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benj clews 
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Posted - 07/17/2008 :  20:25:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."

Posted - 07/17/2008 :  20:56:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I believe it's been moved back to 5 am GMT tomorrow, or midnight EST, in line with the American opening tonight of The Dark Knight. Two reasons to live.
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benj clews 
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Posted - 07/17/2008 :  21:11:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That sucks... it was there, I swear

Doc Manhattan looks amazing and the whole thing looks absolutely epic- it's definitely worth the wait. You'll also see a small close-up snippet of Rorschach's mask effect- looks as though it's cotton-like and the black pattern kind of spreads like liquid seeping into it. Seriously cool!
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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."

Posted - 07/17/2008 :  21:35:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I believe you. Many at aintitcool.com have reviewed the trailer and gave it a huge thumbs up. Best comment I read: "I think I peed my pants a little."

Will try again at home. Off to see George Michael tonight!
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damalc 
"last watched: Sausage Party"

Posted - 07/17/2008 :  21:44:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by R o � k G 0 1 f



Will try again at home. Off to see George Michael tonight!



it'll work. have "Faith."

Edited by - damalc on 07/17/2008 21:48:39
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  08:29:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

IT's up on Apple in HD Quicktime. It's fucking glorious.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

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fuck

Awesome. It's the best trailer since the first teaser for The Phantom Menace.

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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  10:05:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Trailer definitely exciting!

Then, I put into the mix:
Gilliam and Aronofsky once attached to direct.
Ends up with Snyder -- the - and I quote - "visionary" director of 300. Oy!

Trailer makes it look like a semi-retro cross between Blade Runner and Clockwork Orange. Well, a bit. It's prob'ly a boy thing

At least it evokes great comic-book art without that tortuous inyerface Dick Tracy thang

Bring it on, baby!


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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  10:34:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
It's prob'ly a boy thing!


Looks like it to me. Not like us "girly" girls will take to it.

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benj clews 
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Posted - 07/18/2008 :  12:26:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady

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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
It's prob'ly a boy thing!


Looks like it to me. Not like us "girly" girls will take to it.



Well, if you're after 2 hours of women talking about how stupid men are and shopping then probably not There's some pretty strong female characters in it however- it's not your typical "Kerpowee" comic book that usually gets this kind of budget.
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randall 
"I like to watch."

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  12:45:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Loved it. Hope the movie holds up. Snyder is absolutely right for the project, which is probably 75% greenscreen.

Edited by - randall on 07/18/2008 12:45:40
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  14:04:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by benj clews

quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady

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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
It's prob'ly a boy thing!


Looks like it to me. Not like us "girly" girls will take to it.



Well, if you're after 2 hours of women talking about how stupid men are and shopping then probably not There's some pretty strong female characters in it however- it's not your typical "Kerpowee" comic book that usually gets this kind of budget.



Well, I opted out of seeing SatC and had great fun watching Iron Man, but I'm not really much into the comic book films. Sure, Superman and Batman are fun, but I like those because they have enough tongue in cheek to keep me from feeling slapped in the face with it all. I did notice that woman in the trailer, but damn if they didn't make her look like she was some S&M queen, and frankly it was distasteful to look at and made me uncomfortable (as in, "ouch, that must be painful to wear!"). Don't get me wrong, I like good strong females in action movies, but there's a fine line between strong and raunchy, and that trailer made me feel they crossed it.

(She will, however, pull in all the pimply faced nurds and geeks, I'm sure.)

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demonic 
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Posted - 07/18/2008 :  14:22:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm not that impressed. I wouldn't have minded a bit more dialogue and *cough* acting in the trailer rather than epic greenscreen images and a dozen slow motion explosions and action sequences. Makes it look like a retro Matrix movie. Ok, Dr Manhattan looks absolutely perfect, as does Rorschach, but I hated 300, I really did, and I have fears of similar infantile cheese stinking out this most serious and sublime of graphic novels. It's a great story - not Baywatch - so excessive slow mo is not required. Hopefully it's just a trailer thing.
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  14:35:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

I think they went the right way with just showing a teaser, and having absolutely no allusions whatsoever to the overall plot. I doubt many people would make the connection between Jon Osterman's disintegration and Captain Manhattan.

I, too, disliked 300 instensely, but I know people who are working on this thing (and they vouch for Snyder's vision), I have read the shooting draft, and I have now seen the trailer. It looks prettay, prettay, prettay good.

Having said that, you might be disappointed if you don't like Snyder's signature slow-motion-till-point-of-impact-and-BAM style, which he will be using (though not as much as he did in 300).
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silly 
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  14:35:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I feel horrible, I have never heard of this project (or subject) before.

I'll check out the "awesome" trailer soon.
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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  14:45:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
More pics at http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20213273,00.html

and an Alan Moore interview (!) at http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20213004,00.html?iid=top25-20080718-Q%26A%3A+%27Watchmen%27+creator+Alan+Moore
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damalc 
"last watched: Sausage Party"

Posted - 07/18/2008 :  16:10:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ok, i didn't piss myself, but i did feel tingly.
it looks faithful to the comic, but i have my doubts. the original was a 12-issue series. no way they're getting all that in 2.5 hours, generally my threshold for "is-this-wrapping-up-soon?". i think it would have worked much better as a cable miniseries. but the trailer does look gorgeous.
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