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tiny_dancer33

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So in addition to being ridiculously excited for Batman, my blood pressure was threatened in the movie theatre by the trailer for the Watchmen movie.

Watchmen is my favorite graphic novel ever, hands down, and one of my favorite books period. I'm glad it will finally get the chance to get the recognition it deserves. I just hope they publicize it really well. The trailer is amazing, everyone looks exactly like their original art selves!

Watchmen: Movie

excitement yay

(Who else was the only person in their Batman theatre gasping at this trailer and being confused by everyone else's blank stares? =/ Hence their need for good marketing in the long run, I suppose.) And if you haven't read it yet, go! You have until next year!
 
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Ya know...I've heard of every Marvel/DC/Image/Dark Horse character in movies out there...save this bunch. I must have missed this.

When I saw the preview, I noticed a lot of other people were also like...huh? Who?

Regardless, it does look entertaining and I will probably see it anyway.
 
Tonio

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HouseCat said:
Ya know...I've heard of every Marvel/DC/Image/Dark Horse character in movies out there...save this bunch. I must have missed this.
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It came out in 1985. It has no connection to the rest of the DC universe. The writer, Alan Moore, also did the Batman graphic novel Killing Joke whose tone was an inspiration for the Dark Knight film.

The scope of the story is so great that I don't know how one could tell it all in less than a trilogy - I've read Sam Hamm's unfilmed script from the late 1980s and he stripped out much of the backstories of the characters. I'll be curious to see how a 2009 audience reacts - the original story has much intrigue and social commentary, and most superhero films today play up the action and the CGI.
 
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Tonio said:
I'll be curious to see how a 2009 audience reacts - the original story has much intrigue and social commentary, and most superhero films today play up the action and the CGI.
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There's still plenty of action though, as long as they keep the backstories in it. Comedian, Dr Manhattan, etc. Still plenty of wowing aesthetics available. Only problem will be how they're going to market it. I mean, it is still a superhero movie, but it's hardly for your average preteen boy crowd like Spiderman or X-Men, though they'll still like it. These aren't your average heroes. They're almost more like antiheroes. And most of them don't even have powers. And it's more like a Cold War drama that happens to feature people in capes. God I'm getting excited just thinking about it.

Do you think they'll keep the giant squid monster thing? :lmao:
 
jetmonkey

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From what I hear, no.
tiny_dancer33 said:
There's still plenty of action though, as long as they keep the backstories in it. Comedian, Dr Manhattan, etc. Still plenty of wowing aesthetics available. Only problem will be how they're going to market it. I mean, it is still a superhero movie, but it's hardly for your average preteen boy crowd like Spiderman or X-Men, though they'll still like it. These aren't your average heroes. They're almost more like antiheroes. And most of them don't even have powers. And it's more like a Cold War drama that happens to feature people in capes. God I'm getting excited just thinking about it.

Do you think they'll keep the giant squid monster thing? :lmao:
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Tonio said:
It came out in 1985. It has no connection to the rest of the DC universe. The writer, Alan Moore, also did the Batman graphic novel Killing Joke whose tone was an inspiration for the Dark Knight film.

The scope of the story is so great that I don't know how one could tell it all in less than a trilogy - I've read Sam Hamm's unfilmed script from the late 1980s and he stripped out much of the backstories of the characters. I'll be curious to see how a 2009 audience reacts - the original story has much intrigue and social commentary, and most superhero films today play up the action and the CGI.
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Interesting. I guess I should try and find a bargain reprint and start reading. Let's hope they do it justice.
 
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jetmonkey said:
From what I hear, no.
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But they did call on the guy who designed the Cloverfield monsters. And the squid is the only monster in the book that I can think of, really. But I do think that particular scene would lose its meaning without all that vibrant color. That's one of my favorite pages in the book, that one particular scene because of the bright colors, between the monster and the red...and ahhh so perfect.

Even if you're not into comics...the book is incredible and hopefully the movie will be too. Think of it first as a gritty action/drama/suspense where the characters happen to be in costumes, then as a sci fi superpower story second.
 
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