Watchmen

[executiverocker]

The teaser trailer keeps appearing on youtube, then disappearing due to them pesky lawyers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfjwbRKt2_0

It looks AMAZING! the version of "the end is the beginning is the end" over the top is haunting!

[Edinburgh]

**** the dark knight!

This is what I'm talking about!!!:D:D:D:eek::eek::eek:

[executiverocker]

slightly better version here

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/241236.html?playlist=featured

HD should be up soon!

[Beaker]

This is The Film I Am Waiting For. I've been a huge fan of Watchmen since I read it years back. They have nailed the imagery, now lets hope they don't **** the story up.

[Edinburgh]

This is The Film I Am Waiting For. I've been a huge fan of Watchmen since I read it years back. They have nailed the imagery, now lets hope they don't **** the story up.

Aye. It all boils down to that ending, but to be honest the director seems to be a fan and is clearly doing it for the fans (as stupid as it sounds)

[Cherish]

I am positively pissing myself with excitement!

Night Owl looks a bit like Batman, but I'm still kind of glad they changed the super hero costumes. I don't thing the ones in the graphic novel would translate very well into film.

[JohnnyYen]

Oh man. That looks so damned good. If they've oversimplified or otherwise ballsed up the story I'll be hunting people down with an axe.

[executiverocker]

HD version now at apple

right click and save as
http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/watchmen/watchmen-tlr1_h720p.mov

[Doctor C]

oh boy... I am cautiously awaiting this. Gonna be outraged if they've faffed it up though

[executiverocker]

Just re-read the book, definately a lot clearer in my mind than when i read it 15 years ago!

[executiverocker]

NOOOooooo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7569770.stm

[stix]

Has anyone else on here seen the Watchmen Motion Comic?

It's FANTASTIC! Out in the US only on itunes, but I managed to find a torrent for it, they've only made chapter 1 so far though.

[executiverocker]

I've not seen that, but I have seen this fan version of the trailer using the comic equivalent scenes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fQgQmdYE6I

[Wishfairy]

I've only just read this but i'm so excited to see the movie, should be interesting to see how they do some scenes.

[executiverocker]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-GUmgQHvqqc&fmt=18

new footage wooo

[Chopper Ironballs]

its been delayed due to studio fights

[executiverocker]

It is still being released march 09

[Chopper Ironballs]

it said 2010 in a sci fi mag i looked at last night :( the legal battle begins in january 2009.

[thejoker]

Snyder, you beauty.

[JohnnyYen]

OMG The Dr Manhattan being 200 foot tall in Vietnam - I always thought that was one of the best single frames in comic book history, and it looks like they've done it right.

One question though, why in the name of all that is holy is Robert Downey Jnr NOT The Comedian? It's the part he was born to play, surely?

[executiverocker]

it said 2010 in a sci fi mag i looked at last night :( the legal battle begins in january 2009.

The chance of it being delayed it slim to none. Yes there is a court case but it is most likely to end in fox taking profits rather than banning a whole film.

[executiverocker]

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/watchsmall.jpg

[dogzilla]

One question though, why in the name of all that is holy is Robert Downey Jnr NOT The Comedian? It's the part he was born to play, surely?
Maybe the younger version, I don't think he'd look convincing as the older much bulkier guy though

[dogzilla]

Heh it's funny how he's even put the nuclear explosion dream sequence bit in there

I still suspect this film will suck though

[Doctor C]

I still suspect this film will suck though
I fear this will be the case, but f**k it, I'll give it a spin

[dogzilla]

I'll definitely go see it, I just don't think Snyder has the wit or talent to successfully adapt it. It's nice that he's trying to keep it so accurate to the comic, but a comic isn't a film. What works in one medium is by no means guaranteed to work in another. Think of all the great novels that have become boring or rubbish movies

And if Smashing Pumpkins appear on the actual soundtrack then I'm walking out of the ****ing cinema

[joe ersatz]

you're sound as long as they only appear in the closing credits then...

[dogzilla]

It'll probably turn out to have a soundtrack by Coldplay and Michael Buble

[Doctor C]

And if Smashing Pumpkins appear on the actual soundtrack then I'm walking out of the ****ing cinema
Relax, the likelihood that the movie will include the downbeat counterpart to their contribution to the campest Batman movie is minimal to say the least

I hope they are on it though, just to piss you off

[dogzilla]

I hope the LHC creates a black hole that sucks in the Earth and all evidence of our existence, if only so that no one else in the universe will ever have to listen to a Smashing Pumpkins song ever

[dogzilla]

Apart from 1979, that was alright

[Beaker]

Relax, the likelihood that the movie will include the downbeat counterpart to their contribution to the campest Batman movie is minimal to say the least

I hope they are on it though, just to piss you off

Probably have some NIN in there, that'll annoy him enough.

Soundtrack is being put together by Tyler Bates, same guy that did 300. So I'm expecting lots of "serious" instrumentals.

[Doctor C]

Apart from 1979, that was alright
you're more fun when you're 100% rabid about this topic rather than just 99.999% rabid. Now Gibby, he's always a laugh in Pumpkins threads

[Doctor C]

I'm actually annoyed at myself for using the name "Gibby" instead of Dan

[executiverocker]

I'll definitely go see it, I just don't think Snyder has the wit or talent to successfully adapt it. It's nice that he's trying to keep it so accurate to the comic, but a comic isn't a film. What works in one medium is by no means guaranteed to work in another. Think of all the great novels that have become boring or rubbish movies

And if Smashing Pumpkins appear on the actual soundtrack then I'm walking out of the ****ing cinema

It is a ****ing good song, and one that warner own copyright too.

The trailer and/or footage refers to schniders "unique direction" but he is just copying scene for scene. Not much direction there is there?

[nathan_adler]

I hope the LHC creates a black hole that sucks in the Earth and all evidence of our existence, if only so that no one else in the universe will ever have to listen to a Smashing Pumpkins song ever

Aside from the global annihilation element, I largely agree with this post. Maybe if the Chili Peppers went on fire too, that would also be awesome.

[executiverocker]

New trailer just released

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808406490/video/10658091

AWESOME

[dogzilla]

Rorschach's voice is wrong

[J2TheH]

This movie, to anyone that has read the graphic novel, will be terrible. Just how terrible is yet to be seen, but it will be.

I'm going to go watch it, of course, but I just can't see it working EXACTLY like it did in my head.

That's the beauty of comics, I suppose.

[procopius]

Rorschach's voice is wrong

No it isn't.

[Drunknmunky]

i have been looking forward to the Watchmen for ages and could be possibly the best comic book film that will be made!! it looks ace!!

when is it out? plus it is the guy that directed 300 doing it so it will be entertaining

[Edinburgh]

Rorschach's voice is wrong

No it isn't.

I have no speakers so I can't hear what it's like. How is it? And how can it be "wrong"?

[Doctor C]

And how can it be "wrong"?
Subjective response to how the individual always imagined Rorschach would sound, I expect

[Ziv]

OMG that trailer.. it has Muse in it and everything.


:jenni::jenni::jenni:

[Doctor C]

between this and reading the Wiki article on the book, I really want to sit down and re-read Watchmen. Which reminds me I also need to get my copy of V For Vendetta back

[Edinburgh]

Subjective response to how the individual always imagined Rorschach would sound, I expect

Well it's hardly wrong then is it?

[dogzilla]

His voice is meant to be creepy and monotonous. He should sound like a serial killer

Instead it's just a generic gruff grumpy Batman-type voice

[Beaker]

I still think they should have got Steve Buscemi as Rorsarch, but as they didn't they seem to have made a good choice.

[Edinburgh]

His voice is meant to be creepy and monotonous. He should sound like a serial killer

Instead it's just a generic gruff grumpy Batman-type voice

OK, I gonna admit that that's what I had in mind for him when I read it. Well either way I'm looking forward to it.

[Doctor C]

Well it's hardly wrong then is it?
when have you ever known people to treat their opinions as just opinions rather than, on some level at least, actual facts?

[dogzilla]

when have you ever known people to treat their opinions as just opinions rather than, on some level at least, actual facts?
I'm basing my opinion on how his voice is actually described in the comic

[procopius]

His voice is meant to be creepy and monotonous. He should sound like a serial killer

Instead it's just a generic gruff grumpy Batman-type voice

Nah, I think they've got it about right for the way his diction is represented in the comic, and only one character comments on him sounding particularly creepy as I recall (and I think it was Silk Spectre, and she'd almost certainly be vibing off his hatred of women).

He could do to be a bit more Noo Yawk, maybe.

[Internets]

Instead it's just a generic gruff grumpy Batman-type voiceBatman sounded like a spacker.

[Cuckoo For Caca]

I hope it doesn't suck as much as 300 did.

[bigred]

300 really is one of those movies you either love or hate. i thought it was pretty shite hot tbh!

[Cuckoo For Caca]

300 really is one of those movies you either love or hate. i thought it was pretty shite hot tbh!


It's the worst film I've never seen!

I turned it off after twenty minutes because ever single thing about the film was utter, utter shite.

[procopius]

It's the worst film I've never seen!

I turned it off after twenty minutes because ever single thing about the film was utter, utter shite.

So basically you turned it off before all the fighting started? Th'art a grate fule.

[bigred]

It's the worst film I've never seen!

I turned it off after twenty minutes because ever single thing about the film was utter, utter shite.

have you seen eraser head?

[Cuckoo For Caca]

have you seen eraser head?


Yeah, It's one of David Lynch's only good films.

[bigred]

Yeah, It's one of David Lynch's only good films.

well, i guess we agree to differ.

[dogzilla]

Nah, I think they've got it about right for the way his diction is represented in the comic, and only one character comments on him sounding particularly creepy as I recall (and I think it was Silk Spectre, and she'd almost certainly be vibing off his hatred of women)
They went to the whole bother of lettering his voice in an entirely different way to the other characters, to me that seemed like a pretty clear indicator that he's meant to have a weird voice and that it wasn't just Silk Spectre slagging him off

[PeteLMC]

there's a feature on this in this week's nme... just for peeps interested..

[Internets]

It's the worst film I've never seen!

I turned it off after twenty minutes because ever single thing about the film was utter, utter shite.I thought 300 was pretty good. Much like Sin City (which is massively overrated), it seemed to make a genuine effort to translate to the screen what was on the page.

[PeteLMC]

I thought 300 was pretty good. Much like Sin City (which is massively overrated), it seemed to make a genuine effort to translate to the screen what was on the page.

Me too, I thought 300 was effective as a graphic novel translation - forget all the historical/factual inaccuracies as that's not the point of the novel - it's simply about carnage and OTT escapism.

I also thought Sin City was overrated; thought the first story was amazing but then just went down hill all the way. Good but certainly not great.