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zewone said:
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:lol :lol :lol that matrix-karate kid move by Veidt definitely is hilarious. Looks like a parody of some sort
 
border said:
Can't tell if this is sarcasm or not.

I don't think they are going to love it at the end of a 3 hour movie that has at best 2-3 significant action sequences, when
everyone just says "Oh well, whatever.....I guess we'll go along with Ozy 'cause there's not much we can do about it now." Not only are they deprived of seeing any kind of badass showdown, but the post 9/11 society will have just seen 3 million New Yorkers murdered with no reprisal or catharsis. If the Cloverfield nonsense was anything to go by, the press will have a field day with this and probably spoil it for most audiences before they even see it.
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It would be nice to see one movie not moving in lockstep with the whole stupid hero's journey formula.
 
So, what is in the content of the movie that earns it an R rating? I don't know about the series so I just was suprised when it seems that you'd never see a "comic book" type movie get an R rating.
 
Kipe said:
Why is time such a big factor in whether to spoil or not? I don't get the reasoning behind this argument.
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Because spoiler tags are an impediment to discussion. Not everyone bothers to highlight tags out of laziness, conditioning or simple fatigue (I know I get somewhat drained trying to read a thread with lots of black bars). A statute of limitations on having to use them is a reasonable compromise where both parties are equally miserable.

Television and movies routinely reference / make jokes that follow this guideline. That's why you'll see Citizen Kane "Rosebud" jokes up and down the block but not jokes about movies with blood in the title ending with someone beaten to death in a pool of their own blood.
 
icarus-daedelus said:
I'm a big fan of King Lear though because it spawned my favorite film adaptation of Shakespeare (Ran, which is a Kurosawa thing, and I know you're not too terribly fond of his pictures.)
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Ran is fucking awesome. Fucking awesome is Ran.

Combine said:
So, what is in the content of the movie that earns it an R rating? I don't know about the series so I just was suprised when it seems that you'd never see a "comic book" type movie get an R rating.
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A direct translation of the comic would get an R for violence, language, and nudity.
 
Given the sheer number of people who have expressed interest in reading Watchmen for the first time IN THIS THREAD the lack of spoiler tags is very obnoxious-- especially since the thread is not a general discussion but reactions to the trailer.

Don't be an ass, spoiler-tag.
 
Karakand said:
Because spoiler tags are an impediment to discussion. Not everyone bothers to highlight tags out of laziness, conditioning or simple fatigue (I know I get somewhat drained trying to read a thread with lots of black bars). A statute of limitations on having to use them is a reasonable compromise where both parties are equally miserable.

Television and movies routinely reference / make jokes that follow this guideline. That's why you'll see Citizen Kane "Rosebud" jokes up and down the block but not jokes about movies with blood in the title ending with someone beaten to death in a pool of their own blood.
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Damnit, I haven't seen that yet (and it's pretty obvious which movie you mean).
 
Per my usual practice I'm putting the "no spoiler tags" people on ignore. Sorry. If you can't be courteous on this matter I expect you'll spoil something for me at some point in the future, purposefully, and I don't visit these forums to learn the endings to all the stuff I haven't seen or read.
 
Karakand said:
Common sense? Common sense would be a statute of limitations on having to use tags since they are a form of censorship. (And if you think they aren't you have no common sense.)

Courtesy? That would be realizing you shit like everyone else and that the internet isn't there to affirm your own provincial sensibilities and never challenge them.

If a new Romeo and Juliet film came out someone on GAF would bitch about people saying
they both die
untagged. And that person would have their way because no one is willing to stand up to this madness.

I will be tagging things unique to the movie, but if it is in the comic it is fair game. No compromises.
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pssssst, you're not a comic book hero, you're just a dick.
 
seriously. this is a watchman trailer thread. not a spoilers thread. if you want to discuss spoiler shit. make a new thread. thats why there is a dark knight spoiler thread and one that should be spoiler free.
 
I just finished watching the first chapter on iTunes. It was actually pretty well put together, minus the man doing a Silk Spectre voice.

But, yeah, great (and free!) way for those interested in the movie who haven't read the comic.
 
Am I the only one who can see J.K.Simmons as the Comedian?

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Would've been perfect if he kept the Jameson-esque banter, but I guess being one cigar- totting comic character was enough for him.
 
@Comic-Con:

-Zack Snyder just premiered an extended Watchmen trailer and it was AMAZING. I had chills the ENTIRE time - it looks STUNNING!!


-They showed the Watchmen footage once again and yet again it amazed me. Watchmen looked breathtaking, utterly amazing!!
http://twitter.com/comiccon
 
I just finished the comic.

Wow. Seriously wow. I have to this is easily one of the better novels/comic/books

The ending was just as I had anticipated, it felt bittersweet but at the same time it just couldn't have been ended in a better way. Close to perfect.
 
Jtwo said:
Is it just me or is there no part two?
I only see part 3.
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Ya, no #2. Shit's pretty random.
 
White Man said:
Horatio is an interesting character. I'm not willing to say he's a first or anything, but he's similar to, say, C3PO in that he appears in nearly all of the story without really playing a part. He's basically there to maintain consistent POV.

I'm personally more of a Macbeth fanboy <3
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The story of Hamlet is told BY Horatio. When the guy shows up at the end, and asks "what happened here", the play "Hamlet" is the story that Horatio tells him.
 
Zyzyxxz said:
was there a new trailer for the movie during the panel?
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Sort of. Well, yes.
From what it sounds like is it was the same trailer with a ton of extended footage.. which would qualify as a new trailer. I read on one of the live blogs that (minor spoilers)
that it showed rorschach walking around his appt with his mask moving and transforming.
 
This is probably a stupid question but how spoliar-rific are the Comic Con videos for someone who's never read the Watchmen? Just minor stuff or the whole deal?

I've heard of it before when I was a kid, I wish I read it then although I probably wouldn't of grasped it. :lol

Gonna go pick it up and read it this weekend though!
 
kozmo7 said:
This is probably a stupid question but how spoliar-rific are the Comic Con videos for someone who's never read the Watchmen? Just minor stuff or the whole deal?

I've heard of it before when I was a kid, I wish I read it then although I probably wouldn't of grasped it. :lol

Gonna go pick it up and read it this weekend though!
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a mix of minor stuff and major scenes I assume
 
The Beginning is the End is Beginning is a really awesome song. Who knew something so good could come out of Batman and Robin.
 
Flow said:
The Beginning is the End is Beginning is a really awesome song. Who knew something so good could come out of Batman and Robin.
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Too bad it won't be in the actual film. In the panel today they said it was just for the trailer.
 
Guys, just wanted to let you know if you have Xbox Live, go to the Comic Con section then to the Warner Bros. Movies, or DC Comics section, and you'll find several vids for Watchmen, including interviews, making of sets, trailer, etc.
 
Karakand said:
Because spoiler tags are an impediment to discussion. Not everyone bothers to highlight tags out of laziness, conditioning or simple fatigue .
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Spoiler tags don't impede discussion. Lazy ass people do. You could easily press Ctrl+ A to highlight all spoiler tags on a page, you edgy revolutionary you.
 
RBelong2Us said:
The movie is 3hrs right now, Snyder doesn't want to cut it but the studios are saying you have to.
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Maybe he should use less slow motion.
300 could have been 4 minutes long at full speed.
 
Awesome, they're re-doing the teaser ads that preceded the comic series.

Some of those are exact, and some of those are new, but they are all cool.
 
anaron said:
@Comic-Con:

-Zack Snyder just premiered an extended Watchmen trailer and it was AMAZING. I had chills the ENTIRE time - it looks STUNNING!!

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Has this extended Watchmen trailer found its way online yet? Anyone? :)
 
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