http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/03/the-desert-of-the-reals/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/03/the-desert-of-the-reals/#comment-1109 Ned Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:25:13 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2009/03/the-desert-of-the-reals/#comment-1109 The Watchmen opening credits montage (establishing the alternative 1940-1985) is fun, and the movie is actually a lot better than I expected from some reviews. It is quite successful when it sticks to the violence, much less so in the character development arena, and downright creaky when it tries to do exposition. And the Times article on the Reals -- like you don't have wacky weirdos in Britain? The Watchmen opening credits montage (establishing the alternative 1940-1985) is fun, and the movie is actually a lot better than I expected from some reviews. It is quite successful when it sticks to the violence, much less so in the character development arena, and downright creaky when it tries to do exposition. And the Times article on the Reals — like you don’t have wacky weirdos in Britain?

]]> http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/03/the-desert-of-the-reals/#comment-1108 Adam Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:35:15 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/index.php/2009/03/the-desert-of-the-reals/#comment-1108 Watchmen was very good, still have yet to read the book. Wacky 'mericans is right, I think we should have more Sheriffs, someone local who's an active citizen. How real are these Reals, anyway? Watchmen was very good, still have yet to read the book. Wacky ‘mericans is right, I think we should have more Sheriffs, someone local who’s an active citizen. How real are these Reals, anyway?

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