Watchfans: which Watchman are you?

March 4, 10:41 AMLA Trends ExaminerChris Farnsworth

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Which Watchman are you?

Three more days to go, kids. Polish your armor and wash your best spandex, because "Watchmen" is almost here.

Today, we're going to look at the geek faithful: the nearly religious followers of comic-book movies who provide the biggest boon to movie-makers, guaranteed butts in seats. However, they also provide a guaranteed pain in the ass for filmmakers -- their rabid devotion.

It's great to have a built-in audience for a movie. It doesn't always help when that audience contains an occasional loon or two. It might scare away the vast majority of ticket-buyers, most of whom have not picked up a comic book since grade school.

True, this didn't hurt "The Dark Knight," despite all the guys in Bat-gear hanging around the theater with guys wearing green fright wigs and face-paint. But it can complicate things, as when a rabid group of fanboys wanted to stand in line for one of the "Star Wars" films -- even though it wasn't playing at that theater. They thought -- seriously -- that George Lucas should step in and move the film to the theater they were at, because that's where they'd watched all the previous "Star Wars" movies.

Or take, for example, how some fans reacted in the Rotten Tomatoes comments section to one negative review of "Watchmen:"

You call Watchmen the first flop of 2009 - I have to call your review the worst review of 2009 - check your facts before you write something - it makes you look less stupid (friendly tip so you don't lose your job)

Uhh **** you?

After reading your long winded review, I can certainly that the truly "real disappointment" is that someone still pays you to write that crap

 

That being said, you work for the Hollywood Reporter, so I guess I should be happy for something more then a piece of dog crap rolled up in a newspaper
GOod Day! haha

 

Hey Kirk HoneyBUTT! I hope you burn down. I suppose you'd prefer they create a movie about some jack*** named Dr. Honeybutt who instead of controlling time and space, controls hope and gay and call THAT Watchmen! I suggest that if you are not a fan of comic books then you take your go**amn opinions on what make a good comic book movie and stuff them up your honeya**! Go to bed. Oh and yeah, chances are they screwed up the comic but this jackhole has not the right nor education to remark on such things. Peace.

It's that kind of living-in-your-mom's-basement-logic that makes the rest of the fans look bad.

Fortunately, for "Watchmen," we've got a simple personality test to determine which one of the Watchmen you resemble most.

If your answer comes up "Rorschach," take a deep breath, remind yourself it's only a movie, and leave your homemade gas-powered grappling gun at home. Oh, and take a shower.