tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747828092883694705.post929638271257176474..comments2023-07-04T07:45:47.084-06:00Comments on By the Rivers of Babylon: Dr. Manhattan's Penisdcorneliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231288805244617924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747828092883694705.post-8683675713510919312009-03-28T21:57:00.000-06:002009-03-28T21:57:00.000-06:00"Creative erectile dysfunction"?I'm pretty sure I ..."Creative erectile dysfunction"?<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure I received an email - or perhaps hundreds - offering a solution to that.<BR/><BR/>I added another paragraph to the article. I don't really want to make blanket statements about the state of movies or television. I just want... wait, I <I>do want to make blanket statements</I>. The exceptions are often brilliant, but the rule is starting to wear me down. And when I see <I>Watchmen</I> reduced to the rule, I get upset.<BR/><BR/>... Damn you, Snyder!dcorneliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231288805244617924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747828092883694705.post-24612949306356351192009-03-27T12:56:00.000-06:002009-03-27T12:56:00.000-06:00I could not agree more with your assessment of Doc...I could not agree more with your assessment of Doc's sartorial attitude and how Snyder warps it. In the novel, his penis is almost imperceptible; in the movie, it is thrust into the viewer's face repeatedly as a constant reminder of the character's choice. It's a symptom of the many problems that plague the movie. I would not go so far as to make larger statements about the nature of the medium; Watchmen is far from an example of the pinnacle of film. If anything it is a warning of what can happen with popular film - it's more of a cautionary example. But at least it has not been much of a commercial success - it's heartening to see that sometimes the masses actually see through the spectacle and are annoyed by the creative erectile dysfunction that affects most Hollywood studios.Life of Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05023072360964889919noreply@blogger.com