Watchmen

[megladon8]

Last night I accidentally told my friend that Keanu Reeves was playing Manhattan.

I'd totally forgotten that Billy Crudup replaced him.

[Morris Schæffer]

trailer:

http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

[Watashi]

trailer:

http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

It LOOKS like a Watchmen movie, but somehow it just doesn't feel like one.

[Ivan Drago]

trailer:

http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

It stops at 0:38. At least for me.

EDIT: Ah no wonder. It got removed.

[Henry Gale]

Quick! Before it gets pulled!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NhzTfi10lHY

[Ezee E]

Quick! Before it gets pulled!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NhzTfi10lHY

Gone.

[Henry Gale]

I'd say just keep searching it on YouTube and then sort by date. If you find one that works, keep the window open, 'cause you may not be able to go back later.

I actually have to say the trailer was somewhat impressive. Mostly in the Dr. Manhattan and more visual stuff (especially the final shot). We'll see how it all works together next year though.

[Sven]

Holy moly, this looks terrible.

[rocus]

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/watchmen/trailer

[Winston*]

Ha, they used the Batman & Robin Smashing Pumpkins song.

[Melville]

Holy moly, this looks terrible.

I would have gone with "Sweet fancy Moses," but yeah, that looks nigh unwatchable. The shiny imagery, reveling in action, sexy women, etc. look embarrassingly awful, and they're all completely at odds with the tone and themes of the graphic novel.

[Lasse]

I know nothing about the graphic novel, and that looks alright to me.:|

[Saya]

That looked better than I thought it would. The costumes still look weak though and the guy playing Veidt seems all wrong for the part.

[Sven]

I would have gone with "Sweet fancy Moses," but yeah, that looks nigh unwatchable. The shiny imagery, reveling in action, sexy women, etc. look embarrassingly awful, and they're all completely at odds with the tone and themes of the graphic novel.

Well, isn't trying to make a comment on superhero movies or something like that? A la the comic's commentary on superhero comics? So isn't the awfulness intentional? [cue trans]

[megladon8]

Ha, they used the Batman & Robin Smashing Pumpkins song.

No, I think the Pumpkins song from Batman & Robin was a different one.

"The Everlasting Gaze", wasn't it?

I actually thought this song was quite appropriate.

Looks like it'll be a visual treat with nothing else going for it. I guess Zack Snyder has found his schtick.

[Raiders]

Eh, I think there's potential there. The action looks way flashy, and the characters far too attractive, but I do sort of think that based on what we know of the film's stance as a commentary on current superhero films, it could work (though I wonder, if this is true, isn't Snyder harpooning his own 300 techniques?). I think it would have been better rather than ape superhero movie trends to simply forgo them altogether, thus making the anti-superohero superhero movie. But, it's probably the route Snyder is more comfortable with.

[megladon8]

Man, watching that trailer again, I really see how that slow-fast-slow stuff annoys number8.

And this movie is 3 hours long?

With that much slow motion, there's probably only a good 45 minutes of footage in the whole thing.

[number8]

Eh, I think there's potential there. The action looks way flashy, and the characters far too attractive, but I do sort of think that based on what we know of the film's stance as a commentary on current superhero films, it could work (though I wonder, if this is true, isn't Snyder harpooning his own 300 techniques?). I think it would have been better rather than ape superhero movie trends to simply forgo them altogether, thus making the anti-superohero superhero movie. But, it's probably the route Snyder is more comfortable with.

Well, when they showed the trailer before TDK, this chick sitting next to me saw Nite Owl's drop down shot and went "Omigod! That guy looks like Batmaaan!" So I guess it worked.

[Winston*]

No, I think the Pumpkins song from Batman & Robin was a different one.

"The Everlasting Gaze", wasn't it?

Well, you'd be wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End...ing_Is_the_End

I suppose if you want to argue semantics it's a different version of the same song used in Batman and Robin.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Regarding the slow-fast-slow...on the one hand, it's a bit overdone. On the other hand, it gives some of those visuals time to breathe as almost-still-images. That shot of the Comedian hitting the glass is perfectly appropriate.

I'm really looking forward to this.

As an ardent fan of the original story, though, I have to wonder about two things:

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1) Are they keeping the alien squid?
2) Are they killing Ozymandias?

I side with the comic on both issues.

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[megladon8]

Those are good questions, DaMU, and I wonder about them myself.

I was also wondering what the time period is for this movie.

Did they end up going with the original 1980s? Or is it present day? Future?

[number8]

Everything's exactly as it is in the comic.

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It's the 80s. There's the squid monster. Ozy dies.

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[megladon8]

Everything's exactly as it is in the comic.

OK, that's good to know.

When I saw the WTC in the trailer, I wasn't sure if they were pulling some "alternate future" type stuff.

[Saya]

Everything's exactly as it is in the comic.

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It's the 80s. There's the squid monster. Ozy dies.

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Did I miss something?

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Isn't it Rorschach who dies? I thought Ozy survived the whole thing...

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[MadMan]

I'll admit I haven't read the graphic novel yet. The trailer that was shown before TDK though had me gasping in amazement. It looks pretty stunning to me, but I have no idea how everything else aside from the beautiful visuals will turn out.