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I went to town as Dr. Manhattan last night. Only one person actually said, “oh, there’s Dr. Manhattan”. I thought loads of people would have got it at this stage with the movie coming out next year. One girl on the street said “oh, wait, you’re that guy from the Watch thingy”. Other guesses were The Mask, Stargate(!) and The Grinch (I don’t even know where to start with that one).
I was going to go naked and paint myself from top to toe in blue, but the excessive shaving needed put me off so I decided I’d wear the suit in the end. I ended up sitting beside the only Smurfette in Neachtains too. Oh the blue irony. I saw 3 Jesuses (is that the plural of Jesus?) and a very attractive glass of Guinness, but no other Watchmen.

I’d have loved to get contacts to go with it. Maybe next year. Although maybe next year I’ll be Rorchach.

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I, like many others, was very wary of the film version of the Watchmen, especially given Alan Moore’s own feelings on the subject, and the bastardised version of V for Vendetta (a dystopian London where everyone has a widescreen television).
When the costume pics came out, I grudgingly acknowledged they were pretty good but still was resolved not to go and see it.
And then the teaser trailer came out last week.

I’m obsessed. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it at this stage. The film might turn out to be poop but I’m getting more and more comfortable with the idea they might actually do the source material justice.
Of course if Alan Moore leaves a comment here I won’t go near it in a fit.

Tags: film, watchmen by Allan
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