Superhero Filmmakers: Where's Our Watchmen?

and I feel like this guy right now:

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the times they are a-changin' is in there too... and while tuomas is painfully off-base on the appropriateness of the soundtrack I have to grant that the dylan shit was kind of dire in the original too

some random alien whose supposed threat needs to be boosted with a psychic's brain (the brain bit kinda makes me feel Moore didn't really believe in the ending himself)

once again anything remotely metaphysical irritates Tuomas

That's not really what I meant, rather than the whole idea of the psychic's brain comes from nowhere, and it felt like Moore added it there because the idea of a common alien enemy uniting the US and the USSR is so far-fetched that it needed this silly bit of boosting to make it sound better. Also, the world of Watchmen seem to have any other paranormal things going on... Dr. Manhattan, the only other person with real superpowers, is explained with science (even if it is pseudo-science), so the idea of a psychic strong enough to influence thousands of people feels kinda tacked on compared to the relative realism of the rest of the story. So I'm not complaining about metaphysics per se, rather than Moore using them in a way that doesn't really fit the other parts of the comic.

"the world of Watchmen doesn't seem to have any other paranormal things going on"

If a guy who can control atoms and see through time can be explained with science, then psychic powers can be explained with science.

The missing squid doesn't bother me that much, but I *will* be annoyed if you don't see Rorschach's journal arrive at Nova Express' office.

They couldn't get the John Cale song that concludes everything?

The whole thing squid scheme and how it so suddenly achieved peace was always the weakest part of the comic.

I don't even remember it achieving peace...as my brane remembers it it was just like "oh fuck squid, of shit gore, oh man disquieting, ps I finished reading the pirate book."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2008/oct/27/watchmen-alan-moore-dave-gibbons?picture=339028360

Glad they decided against Rorschach's body stocking.

http://data.tumblr.com/CJoLlYKtgfleg6n5ZalMznD5o1_500.jpg

I read something this morning that suggested that the non-squid ending news leak was just them testing the waters and that the squid ending does exist. Can't find the link though...

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/images/2008/11/10/watbn_ozymandias_3.jpg

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/11/ozymandias.html

Ronan!

The tagline to that poster kinda reveals the ending of the story, doesn't it? Not that anyone who hasn't already read the comic would guess it.

you've answered your own question there. it's vague enough, just glad the horned lioness type thing is up in this.

There's another oblique spoiler in the trailer, in that it cuts from Blake being thrown out the window straight to a shot of Viedt.

how often do you see a cinematic adaptation marketed with a similar aesthetic to the published work? man that typeface is a beacon amongst the madly ugly posters for movies that concern themselves with the fate of the world.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/sexymollusk/watchmen.jpg

that poster is terrible!!

check out bubastis tho

and what kind of tagline is that?

What is the name of that typeface?

I would so not be sad if it replaced Impact in everything but lolcats.

they're doing posters for all the main characters:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39054

http://splashpage.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/111008_watchmenexclfull.jpg

http://popwatch.ew.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/10/watchmen_l.jpg

this is the only poster i actually like so far:

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/1448/watchmenteaserposterxu7.jpg

tagline's still kinda ass tho

The Manhattan one's not bad.

What is the name of that typeface?

think it's Futura Condensed Bold - pretty much identical to the one used by The Sun for most headlines

and yes Impact must die

They should of used this guy as veidt
http://seat42f.com/site/images/stories/tvshows/TheMentalist/simon-baker-the-mentalist-tca.jpg
the wrong choice for veidt and the stupid punchlines are the only things I see wrong with this movie so far

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whoops

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/watchmen.html?showVideo=1

there you go

shit trailer, btw

hooray for no billy corgan

Is that the Koyaansqaasti theme?

man i hate rorschach's voice

i was thinking that. if ILX hated Bale's Batman voice, then hoo-boy...

Not keen on that trailer. Don't like Rorschach's voice in particular (should be flatter and more expressionless), and all the acting seems a bit shoddy.

On a nerdier note: there isn't actually a group in the comic called The Watchmen! It's just the name of the book.

"hrmmm"

revealing practically the entire plot there

I wonder if the group's actually called "Watchmen" in the movie (they were "Crimebusters" in the book, IIRC.) "Watchmen" sounded spliced in there, like they're trying to justify the title or something.

from the very little evidence in the trailer it looks like we're going to get batman voice AND really exaggerated physical movements because you can't see my face! from Rorschach.

Eh, I can deal with stuff like that. I'm more concerned about all that ridiculous slow-mo. It's the most played-out movie trick ever.

If you took all the slow motion out of 300 you'd have a 5-minute short.

Is that fucking Muse?

I'm liking all the shots that seem to have come directly off the page.

Jon's voice is worse though, he sounds like a whiny emo kid, not a god.

POLICEMAN 1: (doffs his cap and mops his brow) W-who watches the Watchmen....

lol this is the gayest lookin bullshit btw - ozymandius looks exactly like robin in batman and robin - what an utter shitwich

one of the reasons the sam hamm CHRIST ALMIGHTY IT'S THE GODDAMN WATCHMEN shit is so ridiculous is that there's no such thing as 'the Watchmen,' yet in the trailer dude is all like watchmen DIS and watchmen DAT, NOT COOL

rorschach voice doesnt bother me even tho i hated bale as batman

i like that the comedian looks like javier bardem

i'm also cool with manhattan sounding like a whiny pussy, cuz that's kinda what he is

finally, the giant psychic exploding squid was gay as hell in the comic, but it's also gay as hell to change the ending, which is why this dumb gay movie should never have been made - too much irresolvable gayness is inherent in the property

no, wait, finally: fuk u shakey

ok one more thing:

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