Beware The Ides Of March! AKA Dartflix Edition #53

So "Watchmen" came out and all of the people that didn't read the graphic novel and thought they were gonna see a popcorn flick thought that it was slow and boring. "Watchmen" stans like myself had these long discussions about what was in the film and omitted from the film that we liked and disliked. I feel that the omission of Hollis (the original Nite Owl)'s key scenes. The discussions between Hollis, Doctor Manhattan, Ozymandias and The Comedian really took away from the impact of the film to me. Also, the fact that few people remember the Cold War years and just how serious the threat of nuclear war was in the 80's really dulled the film's impact as well.

A few other flicks came out since like "Tokyo!", "Sunshine Cleaning", "Last House On The Left", "The Horsemen", "Knowing", "Duplicity" and "I Love You, Man" but the highlight of this month was clearly "Watchmen". Since it was so much of a mindfuck that required extra reading and discussion after viewing it (not to mention two DVD's of the motion comic AND "The Black Freighter"/"Under The Hood" released in association with the film) it wasn't surprising that the film experienced a significant dip at the box office in the past few weeks. This wasn't going to be a blockbuster like "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man"...not by a longshot. It's just hilarious to see Rorshach become the new Wolverine, though.


Films I recommend in theaters (3.15.09-3.31.09) or to add to your queue early or for rental from either Netflix or Redbox:

Duplicity
I Love You, Man
Quantum Of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Seven Pounds
Twilight
Bolt
Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter & Under The Hood
In Treatment (series)
The Riches: Season 2 (series)
The Venture Bros.: Season Three (animated series)
The Spectacular Spider-Man, Vol. 2 & 3 (animated series)
In Plain Sight: Season One (series)
The IT Crowd: The Complete Season One (series)
Andy Richter Controls The Universe: The Complete Series (series)
Head Case: Season 1 (series)
Room 222: Season One (series)
Elegy
Special
Timecrimes
Bleach Vol. 15 The Rescue (anime)
Solty Rei Box Set (anime)
Claymore: Volume Four-The Rumors Of War (anime)
Shigurui: Death Frenzy Complete Box Set [Blu-Ray] (anime)
The Princess Bride [Blu-Ray]
The 400 Blows [Blu-Ray]
Pitch Black [Blu-Ray]
The Chronicles Of Riddick [Blu-Ray]
Rules Of Attraction [Blu-Ray]
Egalite For All: Toussaint L' Overture And The Haitain Revolution (documentary)
I'm Rick James!: The Definitive DVD (music documentary)
From Mambo To Hip Hop (music documentary)
Frazetta: Painting With Fire (documentary)
Chrysalis
Arc
Yella
My Zinc Bed
The Duel Of The Century (Shaw Brothers)
Nothing To Lose
Lost Souls
Watchmen
Tokyo!
The Horsemen
The Last House On The Left
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
Battle In Seattle
Cadillac Records
Rachel Getting Married
Milk
Transporter 3
Role Models
Synecdoche, New York
Let The Right One In
Weapons
Australia
Quarantine
Changeling
Religulous
Choke
Body Of Lies
Flash Of Genius
Midnight Meat Train
What Just Happened?
Sex Drive
Protege
Push
The International
Friday The 13th
Gomorrah
Zach And Miri Make A Porno
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Afro Samurai: Resurrection-Director's Cut
W.
Blindness
Chocolate
A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy
Killshot
Taken
The Class
RocknRolla
Henry Poole Is Here
Defiance
The Wackness
Appaloosa
The Wrestler
The Brothers Bloom
Seven Pounds
Valkyrie
Revolutionary Road
Waltz With Bashir
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Burn After Reading
Hamlet 2
Towel Head
Baby
Nobel Son
Frost/Nixon
Hancock (Unrated Edition)
Gonzo: The Life & Work Of Hunter S. Thompson
Planet B-Boy
Sukiyaki Western Django
DJ Dusk's Root Down Soundclash
DJ Spooky's Rebirth Of A Nation
Decon presents Fresh Rhymes And Videotape
Fear(s) Of The Dark
Sold Out: A Threevening With Kevin Smith
Hell Ride
Elite Squad
Ballast
Boy A

Dart's Movie Recommendations (I personally cosign all of these joints):

Quantum Of Solace
Slumdog Millionaire
Seven Pounds
Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter & Under The Hood
In Treatment (series)
The Riches: Season 2 (series)
Special
Timecrimes
In Plain Sight: Season One (series)
The IT Crowd: The Complete Season One (series)
Andy Richter Controls The Universe: The Complete Series (series)
The Princess Bride [Blu-Ray]
Pitch Black [Blu-Ray]
The Chronicles Of Riddick [Blu-Ray]

Rent/Watch these movies at your own risk:

Knowing: We all knew it was gonna suck. It did. We're all psychcic!

The Haunting In Connecticut: The actual story is always scarier than the film. That Emily Rose flick sucked in comparison to the actual story even though a lot of it had explanations. Read up on it.

Marley & Me: Old Yeller with pretty people in it.

Punisher: War Zone: How did they manage to make a worse Punisher film? It's the easiest one of the bunch to make!

Goal 2: Living The Dream: Soccer isn't big here. It just isn't.

Walled In: Good! Stay there and die dumbasses!


Coming (relatively) Soon To A Theater (or computer) Near You:


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