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We're All Watching The WATCHMEN Now In Glorious Quicktime HD!!!

1st by Ebolarama	Jul 17th, 2008 02:00:07 PM

Looks great by Cysquatch	Jul 17th, 2008 02:00:32 PM
Count me in
Sweet by Ebolarama	Jul 17th, 2008 02:00:43 PM
First for Watchmen trailer... hell yeah
10th by Vonfolger	Jul 17th, 2008 02:00:53 PM
Holy shit, this looks amazing. Let's hope for more footage at comicon!
WOW! by erichaislar	Jul 17th, 2008 02:00:57 PM
WOW!!!
hell yeah - dig it by ls420	Jul 17th, 2008 02:02:21 PM
i like it, i want to see more already
Oh SHIT! by grievenom	Jul 17th, 2008 02:03:14 PM
That's the most awesome fuckin trailer ever!!! DAMN!
JEH AS Rorschach is freaking awesome. by Redfive!	Jul 17th, 2008 02:03:47 PM
But the dude who plays Adrien is DEAD wrong and that suit looks SOOOOO AWFUL.THATS NOT OZYMANDIAS.
Still loading.. by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 02:04:18 PM
..but I saw some caps here and there. It looks awesome, indeed
Amazing!!!!!!!!!! by mmaddox3	Jul 17th, 2008 02:04:23 PM
Comic movies have really become something else entirely...what an amazing time in the history of the art we are living in.
EMPIRE by m_reporter	Jul 17th, 2008 02:05:31 PM
God bless those guys. Best movie mag on the planet.
by El Fuego	Jul 17th, 2008 02:05:45 PM

mmaddox3, that's what I thought by scudd	Jul 17th, 2008 02:06:31 PM
I am actually watching a trailer for a live action Watchmen movie. I can't believe it. Oh, and a Batman movie may end up being one of the best movies of the year. Crazy.
Looks about as bad as a "Zach Snyder Watchmen" movie can look by zikade zarathos	Jul 17th, 2008 02:06:57 PM
Waaaaay too artificially "slick." The comic is so expertly, clinically, un-emotionally rendered that all of the stupid, forced slo-mo bullshit feels comically out of place (pun not intended), like a joke. This thing should have been shot like THE WIRE, the 300 aesthetic is completely wrong. Sure, it's cool in the "Hey, there's Dr. Manhattan being played by an actor!" Pavlovian-geek response way, but, judging from the trailer, this isn't the WATCHMEN movie anyone needs or should want.
MY First Post. Ever. by halberd	Jul 17th, 2008 02:06:58 PM
Way to go Zack. Pimp out that filmography.
A ton of CGI by ScottinDC	Jul 17th, 2008 02:07:09 PM
But it looks damn cool....good visuals. I do hope they focus on some real action and don't go 100% CGI...but from what I can see, it looks solid.
Awesome song! by Nairb The Movie	Jul 17th, 2008 02:07:19 PM
That's gonna be my wedding song. Fits the tone perfectly. this looks like it'll be better than even Alan Moore could hope. Haha. FUCKING AWESOME.
It's pretty rad by Bob of the Shire	Jul 17th, 2008 02:08:00 PM
I'm still skeptical if he can pull it off, but the trailer gives me hope.
Redfive and zikade by letsfightinglove	Jul 17th, 2008 02:08:03 PM
You have got to be kidding us, right?
Having no idea... by matalo	Jul 17th, 2008 02:08:06 PM
about what the Watchmen is about I am really confused. But I am sure the faithful are thrilled. That was a visually stunning trailer. I just wish I knew more about the movie / characters / story.
Holy Crap! by One-Eyed Willy	Jul 17th, 2008 02:08:22 PM
That was just. . . .AWESOME
Is the entire movie going to be in slow motion? by JackBauer24	Jul 17th, 2008 02:08:24 PM
Well, 300 was.
In The Year 2009... by Project424	Jul 17th, 2008 02:10:08 PM
...you'll be a year older, a little fatter and a lot less energetic. I honestly don't see what the hubbub is over... this looks like every other damned comic book movie I've ever seen. PS: Kubrick was VISIONARY. Christopher Nolan is VISIONARY. This is overhyped...
Slooooooow loading by Underdogthe3rd	Jul 17th, 2008 02:10:18 PM
But it will be better than The Spirit trailer.
There's a spoiler in the trailer for those who haven't read it ( by VomitousMass	Jul 17th, 2008 02:10:27 PM
You see that _____ killed ____ right there in plain sight!!! Looks pretty good so far but I dunno how they'll cram all 12 chapters into a single movie. I guess we won't get the comic within the comic about the cursed ship, and who knows what else?
Just about perfect by Boba Fat	Jul 17th, 2008 02:10:41 PM

That's impressive by tiredpm	Jul 17th, 2008 02:11:03 PM
Nite Owl's ship coming out of the river was fantastic. And I love the look on Crudup's face as he's in the particle accelerator -- he knows what's coming, but he's almost interested in what it's going to do to him. Fantastic trailer, exactly what you'd hope for in a first look. Plus, the mask DOES move...
Rorschach's mask is perfect by Hoots Mon	Jul 17th, 2008 02:11:35 PM
And the level of detail is awesome, but Ozymandias looks kinda scrawny.
"The Beginning is the End is the Beginning" by Jubba	Jul 17th, 2008 02:11:48 PM
By Smashing Pumpkins form the Batman & Robin Soundtrack...different from "The End is the Beginning is the End" from the same soundtrack. Cool.
That will be the shit! by Mr.Krinkle	Jul 17th, 2008 02:11:59 PM
Amazing, can't wait, something to distract us, for a second, from Dark Knight. Looks friggin' phenomenal!
That's a fairly impenetrable preview... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 17th, 2008 02:12:19 PM
... non-fans of the novel will have no idea what the fuck the movie is going to be about. Not a good idea.
Harry, the trailer is on the IMAX print by rev_skarekroe	Jul 17th, 2008 02:12:25 PM
Hopefully your theater won't start it halfway through like my loser place did.
Nice, but... by Pabodie	Jul 17th, 2008 02:12:30 PM
Will this geek-chise find a big audience? Hope so.
Pretty Sweet, and a little Dark Cityish. by The Founder	Jul 17th, 2008 02:14:21 PM
Good trailer, but I'm not convinced that this is going to make a ton of money. It'll become a cult classic for sure, but this just doesn't have box office gold written on it. 100 million tops domestically.
Uhhhhhhhhhhhh by frongbak	Jul 17th, 2008 02:14:31 PM
yeah
THIS MOTHERFUCKER AINT LOADING by ingloriousjedi	Jul 17th, 2008 02:14:58 PM

FINALLY!!!!! by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 02:15:02 PM
this will fuck people up. anyone know if its R or pg13
Redfive! by CullenisPrime	Jul 17th, 2008 02:15:11 PM
"But the dude who plays Adrien is DEAD wrong and that suit looks SOOOOO AWFUL.THATS NOT OZYMANDIAS."???? He is a little skinny, but in no way "DEAD WRONG"
Saw it last night! by HorrorFan81	Jul 17th, 2008 02:15:42 PM
The kick-ass Watchemen trailer was a wonderful appetizer to the kick-ass Dark Knight movie.
Wow. Simply WOW. by SkidMarkedUndies	Jul 17th, 2008 02:15:48 PM
Wow.
well, that just gives me the chills by Hercules	Jul 17th, 2008 02:16:58 PM
holy shit.
Beyond WOW, Just Incredible, Unbelievable by Nabster	Jul 17th, 2008 02:17:02 PM
Officially my most hyped film of my life.... That looked bloody amazing!!!
OMG OMG OMG OMG by DeCypher44	Jul 17th, 2008 02:17:04 PM
Guys, I'm actually in tears right now. My favorite band (Samshing Pumpkins) playing in the background to this long-awaited, beautiful trailer. Really, I don't even know what to say right now. I'll have to calm down a little first.
MESSAGE BOARD PLANTS!!! by ingloriousjedi	Jul 17th, 2008 02:17:11 PM
Has it come to this??
WORK YOU CKSKER!!!!!!!!! by UltimaRex	Jul 17th, 2008 02:17:24 PM
WWWOOOOORRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKK!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zikade by frongbak	Jul 17th, 2008 02:18:04 PM
Somebody shit on the coats. Somebody definitely shit in or around the coats. Nobody wants to hear your negative, whiny bullshit
That was great by MattmanReturns	Jul 17th, 2008 02:18:27 PM
Nice to see Hollywood still knows how to cut a trailer.
OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!!11 by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 02:18:41 PM
AMAZING doesn't begin to describe this.
Seriously Herc I agree by Nabster	Jul 17th, 2008 02:18:45 PM
A trailer hasnt given me the chills like that maybe ever, maybe the first Xmen film? That just looked sooo good, and somehow in tune with the comic.
OH MY FUCKING GOD by Saracen1	Jul 17th, 2008 02:19:17 PM
That was the most beautiful trailer I've ever seen! Every shot was directly from the Watchmen graphic novel! I'm going to splooge when I see this on the big screen tonight.
I havnt watched the trailer yet because it's slow by ingloriousjedi	Jul 17th, 2008 02:19:40 PM
But i've been reading these posts out of boredom, and it seems the majority of them are PLANTS!
should be great... by just pillow talk	Jul 17th, 2008 02:19:49 PM
if it EVER FUCKING LOADS. Sorry, going through pre-TDK symptoms.
Well by Rat Fink	Jul 17th, 2008 02:20:11 PM
My dicks hard. That looks really fucking awesome.
AWESOME MANHATTAN! by Squashua	Jul 17th, 2008 02:21:45 PM
Yesssssss!
and for anyone already hating by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 02:21:57 PM
godamn you people. HOW FUCKING COOL DOES THIS LOOK??? visually it looks IN-FUCKING-CREDIBLE. snyder really knows his shit when it comes to graphics. the prison break looks fuckin sweet, and doc manhattan?? holy shit. ive read the book several times, and there are so many layers in ech character/story line, i hope its 3 hours long and fucks all you haters in your already stretched asses
matalo... by MisterE	Jul 17th, 2008 02:22:06 PM
Check with your friends or local library to see if they have a copy that you can read. Alternately, it only costs $13.59 at Amazon.com.
Jizzum by Fisher209	Jul 17th, 2008 02:22:27 PM
everywhere! as for the dick above who said about the spoiler, he gets killed at the beginning! havent you read the comic!!!!
Just watched(ouch!) by Underdogthe3rd	Jul 17th, 2008 02:22:34 PM
If its opening too slow, type WATCHMEN at YT and check the last added video.
Just as I'm about to see my most hyped film since Episode I by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 02:22:34 PM
Here comes the trailer for this, Great time were living in, I totally agree. That trailer literally had my jaw dropped.
Nixon or JFK? by VomitousMass	Jul 17th, 2008 02:22:46 PM
IMDB shows actors cast as JFK and Jackie K but no Nixon! Did they change that for the movie? I guess it doesn't matter that much, or does it? (JFK alive illustrates "hey, this is an alternate timeline, dumbasses!" a bit more aggressively than having Nixon around I guess... slight change in the cold war vibe...)
Who wrote that headline, Yakoff Smirnoff? by tonagan	Jul 17th, 2008 02:23:09 PM

Great by frongbak	Jul 17th, 2008 02:23:40 PM
Just read the comic and I do doubt that the depth and detail can truly be realized in the movie form but isn't that the case with all great literary translations? BTW, can we all take a second to appreciate Zack Snyder before he becomes grossly overrated. He has already carved a niche for himself as a visual pioneer.
ingloriousjedi...Plants? by CullenisPrime	Jul 17th, 2008 02:24:16 PM
So excited talkbacks = Plants now??
R or PG13??? by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 02:24:48 PM
anyone know yet?? cuz i wanna see rorshauch killing those dogs and smalltime slit that guys throat, but you know what, if its pg13, i aint gunna care cuz ive been waiting for this for a LOOOONG time. i think im actually more excited for this than the dark knight
DudeInShadows... by grievenom	Jul 17th, 2008 02:25:15 PM
It's Rated "R"
Wow by flickchick85	Jul 17th, 2008 02:25:29 PM
That looks very different from what I was expecting. I hate the whole fast-mo/slo-mo thing Zack does, but good God does Dr. Manhattan look PERFECT. I didn't think that was possible. Not sure I like Haley's delivery of that last line (I was hoping it would be a bit more...subtle and disconnected, I guess), but overall, I think it's turning out so much better than it could have.
Doesn't it bother anyone that... by The Tao of Joe	Jul 17th, 2008 02:25:35 PM
...for a movie based on the greatest comic book series of all time, they're using a song from the worst comic book movie of all time (i.e., "Batman and Robin")?
The Trailer is Good. What scares me is by IrishJoe	Jul 17th, 2008 02:26:10 PM
That if this hits well, they'll want a sequel. This has to be a stand alone film only. In fairness though Zack has done a great job judging by this trailer!!
Finally a distraction by Darth_Valinorean	Jul 17th, 2008 02:26:47 PM
... from TDK and something new to salivate over after tonight.. God knows I need it..
OK, THIS LOOKS AWESOME by ingloriousjedi	Jul 17th, 2008 02:26:48 PM
Thanks god for the direction where artistic usage of CG is going. Can only now wait for this to be integrated with 3D.
Manhattan's expression is perfect by drewlicious	Jul 17th, 2008 02:26:55 PM
Seriously, it looks like a living breathing version of what the comic tried to across. A cross between indifferent and transfixed. Let's just hope the ending is preserved, and I mean no changes period.
Holy Crap!! by spiderinside	Jul 17th, 2008 02:27:01 PM
Looks amazing. Can't believe how perfectly they nailed the look of the Watchmen Universe. Snyder is the man!
Prehating by gavdiggity	Jul 17th, 2008 02:28:03 PM
let it commence, all you soulless losers. Go ahead and start picking the movie apart based on a two minute trailer. You fuckwits are the reason I loathe much of humanity. You know you'll be the first ones forking over your money to see this, just to talk shit about it. For the record, I think this trailer looks incredible. Gonna re-read the book right away.
Better than I could ever have imagined by aversiontherapy2	Jul 17th, 2008 02:28:12 PM
Manhattan, Rorschach, Comedian, Nite Owl... all look spot on.
WATCH MAN movie by the new transported man	Jul 17th, 2008 02:28:37 PM
he will save us all...IN TIME
One word ... by reaper28	Jul 17th, 2008 02:28:37 PM
Perfect!
Catheter? by Savage Lucy	Jul 17th, 2008 02:28:57 PM
I've had a catheter and you don't want none of that shit. Go for an adult diaper instead.
OK, calmer now by DeCypher44	Jul 17th, 2008 02:28:57 PM
And watched the trailer a few more times. The costumes, the sets, the colors... I really like where Zach is going.
That was Smashing Pumpkins? by SkidMarkedUndies	Jul 17th, 2008 02:29:04 PM
What was the name of the song? It was wow. Second favorite song by them behind Cherub Rock. Followed by Tarantula and Today.
Fookin' sweet...but... by MCVamp	Jul 17th, 2008 02:29:51 PM
The trailer makes it look ACTION PACKED! Which Watchmen largely wasn't--that was the whole point, wasn't it? Plus, a little digital-slick, but hey, whatever brings down the budget, right? If the story's faithful I'm there, maybe twice.
Imagine if Lucas had directed this by ingloriousjedi	Jul 17th, 2008 02:30:00 PM

Again .. holy sht!! by Darth_Valinorean	Jul 17th, 2008 02:30:10 PM
I cannot stop watching it ... this looks EXTREMELY good.. finally a little respect for the source material
That was a trip to see... by mr.brownstone	Jul 17th, 2008 02:30:16 PM
the Watchmen in live action after all these years. Made my brain melt. It gave me chills. Crazy!
Random thoughts by toshiro-solo	Jul 17th, 2008 02:30:46 PM
Manhattan moving = GOLD! Perfect perfect perfect. Not quite as good? Dan (Nite Owl II) shouldn't look like a total bad-ass. He should have a bit of the old paunch. I can live with that, though. Rorschach looks great, the Mars scene looks great, mostly looks pretty damned good. It won't (can't) be the comic book, but it looks pretty damned good.
Damn... I don't mean to bitch but by AudaAbuTayi	Jul 17th, 2008 02:30:48 PM
I cannot tell you how long I've waited for this movie (well, 20 years to be exact). And I wasn't expecting it to be so... clean. For frak's sake, even Rorschach looks squeaky. This story called for grainy and dirty, or at least Fincher-style lighting. But from this glimpse, thankfully it's a glimpse and perhaps I'm way off, it looks as though they've pasteurized the comic and made it clean (some will say CGI but WTF was Wall-E? Did that shit look clean?) Ooooooh, I did not want to be negative about this project, I really didn't. On the plus side, Crudup-Manhattan looks good, so does Ozymandias. The rest is utter unfinished CGI shit, too pristine for such a dirty, brilliant story. Insert vulgar expletive here, this looks so middle-of-the-fucking road it makes me feel bad! Gilliam, come back!
EMPIRE... by davebaxter1989	Jul 17th, 2008 02:31:31 PM
...Is the greatest movie magazine!!! Thats why they get exclusives like this!!!
Sweet by Unlabled	Jul 17th, 2008 02:32:36 PM

that looks pretty fucking cool by just pillow talk	Jul 17th, 2008 02:32:38 PM
Can't wait to see the big screen version of that trailer.
I peed my pants a wee bit by I_am_not_Henry_Silva	Jul 17th, 2008 02:32:45 PM
I have loved the novel since it was first released in comic form. I'm sure the film will ultimately let me down in many ways (like V for Vendetta, it almost hurts more when the story changes but the visuals are so faithful/pretty) but as far as giving the fans little peeks at things they want to see, this trailer delivers. Whatever suckage the film eventually offers, the original book will always stay the same. For sure one of the more re-readable books I've come across.
The "Visionary" Director of 300? by Aquatarkusman	Jul 17th, 2008 02:33:11 PM
(low whistling sound)
Lame. by HoboCode	Jul 17th, 2008 02:33:12 PM
Zach Snyder's cliched overuse of slow mo appears to be in full effect once agian. Or perhaps the trailer is cut that way. Regardless, hopes that the ridiculous costumes would look better in context have now been shattered.
Amazing ... except for Oz by Animation	Jul 17th, 2008 02:33:24 PM
I didnt think Ozzy (evil) looked right. Not bad, just not dead on. I'll get used to it. Everything else was cool.
All the atoms in my jizz chamber are screaming at once by vicious_bastard	Jul 17th, 2008 02:34:15 PM
Truly awesome
Cool Music video. by theycallmemrglass	Jul 17th, 2008 02:34:25 PM
Gonna have to get this song (cheers DeCypher44 for the name of the band). Love the trailer as a music video but I do not anticipate the movie style as I didnt like 300. Sin City was ok. I love the visuals of these movies but they becomes tedious in a full length movie. Plus they lack soul.
Tao of Joe by reni	Jul 17th, 2008 02:34:32 PM
I hear you, man.
I can't believe they actually might pull this off by Tacom	Jul 17th, 2008 02:34:45 PM
Man, it would be fucking amazing!
Yes! Dr. Manhattan in Vietnam! by gorydon	Jul 17th, 2008 02:35:12 PM
This looks promising. I just hope it isn't slow-mo fest the whole time. Wonder how they're going to to the end. You know that quick shot of Nite Owl screaming in the wind and snow happens when a certain someone dies at the hands of a certain someone else.
That trailer was sweet! by jamestewart007	Jul 17th, 2008 02:35:17 PM
I haven't seen a trailer cut that good in a long long time. God damn that shit looks fucking cool! So yeah, anyone else counting the days until March 2009?
Looks cool, I guess... by Kid Z	Jul 17th, 2008 02:35:37 PM
... a litle too studio-bound like Batman Returns, but I guess I shouldn't bitch. Seems like with CGI environments Snyder could've opened things up a little more. That scene where Ozymandias was attacked... in the comics, his corp[orate headquarters was this huge interior space, in the trailer it looked like the local office of some midlevel insurance agent. The scene on Mars looked like some diorama of Mars in a museum. But, I'll have to see how it all looks on a big screen this weekend when I go to see The Dark Knight.
Hey, people at EMPIRE by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 02:35:48 PM
hire a new server/web hosting..!
please don't suck please don't suck by disfigurehead	Jul 17th, 2008 02:37:07 PM
"From the visionary director of pan's labyrinth..er 300" I went to nervous about this to really nervous. It looks awesome but still..
watched it again by Fisher209	Jul 17th, 2008 02:37:31 PM
i need to see this! imagine tho if the comic didnt exist, we will never see a trailer like this because who is going to greenlight a movie that looks like that nowadays? A big green floating guy, a guy who looks like an owl.... oh and a copy cat of Beatrice from kill bill
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. by Mosquito March	Jul 17th, 2008 02:37:48 PM
That teaser was so bad-ass that I can completely ignore Billy Corgan's horrific giant-baby-man voice. Goddamn, man. Goddamn.
Looks pretty fantastic BUT... by bluebottle	Jul 17th, 2008 02:37:59 PM
Is this going to be able to stand on it's own for the people who haven't read the series? If I didn't know the story, that trailer would be pretty baffling.
By George, I Think He's Got It. by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Gooder	Jul 17th, 2008 02:38:03 PM
DrManhattan looks even more inhuman than I expected. "The Dark Knight" and "Watchmen" both within one year. I'm beginning to think I'm glad I lived this long....
ARRGHHHH MUST RESIST... by DannyOcean01	Jul 17th, 2008 02:38:51 PM
Until HD version is available. I need to rabidly digest every single fucking frame of this....
I'm not a studio exec by Hoots Mon	Jul 17th, 2008 02:39:36 PM
So I couldn't give a fuck how successful this is or how well it fares on opening weekend. Hell - there ain't going to be a sequel! All I care about is the fact that Snyder appears to be treating the source material with the massive respect it deserves - with clearly encouraging results. If that deters cinemagoers who have not read the book and if Watchmen doesn't top $100m, big deal. More fool everyone else. Can't figure out what my favourite bit in the trailer is. Either the Comedian punching through the wall, Osterman being torn apart or the close up of Rorschach's mask. Nah, who am I kidding? It's Malin Akerman in tight PVC. Damn.
It's Gone Already? Page Not Found by Robnhud	Jul 17th, 2008 02:39:41 PM

I hope Billy Corgan is the bad guy. by Baron Karza	Jul 17th, 2008 02:39:44 PM
He looks the part.
I've said I would try really hard not to die before seeing TDK by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 02:41:30 PM
Now this gonna be a bitch, I've watched this trailer about 6 times now, and it's let me stunned. Also, it looks as though the the slow-mo is cut that way. I don't/hope think it will be in the final product.
PAGE NOT FOUND by Darth_Gonz	Jul 17th, 2008 02:42:14 PM
Does anybody know if there are mirrors anywhere?
Worth the wait. by Lost_Horizon	Jul 17th, 2008 02:42:20 PM
This trailer will be interesting to see with audiences. Half of the crowd will erupt with "Fuck, YEAH!"s, and the other half will sit in stunned silence, wondering what the hell they just saw. As for me, "Fuck, YEAH!".
Empire just crashed... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 17th, 2008 02:42:31 PM
... what did they expect?
"Novel"? by Fico	Jul 17th, 2008 02:43:03 PM
I mean I love it and all, but it's a freaking comic book. Why is that bad?
AND ITS R RATED!!!!!! by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 02:43:32 PM
life just got soo much sweeter my friends. i cant get enough. if the dark knight is heat of the comic-movie genre, this is going to be legends of the falls meets fellowship with a splash of roundhouse kick to your nuts. i just started liking snyder alot more. it looks like he took each iconic image from the novel (all 5,000 of them) and managed to somehow translate them into film using his own style. and i love the slowmo fighting, its like a freeze frame from the novel.
Too Much Shiny CGI And The Theme Tune To Batman And Robin? by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 17th, 2008 02:43:43 PM
I liked the Mars sequence but otherwise I found it surprisingly dodgy. Perhaps the CGI shall be rendered some more? Also why tempt fate by using the theme tune to Batman And Robin (albeit remixed)? I won't be convinced of it's quality quite so soon.
Looks good! I'm a bit worried about slow-mo &... by odysseus	Jul 17th, 2008 02:44:54 PM
...the CGI (especially the Dr. Manhattan in Viet Nam shot), but I'm sure it'll all be finessed before release.
page not found and they're lambasting AICN by ArcadianDS	Jul 17th, 2008 02:45:06 PM
They're saying AICN jumped the gun and so they've nuked the page and will probably repost it on another one.
Trailer bumped to Friday by rockgolf	Jul 17th, 2008 02:46:16 PM
From http://www.empireonline.com/ne ws/story.asp?NID=22942: There's been a very long wait for a first look at footage from Zack Snyder's take on Watchmen, The Greatest Comic Book Of All Time™. That wait is very nearly over. The trailer for the movie, about a world where betighted crime fighting heroes have been outlawed, will be showing in US cinemas in front of The Dark Knight. But for those outside the US, or who haven't snapped up a ticket for Batman's first day, you can see the trailer exclusively online here at Empire on Friday morning from 5am GMT (or 9pm PST on Thursday). Trust us, it's worth getting up early for. Watchmen will be released in March 2009.
to repeat: Prehating by gavdiggity	Jul 17th, 2008 02:46:59 PM
let it commence, all you soulless losers. Go ahead and start picking the movie apart based on a two minute trailer. You fuckwits are the reason I loathe much of humanity. You know you'll be the first ones forking over your money to see this, just to talk shit about it. For the record, I think this trailer looks incredible. Gonna re-read the book right away.
trailer link by stemjsim	Jul 17th, 2008 02:47:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =VuwIpihrFUc before it gets pulled
re link by stemjsim	Jul 17th, 2008 02:48:00 PM
delete the space next to the =
ozymandias doesn't work...at all by juice willis	Jul 17th, 2008 02:48:06 PM
scrawny, goofy looking fucker in a overcompsenating costume. that's not the adrian veidt of moore's watchmen.
Song Name by GopherTrace	Jul 17th, 2008 02:48:06 PM
It's a slowed down version of The End is the Beginning is the End...from of all things THE BATMAN AND ROBIN soundtrack. Way to pull a gem out of a heaping pile of shit, Watchmen trailer music selector guy
I'm not lambasting AICN, Arcadian. by Darth_Gonz	Jul 17th, 2008 02:48:30 PM
I'm simply asking if anybody knows if there are any mirrored links, that's all. Calm down, fanboy.
Shit, missed it! by starmand	Jul 17th, 2008 02:48:37 PM
Come on, someone's got to have saved it...
Billy Corgan sings the song by i kick tits	Jul 17th, 2008 02:49:01 PM
And Billy Corgan sucks
TheDudeintheShadows by vicious_bastard	Jul 17th, 2008 02:49:28 PM
The runtime worried me as much as the rating. Now we appear to have a 150min, R-rated piece of sweet, sweet movie ass on our hands. Heheh, Moore will still slate it though...
Holy sh*t! by Geophyrd	Jul 17th, 2008 02:49:31 PM
That was fantastic! WAYYY cool! I'm so there. (I was gonna be anyway but now I'm really so there!)
WTF is WATCHMAN? by Sailor Rip	Jul 17th, 2008 02:49:31 PM
Oh WatchMEN! That I like.
Empire... by davebaxter1989	Jul 17th, 2008 02:50:15 PM
...said this was coming 5am GMT how'd AICN get the link?
Haters and lovers... by IAmJack'sUserID	Jul 17th, 2008 02:50:16 PM
What's the fucking difference? So you can gush about the trailer but anyone who doesn't is a hater that doesn't deserve to live and have an opinion? Actually, gavdiggity, it's people like YOU that make me loathe much of humanity.
Bah, it's been taken down.... by henrydalton	Jul 17th, 2008 02:51:36 PM
Alternate link, anyone?
looks awesome by Coma Baby	Jul 17th, 2008 02:52:15 PM
Hope they use some actual 80s or 80s ish music in the film (unless they set it in the present). I was most worried about Dr. Manhattan but I think they pulled him off. I love the look of him while he's blasting apart those soldiers - totally serene and aloof. It seems like he really gets the character. I also like the leather on the silk spectre - totally fits with Alan Moore's ideas on the fetish aspect of superheroing (and it's hot). Minor complaint is that her and the Nite Owl might actually look too good as they're supposed to be a bit embarrassing and past their primes.
looks good but by zom-bot.com	Jul 17th, 2008 02:52:18 PM
is all that slo-mo really in the movie? no wonder it ran long and they had to cut out stuff and put the pirate story on a second disk. if he'd quit the slo-mo he could fit in the whole novel.
Gavdiggity by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 17th, 2008 02:52:35 PM
You know why I hate humanity? Genocide and torture.
Regarding Manhattan's UNIT: by Fico	Jul 17th, 2008 02:53:29 PM
Seemed slightly longer than in the comic. Just sayin
It's not down! by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 02:53:34 PM
..but it's still loading.. halfway through..
Hey, THANKS A LOT for embedding the youtube vid by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 02:54:05 PM
:)))))
Wow. This looks incredible. by Magunga	Jul 17th, 2008 02:54:37 PM
Dr. Manhattan is PERFECT!!! It was chilling to see him completely obliterate the Vietnamese soldier simply by pointing at him. Also, I'm digging Snyder's slo-mo technique, because it lets us savor the images that are placed before us. Rorschach looked great as well, although I would have loved to see him really in action, not just with the aerosol spray and a match. Ozymandias doesn't look nearly as bad as he did in the still from some months back. This ramped my excitement for this movie tenfold!
I Still Have It up... by davebaxter1989	Jul 17th, 2008 02:54:51 PM
...and very much enjoying it!
I LOOK GOOD IN THIS by AdrianVeidt	Jul 17th, 2008 02:55:02 PM
Not enough air time, though, if you ask me. My best features are missing completely.
Its on YouTube... by GaiusBaltarsMojo	Jul 17th, 2008 02:55:32 PM
... but be warned - picture quality is shit! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =3A-rI7TTz2k
stemjsim...thanks for the new link! by Executor	Jul 17th, 2008 02:55:52 PM
Does anyone read other posts before asking for an alternate link? Just asking?
The trailer is a masterpiece... by Scarbro	Jul 17th, 2008 02:55:55 PM
... hope the movie is. I loved 300 so I'm really pulling for Zack.
Oh wait, found it :) by henrydalton	Jul 17th, 2008 02:56:01 PM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v= quZqZsDTCpM
No, really. I look GOOD. by AdrianVeidt	Jul 17th, 2008 02:56:14 PM
Can't wait to unhatch my great scheme upon the world. :)
Also... by TroutMaskReplicant	Jul 17th, 2008 02:56:26 PM
Give it some time for the novelty to wear off and a lot more people are going to start talking about the shiny computer images and the fact that the actors seem to be posing instead of acting. It's not a bad trailer at all, but it has yet to convince me.
FUCK ME by Shigeru	Jul 17th, 2008 02:59:04 PM
Dang................ but are they keeping the ending?? (PLEASE?)
I remember when slo-mo was hated with passion by terry1978	Jul 17th, 2008 02:59:46 PM
But I guess in certain scenes, it works.
Trout... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 17th, 2008 02:59:58 PM
That was pretty funny. Gravdiggity... find some perspective.
Wow. Amazing. Just amazing. by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 03:00:04 PM
People who don't know sh*t about it don't know what they're missing
JFK... by pip1345	Jul 17th, 2008 03:00:05 PM
...is in the graphic novel, too. In the "Doctor Manhattan sees all moments at once" scene.
From the Looks of the Trailer... by Pawprint	Jul 17th, 2008 03:00:08 PM
This film is going to divide the geek community right down the fucking middle like no other film before it. I can't fucking WAIT for the Talkback on this one come 2009.
Executor by stemjsim	Jul 17th, 2008 03:00:33 PM
no problems matey, the embedded vid looks slightly worse than if you go onto youtube as well. May have to pick up the graphic novel as well at some point
Fuck me, that's a good trailer by henrydalton	Jul 17th, 2008 03:01:21 PM
Although, the 300 trailer was just as impressive. So far, Zack Snyder has been the 'great trailer, shit movie' guy... I really, really hope this breaks the trend because (like everyone else on here), I love Watchmen...
heehehhehhe batman & robin song by Viniciuso	Jul 17th, 2008 03:01:39 PM
how apropriated
Mark it up, one of the best trailers EVER. by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 03:02:27 PM
Chuck Norris himself could have rounhouse kicked me in the face and Segal could have stabbed me in the balls with my own dick, and I still would have been stunned by that trailer.
Umm by Fortunesfool	Jul 17th, 2008 03:02:34 PM
Did that load a bit slow or is the the WHOLE.FUCKING.THING in slow mo.
Its up over at nukethefridge.com too. by nukedthefridge	Jul 17th, 2008 03:03:04 PM

Batman and robin.. by Gym	Jul 17th, 2008 03:03:29 PM
So 've just scanned through the talkback, but am i really the only one to notice that the song playing was a remixed version of a song (also by pumpkins) from the Batman and Robin soundtrack? Are hey being deliberately ironic? Cos this looks great.
The song doesn't work. by jrbarker	Jul 17th, 2008 03:03:39 PM
The song smacks of 90's Smashing Pumpkins. I love the song and the Pumpkins. But it doesn't work for this movie which is an 80's period piece. The visuals are looking pretty sweet though.
Nice!!! by Johnno	Jul 17th, 2008 03:04:18 PM
I'm excited! But Ia gree this film should be dirtied up a little with some old school lighting. But whatever, I'll deal with it... As for the name of that song? I believe it's a remix of a Smashing Pumpkins song 'The End is the beginning is the end' or 'the beginning is the end is the beginning'... one of those two... Were orginally from the Batman and Robin soundtrack.
Oh, right. Everyone did. by Gym	Jul 17th, 2008 03:04:55 PM

Once Again, better than THAT 'SHITTY 'THE SPIRIT' TRAILER! by Darth_Kaos	Jul 17th, 2008 03:05:10 PM
I've heard of this comic, but never picked it up. I don't read comics. Anyway, that's how you cut a fuckin' trailer! This movie looks good, and it's only a teaser! Can't wait for the full trailer! Maybe the fucknuckles over at Lionsgate can learn from it!
I don't think every one of those scenes is slo-mo... by MCVamp	Jul 17th, 2008 03:07:31 PM
It's just that digital isn't limited to 24 frames a second and you can slow down pretty much anything and still have it look smooth. However, having said that, if these scenes are as-in-movie and slowed down to that degree, well, that's just artsy-fartsy for artsy-fartsy's sake.
Its hard for me to get excited about this trailer... by fassbinder79	Jul 17th, 2008 03:07:42 PM
I respect what Snyder is doing. And I'm very happy its R rated like 300. But I really am getting tired of this green screen shit. And 300 really didn't work for me. I'm glad it made money though because I like Hollywood making darker films. Dark Knight will hopefully change the industry for the better. In other words...I support Snyder as a filmmaker I just really wish he didn't rely on the green screen aesthetic for all his films. I'll definitely pay to see this in the theater...But I'm afraid it will probably wind up disappointing me like 300 and Sin City did.
They frakin' did it. by ckane123	Jul 17th, 2008 03:07:55 PM
I'll be damned. They have captured the look and spirit of the graphic novel precisely. And they have made a trailer that is clearly targeted AT THE FANS (every pivotal shot from the book save for... well, almost everything in the 12th issue) that also will make Joe Six-Pack go "WHOLLY SHEET WE GOTTA SEE THAT!" Bravo Warners marketing (and to "the visionary director of 300").
Get off The Spirit damn it, it is gonna rule by krullboyisback	Jul 17th, 2008 03:08:01 PM

Also, does the Comedian look a hell of a lot like RDJ to anyone by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 03:08:40 PM
I know it's not him, but wow at that flamethrower shot.
and malin ackerman has already showed her tits before by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 03:08:45 PM
looks like we'll be seein them again.
Cool!!! Looks Good! by LaserPants	Jul 17th, 2008 03:09:00 PM
Boy oh boy looks like DC is finally catching up.
Ozy doesn't look right at all by shitstorm23	Jul 17th, 2008 03:10:32 PM
It was actually a little shocking how off he looked and I missed parts of the trailer. He should be older, and not look like so much of a douche. But, the rest looked fucking cool. I can keep an open mind about it, but how are they going to do this story? I just cannot see it.
Except Ozymandias nearly perfect. by ev1ldead	Jul 17th, 2008 03:13:04 PM
STUNNING!
OK, one gripe... by ckane123	Jul 17th, 2008 03:13:28 PM
I posted "captured the look precisely" and I gotta take that back - wrote that without thinking. The Dan Gut is sorely missing, and Viedt looks... wrong. Otherwise, I'm ready to buy advance tickets for the IMAX showing at midnight right now.
Credit to Snyder by littlebigthumper	Jul 17th, 2008 03:13:38 PM
We have all seen that the comic book film realm has been going apeshit for movies we have been waiting to view. The first trailer isn't a teaser and The Comedian looks balls mean.
VomitousMass by GetEveryone	Jul 17th, 2008 03:13:42 PM
i thought that, but looking back it just looks like Dr Manhattan is killing some vietnamese guy. Being a big fan, this looked about as good as i could have hoped. small gripes, but overall looking great. the image of the comedian overlooking the bombing was brilliant. chills.
Folks about the song... by scaryskeleton	Jul 17th, 2008 03:14:36 PM
'Gym' hit the nail on the head. It is supposed to be ironic. Using a song from the worst comic book movie ever made is just brilliant. Just like Ozy's ridiculous suit, the film isn't just about comics, but comic book movies, and I am willing to bet that we will see more observations of the genre in the film...
Stroke my 'ampton by ponysystem	Jul 17th, 2008 03:15:07 PM
with a velvet glove cos that looked serrrweeeet!
i'm trying hard not to hate on this thing by juice willis	Jul 17th, 2008 03:15:10 PM
but it just doesn't seem to have the right feel visually for the material. it's too stylized, glossy, clean, etc. the essence of what moore was trying to do was to place the construct of superheroism in the decidedly real world zeitgeist of 1985. snyder's just doesn't seem to be the type of filmmaker who can handle the nuances that the material demands.
May be good...we'll see... by fiester	Jul 17th, 2008 03:17:50 PM
It's just a trailer.
Sold. by vanchimera	Jul 17th, 2008 03:17:54 PM
Heh, like I wasn't in the first place. Christ. I'm so there.
I'm sorry. by pleasebanme	Jul 17th, 2008 03:19:01 PM
I don't like it. I know why you guys do. It looks exactly like everyone thought it would. Zach Fucking Slow Motion DOESN'T THIS LOOK SO BADASSSSS Snyder adapting the SINGLE most intellectually fulfilling graphic novel ever written. That's not pretentious fanboy bullshit either. Name all the reasons why you loved Watchmen, and I'm pretty sure "because the heroes looked so cool blowing shit up" is nowhere on the list. He was never the right man for the job. Look, as a now definite pessimist on this movie, I just want to state that I don't find you all idiots for geeking out over this movie. I thought 300 was cool. But this won't be anything to mainstream audiences other than random superheroes in ridiculous costumes that look as if they walked out of an Ultraviolet sequel. Why the HELL is he keeping the movie set in the 80s when the whole reason for the book was to be a mirrored image of today's society? Snyder will be slavish to the visual aesthetics of the comic (as the preview showcases), but Watchmen is literally the only superhero comic where that aspect is the LEAST important. The STYLE of the movie looks way too in-your-face. Slo-mo superhero poses go entirely against the gritty realism presented in the story, as do the slo-mo "money shots" that Snyder prides himself in. Fucking shame.
Guy Who Slept Through Everything by MCVamp	Jul 17th, 2008 03:19:06 PM
Yeah, actually I was thinking that too, he does look like a bulky Downey Jr. of sorts.
First Dark Knight and now this by misterk360	Jul 17th, 2008 03:19:32 PM
What an utter disappointment just like the Dark Knight was. It's fucking 300 all over agan complete with super slow motion, crappy CGI and more hyper-reality bullshit. Thanks Zack, it looks like you ruined the greatist comic book series ever written. Boy, do I wish Aronofsky could of directed this instead of this music video stooge. Ah well, at least I got to see one good superhero movie this year with Iron Man.
Stunning... by andtheflesh	Jul 17th, 2008 03:20:43 PM
Just absolutely fucking stunning. Now I'm EVEN MORE excited to see the Dark Knight in IMAX. Also, CANNOT wait till we get a nice Quicktime version.
pleasebanme by juice willis	Jul 17th, 2008 03:20:55 PM
my sentiments exactly
HD trailer direct download by SiNUS82	Jul 17th, 2008 03:21:14 PM
http://tinyurl.com/5vx6qe
HARRY -- YOU MISSPELLED THE NAME OF THE MOVIE IN YOUR HEADLINE! by mtoast	Jul 17th, 2008 03:21:32 PM
It's plural. You know, because there are several characters...
Still not sure why they didn't cast Jude Law as Ozymandias by riskebiz	Jul 17th, 2008 03:21:45 PM
Jude was publically lobbying for the part. It seemed like a no-brainer. Anyway ... this trailer looks okay. Not the jawdropping trailer I was expecting, but I'll still go see it ... no problem. I was expecting Dr. Manhattan to look a bit more realistic, though. He looks kind of Poser-esque. Silk Spectre looks far better than I was expecting though. I'm sure the film looks better than the trailer. Perhaps it was the song it was cut to ... but it was ever-so-slightly underwhelming as a first trailer. At least for me.
They used the remix of s song.... by Cosmo Nautilus	Jul 17th, 2008 03:22:52 PM
from the Batman & Robin soundtrack. HAH! This looks pretty damn interesting though. Love Billy Crudup as Doc Manhattan.
MOTHERFUCKING LEARN TO FUCKING SPELL, HARRY by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 17th, 2008 03:22:59 PM
How can you type it "watchmAn" so many fucking times? What the hell is wrong with you?
Troutmask by gavdiggity	Jul 17th, 2008 03:23:07 PM
please look up the word hyperbole in the dictionary.
LOL at "Watchman" by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 03:23:40 PM
Hey!!! He must've been really excited about it!!! Let him be!
the song by sevl	Jul 17th, 2008 03:23:45 PM
is not a slowed down "the end is the beginning is the end", it's a standalone song called "the beginning is the end is the beginning". probably the only good thing to be associated with batman and robin...
Smashing Pumpkins Song FTW! by DrTobiasFunke	Jul 17th, 2008 03:24:13 PM
Haven't heard that song since I listened to the Batman and Robin soundtrack when it was released years ago. This movie WILL be insane. Suck that we have to wait so fucking long to see it though. :\ Now where's my HD version?
HOT DAMN!! MALIN AKERMAN!!! SILK SPECTRE!!! by alucardvsdracula	Jul 17th, 2008 03:24:23 PM
I THINK I JUST CREAMED ME PANTS A WEE BIT. MY GOD SHE IS HOTTTTTTT.
Is that direct download link for real..? by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 03:24:27 PM
..come on, honestly
wow, so Harry needs a catheter by cj the bastard	Jul 17th, 2008 03:24:42 PM
what else is new
The Beginnig is the End is the Beginning by DanteS2005	Jul 17th, 2008 03:26:11 PM
It's curious that the trailer song (The Beginning is the End is the Beginning)is the same that was used to promote (along with the more popular The End is the Begining is the End) the nipple rich movie "Batman and Robin". Now you know.
I hope that link is real, cuz SOMETHING is about to open by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 17th, 2008 03:26:12 PM
in Media Player..AT WORK.
Testing direct download link... by ckane123	Jul 17th, 2008 03:26:40 PM
Will let ya'll know...
cant wait 4 "who's watching the watchmen?" poster by RICO OLD BUDDY	Jul 17th, 2008 03:26:47 PM

@Aeghast by SiNUS82	Jul 17th, 2008 03:27:11 PM
Of course! It is the flash file which played on the Empire page. Use VLC or Mediaplayer Classic to watch it.
ARE THOSE THE TWIN TOWERS IN THAT SHOT? by The Marquis de Side 3	Jul 17th, 2008 03:27:17 PM
thought I saw the world trade center. am I mistaken?
Direct download link... by ckane123	Jul 17th, 2008 03:27:31 PM
is to an flv file, and it's 86 mb...
It's just a trailer by Geekhaterssuck	Jul 17th, 2008 03:27:38 PM
No more no less, a teaser trailer at that so we can't tell how close that Snyder is going to stick to the source material. That being said I really don't know the source material because I've never had the pleasure of reading the Watchmen. However just based on that trailer I'll say looks interesting, very slick, and for now I'll be planning to watch the Watchmen.
played at full speed, by zom-bot.com	Jul 17th, 2008 03:28:55 PM
played at full speed,300 would have been about 30 minutes long. looks good, but i really hope it's not filled with the slo-mo and sudden slow action matrix style shit. if they cut that we could actually have a full fucking adaptation.
twin towers by zom-bot.com	Jul 17th, 2008 03:29:45 PM
"ARE THOSE THE TWIN TOWERS IN THAT SHOT? by The Marquis de Side 3 Jul 17th, 2008 03:27:17 PM thought I saw the world trade center. am I mistaken? " please read the book and realize it doesn't happen NOW. thank you.
Iamjack'suserID by gavdiggity	Jul 17th, 2008 03:30:56 PM
Please show me the part in my posts where I said anything about people hating the trailer. Here's what I ACTUALLY posted (twice): Go ahead and start picking the movie apart based on a two minute trailer. So, what I'm saying is people who say the movie will suck based on the amount of information that trailer gave us are presumptuous assholes. If you wanna say the TRAILER sucked, I have no problem with that. But looking at the trailer and saying anything about the movie itself is fucking retarded.
Direct download link... by ckane123	Jul 17th, 2008 03:31:04 PM
IS THE TRAILER! HOORAH! THANK YOU!
@SiNUS82 by Aeghast	Jul 17th, 2008 03:31:47 PM
Thanks ;) Already downloadin'
gavdiggity by AudaAbuTayi	Jul 17th, 2008 03:31:56 PM
For one, you should not hate most of humanity, that is a big no-no (for your own comfort and that of others, ie those you hate for the most part). Secondly, you should try your hand at replacing Mugabe or some other fucker dictator, meanwhile, let others freely express their opinions as you do. And thirdly, trailers are just about the only thing you can pre-love, since you're obviously too tight-assed to love any girl or boy or dog other than your pretty, self-centered self (now that is a definite lack o' soul). So, why don't you go talkback with yourself, let us know the results and meanwhile we'll have a debate, a dialogue, something more interesting than one geeked-out, little shit spewing on himself. But thanks for the lesson and good luck on your search for soul.
Looks and Feels Meh ! by 2LeggedFreak	Jul 17th, 2008 03:32:56 PM
Other than the geek joy of this why would anyone want to see a movie of something that is unfilmable. CGI'd to death and obviously so, this is looks like it'll pull the kind of disappearing act that Sky Captain did. Hope I'm wrong but I have no high hopes for this as I expected a more film noir tone to a watchmen film and this just feels right off in terms of look and atmosphere.
Snyder as director still makes me nervous by strosmer	Jul 17th, 2008 03:33:08 PM
Was not a fan of 300, and simply can't stand the gimmicky fast-mo/slo-mo effect. Doesn't seem suiting to Watchmen. But damned if that wasn't a stunning trailer otherwise. I've only watched it once and as I write this nearly every image is staying with me. I'll speculate no more on whether Snyder will deliver on this one or not. He's earned my ticket and I'll simply wait to see it through before I judge further.
Great trailer, but... by MorbidObesity	Jul 17th, 2008 03:33:56 PM
...yeah, that's a pretty amazing spoiler to toss right in there amongst the action...even if the potential audience doesn't know the characters yet.
Ozymandias looks like Macaulay Culkin? by Calico Pete	Jul 17th, 2008 03:35:23 PM
No? Anyway, The Spirit trailer looks beautiful and different. Does the character have a woman fetish on the page as well? As for Watchmen. I think the teaser really nails the atmosphere. That's what's important (in a teaser).
It's still on YouTube by Teddy Artery	Jul 17th, 2008 03:37:05 PM
anyone who still hasn't seen it.
Were the Zak-naysayers right? Does Zak NOT have the depth necess by juglicker	Jul 17th, 2008 03:37:42 PM
Gotta agree for the most part with pleasebanme... "Name all the reasons why you loved Watchmen, and I'm pretty sure "because the heroes looked so cool blowing shit up" is nowhere on the list." The dark lighting/colours don't match the staid colours of the comic. However, I have SOME faith in Zak ;). I'm hoping the studio demanded that Zak put all the action shots into the first trailer (because, as we all know, the studio always knows best) and that this is NOT a summary of Zak's approach to the movie as a whole... All I'll say is - it's not worth getting too excited either way - this is only the first trailer and recent memory shows it wasn't til the later clips that we all saw Jarjar... (I can't even remember if that's how you spell his name; I've made such an attempt to blot it from my memory)
Looks good to me. by FluffyUnbound	Jul 17th, 2008 03:37:59 PM
I don't agree that Watchmen should look like "The Wire". I always pictured it as a sort of waking nightmare. And the same people who complain about the slo-mo in 300 complain that the action scenes in The Dark Knight are cut too quickly to see anything. I appreciate the fact that the director lingers over the action scenes in 300 with lovingly detailed slo-mo.
I wish every movie could be played in slow motion. by rbatty024	Jul 17th, 2008 03:39:55 PM
The only way Citizen Kan could be improved upon would be to make half the film in slow motion. It makes stuff look cool and shiny. But seriously, that looks like shit. He's bringing back all the same tricks from 300 that didn't work the first time around. Maybe I'll download the movie if I have trouble sleeping.
Looks good by newc0253	Jul 17th, 2008 03:44:16 PM
although i repeat my earlier observation that some of the characters appear to have had a heroism upgrade: the original made them out to be losers, but i ain't getting that vibe here. to be honest, though, i don't mind if this is a sleeker Watchmen. although it's plainly one of the great graphic novels, it's not untouchable. the ending, as i've said before, is particularly pants.
Share the link! by DanteS2005	Jul 17th, 2008 03:45:00 PM
I didn't watch it all, and now i'm fucked...
Sorry, gavdigiity, hadn't read your talkback by AudaAbuTayi	Jul 17th, 2008 03:45:07 PM
You sly fox you... " But looking at the trailer and saying anything about the movie itself is fucking retarded." Aaaah yes, of course: they're totally unrelated and in fact, the trailer will be different from the movie because the movie's going to be two and a half hours longer. Nice try, but no buy. And don't call people retards, retard. It's fucking offensive.
pleasebanme by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 03:46:00 PM
go back to your cave and have your mommy make you some hot tea so she can tell you how right you are. your opinion=what i wipe with.
ForGET the Youtube link!! Hit that HD link: by juglicker	Jul 17th, 2008 03:46:01 PM
Posted earlier - it works (86MB of beautiful HD) - studio plant, I say!! http://tinyurl.com/5vx6qe
It played before my IMAX screening last night, Harry by RyanMurray	Jul 17th, 2008 03:46:42 PM
And the theater was in complete silence the whole time, equal parts memsmerized and confused. The preview held everyones attention until the title came about, because I think for the most part the majority of those in attendance (press/contest winners) aren't diehard comic book fans. As soon as 'Watchmen' appeared on screen, I heard a few "what the hell?" and "What is that?" going around. But talk about a perfect trailer score. Along with 300, Snyder (if he has any input) knows how to pick a song.
Gizmodo Has it by ThomasServo	Jul 17th, 2008 03:46:54 PM
http://gizmodo.com/5026434/ner dgasm-watchmen-trailer-hits-we b-a-day-early
Trailer Here by jinnof	Jul 17th, 2008 03:47:37 PM
http://www.gametrailers.com/pl ayer/usermovies/241236.html?pl aylist=featured
i crap my pants! by cloudrider`	Jul 17th, 2008 03:48:47 PM
i even broke the chair i'm sitting on cause i crap a shitload! i dont know how well zak can do on the script front, i still have my reservation, but visually... this movie is just absolutely gorgeous! as great as ironman and darkknight are... but those movie have really really mediocre trailers. this one i can watch hundreds of times over and over again. it's soooo just amazingly done.
broken link before by jinnof	Jul 17th, 2008 03:48:56 PM
http://www.gametrailers.com/pl ayer/usermovies/241236.html?pl aylist=featured
Nite-Owl by Demon_Style82	Jul 17th, 2008 03:49:20 PM
I hope Nite-Owl wears the Arctic outfit.
HD .flv file by flickchick85	Jul 17th, 2008 03:50:01 PM
from IMDB: http://tinyurl.com/5bzf2v
aaaaa .... damn by DennisMM	Jul 17th, 2008 03:50:24 PM
all the YouTube links have been pulled. Guess I'll try to watch it come 10 p.m. MDT - try because empireonline.com probably will be crashing. Regarding Laurie's costume - no matter how "hot" the rubber and leather may be, shouldn't a character named Silk Spectre wear silk?
what is the wire-I don't know tv by General Crom	Jul 17th, 2008 03:50:43 PM
watchmen is definately rated R -a hard R from what I hear with all r rated criteria exceeded.Yes they filmed the black freighter too.No word on if it will make the theatrical cut but you will see it in some form.Havent seen the trailer-IMAX will do nicely
"Why the HELL is he keeping the movie set in the 80s?" by newc0253	Jul 17th, 2008 03:50:59 PM
uh, i think the better question is why the hell not? Watchmen is very much a creature of its time, suffused with Cold War paranoia and fear of imminent nuclear war. Maybe you ain't old enough to remember that, but the whole post-9/11 atmosphere is another kind of existential dread entirely. Snyder made the right choice keeping this thing in the 80s.
silk spectre by cloudrider`	Jul 17th, 2008 03:51:18 PM
and i'm glad they give her more to do, since i thought she's the most useless character. in the comic we never really see here in action... in costume. that late night swing in the alley hardly counts.
World Trade Centre by Praetor	Jul 17th, 2008 03:52:56 PM
Anyone notice the Twin Towers in the shot where the Owl ship comes out of the water? Does this mean that Watchmen is still set in the 1980's or is it supposed that 911 would not have happened with Doc Manhatten around?
holy shit by DrLektor	Jul 17th, 2008 03:53:13 PM
you don't get much cooler than that. Manhattan looks better than I ever imagined, the Comedian is fucking perfect... oh wow, watched it about half a dozen times now and I'm still seeing new things. 2009 is too long to wait for something this good.
The WatchmenComicMovie site by DannyOcean01	Jul 17th, 2008 03:53:18 PM
has a quote from WB that the trailer will be up on Apple at 9PM PST. Whatever that equates to in the UK???
Set in the 80s by ThomasServo	Jul 17th, 2008 03:53:45 PM
Can you imagine how much MORE of a shitstorm Snyder would have unleashed if he had updated to the 2000's? There's no way he would have done that.
Name all the reasons you loved Watchmen by FluffyUnbound	Jul 17th, 2008 03:54:45 PM
Well, I can think of two off the top of my head. The way it illuminated that the superhero ethos represents the twisted underside of the American fascination with power, and how the literal existence of actual superheroes would have made our history worse, and not better, by encouraging our worst tendencies. And then there's the fact that everyone in the comic is quite insane [Manhattan no longer has a human mind; Rorscharch is a psychopath; Ozymandias' megalomania is boundless; the other "costumed adventurers" are bondage freaks or the equivalent of furries] and that insanity illuminates the petty insanity of our culture's love of the genre. Now, I'm trying to see how the occasional use of slo-mo, or a "slick" or hyperrealized look, makes it harder for the director to communicate either of those points, and I'm sorry but I just don't see it.
WoW.... by tile_mcgillus	Jul 17th, 2008 03:55:17 PM
That was like a graphic novel coming to life to perfection. Holy shit...fuck me...I am speechless. I can't even put words down. My hands are trembling. Fuck.
Oooh Oooh by 2LeggedFreak	Jul 17th, 2008 03:56:35 PM
Love how some folk on here start name calling when they see an opinion they don't like. Just after your spots disappear and somebody besides your mom first kisses you you'll realise that everybody is entitled to their own opinion. By the way how can they put out a trailer without the blood covered smiley badge, its sacrilige.
VomitousMass by butcher71	Jul 17th, 2008 03:56:44 PM
Nixon is still in the movie. He's on the TV screens behind Adrian.
last time i swear by jinnof	Jul 17th, 2008 03:58:09 PM
http://www.gametrailers.com/pl ayer/usermovies/241236.html?pl aylist=featured
GetEveryone and Butcher71 by VomitousMass	Jul 17th, 2008 03:58:31 PM
GE, that wasn't the death I meant (though I thought what you were thinking about that for a nanosecond too) B71 - thanks for the hint! I wish I could remember where JFK was in the book though...
Danny... by OBSD	Jul 17th, 2008 03:59:31 PM
I'd have to disagree. There are plenty of people who know about Watchmen these days. I worked in a comic book store for 7 years and in that time we would sell about 1 or two copies of Watchmen a day (on average). I can't think of any other graphic novel that has that kind of consistant sales figures. And the buyers weren't all fanboys, either. On top of that, there were lots of people who would come in the store and as they noticed Watchmen would say "I read that in college". Is it as well known as American Idol? No, of course not. But there is a built in audience for Watchmen that is a whole lot larger than some people think.
to all the tards who dont think this will be good by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 03:59:58 PM
lemme break it down for you- you suck, your opinions suck, you have zero credibility, aaand you smell from all the shit spewing from your mouth and/or stretched anuses. you arent a filmaker, your you. snyder would gut punch you if he could, and so would i. try making something that will last longer than your pathetic hard-on, like a film maybe, and then we can talk. otherwise, try not bringing people down just cuz your mad at the hand life dealt you. or as i like to call it - talentless
Hey, IrishJoe: Sequel by ericinwisconsin	Jul 17th, 2008 04:01:12 PM
Some suggestions: They could add the Muppets, who could fight the Watchmen to save the Earth. They could call it "The Muppets Take Manhattan".... I'll be quiet now.
of course ... by DennisMM	Jul 17th, 2008 04:01:56 PM
as soon as I'm posting about the absence of a link, somebody gets it on flv and the Gametrailers link goes up, as well. Nice imagery, but I said that of "300." The reworking of the glass castle is especially nice. Adrian still looks like a villain, when he should look like a golden GrecoRomanEgyptian hero. Like the owlship. We'll see.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha by DennisMM	Jul 17th, 2008 04:03:38 PM
You're so funny, Dude. Hope it's deliberate.
FluffyUnbound by gavdiggity	Jul 17th, 2008 04:04:06 PM
thank you for that. Well said.
With all this Manhattan talk... by flickchick85	Jul 17th, 2008 04:04:48 PM
I forgot to mention that Jeffrey Dean Morgan looks PERFECT as the Comedian. This is quite a change from his usual stuff...but now I'm really excited this character. Still not sold on Ozymandias (Matthew Goode is a great actor, it's just the look that bugs me) or the ladies (did we even see Silk Spectre I in this trailer?), but that could definitely change over time.
Just watched the video logs at Warners by 2LeggedFreak	Jul 17th, 2008 04:05:38 PM
They actually give me a lot more confidence than this trailer does. Worth a look.
Thedudeintheshadows by pleasebanme	Jul 17th, 2008 04:07:28 PM
I made a point not to insult anyone here that thinks this looks good. I'm happy that you have a Watchmen movie of which you approve. But please tell me you don't actually think that to ANYONE other than comic nerds this movie doesn't look just like an Aeon Flux or Ultraviolet or whatever the fuck that new Vin Diesel movie is called. The same old money shots. LAUGHABLE slo-mo. Watchmen IMO was never supposed to look like a video game OR a music video. Respect for the source material isn't just putting panels from the comic on screen, it actually has to do with understanding the tone and successfully conveying the THEMES of the work. This is 300-izing the comic that is the absolute FURTHEST THING from style over substance imaginable. The world of Watchmen is even SUPPOSED to look goofy to illustrate how absurd and topsy-turvy a world with superheroes would be. The heroes were never supposed to look "badass" as their hair billows in the wind and a lightning bolt strikes right behind them while taking out the trash to some fucking rock music. Idiotic.
Yay, another comic book movie by superunknown85	Jul 17th, 2008 04:07:44 PM
that looks like a live action video game. Thanks Hollywood.
well, theres no doubt about it by Cedar_Room	Jul 17th, 2008 04:08:11 PM
its Watchmen, made into a film. Scene for scene. But, there are still some issues...Dr Manhattan looked a bit wierd, still not impressed with Ozymandias, Nite Owl was VERY Batmanesque. Rorshach looks quality though, I will give them that. Still far too early to be offering an opinion, but I'm dying for this to be great.
p.s. opinions are like your ugly face by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 04:08:35 PM
just cuz you got one doesnt mean anyone wants to see it
Trailer looks good - but the song by SpencerTrilby	Jul 17th, 2008 04:08:42 PM
is - if memory serves - from the Batman & Robin soundtrack. The very first single from Corgan & co... Not a good taste of things to come, at least for those who didn't surgically erase B&R from their mind.
What's ominous about the pop song used... by rbatty024	Jul 17th, 2008 04:09:37 PM
is that it's The Smashing Pumpkin's "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning," which was written and included on the soundtrack to what film? That's right, Batman & Robin. Not a bad song, but they probably should have thought twice before they associate the film, even to the smallest degree, with the worst comic book movie ever made.
What is this?!!!!! by Telestream	Jul 17th, 2008 04:09:44 PM
In my first place, the language that's being typed on here is really just OFFESIVE! Too many F's and S's!! Second: this makes NO SENSE. If there's one Batman movie about to come out right now, why are they putting the trailer out for the next one out already? Plus his costume looks very different and so does Wonder Woman and it's really dumb that they didn't just keep the title 'Justice LEague.' But it still looks really good!!
Dude in the shadows by 2LeggedFreak	Jul 17th, 2008 04:10:43 PM
Thanks for your input
VomitousMass by butcher71	Jul 17th, 2008 04:11:01 PM
Doc meets JFK at the White House and calls him a "real" hero. I guess that for all his aloofness and indifference, Doc got caught up in Camelot just like everyone else.
Slow Motion-Haters by frongbak	Jul 17th, 2008 04:11:25 PM
Yes 300 did use slow motion to GREAT effect in various scenes. The material lent itself to that. Dawn of the Dead had little to no slow motion b/c it was a different story and lent itself to sped up imagery. Film viewers should recognize that different stories require diffent techniques and to murder Snyder for one film choice is extreme ignorance. He needed a BIG SALE trailer and that's what this is, he's reaching the widest audience with simple, non-verbal communication, but hey, maybe I'm way off and Snyder's a one-trick pony, I bet my right hand that's not the case.
Thatnks Spencer Trilby... by rbatty024	Jul 17th, 2008 04:11:31 PM
for reiterating my point a minute before I made it.
Well... by eastshore4	Jul 17th, 2008 04:11:45 PM
This couldn't have come at a better time. After seeing so much talk about this mysterious "watchmen" i finally went out and bought the GN, and just finished reading it a couple hours ago. This is a spot-on rendition, and it looks like it avoids any potential cheesiness that simply wouldn't adapt well to the big screen. A concern I have though, and have since Speed Racer and Hellboy 2 came out, is.. will anybody besides us care? I mean, the story is great, but at the same time it's really quite different. The main worry I have revolves around the story's "bad guy" and his ultimate scheme; it's so interesting but at the same time he's just shooting all these fantastical elements to his plan in so little time, but films don't give you the leisure to take it all in like you can with a book or graphic novel...
Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ! by Zarles	Jul 17th, 2008 04:12:07 PM
I think I just peed a little. No, I think I just peed a LOT. My favorite shot is of the three Manhattans. That shit give me an actual chill. Like, for real.
DGDB by FluffyUnbound	Jul 17th, 2008 04:13:01 PM
Fewer people read 300 than have read Watchmen. But 300 did pretty well box-office wise. One can argue that the Spartan angle brought in people who like historical films, but the History channel doesn't exactly get blowout ratings. 300 succeeded because the trailers for it were so damn compelling, and because Snyder had genre credibility from the Dawn remake. Now Snyder's credibility is a multiple of what it once was, and extends out to more filmgoers. So if he actually makes a good movie... This can succeed if it's great. It will fail if it's mediocre. And that's actually pretty cool in my book. I think it will have a good opening weekend because Snyder is now what M. Night was the day before Signs opened. He's a guy who's relatively well known because so many people saw one of his films on DVD, and because so many OTHER people saw a film of his that was a breakout hit, and "A Zach Snyder film" will get a certain percentage of those people into a threatre. ONCE. Now he has to deliver, or it's off to Lady in the Water gulag for him.
flickchick by DennisMM	Jul 17th, 2008 04:13:55 PM
So far as I could tell, we didn't see any pre-'60s action and so no suits from those decades. Is it telling that in the GN Manhattan blows up a TREE in Vietnam but here blows up a solider? (He does blow up the head of one of Moloch's goons, demonstrating his willingness to use lethal force.)
Next person by frongbak	Jul 17th, 2008 04:14:51 PM
To mention Batman and Robin gets kicked in the nuts, yes same song get it, now move the fuck on and say something tangentially relevant, d-bags.
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 17th, 2008 04:16:10 PM
People didn't know what the fuck 300 was either, and every male on the planet went to see that. This is something that surpases AMAZING, and will only build up interest. I wouldn't be surprised if WATCHMEN cracks the top 10 on seach engines during the weekend.
Slo-mo in the trailer by DannyOcean01	Jul 17th, 2008 04:16:34 PM
Doesn't mean you'll get it in the film does it???? And using the music from one of the shitty Batman films is a joke for christs sake. Wake up you mugs.
alas, i digress by TheDudeintheShadows	Jul 17th, 2008 04:18:07 PM
it really is FAR too early to tell if this will really be good or not, but the way some of you nitpick a two minute trailer is mindboggling. if you paid half as much attention to your own life as you did this trailer, maybe you'd realize that this isnt film school and your probably not in one anyway.
A minor complaint... by butcher71	Jul 17th, 2008 04:18:17 PM
The first caption should've been "In 1985" rather than "In 2009." Also, it might help to open the film with a disclaimer: "Dear Alan, we know it's not perfect, but.."
Dude in the Shadows by 2LeggedFreak	Jul 17th, 2008 04:19:09 PM
Again you make some points that are well worth consideration.
Snyder's not M Night...yet by frongbak	Jul 17th, 2008 04:19:26 PM
He actually takes existing materials and embraces the idea of collaboration. I think M Night could still be a good if not great filmmaker if he understands that we (the audience) are tired of the closed worlds he continues to offer. His films have become the genetically inferior

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