Hayter to Geeks: My Movie Will Rape You! Go See It!

[thebitterguy]

Over on Hardcorenerdity.com, Watchmen Scribe Hayter pleads with Watchmen fans who did not hate to movie to make second week's BO strong.

It reads strangely. He tries to come across as a man of the (geeky) peoples, as well as a hardcore creative dude.

He also uses a strange metaphor for how the movie should make you feel.

All this time, you’ve been waiting for a director who was going to hit you in the face with this story. To just crack you in the jaw, and then bend you over the pool table with this story.

Yeah, but when George Lucas did it he told me he loved me.

Comments

[perich.livejournal.com]

I thought the BO was already pretty strong when I saw it, but it was humid that day ...

[thebitterguy]

Thank you for catching that.

I didn't know if anyone still used that particular abbreviation.

[absinthe-dot-ca.livejournal.com]

While he makes some (apparently) valid arguments, it would have much more meaning if it had come from the fanbase, rather than someone with some vested interest in the success of the movie (including potentially higher DVD royalties, as well as the prospect of future work).

Compare this with the Dollhouse series, which everyone seems to not actually like, but is watching anyway because they've liked what Joss Whedon has done before. Is that what he's trying to capture here?

[thebitterguy]

Actually, I couldn't see any actual arguments in there. There didn't seem to be any actual Thesis other than "See my movie! It are gud! It will rape yor brian!"

[noizangel.livejournal.com]

Did you miss the last line?

"Trust me. You'll come back, eventually. Just like Sally."

Jesus.

[thebitterguy]

Yeah, that's pretty Witufy too. I'm gonna just assume he's been hitting the Bolivian nose powder.