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'Bourne' Director to take on Watchmen

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-you-fail-a-rorschach-test dept.

Here's one of those mixed blessing stories: Paul Greengrass, the director of the Bourne Supremacy has been tapped to direct a film based on The Watchmen, one of the greatest comics ever made. No word on if Paul plans to add Tom Sawyer to the cast.

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  1. one of the greatest comics? by Naikrovek · · Score: 2, Funny

    hrm.. I've never heard of it.

    perhaps "greatest" is subjective...

    1. Re:one of the greatest comics? by squaretorus · · Score: 3, Funny

      Greatest is always subjective in that sense - however the fact that you are poorly read in the genre in no way effects the greatness of the work.

      I've seen very few chick flicks, but some of them might be considered great by those that enjoy.

      UNless your name is 'comic book guy' I frankly dont give a fuck if you think the watchmen was a great comic or not. And even then - I probably wouldn't give a fuck as you'd be claiming pokemon 12 with the foil back cover and the accidental nipple on panel 4, page 12 was the greatest comic ever.

      Damn - ranting and swearing again! Why am I here?

    2. Re:one of the greatest comics? by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 2, Funny

      THE WATCHMEN is the "War And Peace" of the comics world.

      Who publishes this "War and Peace" series ... is it DC or Marvel? As long as it's not Image, their coloring sucks!

  2. Well, there's a big "if" here by Clay+Mitchell · · Score: 4, Funny

    If Greengrass finds a camera man who doesn't suffer from non-stop epileptic seizures, I'm cool with it.

  3. When will it end? by yetanothermike · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hellblazer starring Keanu isn't bad enough? Now they have to poison the well further with Watchmen?

    What's next??? V For Vendetta starring Vin Diesel?? The Rock IS The Sandman... *gag* *wretch* *puke*

    For those of you who haven't heard of Watchmen before, or haven't read it - you should. This is one of the works that really showed just how well comics could tell adult stories and be more than spandex and capes.

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  4. Re:fan boy. by JudgeFurious · · Score: 3, Funny


    Because it's a jealously guarded secret. If it were to slip into popular culture and everyone knew about it then it would become a UPN television series starring beautiful twenty-somethings portraying beautiful teenage versions of the characters in the comic book. To transcend it's own genre it would have to be cheapened and it's just not worth the risk.

    The Guild has noted your Slashdot ID number and your silence on this matter is expected.

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  5. Oh come on... by UncHellMatt · · Score: 2, Funny

    THINK of the great pieces of cinematic perfection based on comic books!

    Insipid and trite, yet full of rubust low quality acting and flat dialog, Hollywood again and again gives us.... Well, crap.

    At least they're consistent.

  6. Re:Watchmen: Study in Ties by rjamestaylor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Memento...sounds vaguely familiar but I can't recall...oops time for another insulin shot!

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  7. Yes, but it doesn't answer the question... by 91degrees · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who will watch the watchmen?

  8. It burns us! by mcmonkey · · Score: 4, Funny
    The Rock IS The Sandman

    When this happens, please do the right thing and save us the trouble of having to hunting you down.

  9. Re:Taking Bets by ronfar · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...follows the costumed hero Rorschach...
    It seems like they already made that movie and called it Taxi Driver....
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  10. Re:top 10 questions: w/SPOILERS by obergeist666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    And the number 1 question:

    Will Dr. Manhattan be naked?
  11. Re:Rorschach's Journal by LaCosaNostradamus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah, just sling it onto the Crank File. After the new year, we'll just clean it all out and start anew.

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  12. Re:The comic is awesome, but... by Dr.+Manhattan · · Score: 3, Funny
    BTW Dr Manhattan Rocks!!!

    Gee, thanks!

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