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...but I'm unnerved by the use of the Smashing Pumpkins song that was a big part of the "Batman and Robin" soundtrack. eww boy.
I'm unnerved bytheany use ofthea Smashing Pumpkins song
My prediction is that it will be very very pretty but lacking in depth.
But then again, I am psyched that I do not see any actors I recognize. Imagine Rorschach pulling off his mask to reveal....Tom Hanks.
...I see that David Hayter worked on the screenplay. Hayter's only other writing credits are X-Men, X2:X-Men United, and the Scorpion King.
My prediction is that it will be very very pretty but lacking in depth.
What gives you that idea?
(http://base58.com/pics/watchmen/w5.jpg)
Yeah, but it looks like this guy seriously needs to ease up on the slow-mo action shots. There's enough material in the comic for a miniseries and the trailer makes it look like he's spent half the running time establishing some dumb (excuse me, "visionary") Matrix-like visual trademark.
Some of it does look promising though, especially that Mars shot at the end.
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...but I'm unnerved by the use of the Smashing Pumpkins song that was a big part of the "Batman and Robin" soundtrack. eww boy.
Yeah. That's the part that scared me too.
When I saw the trailer in the theater last night, the mostly high school aged audience had no idea what it was. I imagine that the studio will make a big push on the Snyder side of things just because I think 300 probably did really well with that group of kids. I'm most curious to see what parts of the story get the ax, couldn't really get much of a feel for that just from the bits and pieces of the trailer.
Still I can't believe that Kelly from the Bad News Bears is Rorschach, yes I know he was in Breaking Away also.
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...but I'm unnerved by the use of the Smashing Pumpkins song that was a big part of the "Batman and Robin" soundtrack. eww boy.
Yeah. That's the part that scared me too.
Technically, the song that was a big part of Batman & Robin was "The End is the Beginning is the End", this one is "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning", which is a bit better. It's a bit like saying that at least they used the original version of "Walk This Way", but still. Considering how The Watchmen movie is supposed to be a bit of a commentary on the current superhero movie trend, it makes sense.
I'll still go see it.
I'll still go see it.
Key point for me, too.
I think I said this elsewhere, but I really wish they'd turn some of these graphic novels and other books into miniseries. A novel or a graphic novel almost always has too much to cram into a 2 hour movie. There's nothing about the medium that makes things sucky, just the length and how they either chop everything off or, worse, try to cram everything in. Golden Compass did the latter.
I'll have to see how the upcoming Brideshead Revisited movie compares with the miniseries, which is one of my favorite things to watch. I suspect it will be a pile of crap.
I'll still go see it.
Key point for me, too.
I think I said this elsewhere, but I really wish they'd turn some of these graphic novels and other books into miniseries. A novel or a graphic novel almost always has too much to cram into a 2 hour movie. There's nothing about the medium that makes things sucky, just the length and how they either chop everything off or, worse, try to cram everything in. Golden Compass did the latter.
I'll have to see how the upcoming Brideshead Revisited movie compares with the miniseries, which is one of my favorite things to watch. I suspect it will be a pile of crap.
people keep talking about miniseries.
the big problem with this is budget frankly. Unless you can hook HBO and convince them to give you a Rome sized budget (which we've already seen what became of that show because of how much it cost) you're gonna have something that looks like Dr. Who.
I think HBO should co-produce with BBC and other networks and start making big great miniseries that a lot of novels deserve.
I saw the Dark Knight this evening and the Watchmen received absolutely no applause/claps while people were cheering for the new Terminator movie? I'm not too excited for either movie but it sorta surprised me.
I'll have to see how the upcoming Brideshead Revisited movie compares with the miniseries, which is one of my favorite things to watch. I suspect it will be a pile of crap.
I saw the Dark Knight this evening and the Watchmen received absolutely no applause/claps while people were cheering for the new Terminator movie? I'm not too excited for either movie but it sorta surprised me.
That Terminator trailer was a total snooze. I'm pretty willing to bet that movie will be a disaster.
people keep talking about miniseries.
the big problem with this is budget frankly. Unless you can hook HBO and convince them to give you a Rome sized budget (which we've already seen what became of that show because of how much it cost) you're gonna have something that looks like Dr. Who.
Suckage confirmed. (http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/38442)
Suckage confirmed. (http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/38442)
Suckage confirmed. (http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/38442)
I don't know, guys. It could be "pretty freaking cool".
what was the thing with the guy on the raft who had to eat seagulls to survive? will that be part of the movie?
sorry, I haven't read the book in 20 years. I should probably revisit it.
I highly doubt The Black Freighter will be a part of the movie. It was a cool part of the book, but obviously the very first thing that's going to be taken out of the movie.
Suckage confirmed. (http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/38442)
If you do see it in IMAX, when Rorschach flips the smiley into the Comedian's grave I bet you'll be able to feel that >ting< in the roots of your teeth.I like the >BOOM< when the blood hits the badge. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT IMAGE! Yeah, I'm betting even my mum knows the cover to that comic, thanks.
I like the >BOOM< when the blood hits the badge. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT IMAGE! Yeah, I'm betting even my mum knows the cover to that comic, thanks.
I guess they changed the ending. That really sucks.
Every time I see that image of the energy-emitting guy levitating, I think, why is he in an elementary school cafeteria?
Every time I see that image of the energy-emitting guy levitating, I think, why is he in an elementary school cafeteria?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5WsciSNVS0
All things considered: pretty cool.
I would camp out for this movie if it looked entirely like this.
Well here's a shining endorsement from Kevin Smith:
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/08/watchmen-update.html?iid=top25-20080823-Kevin+Smith+says+%27Watchmen%27+is+astounding+%28insert+%27but%27+here%29 (http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/08/watchmen-update.html?iid=top25-20080823-Kevin+Smith+says+%27Watchmen%27+is+astounding+%28insert+%27but%27+here%29)
Ew boy, this thing is gonna be really fucking TERRIBLE.I'll still go see it in IMAX, though.
A link (http://www.superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=8102) to five clips from the movie.
Allow me to edit my earlier post:Ew boy, this thing is gonna be really fucking TERRIBLE.I'll still go see it in IMAX, though.
Fixed!
A link (http://www.superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=8102) to five clips from the movie.
Allow me to edit my earlier post:Ew boy, this thing is gonna be really fucking TERRIBLE.I'll still go see it in IMAX, though.
Fixed!
Dammit. This looks really, really bad. The advertisements before the clips were superior.
Jon Favreau -- he's the guy that did Mulholland Drive, right?
I am actually pretty decent friends with Chris Nashawaty at EW. I doubt he had anything to do with this abortion, but if it makes anyone feel any better, I am going to give him serious crap for this.
Where the fuck is Wes Anderson?
(What am I doing, arguing an EW list?!?)
A few more thoughts:
-I REALLY hope the Comedian starts a dance-off to "Boogie Man" with those afro guys after he jumps out of the Owlship.
-How did Ozymandias manage to make it so far without getting speech therapy?
-The only thing more cringe-worthy than an Alan Moore zinger is an Alan Moore zinger spoken out loud, by an actor.
-Smokeless fire!
-Billy Crudup is in this fucking thing?
Also, re. the EW list, any top filmmaker list without Alejandro Jodorowsky on it is utter garbage to me. So what if he hasn't made a film in years? He's reading peoples' tarot cards in some cafe in Paris, that counts as work as far as I'm concerned.
I thought the use of music was pretty horrible...
I thought the use of music was pretty horrible, and the action scenes and the general atmosphere were too overblown and bombastic. They missed the point of the book - that there was supposed to be something ordinary about it all, even the violence. As it was, the glamorization of the extreme violence kind of clashed with the overall critique of the fascist streak in superhero stories.
And even though they aped the flashback structure, they didn't manage to grasp that what is really cool about the comic was the way it explored and took advantage of the formal structures specific to comics.
I thought the use of music was pretty horrible...
if there is one thing i cant stand is the literal depiction of a song.
"here's an idea, let's play 'the times they are a-changin' while we show how time has changed. you know what, i'll up the ante by playing the tears for fears classic, 'everybody wants to rule the world' while someone talks about the struggle of power and government. or even better!!!! i'll play ______ ____ ______ while whatever that song is about happens to be acted out on screen...how brilliant am i?!"
"what about the steamy scene between nite owl II and silk spectre? should we play, REO speedwagon's 'i can't fight this feeling' or david bowie's 'heroes'? what about berlin's 'take my breath away', has that been used for a sex scene before?"
"eh, throw in a terrible rendition of 'hallelujah'."
I should also point out that based on the extremely low attendance in the theatre I went to on a Thursday night six days after opening, I'd say that box-office-wise this film is a sinking ship.
jodorowski is still working on films and has put out a bunch of comics lately on dark horse i think. the new movie has marilyn manson in it.
Saw it last night. In general, I thought the movie was fine. I was entertained. I think they did a damn good job with Dr. Manhattan (the part I am sure Alan Moore was thinking of when he said Watchmen was "unfilmable"...take THAT, Alan Moore)
yea, i think the "unfilmable" was referring to the "telling the main story and the backstories simultaneously" shit they do constantly in the books. i don't think alan moore gives a shit about special effects