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"The Watchmen" Lie: Hollywood Sends More Depravity Your Kids' Way Costumed as "Superhero" Flick
debbieschlussel.com ^ | March 4, 2009 | Debbie Schlussel

Posted on 03/04/2009 11:38:44 AM PST by EveningStar

If you take your kids to see "The Watchmen," you're a moron...

(Excerpt) Read more at debbieschlussel.com ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: debbieschlussel; depravity; horror; immorality; moralabsolutes; notaste; watchmen
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To: SJSAMPLE
As such, he sees no need for clothes as he progresses towards a god-like status.


21 posted on 03/04/2009 11:52:20 AM PST by a fool in paradise ("Do you know the website number?" - VP Joe Biden)
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To: brytlea
meh.. Trying to keep it clean.

Debbie's really showing her blonde roots on this one...

22 posted on 03/04/2009 11:52:25 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Te odeo, interfice te cochleare)
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To: kaylar

The problem (I suspect) is that many parents will also be clueless and think it’s for the kiddies. I’d say the R rating would give them a clue but you might be surprised how many of my elementary students would tell me about this or that R rated movie they saw.


23 posted on 03/04/2009 11:53:10 AM PST by brytlea (Proud descendent of Andrew Kent, Alamo Defender)
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To: EveningStar

I knew this would be a problem. Watchmen is not a kids’ comic book, it’s a true graphic novel, with lots of sex, relationships, and moral questions. There’s no way to do it as movie and make it a good guy vs. bad guy flick. But leave it to the Hollywood marketing teams to screw up royally.


24 posted on 03/04/2009 11:53:44 AM PST by Clock King (Radical Conservatives, arise!)
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To: Dead Corpse

LOL that was just a whole new one on me!


25 posted on 03/04/2009 11:53:50 AM PST by brytlea (Proud descendent of Andrew Kent, Alamo Defender)
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To: kaylar

Her point was that parents would be bringing 10 year olds to this film and witnessed such action.

She may have found the movie pointless but ultimately she is concerned about some parents who may come to the film bringing the kids because they don’t want to say “no”.


26 posted on 03/04/2009 11:54:00 AM PST by a fool in paradise ("Do you know the website number?" - VP Joe Biden)
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To: EveningStar

It is rated R.

I don’t even take my daughter (age 8) to see PG-13 movies, for Pete’s sake!


27 posted on 03/04/2009 11:54:16 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: EveningStar

“like actually investigating the movie before you take or send your kids to see this garbage”

Right, like the same people investigated Obama before they elected him.


28 posted on 03/04/2009 11:54:21 AM PST by dblshot
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To: icwhatudo

Joe Bob Briggs used to give the drive-in score for films (judged on blood, breasts, and beasts).


29 posted on 03/04/2009 11:55:59 AM PST by a fool in paradise ("Do you know the website number?" - VP Joe Biden)
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To: All
Did anyone click on the link and read her second paragraph? :)

"If you see it yourself, you're also probably a moron and a vapid, indecent human being. The movie arrives in theaters at Midnight, Thursday Night. It's rated "R"--which should kinda sorta be a hint--but it really deserves an "NC-17," at the very least."

30 posted on 03/04/2009 11:56:59 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: dblshot

you can go to www.themoviespoiler.com and have a whole synopis for free.

no need to spend money.

People need to focus on the story itself rather than just the costumes.

Seriously, part of the book is where Ronald Reagan beat carter in 1976.


31 posted on 03/04/2009 11:59:03 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: EveningStar

Yeah, where she says that anyone who sees it is a moron?


32 posted on 03/04/2009 11:59:30 AM PST by MitchellC
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To: Constitution Day
It is rated R.

After reading the review on the movie I'm surprised it's not rated NC-17.
33 posted on 03/04/2009 11:59:36 AM PST by copaliscrossing (Progressives are Socialists)
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To: EveningStar

sounds like she is afraid people might see an antigovernment message in “who watches the watchmen”.


34 posted on 03/04/2009 12:00:28 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: MitchellC

I was thinking of seeing it. :)


35 posted on 03/04/2009 12:00:47 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: Domandred

I knew nothing at all about the existence of The Watchmen prior to seeing ads for the movie. I think this is probably true with many people. Schlussel is correct that it’s being depicted as a superhero type of movie in the previews. And let’s not forget: one of the general premises in superhero movies is that the good guys win in the end. From her article, I don’t know if there are any “good guys” in the whole film. I’ll steer my kids away from this movie if they start showing any interest in it.


36 posted on 03/04/2009 12:01:07 PM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( ))))
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To: All

37 posted on 03/04/2009 12:02:07 PM PST by Peter Vollmer
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To: EveningStar

Which confirms, IMO, that she’s a natural blonde.


38 posted on 03/04/2009 12:02:42 PM PST by Dead Corpse (Te odeo, interfice te cochleare)
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To: EveningStar

I’d agree if you take your kids to watchmen you are a moron, but not because of hollywood, but because you are too damned stupid to know the source material that this movie is based on.

This isn’t a story of Hollywood taking a classic comic super hero like say a superman and making him evil or dark, or applying moral relevancy to him... this is a movie that is based on a very adult themed and very dark comic to begin with.


39 posted on 03/04/2009 12:03:03 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Two Kids' Dad

watchment came about during the resurgene of the graphic novels with deeper plot lines.

Watchment was famous BECAUSE it showed the complicated nature of the costumed superheroes life.


40 posted on 03/04/2009 12:03:50 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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