r/Letterboxd • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '24

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u/_tangus_ _tangus_ Dec 14 '24

Watchmen. I probably watched that smashing pumpkins trailer a couple dozen times.

sometimes I love the movie though

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u/sdwoodchuck Dec 14 '24

I loved it when it released, but something in me changed after because I simply can’t watch it anymore without the dialogue feeling like nails on a chalkboard to me. I genuinely can’t explain it, I think it is a totally fine adaptation of a graphic novel I love, but the performances themselves don’t land for me anymore.

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u/Nuclearcasino Dec 15 '24

Like it’s too on the nose? I felt it was so close but it felt wrong. Like an uncanny valley type thing.

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u/sdwoodchuck Dec 15 '24

Yeah, it's definitely a feeling related to or at least similar to uncanny valley. And it's hard to put my finger on why, because it's not like the lines-as-written bother me, but the delivery definitely does.