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[Spirit of Jazz]

Holy shit they seem to have most of the major scenes covered in the trailer, including the one where we discover what turned Rorschach who he is. Certainly looking forwards to it now,

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even if every scene involving Ozy looks terrible; I'm looking at you Joker flinging.

 

[Fletcher]

shit hole. why was the motion comic taken down already? Can someone who grabbed it please toss it up on the net. I would like to watch this while I'm waiting in line in an hour.

 

[Catalix]

The REAL Ozymandias.

 

[Greatness Gone]

THE REAL REAL OZYMANDIAS.

 

[jett]

Looks horrible.
CGI, greenscreens, random slow-mo, and people talking like they're constipated.

p.s.
I know this hack Snyder has a hard-on for slow motion, but seriously, did you need to slow down the fucking song?

BROTHER!

Glad to see I'm not alone. Zack Snyder should be banned from using hi-speed cameras.

 

[Particle Physicist]

THE REAL REAL OZYMANDIAS.

oh yeah? so.. is he a good actor? people need to stop posting his picture. he may look the part. but he's not an actor.

 

[The Storyteller]

Really effective trailer. Hopefully it turns a comic I only liked into a film I love.

 

[Rabbit Lord]

I love me some Slow-mo!

 

[Greatness Gone]

oh yeah? so.. is he a good actor? people need to stop posting his picture. he may look the part. but he's not an actor.

It was a joke. Loosen up, tight ass.

 

[JdFoX187]

Stole an avatar off you Riplclawe. Hope you don't mind.

 

[Phthisis]

oh yeah? so.. is he a good actor? people need to stop posting his picture. he may look the part. but he's not an actor.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PIWskgVx_v0

He's alright.

 

[Particle Physicist]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PIWskgVx_v0

He's alright.

he's less than alright. certainly not someone i would want in a watchmen adaptation... no matter how much he looks the part.

 

[JzeroT1437]

I'm glad they're doing this apparently by the book, but am sad to see that the motion of the trailer moves only slightly faster than it does on the page. What the hell with the ridiculous slow motion? It was terrible in 300 and it's terrible here.

And the transition from

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The Comedian getting pushed out the window to Ozymandias was in poor taste

--it's already giving away key plot points.

 

[beelzebozo]

i think maybe phrasing it that way is giving away more than the trailer does, dude.

 

[JayDubya]

^ That felt like more of a subtle nod to those that have read it, not a spoiler for the layman.

 

[fallengorn]

EW has a new interview with Moore:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20213004,00.html

There's a little bit about Snyder and 300, and also this:

Have you seen the ''Trapped in the Closet'' episode?
[Sings] ''I'm trapped in the closet!'' Yeah, that was terrific. I thought the way that South Park handled that bit with the Scientologists was wonderful. I was also quite heartened the other day when watching the news to see that there were demonstrations outside the Scientology headquarters over here, and that they suddenly flashed to a clip showing all these demonstrators wearing V for Vendetta [Guy Fawkes] masks. That pleased me. That gave me a warm little glow.

 

[Ghost]

OMFG YESSSSSS



You see his dick in the trailer.

Yeah, wont be surprised if the change those shots for the full release.


Probably for the best tbh, never mind the prudish ratings, last thing you want is this film branded as "The film with the blue dude who has his cock out for the whole movie".

 

[brandonh83]

Saw it before Dark Knight... holy shit it looked thoroughly terrible but after 300 I'm not surprised. Not sure what happened to Snyder after his Dawn of the Dead remake which I liked a lot, but it ain't good.

 

[beelzebozo]

Saw it before Dark Knight... holy shit it looked thoroughly terrible but after 300 I'm not surprised. Not sure what happened to Snyder after his Dawn of the Dead remake which I liked a lot, but it ain't good.

speaking of the dawn of the dead remake, i rewatched slither last night (dawn remake was written by james gunn, writer/director of slither). can't wait to see what gunn is up to next.

 

[brandonh83]

speaking of the dawn of the dead remake, i rewatched slither last night (dawn remake was written by james gunn, writer/director of slither). can't wait to see what gunn is up to next.

I saw that last year I think. Pretty fun, if pointless flick. It was just... really weird. :lol

 

[beelzebozo]

"fun but pointless" is a watershed achievement for horror these days, as far as i'm concerned.

 

[JdFoX187]

I'm glad they're doing this apparently by the book, but am sad to see that the motion of the trailer moves only slightly faster than it does on the page. What the hell with the ridiculous slow motion? It was terrible in 300 and it's terrible here.

And the transition from

Spoiler

The Comedian getting pushed out the window to Ozymandias was in poor taste

--it's already giving away key plot points.

The thing is, the people who have read the graphic novel will already know what's happening. They'll go see it just to see how well Snyder brought it to life. Everyone else will see this trailer and think their own opinions. But unless you know the background of the story, nothing in the trailer is spoiler-ish.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Poor James Gunn.... I assume.

 

[JzeroT1437]

The thing is, the people who have read the graphic novel will already know what's happening. They'll go see it just to see how well Snyder brought it to life. Everyone else will see this trailer and think their own opinions. But unless you know the background of the story, nothing in the trailer is spoiler-ish.

That makes sense, I suppose.

It'll be fun to see peoples' reactions to this when they go in expecting some sort of neo-X-Men and end up with a philosophical detective story.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

That makes sense, I suppose.

It'll be fun to see peoples' reactions to this when they go in expecting some sort of neo-X-Men and end up with a philosophical detective story.

I'll bet you ten it won't be the case

 

[Ghost]

I think all the philosophy and character development will be totally overshadowed by the visuals...I mean just looking at the scene at the end of the trailer made me forget all the dialogue that happened in that chapter of the book.


Kind of a shame because it's the depth of the experience that seems really special about it, but movie-goers appreciation is most likely going to be totally superficial.

 

[JayDubya]

I think all the philosophy and character development will be totally overshadowed by the visuals...I mean just looking at the scene at the end of the trailer made me forget all the dialogue that happened in that chapter of the book.


Kind of a shame because it's the depth of the experience that seems really special about it, but movie-goers appreciation is most likely going to be totally superficial.

Perhaps, but the film will certainly increase sales for the trade paperback, and quite possibly be as solid an adaptation as one could make in a limited runtime (for that matter, has Synder speculated about his final runtime at this point? Here's hoping over 2 hrs, at least).

 

[Speculator]

Hopefully the same runtime as TDK, if anything...we'll tell by this weekend's box office whether or not lengthy "comic book" adaptations work for audiences. Originally, Snyder had a 3hr cut...but the studio wanted him to trim it down (which in that case...hardcores like us lose) and King Kong has basically taught that recent 3hr movies didn't work in terms of opening box office numbers (disregarding the profit it garnered from overall sales).

 

[Fuzz Rez]

I have no idea what watchmen is about but this trailer looks fucking awesome !

 

[Jugendstil]

Meh. I've never found a bigger fan of Watchmen in real life than myself, I've read the book dozens of times, and I'm psyched.

There's "perfect adaptation" and then there's "noble and interesting try" and Watchmen was never going to be more than the latter no matter how well made.

For all the things that seem wrong in it, the idea of a live-action movie and the stuff they got right has me totally excited.

Like Lynch's Dune-- even if it doesn't work, it's going to be an incredibly compelling wreck at least.

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Monocle]

Looks much, much better than I expected. And for the record, I love slow motion goddammit.

 

[andymcc]

I hated 300 with a passion. Hopefully they don't do the ridiculous 360 degree camera rotations over every hit in the action scenes

 

[ToyMachine228]

Saw the 300 trailer at the Dark Knight last night and thought it looked awesome. I liked the vibe of The Spirit trailer as well, but I'm not as sold on that being good yet.

 

[Greatness Gone]

Saw the 300 trailer at the Dark Knight last night and thought it looked awesome.

See Snyder? See what you've fucking done?

Watchmen looks like fucking 300 now.

 

[mikeGFG]

Holy FUCK.

Where do I get started with this graphic novel??

 

[Greatness Gone]

Holy FUCK.

Where do I get started with this graphic novel??

Uh...Read it? There's only one Watchmen book.

 

[Costanza]

Holy FUCK.

Where do I get started with this graphic novel??

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0930289234/?tag=neogaf0e-20

That's all you need.

 

[Prime crotch]

See Snyder? See what you've fucking done?

Watchmen looks like fucking 300 now.

Well, how else are they going to advertise it? Moore doesn't want anything to do with it, and Snyder did hit big with 300.
I like the stylish look but don't think it fits Watchmen's world though.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Holy FUCK.

Where do I get started with this graphic novel??

this guy's going to expect something else, i assume

 

[EMBee99]

Man, you guys really do judge books by their cover. Remember when Ledger was cast as the Joker? There's a buffet of crow running from that right now.

Snyder nailed the other characters. I'm sure Ozy will be fine.

 

[Greatness Gone]

Man, you guys really do judge books by their cover. Remember when Ledger was cast as the Joker? There's a buffet of crow running from that right now.

Snyder nailed the other characters. I'm sure Ozy will be fine.

Oh please.

Nobody is looking down upon his acting skills like people did with Ledger, he just looks like a skinny moron in a Batman Forever suit.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Man, you guys really do judge books by their cover. Remember when Ledger was cast as the Joker? There's a buffet of crow running from that right now.

Snyder nailed the other characters. I'm sure Ozy will be fine.

he might be the best actor ever, but Niles Crane's ghost is haunting that movie

I understand Ozy's original costume was probably too '80ish, but that doesn't justify this anonymous looking random superhero bullshit suit he's wearing in the movie

seriously, this sucks

 

[GotchaForce]

is there a wmv or any version for dl on ps3?

 

[Lord Error]

seriously, this sucks

Isn't it supposed to be cheezy and to suck? He's supposed to be kind of an irony of a superhero, like a crappy version of Batman, correct?

 

[ahoyhoy]

Love the Walkie Talkie part. This movie should be epic.

 

[Greatness Gone]

Isn't it supposed to be cheezy and to suck? He's supposed to be kind of an irony of a superhero, like a crappy version of Batman, correct?

Have you ever read Watchmen?

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Isn't it supposed to be cheezy and to suck? He's supposed to be kind of an irony of a superhero, like a crappy version of Batman, correct?

WHAT


WHAT


*faints*

 

[Lord Error]

Have you ever read Watchmen?

That's just what several people said earlier in this same thread. I didn't read it, please don't spoil it.

 

[rotaryspirit]

I thought it looked fantastic. So many scenes are lifted straight from the comic. That's really what I want - a very straight visual adaptation of the comic.

 

[jett]

Man, you guys really do judge books by their cover. Remember when Ledger was cast as the Joker? There's a buffet of crow running from that right now.

Snyder nailed the other characters. I'm sure Ozy will be fine.

The only problem I have is the abuse of slow-motion. Couldn't stand it in 300, can't stand it here. I mean, even the scenes where the queen WALKS on the street while NOTHING OF INTEREST is happening are slowed down. Snyder fails.