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
DG, it wasn't all shot in front of a green screen! It was shot mostly on practical sets!
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
Er maybe it's because designing a costume that an actual guy has to actually wear is different from just drawing one? The metal looking collar and cuffs he has in the book look quite impractical; they're still there in the movie, just a bit more realistic. And maybe on screen a poncey purple robe really doesn't look like an effective superhero costume.
xp.
― ledge, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought homeboy had nips in the comix
― and what, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.flytecrewblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/watchpeanuts.jpg
― and what, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:24 (fifteen years ago) link
okay I would watch that 24/7
― HI DERE, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Linus as the Comedian is rather inspired
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I wouldn't think it was possible but Snyder looks set to prove me wrong.
ref'ing Schumacher Batman films = stupidest excuse I've ever heard
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I think Shroeder should be Manhattan and Charlie Brown the Night Owl. Of course that makes Pigpen Oz which makes no sense at all.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:33 (fifteen years ago) link
so in the spirit of "recontextualization" did all the Minutemen don costumes cuz they were inspired to fight crime by Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer? Or was it more of a Dolph Lundgren-as-the-Punisher thing.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:35 (fifteen years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(film)
In December 2006, comic book artists Adam Hughes and John Cassaday were confirmed to work on character and costume design for Watchmen. Costume tests were being done by March 2007. 300 associate producer Wesley Coller played Rorschach in a costume test, which Snyder inserted into an R-rated trailer for 300. Although he intended to stay faithful to the look of the characters in the comic, Snyder intended Nite Owl to look scarier, and wanted Ozymandias to possess authentic Egyptian attire and artifacts. Nite Owl and Silk Spectre changed most from the comic, as Snyder felt "audiences might not appreciate the naiveté of the original costumes. So, there has been some effort to give them a (...) modern look — and not modern in the sense of 2007, but modern in terms of the superhero aesthetic". Snyder also wanted the costumes to "comment directly on many of today’s modern masked vigilantes": The Ozymandias costume, with its molded muscles and nipples, parodies the costumes in Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). Set designers selected four Kansas City sculptors' works for use in the set of Dr. Manhattan's apartment after discovering their works on the Internet.
So, it looks like everyone's right! It's meta-commentary on modern superhero costumes and an attempt to pander to the audience with glossier costumes. You may now make out.
― HI DERE, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:35 (fifteen years ago) link
test marketing indicated widespread nipple parody approval
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah because it's not like THOSE had any impact on the culture, right?
Jesus Christ, Shakey, he's keeping the thing set in 1985, he's keeping the 1940s "Minutemen," by all accounts he's keeping the ending, what the hell is your problem here? The "recontextualization" amounts to dealing with these characters in the medium in which they're appearing, which is NOT A PIECE OF PAPER in case you hadn't noticed. If you want this movie to be even remotely watchable, Oz's costume from the comic simply would not fly. Maybe on some mid-budget Sci-Fi Channel original, but not here.
I mean, "OMFG OZYMANDIAS HAS NIPPLES THIS MOVIE IS RUINED" puts the dumbest Star Trek fanboy shit to shame.
Anyway, in the trailer scene where Dr. M appears in the cafeteria, you can definitely see some blue wang, so there's that.
Also:
http://www.toshistation.com/images/watchbabies1.jpg
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:48 (fifteen years ago) link
"I mean, "OMFG OZYMANDIAS HAS NIPPLES THIS MOVIE IS RUINED" puts the dumbest Star Trek fanboy shit to shame."
I think Shakey has other reasons for thinking this movie is going to suck.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Like the fact that it's directed by a complete moron for example.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:51 (fifteen years ago) link
my point is this should not have been made into a movie at all, precisely because it will not translate well to film. Not because of all the minor details like, say, Ozzy's nipples (although those do matter - Moore was very meticulous in making every minor detail relevant to the larger plot), but because it is, as you say, a comic book about comics, and trying to make that into a movie about movies about comic books while also adhering tto the original plot is simply not possible. This film is a stupid fucking idea and I can't believe any of you are willing to pay money to further this fuckwit Snyder's career.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:52 (fifteen years ago) link
"OMFG I SAW A BIT OF BILLY CRUDUPS BLUE WANG THIS MOVIE IS GREAT" > "OMFG OZYMANDIAS HAS NIPPLES THIS MOVIE IS RUINED"
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Watchmen poll
― HI DERE, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Not because of all the minor details like, say, Ozzy's nipples (although those do matter - Moore was very meticulous in making every minor detail relevant to the larger plot)
― latebloomer, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:56 (fifteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/LolitaPoster.jpg
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:56 (fifteen years ago) link
TS: James Mason's wang vs. Shelly Winter's nipples
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:57 (fifteen years ago) link
obv. Veidt's erect nipples are a commentary on the political polarity yet similarity between Nixon's victorious regime and the Soviet bloc and the resultant paradox
― blueski, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Unfortunately for you Pancakes this is more like the remake of Lolita.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:59 (fifteen years ago) link