Watchmen

YouNeverKnow

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I'm hoping it's not too anime-ish, but that seems to be animation's stigma nowadays. Oh well. At least Disney is returning to form next December.
 

TheMutt92

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YouNeverKnow said:
I'm hoping it's not too -ish, but that seems to be animation's stigma nowadays. Oh well. At least Disney is returning to form next December.

I don't mind the flair (espcially the kind found in the original Clone Wars series, and Batman: am Knight). Looks good so far. Can we expect a trailer for this?
 

agentsands77

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A trailer will probably show up sooner or later.

Personally, I like that Snyder has done this as an anime film. It brings a strong, beautiful visual style to the affair, and will probably blend better when intercut with the live footage in the extended edition than some other styles of animation.
 

agentsands77

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WillKill4Food said:
I think that's the first Night Owl, and the first Silk Spectre is above him...
No, it's not. The first Nite Owl has a goofier-lookin' costume made out of cloth and such, and appears in the top right corner of the poster.

The fella you guys are talking about is, in fact, snow suit-clad Nite Owl II. We know because they recently released full pictures of the snow suit, and that's exactly it.
 

WillKill4Food

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agentsands77 said:
The fella you guys are talking about is, in fact, snow suit-clad Nite Owl II. We know because they recently released full pictures of the snow suit, and that's exactly it.
Well, then, I stand corrected. I just didn't think they would put two pictures of the same character on the poster. But thanks for the info! :hat:
 

phantom train

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First of all, I have to say that I've read the "Watchmen" graphic novel about 5 times since the early '90's. Very moving, very dramatic storyline - This is definitely one of the best comic stories ever, and I notice something new everytime I read this - this deconsruction of the super-hero mythos is really innovative, and I haven't read any other comic story that's quite like this one.
Also, I like how the story is self-contained, i.e. this is the only story featuring these specific characters.

That being said, I am looking forward to the film - but, I am skeptical. First of all, to do the comic justice, the film would have to be at least three hours long, and I know it won't be.
Second, I don't like how they changed the appearances of some of the characters from the comic - for example, Nite Owl is completely different. In the comic, he was an out-of-shape retired superhero - however, in the film, he looks completely different.
I'm also not thrilled with the depiction of Ozymandias, who also looks significantly different from the comic.
However, at least Rorschach and Dr. Manhattan look similar to their comic-book depictions.
 

agentsands77

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phantom train said:
First of all, to do the comic justice, the film would have to be at least three hours long, and I know it won't be.
The DVD EE cut will be, according to Snyder, 3 hours, 30 minutes (the theatrical cut will probably run about 2 hours, 40 minutes). I'm pretty sure that a 2 hour, 40 minute cut could be successful, once you pare down a lot of the fat. It might be a bit too "concise" to please all of the fanbase - hence the extended DVD cut - but it could still play pretty well.

phantom train said:
Second, I don't like how they changed the appearances of some of the characters from the comic - for example, Nite Owl is completely different.
"Completely" is a bit strong. They've clearly modified the costume some to underline the Batman parallels and such (Snyder has tried to tweak the visual language of the film WATCHMEN to help reflect the cinematic superhero legacy, just as the comic WATCHMEN reflected the comic-book superhero legacy), but it's still recognizable as Nite Owl.

phantom train said:
In the comic, he was an out-of-shape retired superhero - however, in the film, he looks completely different.
He's still out-of-shape/retired in the film. It's just that his suit in the film isn't made of cloth, so it doesn't show it as much.

phantom train said:
I'm also not thrilled with the depiction of Ozymandias, who also looks significantly different from the comic.
To an extent. His suit was changed from gold to black, with a sculpted torso (in order to further emphasize his superhero "theme" by echoing the design of Egyptian statues). It's nothing radical, though.
 

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First 'Official' Clip...

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|ZiR|

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My brother says he doesn't want to go see the movie since the theater will be filled with people who haven't even read the comic and are only there because they feel they're supposed to like it.

What.
 

The Golden Idol

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|ZiR| said:
My brother says he doesn't want to go see the movie since the theater will be filled with people who haven't even read the comic and are only there because they feel they're supposed to like it.

What.

What?! :confused:

Anyway, that clip looks awesome.
 

The Man

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Jorbex

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|ZiR| said:
My brother says he doesn't want to go see the movie since the theater will be filled with people who haven't even read the comic and are only there because they feel they're supposed to like it.

What.
That's the most bizarre, elitist thing I've ever heard.

I, for one, am ecstatic about all the newbies who will be exposed to Watchmen, and will hopefully then move on to reading the graphic novel. Only 16 days to go! :D
 
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