Alex, yeah, I know, but Haley and Wilson are, frankly, ringers, as is Crudup, kinda. The rest are wild cards.
― Pancakes Hackman, Friday, 13 February 2009 23:20 (fifteen years ago) link
xp to Dan, he was also good on WEEDS as Dead Husband Guy
IIRC, he had one scene!
― WmC, Friday, 13 February 2009 23:33 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.mtv.com/videos/movie-trailers/341388/watchmen-tales-of-the-black-freighter.jhtml
― Pancakes Hackman, Saturday, 14 February 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
> In regards to whatever changes he's made to the ending -- which I'm not going to spoil for anyone here -- he actually had Dave Gibbons and John Higgins ink and color new pages for them, then storyboarded and scripted based on those, so that he could retain fidelity to the "source material."
That's the weirdest def. of source material I've ever heard.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Saturday, 14 February 2009 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
First clips are available. Bitching about plot changes, acting and lol slow-mo may commence . . . now.
― Pancakes Hackman, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 00:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Hmmm, not encouraged by that clip for a number of reasons.
― chap, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 00:44 (fifteen years ago) link
not a large number, perhaps, but more than "several"
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 02:29 (fifteen years ago) link
The score is going to kill me if the slomo doesn't. Veidt's accent and overall frailty are a bit suspect, but damn if that isn't Dan Dreiberg standing there.
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 04:56 (fifteen years ago) link
World's First Movie Tie-in Coffee
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 05:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Made with real 100% Columbian Owl Pellets!
― Father Time has always been our most reliable film critic (latebloomer), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 06:32 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.organiccoffee.com/Nite-Owl-Dark-Roast/M/B001O2KSZA.htm
Better this than a Taco Bell cup. I guess.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 11:34 (fifteen years ago) link
oops, xp
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 11:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Click through on my last post to the other clips -- there's one of the Nite Owl/Silk Spectre fire rescue, and one of Nite Owl and Rohrshach talking.
― Pancakes Hackman, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 12:05 (fifteen years ago) link
There is a coffee of a whole TV station!
― i'm shy (Abbott), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
didn't Lynch have a coffee tie-in promotion for 'INLANDEMPIRE'? that one early scene almost felt like the movie was a made just to promote the coffee!
― Mr. Hal Jam, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 17:19 (fifteen years ago) link
It's Rorschach who visits Veidt, not Dreiberg! I demand my money back!!
― ledge, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Working Prof. Milton Glass into Veidt's dialogue was pretty nice though.
― ledge, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't seen 300, does Snyder always use this much Matrix-style slow motion? Because it might look cool in an action movie but it looks silly in Watchmen.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
lol basically that filming technique is the entire point of "300"
― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
I wonder if Snyder has boosted the action quotient in the film to make it more appealing, because in the comic there isn't really that much action, is there? I can only think of handful of proper superheroic action scenes...
* Dan and Laurie fighting against gang members.* Rorschach trying to escape from the cops.* Dan and Laurie rescuing people from the apartment fire.* Rorschach escaping from prison.* The final confrontation with Veidt.
That's pretty much it, I think.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
ugh, that's bad news then. (I never saw 300.)xpost
― WmC, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
looking forward to lots of slo mo pomo convo imo
― its gotta be HOOSy para steen (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:09 (fifteen years ago) link
they should slow it down so much it just becomes a series of still images
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Making Watchmen into eye-candy sfxtravaganza is pretty fundamental point-missing.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link
24 Hour Psycho
― Pancakes Hackman, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I can only think of handful of proper superheroic action scenes...
To be fair, most action movies only have three to five big setpieces.
― chap, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
I look forward to you all telling me how horrible this was
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
It is kind of amazing. The more I learn about this, the more I'm convinced it will be a big bowl of turds, yet I'm almost certainly going to watch it opening weekend anyway.
Did I say amazing? I meant pitiful.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I agree about the turds, but I'll give it a few days to let the crowds die down. Curious to see if the R rating is going to fuck up box office. The promo budget for this is so huge -- if anybody's contract relies on a back-end share of profits, having to recoup promo costs + creative bookkeeping = no "profit" in a million years.
― WmC, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
so uhhttp://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3459/likedrmanhattanspenisgeta9.jpg
― A B C, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
my prediction is that the combo of the book's rep + marketing overdrive will guarantee a good opening weekend and then word of mouth will set in and receipts will take a nosedive. Hardcore comic book fandom opinion will be split between those who are smart and those who thought 300 was awesome.
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Thank you, Comic Book Morbius
― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:00 (fifteen years ago) link
yr welcome. the difference between me and Morbius is that I am occasionally right about things
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
narcissism of infinitesimal differences
― Lots of praying with no breakfast! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link
really Shakey, love all things and people, like Dan and Francis of Assissi.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link
haha Morbz why are you readin this thread (you know I luve ya!)
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
luve? lurv? luv
"I know" - Han Solo
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I reserved Watchmen at the library!
Much background on actual superhero comics?
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean, DO YOU HAVE much backetc.
I read Batmang as 11-year-old
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Comic Book Morbius predicts you will not like it
― Courtney Love's Jew Loan Officer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
I ask because a fair chunk of the pleasure (for big fat dweebs) in the original is in the twisting around of then-popular comics tropes. Some of that will probably shoot past you, but it shouldn't hurt your appreciation too badly. Knowing who batman is will be useful, though.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:31 (fifteen years ago) link
doesnt it have some Nixon as President for Life thing?
the last graphic novel I read was Fun Home.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
its a comic book about comic books.
― Comic Book Morbius (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Nixon doesn't do much, but he is played for a couple minor laughs
Fun Home is a lot better than Watchmen.
― Magdalen Goobers (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:34 (fifteen years ago) link
also good to know in approaching watchmen that it was then popular (and sort of "shocking") to present batman as a borderline-psycho reactionary thug fighing his way through a human dungheap. still is, i guess. thank frank miller.
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 18 February 2009 21:34 (fifteen years ago) link