Watchmen
 

Are you going to watch the watchmen?

Trailer looks cool.

But probably wait and rent the DVD on Netflix.

I'm going- though based on the previews I think I might have to preemptively start my "well......the book is better" snobbery.

I've never read the book so I think I'll be able to enjoy it without picking out differences :D

The book is the only "Graphic Novel" to make it on the Time's 100 Best books of the 20th century. My son is a fanatic about it so needless to say he has been keeping up with all the buzz surrounding the movie. The Director is a big fan of the book and is supposed to be keeping very true to it. There is a lot of internal dialog and multiple story lines so it will be interesting to see if they can pull it off. Even if you do not like the movie I do recommend the book which is now out everywhere due to the release of the film.

I've been profoundly unimpressed with the director's work up to this point. I think it's unfortunate that he feels the need for the gimmicky signature camera work.

The book was an engaging, thought-provoking meditation on comic books and the nature of power. The movie looks like it blows stuff up real good.

Based on what I've seen and heard of the new Watchmen movie, there's absolutely no way I'd pay to see it. Looks like Hollywood tripe from a mile off.

I am getting the same vibe from the "Watchmen" trailers as I got from the ones for "Daredevil", "TLOEG", "Electra", "Spiderman 3", "Ghostrider", etc. Effects heavy, plot light.

IF it's almost as good as "V for Vendetta" I will be happy.

Evey Hammond: Does it have a happy ending?
V: As only celluloid can deliver.
Evey Hammond: OK. Put the sword away

Just re read the book last week and had forgotten just how good it was. I don't see how they could possibly get even half of the sideplots and undercurrents into a 3 hour movie.

I know they had to leave out the Tales Of the Black Frieghter and the backplot stories from the different chapters.

Still plan to watch it though. If nothing else just to see Malin Akerman.

My concern with Zack Snyder is he has in several interviews said yep close to the book as we can get, yep no changes, accurate as possible. But they changed the ending to be more current time appropriate or some BS like that.

So regardless...I will go see it in the theater. I'm also going to do my best to not check out Rotten Tomatoes and others reviews Thursday night like I did for the day the earth stood still(because if the reviews are as awesome as they were for that one I'll likely change my mind - I thought the trailers for TDTESS actually maybe had some promise...when I saw the reviews plumet 10 points or so in an hour down from around 30% that was the sign to avoid it).


Initially the first trailer I saw for the Watchmen(with a good Smashing Pumpkins song) I was like oooh that looks awful.
Then I read the book....

Then I found the blog.


http://rss.warnerbros.com/watchmen/

Now I'm interested and see it all differently. Hopeful that it wont suck.

They are sticking to the book and details, even very small things are being taken very seriously.

I've personally enjoyed the various viral marketing too...

Oh and on the blog site above is a link to 7" vinyl picture discs set...that seems interesting. The score seemed maybe ok and the soundtrack seems ok... All along the watchtower by hendrix is always good, but the my chemical romance cover of some dylan song I've never heard IMO sucks, maybe the original song did too...

The 12" picture disc is neat and the fact they are offering the soundtrack and score on vinyl...pretty cool!

Search youtube for watchmen for some of the viral marketing and this page is neat...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/



soundmotor of those you listed...for some reason I don't hate TLOEG, I know a lot of people despise it...I thought it was neat for what is was and far more watchable than Daredevil(yech), Ghost Rider(bigger yech) and Spiderman 3(yech) - (I never saw Elektra).


Maybe everyone doesn't know but Alan Moore has officially said any hollywood versions of any of his work suck and he will never see them.

I thought V for Vendetta was decent but thought it was just slightly overhyped...

Also one of my reasons to possibly suffer through it if it's not good.

Word is, of course multiple DVD/blu-ray releases from theater run time to 3 hours 30 minutes with a blu-ray that has the black freighter intertwined.

Personally I found the black freighter thing interesting but almost distracting and out of place perhaps.

I think I did see jabs at DC comics in there when they talked about the writer/artist for the black freighter? I recall at one point the fictional comic company name later was stated as DC...

I assume intentionally.

I'm definitely going to see. Glad they staying close to the original story; they really screwed up LXG, which greatly disappointed me; in fact probably the most disappointing movie I've ever watched (the Matthew Broderick giant lizard movie a close 2nd). I notice just about every scene on the previews is from the original GN.
I do think they got Rorshach's voice wrong. it's supposed to be flat and monotone, like Bruce Willis or Michael Madsen, instead of growly.

Hopefully going to see it on Saturday... one of the few movies I've genuinely been excited to go see in months, if not more. :yes: Haven't read the book, but the story looks excellent!

(Batman in)The Dark Knight was even growlier than Batman Begins...

Seems to be a new trend in hollywood...

I saw it last Saturday. It was a free pre-release showing at the Army post nearby. It is an interesting movie. It did have a historical feel to it. Lots of vintage music throughout the movie.