going to ignore the reviews, think this is a popcorn movie, and be appalled when they see it (and will have brought their little kids to see it, no matter what rating it gets).
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[( ._.)] okay here I go
I'd be uncomfortable having it in the house because of several aspects of the contents
:0?
Which is not to imply that I don't know full well that the book is full o' disturbing content, but I'm a little curious what would have been bad enough to not have it in the house at all. :o
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