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Quick thoughts on Watchmen (spoiler free)

They couldn’t have done a better job presenting that story in 2 hours and forty minutes.
What’s good:
- Rorschach, The Comedian & Dr. Manhattan, nailed all three.
- Overall mood of the story - they captured the sadness that lingers over every character perfectly
- General detail of costumes, locations, etc. - everything is pretty much how I [...]

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Academy Awards

A few thoughts on tonight’s Academy Awards. This was a weak year.
Of the five Best Picture nominations, there is only one great film, Milk. Slumdog will probably win. It was entertaining, and one of the few movies this year that didn’t lull you into a depression so deep that you contemplated killing yourself after watching. [...]

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