Watchmen Trailer
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Stumble ThisArrgh... I love Watchmen -- it's one of my favorite books ever, graphic or otherwise -- so I want nothing more than for this movie to be awesome. But this looks terrible. The visual style looks really similar to 300, which is all wrong for Watchmen (it was all wrong for 300, too, but I digress). It's just too slick and artificial... urge to kill... rising...
UPDATE: You can watch a high quality version here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/
It's even more disappointing in HD.
UPDATE: You can watch a high quality version here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/
It's even more disappointing in HD.
SARZY SMASH!!!
and yeah, i kinda' wish no one ever tried to. even gilliam passed, long ago, and i can't think of any director better qualified, or suited, for it.
anything even close to a proper adaptation, would be the longest movie ever made, and be disjointed enough to make Memento a breeze to follow by comparison.
but i recommend it the highest among comics, followed by Dark Knight Returns and Maus. i'm the sole reason most of my friends have read it.
I recently re-read the Watchmen and it was probably the best lazy Sunday in years.
One thing that's pretty cool is they're going to release a companion DVD a-la Animatrix and Batman: Gotham Knight, which'll have the pirate comic in animated form, or told with live action stylized to a more antiquated comic book look than the movie proper.
I have my ticket for a VIP adults-only screening of Dark Knight at noon tomorrow. They have big huge leather seats in the VIP, which combined with the no kids thing makes it worth an extra $4 to me. Oh and the best part is reserved seating, so you don't need to line up like a schmuck for hours beforehand in order to get a good seat.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x65tqi_watchmen-trailer_news
My thoughts, coming from someone who knows nothing of Watchmen other than how highly regarded it is, and how 'adult' the content is (ie, it's a real story for adults, not a kids comic), are:
* This is a terrible trailer.
* But that doesn't make me want to see the movie more or less
* The trailer says NOTHING as to what the hell the movie is about. For me, a trailer has to hook me with a promise of an interesting story or fun adventure or rolicking good time etc. This one shows me a bunch of slow motiony bits that could have come from any of the recent super hero movies, and gives me no indication of what the main story of the piece is.
So... I'd shoot the trailer makers, they get paid a huge sum of money, and this is what they come up with? Please.
AWESOME! you people don't know what you're talking about
Start on the tiny Happy Face, do a slow zoom out until you reach the broken window . . .
"Helluva drop."
Frame it as a mystery.
I don't know wtf you douche bags are talking about. I loved the graphic novel and this trailer looks fuckin awesome! I can't wait to see this. The 300 more than lived up to my expectations and this looks set to do the same.
What a delightful addition to the conversation.
Really, perhaps you should head over to Digg, or 4Chan or something? I think they run at the level of 'douche bags' and things being 'fuckin awesome'
Grow up.
Though it happens on occasion, we rarely name-call around here, fade. It's perfectly fine to disagree with someone, but don't call them douche bags, or any other name for that matter. Please?
How about you get over yourselves and lighten-up.
Whenever there's a comic book movie, there will be purists who cry foul - no offense. I can relate - sometimes I can be that purist.
I think the trailer's purpose was more to establish the tone and style of the film rather than the plot. After all, did any of you who read the graphic novel actually find it more special because of the plot, or because of the tone, theme, and characters? I would argue the novel's plot was not nearly as remarkable as these other elements.
I read V for Vendetta, 300 and this. None of the movies could capture the atmosphere created in the novels.
This won't either. It will just be full of ridiculous action scenes and pretty graphics. Because honestly there is no way he could compress the novel into the full movie.
But I can see why people who aren't turned off by the visuals might feel differently. It does seem -- at least -- that he's sticking close to the source material, in his own garish way.
Your favorite BOOK? It's a comic dude. Get out of your parents basement and see the world, seriously!
Ooooo, lookie here, seems this little comic book made Time Magazine's Top 100 Novel list. Those immature editors at Time better get out of their mother's basement and see the world!
If they fuck up Rorschach's charcter I will be pissed.
It's only the trailer - nobody really sees/misses a movie on the strength of the trailer alone, right?
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It could be ... interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_is_the_Beginning_is_the_End
After educating myself about the series from wiki, I will probably try and secure myself the graphic novel before the movie, however from what I've read, this trailer is nothing but win. It reminds me of dark city really, and so thats why I have some hope for it. IMO they have the director who can bring the vision of an awesome movie.. however what remains to be seen is if the script was any good to begin with. The guys who have been public about it have been pretty serious in trying to keep alot of key moments and scenes from the novel, especialy during the editing process, and the movie is planned to be 2 hours and 30 minutes (Its currently sitting at 3 hours). Its a nice number I think (I love 3 hours movies.. the more content the better imo) but I am obviously expecting things to be cut from the novel, and I am sure not everyone will be happy.
Like the punk who posted the video here. He despises this damn trailer and it's damn director and it's damn visual style so much that he had to post it here at the sift just to let everyone know how much he despises these things.
And to top it off, everyone jumps on the bandwagon - reminds me of those 2 nerdy-nerd-nerds in "Hitch" ("Disgusting!").
Get off it ladies - you may amuse each other with your repeated and well-articulated attempts to distance yourself from the unwashed masses with your views on this and that - but to those of us who are smart AND socially well adjusted - you seem like assholes.
Nice sift - movie looks cool.
If nothing else, I'm curious to see how the characters are played. Rorschach's small bit of dialogue towards the end seems to fit quite well, so I remain cautiously optimistic.
before you yourself pass judgment, you might want to find out if the "punk" actually does "criticize everything they see ...", by clicking on the CH.
sarzy's as entitled to his opinion as you or anyone else, and you may find he's not actually the nattering naybob that you think him to be, based on one critique.
and is it possible that some already shared sarzy's concerns, independent of his analysis, and not that "everyone jumps on the bandwagon"?
sorry, i didn't see "Hitch". but which of the "unwashed masses" are you referring to? the "smart AND socially well adjusted" one?
maybe all you really had to say was: "Nice sift - movie looks cool."
and guess what - i'd agree. i just think Watchmen is too much material for a feature-length movie, and is best enjoyed in the original medium. which is basically the original author's take on it, as well. even a well-written script for this, would have to be a fairly Cliff's Notes approach.
P.S. I didn't like Hitch, either. I'll bet now your world is spinning out of control.
I do have to agree with Spoco, though, that this trailer doesn't really help people who haven't read the book. This is more of a fan-service trailer.