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Will you watch these Watchmen?
Jackie Blue:
Yes, but considering how big-budget this film is, and considering how relatively few Watchmen fans there really are, if every Watchmen fan goes and sees this once, it won't make much money at all.
Seriously, they have to make it something that is of interest to more than just existing fans.
Gridgm:
--- Quote from: zerodrone on 08 Mar 2008, 19:23 ---considering how relatively few Watchmen fans there really are
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...what?
Hat:
I think Zerodrone is saying relative to more accessible, well known comic book properties. I mean everyone knows who Spiderman and the X-Men are, I am not convinced you could sell this movie and make a decent profit on the basis of the hardcore fans either.
I mean, the parallel isn't perfect but look at Serenity. Firefly had a massive cult following but yet barely broke even, despite the fact that Browncoats saw the movie ridiculous numbers of times.
Movies are made and broken by the general public, not by the geeks.
Ozymandias:
Right. Which makes me ask: why make this movie at all?
The Watchmen fans don't want it. The general public has no clue about it and doesn't care. Where's the profit?
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: Hat on 09 Mar 2008, 01:13 ---I mean, the parallel isn't perfect but look at Serenity. Firefly had a massive cult following but yet barely broke even, despite the fact that Browncoats saw the movie ridiculous numbers of times.
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Exactly, AND despite the fact that pretty much any way you slice it, even if you had never heard of Firefly before, Serenity was an awesome flick.
And yet hardly anybody went to see it.
I guess I'm in the minority of being a Watchmen fan and also excited about the film. If it's even marginally decent, I'll be happy, because well, where's the harm in its existence even if it sucks on toast? I've never understood the fanrage "they ruined it!" mentality. I look at it like, hey, at least they tried. Better a shitty Watchmen movie than another shitty Fantastic Four movie or whatever.
All that said, I'm still waiting on a damn Sandman adaptation.
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