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Old 03-14-10 | 01:04 PM
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best Zack Snyder film

I love Dawn of the Dead and Watchmen, but Watchmen is easily his best imo.
Old 03-14-10 | 02:27 PM
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I like all three. But Watchmen stands out as the "richest". The other two are exemplary films with simple plots.

Will Zach Snyder ever make a cigar-chomping WWII epic? No whiney Michael-Bay-Pearl-Harbor stuff. Seems like something he could tackle.
Old 03-14-10 | 02:29 PM
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I like 'em all. Need to rewatch 'Watchmen' though.
Old 03-14-10 | 02:34 PM
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I like 300. Never saw Dawn.
Old 03-14-10 | 02:40 PM
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All cool movies, but Dawn of the Dead is my favorite.
Old 03-14-10 | 03:49 PM
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I actually liked Watchmen more the 2nd time around (Have yet to see the "Extended" and "Complete" versions) but I still have to go with the DOTD remake.
Old 03-14-10 | 04:49 PM
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Tough call. 300 for me.
Old 03-14-10 | 05:45 PM
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Watchmen. Never really liked him doing a remake of Dawn of the Dead but it was okay.
Old 03-14-10 | 06:03 PM
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I only really liked Dawn of the Dead. Watchmen was visually stunning but felt hollow despite its almost strict adherence to the comic book (which I loved). Except for the first big action sequence, 300 was a total bore.
Old 03-14-10 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
I only really liked Dawn of the Dead. Watchmen was visually stunning but felt hollow despite its almost strict adherence to the comic book (which I loved). Except for the first big action sequence, 300 was a total bore.
this, though I absolutely loved Dawn of the Dead.
Old 03-15-10 | 12:00 AM
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Damn, I can't believe 300 isn't getting more love here. That's a masterpiece compared to most films produced this century.
Old 03-15-10 | 08:05 AM
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I like them all for what they are, mainly brainless action films, but think Watchmen is easily his best, thanks mainly to it almost being a Moore/Gibbons film.
Old 03-15-10 | 08:12 AM
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Probably 300, though I'm not a big fan of any of the three. Snyder makes visually solid flicks that have very little else going for them. Watchmen being less a movie and more a well filmed but poorly "acted out" version of comic book slides, 300 being almost completely devoid of character and plot, and Dawn of the Dead losing almost all sense of satire.

I tend to want to like his movies, it just doesn't work out.

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Old 03-15-10 | 08:27 AM
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Dawn for sure
Old 03-15-10 | 09:17 AM
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For me a tie between 300 and Watchmen. Chose 300 to give it some love in the standings. But enjoy and own, all three.
Old 03-15-10 | 09:56 AM
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Dawn of the Dead is great, but 300 is just pure awesomeness.
Wachmen was ok, nothing I ever need to see again.
Old 03-15-10 | 09:58 AM
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DotD
Old 03-15-10 | 10:08 AM
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Watchmen, although Dawn of the Dead is a very close second.
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DotD
Old 03-15-10 | 11:45 PM
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Wow, I can't believe that Dawn of the Dead is leading by 6 votes. I picked it because I think that the potential was there for a bigger f--- up of the source material. Watchmen and 300 were pulled from graphic novels so the visuals were already there (or the basis for them was). Yes, yes ... I realize that DOTD was a remake, but Snyder went in more of his own direction.
Old 03-16-10 | 09:43 AM
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300.

but i haven't seen dawn.
Old 03-16-10 | 10:15 AM
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Have to go with Dawn which I thought was a good action flick. I was honestly bored to death by Watchmen and 300.
Old 03-16-10 | 10:34 AM
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I really liked Dawn of the Dead. It was an inspired, energetic remake of a classic.

As a fan of historical epics, I was really looking forward to 300. I hardly expected that despite its outstanding visuals, it would turn out to be one of my most despised films of all time due to its extreme racism, homophobia, and xenophobia (anyone who is white, masculine, bloodthirsty, and has chiseled features is good, anyone different is bad, and the movie revels in these stereotypes). It also unleashed Gerard Butler on the world, and his career since then has proven just how much he completely sucks.

Watchmen was ok, but not something I could sit through more than once. When the opening credit sequence is the best part of your movie by miles, you're in trouble.

So, yeah, Dawn of the Dead.
Old 03-16-10 | 10:48 AM
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I feel that Watchmen is his best work to date but, for me, I think he's 3 for 3. He made a better DotD remake than I thought would have been possible, and 300 is a damn fun film. I'm on the fence about Legend of the Guardians after seeing the trailer, but I might see it only bc I like Snyder as a filmmaker.
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I think 300 would've been better if had less Queen Gorgo being polictical and more of just what was in the comic. Her whole subplot slowed the shit out of the film. In fact..most of what wasn't in the comic slowed the film. Any added action was nice though.


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