"The Watchmen" Lie: Hollywood Sends More Depravity Your Kids' Way Costumed as "Superhero" Flick

debbieschlussel.com ^ | March 4, 2009 | Debbie Schlussel

[Mr. Silverback]

Sorry, but that’s a load of crap.

First, see post 155. Were those guys anti-freedom busybodies?

Second, the “people say that my choices are bad for the country, therefore they’re proposing we outlaw those choices and put me in jail” is right out of the liberal playbook. See anti-war protestors and pro-aborts for prominent examples. No sale.

Third, how is it that Schlussel is a busybody for saying that she thinks you’re stupid but you’re not a busybody for disparagin her and telling her to shut up?

[Mr. Silverback]

So what?

Unless she’s lying about what’s in the movie, I see no reason anyone who’s criticizing her on this thread is any better than she is.

[razorboy]

Sorry but it’s not a load of crap.

First your quotes in 155 really aren’t like what Possum was saying. Unless you run with the assumption that Watchmen is immoral, that would be an incorrect assumption, but one frequently made by the “everything I don’t like is evil” crowd.

Secondly I never said that, lying about what people said is right out of the liberal playbook.

Third, once again you lied about what I said, I didn’t say she was a busybody and tell her to shut up. I said her kind of ranting causes people to say that, one need only read this thread to know that’s true.

[Bushite]

All I said that it was interesting that Debbie is fixated on a big blue dong in her face.

Just interesting that what is a minor part of the film is what she finds important.

She also fails to mention that the movie portrays RIchard Nixon in a positive light and that the most popular character int he novel/film happens to be a conservative for the most part.

Debbie has jumped the shark.

[Mr. Silverback]

All I said that it was interesting that Debbie is fixated on a big blue dong in her face.

And, as I asked (and you did not answer) you're thinking someone is weird if they pay notice to a big, blue dong being shoved in their face?

[x]

So far it's got lousy ratings from the critics (except you, Roger Ebert, you old fat whore).

I wonder when comics stopped being written for kids and went after the adult geek audience.

[AwesomePossum]

First your quotes in 155 really aren’t like what Possum was saying

Apologies to Mr. Silverback for taking liberties in this reply........let me know if incorrect........

Generally, regarding pernicious assaults on our God given freedoms, freedoms upheld and protected by a God inspired Constitutional Republic (not unbridled freedom), reply 155 = reply 135 = reply 105.........same same........

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[Bushite]

and I tried to tell you that the big blue dong IS NOT IMPORTANT.

and it is WEIRD to fixate on it.

[Double Tap]

Not to pick nits, but if it is as she described, an NC-17 rating might be more appropriate.

[razorboy]

Of course I was replying to 105.

[AwesomePossum]

Like talking to a brick wall......

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[BradyLS]

Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars. That tells me enuf right there.

While I don't agree with Ebert on a lot of things, I have learned one little trick from reading his reviews:

Ebert often insists that his "stars" are not tied to his reviews. The "star" system is forced upon him by his contract at the Chicago Tribune. Being something of a sci-fi geek himself, Ebert knows the sort of intense scrutiny that long-awaited, big-budget sci-fi/fantasy/action movies will give to the films and his reviews of them. So rather than log-jam his in-box with intense hate-mail for giving such a film anything less than 4 stars--regardless of what he has to say about it--he goes ahead and gives these geeky epics 4 stars.

Then he rambles neutrally about character details and passes fair accolades to the writer(s), director(s), and special effects team for attempting such a film. Then he'll warn mere mortals about the film's oddities.

But mostly, with such films, he's deflecting heat with 4 stars and reducing the flood of mail further by offering mild opinion and faint praise.

I had suspected the technique for awhile and confirmed it with his review of Peter Jackson's "King Kong." He gave that film four stars and his review didn't say anything substantive--when I know he's usually not afraid to rip a typical Hollywood (or even an independent) film apart that most people enjoy or sing its praises even if everyone else hates it.

[Richard Kimball]

"You are not entitled to your opinion; you are entitled to your informed opinion. If you are not informed on the subject, then your opinion counts for nothing."

No, you're entitled to MY opinion.

[Vince Ferrer]

Alan Moore can write some interesting comic books but it doesn't change the fact that he's a conspiracy minded liberal bigot. Maybe the biggest reason to hold off on seeing this movie is to deny him and Hollywood $$$.

Alan Moore was cheated out of most of the money due to him from Watchmen, and has disowned this film adaptation. He is not getting any money from this.