I'm still convinced this film is an impossible sell to people who haven't read the book (and some who have.)
― Simon H., Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I'm ultimately skeptical -- still, though. (Sharp move not showing Veidt's Antarctic base, actually.)
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
The question is whether the director can coherently transplant the plot and its ramifications, though. Given the level of subtlety of 300 I have my doubts, but here's hoping.
― Neil S, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Dr Manhattan lookin' pretty good. Awful use of Corgan tho. the whole approach of the trailer is pretty terrible and formulaic - should'be tried to stand out more here. Cool to see the Mars glass house tho.
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
the whole approach of the trailer is pretty terrible and formulaic
A good number of the shots are pretty much from the book -- and I'm amused at how they're all "Look, Night Owl's Batman, WE KNOW"
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Great looking trailer even with Corrigan's nasal mewling.
― Capitaine Jay Vee, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I better read the comic! I have had the TPB for a while now, but there's always some fan-boy crossover that takes priority. I think there should be a She-Hulk movie, that would be awesome.
― jel --, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
A good number of the shots are pretty much from the book
i know, it's just the whole style of the trailer itself but i was hoping for no music, no slow mo etc., maybe use actual Nixon speeches cut up and whatnot
also really sick and tired of 'human being destroyed/blown apart/smashed into bits but the last remaining recognisable part of them is their screaming mouth' sequences
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
link doesn't work for me :(
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Awful soundtrack to that preview.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
don't like the obviously-all-shot-in-front-of-a-green-screen-ness of it all :(
― DG, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I think it looks terrible. color scheme is all wrong.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
would love to hear deeznuts explain how this movie is inherently superior to the comics by virtue of its being a movie
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:59 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, it's also at (shudder) Harry Knowles's.
DG, it wasn't all shot in front of a green screen! It was shot mostly on practical sets!
Love the shot of Veidt nailing the assassin guy. And the Dr. Manhattan effects look great.
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 19:59 (fifteen years ago) link
they did actually film on Mars i believe
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
No, they filmed on Venus doubling for Mars. It's cheaper to travel towards the sun for a movie crew.
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w1.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w2.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w5.jpg
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w6.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w7.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w8.jpg
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w9.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w10.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w11.jpg
http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w12.jpg http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w13.jpg
sorry, i'm done
is that aged Nixon on the TVs behind Veidt then?
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Looks interesting to me! Virtual sets/actors is the only way this thing COULD work, short of being an animation (which I can't believe no one had a serious go at).
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
i know, i read the production blog from time to time. still looks weird tho. that shot of dr manhattan blowing up a viet cong looks like some 1996 command and conquer cutscene
― DG, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
> would love to hear deeznuts explain how this movie is inherently superior to the comics by virtue of its being a movie
-- Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:59 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Music is also inherently superior to sculpture.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
ok haven't seen trailer but stills look fucking awesome
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
the only good I can see coming of this is that maybe Dave Gibbons got a lot of money
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
My status is still intrigued but skeptical. Only universally stinking reviews will stop me checking it out out of curiosity, though.
― chap, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
we get it dude. you dont like it. xp
― s1ocki, Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Another link for the trailer: http://io9.com/5026402/watch-how-faithful-watchmen-will-be
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 17 July 2008 21:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I, like Shakey Mo, love this trailer and I will be first in line.
― jeff, Thursday, 17 July 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i always imagined theire outfits to look way rattier/homemade/not like batman begins
― Will M., Thursday, 17 July 2008 21:25 (fifteen years ago) link
"I guess I look pretty Devo, huh?"
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link
yep
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 17 July 2008 21:28 (fifteen years ago) link
top marks for manhattanpants
― DG, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:05 (fifteen years ago) link
omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:15 (fifteen years ago) link
As my wife likes to remind me, I am quite often way too cynical for my own good. So as far as this movie goes, I've decided to just geek the fuck out and enjoy it.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:16 (fifteen years ago) link
love the nipples on the Ozymandias suit
― latebloomer, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I loved that B&W still that was released a few months back but I absolutely hate the trailer. Eh, I'll still see it.
― Allen, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:30 (fifteen years ago) link
why is Ozymandias wearing nipple-plated leatherwear rather than the greco-egyptian shit his entire persona is centered on
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:45 (fifteen years ago) link
seriously so much wrong, you guys are on crack
"You can't even turn the pages on this movie!"
― forksclovetofu, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:46 (fifteen years ago) link
It's, like, metatextual, Shakey. Like how the comic was a comic about comics, the movie is a movie about movies. Therefore the "modern" (i.e., 1985) heroes in the movie have costumes more like current movie heroes, just like how 1990s Batman costume was so much different from Adam West costume.
Yes, it's anachronistic. So is Richard Nixon in the White House in 1985. Deal.
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:59 (fifteen years ago) link
this can't be bad! rorschach's mask moves! oooooooooh
― DG, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Some panels that correspond with the stills blueski posted above:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4835/watchmen1up7.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2829/watchmen2xv6.jpeg
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7523/watchmen3qw5.jpeg
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Like how the comic was a comic about comics, the movie is a movie about movies.
does not compute
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Uh, ok. I guess not, if you're determined to be dumb/stubborn/whatever.
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:14 (fifteen years ago) link
you might note that I'm not complaining about anachronisms - which are crucial to the "alternate reality" theme of the story - I'm complaining abotu STUPID SHIT that is in there for no reason and has nothing to do with the character other than "oooh we need to have the bad guy in black. leather. with nipples. wouldn't that be cool."
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:14 (fifteen years ago) link
saying its a movie about movies is a gross misrepresentation - its a movie about a comic book about comic books. unless they've completely re-written the plot.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I wonder if this will be worse than V For Vendetta was.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Snyder has exlicitly stated that Ozymandias has nipples because of the Clooney-era Batsuit, in the spirit of recontextualization that Pancakes mentions. Like it or not, it's definitely not them trying to be "bad guy in scary outfit" or whatever.
― Simon H., Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link