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golightly said:
Oh do come on. You quoted what I said and then asked a question that clearly demonstrates that you didn't understand what I said. I shall repaeat it for you with the emphasis to help you:

I reckon that the film will attempt to be true to the book but with so much story removed it will be hard to make sense of what is going on unless you've read the book in the first place.
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So, having no legs it will attempt to run. Yeah you're right, that makes total sense! :p
 
fogbat said:
That trailer made all my hair stand on end :cool:

I really hope it's done well.
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That's the thing, isn't it.

I mean the comic (comic lol) is the piece de la resistance, the Sistine Chapel, the Citizen Kane, perfection through imperfection which becomes more through multiple gazings....Watchmen the graphic novel is not only iconic but iconoclastic. Sublime.

I'm a recent fan. :)

And then talk of a film.....a fucking Hollywood film...Hollywood as in Judge Dredd? Superman 4? Batman and fucking Robin? I mean...batman and fucking robin can't they just fuck of and die!!! :(

Or Hollywood as in Superman 2, Batman Returns? Fair dos the 2 Hulk movies at least tried.

They've been doing 'superhero' movies for a while now...can they do this? Can they make the ultimate?

I'd take 'nearly' with this one. I'd dearly love the cinematic equivalent. Must be possible, surely?

Trailer looks good. :)
 
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DexterTCN said:
I mean the comic (comic lol) is the piece de la resistance, the Sistine Chapel, the Citizen Kane, perfection through imperfection which becomes more through multiple gazings....Watchmen the graphic novel is not only iconic but iconoclastic. Sublime.

I'm a recent fan. :)
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Talk about the passion of a convert! :D

Watchmen is an excellent comic but it's not perfect. Sometimes its meandering deconstruction of the superhero genre slows its momentum, and a film could easily condense the main plot -- costume killer & evil plan -- into two hours.

The changed ending has been confirmed by the director (I'll let people google to avoid spoilers) but I'll reserve judgement until the film is out. Mr Snyder's comments about his film deconstructing superhero movies are promising, and all the trailers to date have been the mutt's.

Oh, and superb picture!
 
The distribution/copyright issues won't affect the release date of the film, I'm pretty sure.

No-one throws away money in the present climate.
 
Presumably Fox and Warner will thrash out a distribution deal between them now. Can't see anything come of this.

I can however hear an evil cackle emanating from Northampton. :hmm:
 
I have just been re-reading the comics. It's not quite as great as all that but it was a really cool story at the time. The backdrop of the global climate mirrors today a bit too much, brrrrr.

The new trailer looks quite good, it seems to follow the comic quite well. I don't like Night Owl not being out of shape though, and Veidts costume looks too much like Robins in Batman and Robin. Yuck, I quite liked his daft outfit in the book.
 
Veidt looks miscast to me. But then he really shouldn't be in costume that much (flashbacks and tv appearances).
 
Well Snyder's already said he's changed the ending so I'm sure he's messed around with it just like he did with 300 where he introduced new storylines and left other ones to the back...and blatantly changed a lot, too.
 
ATOMIC SUPLEX said:
I don't like Night Owl not being out of shape though,
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iirc in the stills he's definitely put on the lards. But he still knows how to fight, which makes sense.

DexterTCN said:
Well Snyder's already said he's changed the ending so I'm sure he's messed around with it just like he did with 300 where he introduced new storylines and left other ones to the back...and blatantly changed a lot, too.
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The very earliest Watchmen scripts had an altered ending, which was meant to make a little more sense. You see it's called an adaptation.

GS(v)
 
DexterTCN said:
Well Snyder's already said he's changed the ending so I'm sure he's messed around with it just like he did with 300 where he introduced new storylines and left other ones to the back...and blatantly changed a lot, too.
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Not sure this is the case at all.

[spoiler='Watchmen' ending]From what I gather, Mr Snyder's changed the details of Veidt's plan, not its outcome. The giant squid in New York is replaced with a frame-job on Dr. Manhattan, who gets blamed for killing millions round the world with energy blasts. Mr Snyder's confirmed that Veidt lives and Rorschach is atomised, as per the comic. So the comic's moral stalemate survives intact.[/spoiler]

Early reports say the tone is very different from 300, heavy on the film noir style the comic needs.

It could be a shunt-job, of course, but so far it looks positive.
 
The trailer seems to follow the parts in the book very closely. It may look like it is a bit 'actioned' up but almost all those bits that make up the trailer are the only action in the comic book.

Don't like the sound of that alt ending. Next you will be telling me the pirate story is gone.
 
Hope that's not the alt ending, imo that wouldn't fit the message of the book at all.
 
Cid said:
Hope that's not the alt ending, imo that wouldn't fit the message of the book at all.
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I know, it just doesn't make sense either. The Squid end unites over a outerworldy threat, everyone knows about Manhattan already. He has already gone to Mars because of all Viehts cancer stuff. I hope that's what they mean and it's a red herring.

I hear test screenings don't end with the journal as well.
 
Ah good news from the inside

The last nugget of information I have can best be described as the BIG ONE. It concerns the end of the film and the presence of a certain monstrous something many fans are hoping to see. Squid or no squid? That is the question on the minds of WATCHMEN fans.

Well, I’ve been given, I’m told, the definitive answer to this question and it comes from a source who worked months on the production, right up until the film wrapped.

It’s been revealed to me that the squid is definitely… IN! The hideous brainchild of Adrian Veidt will be unleashed on the city of New York (and yours truly as an extra for the filming of a portion of these scenes) to wreck havoc and destruction.
There you have it. A treasure trove of WATCHMEN gold. That’s all I have to report for now. Under the circumstances, I’d normally be closing up shop yet again, but I’ve learned to never say never with WATCHMEN.

According to the same report, there are a few minor changes but this might actually be really close to the comic book.

I am officially excited.
 
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