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[NeoKairi]

HERE HERE HEEEEERE.

I'll certainly be seeing this one. Joygaaaaaasm. <D

[Nemoide]

CONFLICT!
I am a big fan of the work of Alan Moore and would consider Watchmen to be his masterpiece. But every previous Alan Moore adaptation has had the intelligence of the original comic sucked out. Terry Gilliam wanted to direct a movie based on Watchmen but decided against it as he thought he couldn't do it justice unless it was at least 12 hours long.

The comic just works perfectly as a comic book. I have very little faith that this will be a good movie. I did not like 300, I thought of as an insipidly stupid kind of movie, I really don't trust the director to make the first good movie to be based on an Alan Moore comic.

BUUUUUT...
I can really be a pretentious asshat sometimes. Should I really allow my pretensions to get in the way of my judgment of what could very possibly be a good movie? Maybe I should forget all about From Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and V for Vendetta. Maybe I should try to forget all about the comics the movie is based on. Maybe I should just pretend Alan Moore is "just some shmoe who writes funnybooks" and ignore his rambles against film adaptation of his work.

But that is difficult! Anyway, I'll try to wait until I have seen the movie before I judge it.

[viperxmns]

It's easy to feel like they're more concerned about it being pretty than doing justice to the story.. we'll see what happens I guess

[Metaria]

Holy crow.

Watching this, I'm elated. It looks brilliant. But I have a feeling that when the movie comes out, it'll be just CG and none of the awesomeness of the comic book. I'd hate to see it go like 300 and become a cesspool of quotes that quickly become old. The next person who walks up to me and says "This is Sparta!" is getting punched in the face. Ugh.

But maybe, I'll be proven wrong, and it'll be one of the best movies of next year. Curse my wishy-washy optomism...

[Mitsuu]

Moore says it's a pretty good script, so it'll probably be a good movie.

[Nemoide]

Really? Could you provide a link? I am very curious as to what he has to say! Last I heard (years ago) he was strongly opposed to the concept of making Watchmen into a movie entirely, giving all the royalties to Dave Gibbons and refusing to watch it.

Now my mind is FULL O' CURIOSITY!

[Mitsuu]

http://www.ew.com/ew...1120854,00.html

I think it's somewhere in there. He said something like it was as close to being Watchmen as a movie could be. I think the main reason he doesn't like these movies is because he makes his comics in a way that showcase what comics can do that other media can't do, or so he says.

[Zero-Shift]

<a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1120854,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1120854,00.html</a>

I think it's somewhere in there. He said something like it was as close to being Watchmen as a movie could be. I think the main reason he doesn't like these movies is because he makes his comics in a way that showcase what comics can do that other media can't do, or so he says.

I remember this. Well, it's a complement of sorts. Still, Moore is known to be extremely critical of film adaptions of his works (and who can blame him) so the fact he said anything remotely positive says a lot. Unfortunately this is referring to screenplay written by David Hayter and this screenplay has put aside somewhat since Hayter left the project due to a disagreement, which kind of cheeses me off. Hayter knows how to adapt a comic into a movie. The first two X-Men films are testament to that. Even though they say the new screenwriter is drawing from Hayter's draft I can't help but wish David was still on board. We'll just have to wait and see. With Snyder at the helm it will look pretty at the very least.

I'm fairly certain this movie is coming to IMAX.

[Purgatory]

I died of happy when I saw it myes.

[Nemoide]

That is unfortunate an "almost" approved script is not being used.

But at least the ultra-snazzy fancy-pants "Absolute Edition" of the series is getting re-released and I'll not wait too long to buy it THIS time around!

[NeoKairi]

You know... I can't help but hate it when people complain about this sort of stuff. Be thankful they're even MAKING a film.

And don't go in expecting it to be 100% like the comic. a ) If it *were*, you'd just complain that that'd make it boring and predictable, and b ) what comic/book/game has EVER had a film that totally lived up to its source? : |

[infractus]

Y'know, I saw this thread a while ago, and thought, "Watchmen... ?? ..Trailer?"

But, when I went to go see The Dark Knight the other day, saw the trailer, and was completely blown away. I was heavily contemplating checking out the comic before I saw the movie, but decided against it... that maybe seeing the movie first might be better, then go pick it up afterwards.

Still looks freakin' killer, though O_O

[Mitsuu]

There was a huge article in some entertainment magazine my sister gets about Watchmen. It said that the movie was about 3 hours long, but by the time it comes to theatres it'll only be a little over 2.

[Nemoide]

You know... I can't help but hate it when people complain about this sort of stuff. Be thankful they're even MAKING a film.

And don't go in expecting it to be 100% like the comic. a ) If it *were*, you'd just complain that that'd make it boring and predictable, and b ) what comic/book/game has EVER had a film that totally lived up to its source? : |

Sorry for being a bother! But I would rather see Watchmen stand on its own as the brilliant work that it is. It is one of those things that should not be translated into another medium. I don't think books like Ulysses would be at all suitable as a movie. It is how I wouldn't want someone turning the Sistine Chapel's ceiling turned into a summer blockbuster - that sort of adaptation just doesn't make sense.
Watchmen, to me, is the ultimate testament of the comic medium.
I do like other comic book-based movies: Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, X-Men, Iron Man, Batman, Batman Returns, A History of Violence, Men In Black, Ghost World, Hellboy, and Hellboy 2.
But Watchmen is something special to me. I feel like they are just going to be harming its reputation.
I know it is a little silly as the comics will certainly still exist and the movie might even draw more readers. I would like to be able to just pretend that there is no movie. But it is tough!
I don't know, maybe I'm just a crazy fanboy but I dislike it when intellectual properties I like are treated badly.

But I don't want to sound like a giant troll so I shall end it here!

[Bannipper]

This movie looks brilliant, and the special effects look fantastic. Personally though, I think it may be a little hard for to understand what the plotline for this movie will be. But so far, my favorite quote is "The people will shout "save us", and I will whisper...no." That line was awesome. Hopefully the movie will be just as cool.

[Mitsuu]

Sorry for being a bother! But I would rather see Watchmen stand on its own as the brilliant work that it is. It is one of those things that should not be translated into another medium. I don't think books like Ulysses would be at all suitable as a movie. It is how I wouldn't want someone turning the Sistine Chapel's ceiling turned into a summer blockbuster - that sort of adaptation just doesn't make sense.
Watchmen, to me, is the ultimate testament of the comic medium.
I do like other comic book-based movies: Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, X-Men, Iron Man, Batman, Batman Returns, A History of Violence, Men In Black, Ghost World, Hellboy, and Hellboy 2.
But Watchmen is something special to me. I feel like they are just going to be harming its reputation.
I know it is a little silly as the comics will certainly still exist and the movie might even draw more readers. I would like to be able to just pretend that there is no movie. But it is tough!
I don't know, maybe I'm just a crazy fanboy but I dislike it when intellectual properties I like are treated badly.

But I don't want to sound like a giant troll so I shall end it here!

Okay, I understand you feeling strongly about this, but after looking into this, I think you'll find that it's going to remain very faithful to the comic, and don't listen to that bull that Alan Moore says, Watchmen is very cinematic and will easily translate to the movie medium. Snyder himself feels very strongly about it and really doesn't want to screw it up. In my opinion however, I do not think a movie was the best idea. Because of the length and complexity of Watchmen, it should have been made into a mini-series of hour long episodes, 12 of them just like there are 12 chapters in the book. That way, it would be easier to get all the content in there, a lot less would be cut.

Edit - I think Rorschach's line is a good example of how they're making it shorter while still keeping the same tone and emphasis. No, it doesn't sound as good as "The whores and politicians will look up and shout 'Save us!'. And I'll look down and whisper 'No'.", but it captures the same thought, and the way it's said is spot on.