Lego Watchmen… and a Little Ranting
And… just when I was beginning to thing I had nothing toy related to write about today, in comes this fantastic custom set of Lego mini-figures made to look exactly like the crew from Watchmen. The weakest link here is Rorschach who could have used a custom painted head, but I believe the point of this set was to try do make the figures as close to the characters without doing a lot of custom work.
I can’t think of that many Lego sets you could make using Watchmen figures aside from Nite Owl’s ship and his lair. I suppose you could do the Ozymandias winter getaway.
Anyway, some of you might be wondering why I haven’t posted my Watchmen thoughts yet. I haven’t done so for a couple of reasons. The first is that everyone else did already and so I didn’t see a point. Another is that nobody asked, but in case you are wondering I did like it. I liked it a lot. There? You happy now?!
Side Note: You want to get your blood boiling? You really need to read this review, which pretty much misses the entire point of the film (and consequently the book if the reviewer had read it). Here’s my favorite quote:
And Ronald Reagan is thinking of running for President in 1988. Wow, isn’t that cool that they got it wrong on purpose? I’m so amazed at this “high-brow art” of deliberately getting dates and timelines wrong, you know, just to be “artistic,” and get the drooling of the critics. That is sooooo genius. Like way totally cool.
Oh wait, this one is better:
If you see it yourself, you’re also probably a moron and a vapid, indecent human being.
Even if you didn’t like the movie, the idiocy here should really piss you off.
Side, Side Note: Sometimes when I hear Rorschach’s name I think of Horshack from Welcome Back Kotter. Man, that book and movie would have been a hell of a lot different if you swapped those two out.
Thanks to: Brothers Brick
March 11th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Looking at some of her other posts, I wouldn’t take her opinions all that seriously.
I did like how she couldn’t comprehend that “superheroes” doing bad things is bad.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
I didn’t love the movie, didn’t hate it, but any review that makes blanket statements about a movie’s audience is just silly.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
LBAM, that’s the thing. If you have an informed opinion, then that’s fine. I draw the line at weird biased assumptions that clearly show the person didn’t comprehend basic plot elements, much less the deeper message.
March 11th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
“Dear Mistah Kottair,
Please excuse Walter from class today. He has a splinter.
Signed,
Rorschach’s Mother.”
March 11th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
oh, and I should mention how odd it is that the typical Lego construction gives Dr. Brick-hattan the impression of having a penis…
March 12th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Mistah Kottah!
March 13th, 2009 at 8:06 am
I’m enjoying reading her responses to some of the comments posted about her Watchmen review. She basically flames (IN ALL CAPS, NO LESS) anyone who disagrees with her and then questions their intelligence and integrity. Her main platform is that Watchmen is a superhero movie “for kids”, and I’m sure most people will agree with me when I say she couldn’t be more wrong. If parents did even 30 seconds of research on the movie before taking their children to see it, they’d learn that Watchmen is a very adult book, and a very adult movie.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I’d think the R-rating would be enough to clue people in that it isn’t for 7 year olds, but that’s just me.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:31 am
you forget that most people are dumb as nails…