Watchmen movie....link to pictures!

[markwars]

Sweet Jebus this movie looks great.

[Velenne]

I have to admit that trailer dispelled some of my doubts. Let's just hope they do this right and only do half in the first movie, half in 2010. Really, there's just too much story for one movie and I don't see how you can get rid of any of it.

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Although I saw the Mars Fortress and what I thought was Ozymandias leg-sweeping someone into water. That would pretty much have to be the ending.

[LilMoochie]

Originally Posted by Velenne

I have to admit that trailer dispelled some of my doubts. Let's just hope they do this right and only do half in the first movie, half in 2010. Really, there's just too much story for one movie and I don't see how you can get rid of any of it.

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Although I saw the Mars Fortress and what I thought was Ozymandias leg-sweeping someone into water. That would pretty much have to be the ending.

The Ozymandias sweep would be in the middle, during the

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the fake assassination attempt

However, I'd bet my last 4th Mass booster that it will be one movie and not two. I just hope they don't streamline it too much.

[markwars]

I am loving the fact that my son has been peppering me with Watchmen questions since we saw this trailer.

[Annerios]

Originally Posted by markwars

I am loving the fact that my son has been peppering me with Watchmen questions since we saw this trailer.

I bet. For the uninitiated, that trailer has to be a bit of a puzzle as to what on Earth the movie is even about (other than the fact some superhero types are in it).

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Saw the trailer before The Dark Knight - Wow. Looks incredible.

Can anyone tell me the song title? Sounds like Billy Corgan and/or the Smashing Pumpkins
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Originally Posted by DarkBladeCB

Watchmen is sort of a Holy Grail to me. The jumbo-sized Absolution Edition is one of my prized possessions.

I found a dust jacket-less hardbound edition in this enormous, used bookstore situated in a dark, cold warehouse for $3.50.
It's the only version I have and that's one of my prized TPB collections.

Originally Posted by DarkBladeCB

Watchmen though... Watchmen is THE pinnacle of sequential art. Watchmen is the first real work to fulfill the potential of what the medium can do. The panel grid; the mirror issue; the supplements in the back; the dual storylines; the meta-level on which it functions as a dark take on the industry itself. To me, the grand appeal of Watchmen is not just in its story, it's in the way that it is told. It is a work that cannot be separated from its medium, because in the end, medium dictates story... and Watchmen is a story that is told in a certain way, for a certain effect, and when it moves away from that, it is no longer the same. And I, for one, feel that the new version, while perhaps legitimate, will be inherently inferior, and I for one will not be seeing it.

The movie will never match the comic book, but I'm anxious to see how this works out.

Originally Posted by Annerios

Dr. Manhattan looks amazing and the fact all of that Vietnam stuff is in there boosts my confidence that this may be an interesting adaptation.

Yeah, the Vietnam panel come to the big screen was a great!

Originally Posted by Annerios

Not exactly who I pictured either, but the performance is what matters.
This movie has some interesting casting.

Is it just me or did the Comedian look just like Robert Downey Jr in that trailer?

Agree, Veidt actor doesn't look right and I thought that was Downey Jr. too!

[Ugly-Caco]

[Annerios]

Originally Posted by Hex_Enduction_Hour

Can anyone tell me the song title? Sounds like Billy Corgan and/or the Smashing Pumpkins

It is. Here is the story on that song choice:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/18...e-full-circle/

Originally Posted by Hex_Enduction_Hour

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I found a dust jacket-less hardbound edition in this enormous, used bookstore situated in a dark, cold warehouse for $3.50.
It's the only version I have and that's one of my prized TPB collections.

Wow. That is an awesome find. I had that edition, but had to sell it off years ago, along with other bits of my Watchmen collection. If you have never read the 2 Watchmen supplements for the old DC Roleplaying Game, they are worth checking out. They have all sorts of cool background material on the world and characters. I also had a pin set and a collection of the covers blown up to a large size in a limited portfolio.

That stuff was worth a lot when I sold it and I imagine it may skyrocket even more now. At least they'll probably produce another hardcover edition with new stuff added now that the film is coming out.

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Originally Posted by Annerios

It is. Here is the story on that song choice:

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/18...e-full-circle/

Excellent, thank you.

EDIT: just checked the song on YouTUbe. Slow remix is great.
Love it in that Watchmen trailer.

[dra(gon)]

for the batman & robin film ,was there some changes in the text?

liké "it is batman" but the trailer with night owl rembers me stron on batman+ this song. but that is watchman(night owl= batman, dr. manhatten(manhatten md.? = superman)

[Zelrig]

Originally Posted by Ugly-Caco

Dr. Manhattan is the coolest superhero.

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I love how he is "above" human society, and how he is a god!

[DarkBladeCB]

Originally Posted by Hex_Enduction_Hour

The movie will never match the comic book, but I'm anxious to see how this works out.

I agree. And that's kind of why I cheered every time this movie fell through. In general, the comic book adaptations have been a failure. I don't mean the super-hero licensed films. This isn't Dark Knight or Spider-Man where they're developing an entirely new story designed specifically for the big screen, these are adaptations. Unfortunately, a lot of them have been works of Alan Moore--From Hell, LXG (which wasn't much of an adaptation), V for Vendetta--and they've all fallen flat on their faces (V in particular was really jarring for me).

Sure, sometimes the results can be surprisingly good (Fight Club? Trainspotting?), it really pains me to see Watchmen become a licensed property. To me, it's a work of art. And it frustrates me to see it become a videogame and action figures. The trailer, too, with its sexy feel and Smashing Pumpkins really lets me down. I admit to being pre-disposed to hate this movie, so my opinions are really moot, but I was really content with having a master-piece comic book. I know the film can never be the book--Alan Moore told Terry Gilliam years ago that he didn't think Watchmen could be filmed--but to me I just don't want to have to put up with the traumatic experience I put up with after V ("Hey, did you see V for Vendetta?" "Yeah. Comic book is way better. It's about anarchy. It's pretty cool." "Um... but it's a comic book." "Yeah. It's great." "..." -- that happened a lot).

So oh well. So, I guess, I don't have any intention of seeing it is my long-winded point.