I'm not going to get into how much I love the original masterpiece. Its obvious. I mean, my work is viral with the Nixon and the Hostess and all.

But by the end of that movie I walked out of the theater disappointed. I was tempted to walk out when Laurie was talking to her mother about her real father, but I stuck around hoping it'll be saved in some way. It was too late, but the shot of New York being reconstructed was a nice touch which could've been used in the comic.

Almost all the changes, I felt were valid. Pacing is important in a film. Some parts they had to shorten or take out. I'm not one of those fans yelling: "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PIRATE STORY??!!!"

The chemistry between Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II didn't exist at all. The actress who played Silk Spectre II wasn't mature enough for that role. I could live with having a younger person play that role, but she needs to be a better actress.

Nite Owl was good enough. I think his non-heroic voice made up for Nite Owl not looking silly.

The Comedian was okay. I think they could've done something to his voice so he sounded older. But he looks too much like Robert Downey Jr.

Rorschach was perfect. Dr. Mahnattan was good. Ozymandius -- wasn't villainous enough, he couldn't pull of the moral dilema that he had.

I was okay with the fact that this film lacked subtlety. In the comic, the sentence "The Comedian is Sally's father" was never said, it was implied. In the comic, the sex scenes had a sort of subtlety to them. More like having real sex than watching porn. The slow motion shots-- like when Veidt got shot-- I could live with that, but too many.

Some scenes, like the opening sequence and Nite Owl & Silk Spectre fighting in jail, I didn't like when I saw them on youtube. But put into context, they were fine.

BUT!!!!

Putting the blame on Dr. Manhattan didn't make sense to me. Even though Dr. Manhattan was blamed for destroying millions on US and Russian soil, Russia would still jump the gun and immediately send their nukes to the US. Hell, the entire world would blame the US. When people get pissed, they need to blame something. And when they blame something, they'll do something about it. There would still be a nuclear war.

I don't care if there wasn't a giant one-eyed vagina squid creature, but the thing that saves the world needed to be an alien threat! It had to be! Its what brought everyone together in "Independence Day".

That part made me cringe. Everything to that point, I felt-- "Okay, this is a nice tribute to Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbons's work. This is like a high budget fan film." But the ending-- the ending made me cringe!!!!

V for Vendetta still stands as the best Alan Moore inspired film.

I understand your pain, Mister Moore.

PS... Attempted rape isn't as fucked up as actual, or at least implied rape. This movie could've been more cynical. That's why the comic was great.

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