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The opportunity exists for a Watchmen Sequel.  The actors and actress are already contractually bound and rights are already owned.  Read more at /film for the details.  So it could be done.

Should it be done?

Watchmen as a work has such a completeness to slap a sequel onto it would do the entire project a injustice.

If Alan Moore were to do a sequel I would love to see something like this.  Use the same setting, make it a generation latter and update the underlining message to match some of the greatest global threats that we face.

Do you think a sequel should be done?  What would be our current doomsday clock?

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• Watchmen (Director’s Cut): This is an amazing movie and a great gritty look at our society’s social political position and a great adaptation of comic to movie.  I’m even more excited to see the director’s cut where I have hopes they will fix some minor issues I had with the film over the comic.  watch the trailer below.
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• An Empress and the Warriors:  A wuxia film with a great cast and fascinating premise with a woman leading an army of men in feudal China… that I’m going to have to rent.  Watch the trailer below.
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• Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods:  This is a re-release of the pilot for the great show Stargate SG1.  This version has some extended scenes.  They removed the nudity that was in the original version since Showtime wanted it in there and it leaves the pilot not as family friendly as they wanted it to be.  Christopher Judge also dubbed over some of his parts to help give more consistency to Teal’c.
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• Coraline:  I have heard good things about this movie and did not get a chance to watch it in the theaters so now it’s on my rent list.  For more on Coraline read here. watch the trailer below.
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• G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: Season 1.1:  I grew up watching this show so I’m stoked that it is now getting released on dvd.  This is not the complete first season which would be a big negative against this dvd set but this one has a bunch of stuff in it for it’s price of 20 bucks.
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    • EPISODE 1 – The Cobra Strikes – Cobra has developed the ultimate weapon known as the M.A.S.S. Device. and attempt to steal a military satellite. Duke is captured.
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    • EPISODE 3 – The Worms of Death – GI Joe takes the battle against Cobra undersea. Meanwhile, Snake Eyes goes to the arctic to find a radioactive crystal element.
    • EPISODE 4 – Duel In The Devil’s Cauldron – Cobra and G.I. Joe try to get the final element to activate their own M.A.S.S. Device.
    • EPISODE 5 – A Stake In the Serpent’s Heart – Destro takes Scarlett as a prisoner and the action-packed finale of the first G.I. Joe mini-series.
  • DISC 2: THE REVENGE OF COBRA
    • EPISODE 6 – In the Cobra’s Pit – Cobra attacks a G.I. Joe convoy and steals a high-powered experimental laser.
    • EPISODE 7 – The Vines of Evil – Flint, Mutt, Junkyard and Roadblock are caught by vines in the Cobra’s Pit of Chaos.
    • EPISODE 8 – The Palace of Doom – G.I. Joe sends various teams to different regions around the globe to find the three fragments of the Weather Dominator before Destro and Cobra get to it.
    • EPISODE 9 – Battle On the Roof of the World – Cutter, Wild Bill and Spirit battle the Baroness and Cobra on the Island of No Return.
    • EPISODE 10 – Amusement Park of Terror – Storm Shadow infiltrates Joe headquarters. Meanwhile the battle in the Arctic continues.
  • DISC 3: THE PYRAMID OF DARKNESS
    • EPISODE 11 – The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe – Tomax and Xamot seize control of G.I. Joe’s Moon Star space shuttle.
    • EPISODE 12 – Rendezvous in the City of the Dead – Shipwreck and Snake Eyes try to evade capture from Cobra.
    • EPISODE 13 – Three Cubes to Darkness – G.I. Joe captures Tomax and Xamot plans to rescue him.
    • EPISODE 14 – Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls – Alpine and bazooka are joined by Quick Kick. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander activates the Pyramid of Darkness.
    • Episode 15 – Knotting Cobra’s Coils – G.I. launches a full-scale assault on the Cobra Temple.
  • DISC 4:
    • EPISODE 16 – Countdown for Zartan – Zartan infiltrates the Worldwide Defense Center and tries to destroy it.
    • EPISODE 17 – Red Rocket’s Glare – Cobra uses Tomax and Xamot’s company Extensive Enterprises to purchase the Red Rocket food chain and use its location for secret missile launching bases.
    • EPISODE 18 – Satellite Down – Cobra knocks a secret military satellite out of orbit and G.I. Joe races to its location before Cobra gets to it.
    • EPISODE 19 – Cobra Stops the World – Cobra plans to take control of the world’s fuel supplies.
    • EPISODE 20 – Jungle Trap – Cobra kidnaps Dr. Shakur and plans to attack cities using the flow of lava.
    • EPISODE 21 – Cobra’s Creatures – Cobra plans to use the animals of the world against humanity.
    • EPISODE 22 – The Funhouse – Flint, Bazooka and others hve to fight their way through the deadly Cobra Temple.

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• Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood: I’ve been excitedly waiting for the release of this animated tale.  It features Tales of the Black Freighter which was the comic that was being read within the Watchmen storyline.  Along with that tale they included a live-action/CGI Under the Hood, based on Nite Owl’s powerful first-hand account of how the hooded adventurers came into existence. Two fan-essential stories.
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Galaxy Divided:  The first four episodes of the animated television series.  Although I loved the episode Ambushed I don’t see buying this when latter in the fall they will release the entire season as a set or I could just get the show through now and not have to wait.
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Review of:  Watchmen

Overall Rating: 10

Watchmen is a brilliant and great example of how a movie can stay true to a story, be artful and free of bone idle Hollywood pandering.  I loved it and will watch it over and over again.  Everyone should watch this movie it will enrich their lives and make them think.  That said there are also some warnings.  It does not have a happy ending.  It does not have likable characters.  It will make you think.  Watchmen is not the film to watch if one is expecting a light or fun movie but it is a great film.

The Messages in the Watchmen:

• costs and consequences of actions and in actions
• why we need to be careful about what we really want and how that might effect our society as a whole
• How each individual’s actions not only impacts themselves but the society as a whole for better or worse.

Final prognosis:  Go see it, take your friends, give yourself time to discuss the experience, watch it over and over again, it will enrich your life but if your seeking something fun then wait don’t go see it.

Likes

1. The overall experience was a brilliant and thoughtful exploration of the human condition which makes us think about ourselves and our society.
2. Afterward I was left thoughtful and reflective glad that our society didn’t walk down that path.
3. visuals were stunning
4. The music was perfect and the same from the comics.
5. The setting looked like it came right from the pages of the comic they took great care to get everything to look good.
6. blood and guts were at an appropriate level for the type of film but there are a couple of places it’s pushed a little far.
7. I really enjoyed the pace for an almost 3 hour movie it didn’t feel like I was there for 3 hours.  I’m not even sure if I even blinked.
8. The acting and casting was spot on.
9. They stayed true to the comic with a few minor changes added 3 scenes and I was bummed there was no squid monster but with those changes the overall story was unchanged and the messages were unchanged.
10. they kept most of the flashbacks in the film.  A few minor characters were cut but nothing to change the film from the book.
11. I wished that the story of the black freighter was left in movie but I understand it being cut for time reasons and it helped to keep the story from becoming preachy or too dark.
12. I was enriched and glad for the experience of the Watchmen.
13. I was amazed that they were able to pull off nudity and sex scenes without it  becoming pornographic.
14. loved playing “where in the world is Walter” game, that is trying to find him and Pyramid in every scene.

Dislikes / Concerns

1. I’m concerned that the typical American audience member will not be able to handle a dark story without a happy ending that will make them think about themselves and the society they are creating.
2. They changed Rorschach from a sociopath into a psychopath by changing they way he kills the guy.  I found this bothersome because it changes some of the psychology behind the character and I don’t understand why they made that choice.
3. I’m concerned that the audience won’t get that this is progressive speculative fiction since the characters are  not likeable and a society that is not likeable.  What makes this progressive is that the Watchmen makes the audience think about how they are interacting with their society and how the watchmen is put forth as a warning of what path not to go down.

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