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onewiththewurlitzer
11/12/08

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I always thought a Watchmen movie couldn't be done right. I saw the trailer and had hope; however, the more I see and hear I stand correct.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@onewiththewurlitzer: And it has a rather long running time, so a lot of the backstories might make it into the flick after all.
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strider_mt2k
11/12/08

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I swear to god Ozymandias looks like a younger Michael McKean.

-kinda hard to translate Lenny into that role though.

I eagerly await the film.
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Alchemistmerlin
11/12/08

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With the ending changed, I have lost all desire to see this movie.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@Alchemistmerlin: Thing is, the ending of the comic might not come out right in a live action movie. Granted, changing that would change a lot of other things, like the ship scene, but there are ways to make it work.
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reddingofish
11/12/08

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I think the Comedian's saying was out of character. It should be something along the lines of "Fuck bad guys"
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@reddingofish: I was thinking more along the lines of "It's all a joke. All you can do is smile", which was pretty much his shtick.
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reddingofish
11/12/08

@Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: How a bout' Ouch my face!!
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@reddingofish: STOP GIVING IT AWAY! :P
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15sunrises
11/12/08

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Lol, I love the snarky "I was into this before it was cool!" It's like I'm in junior high again.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@15sunrises: Seems a fitting little side joke, as suddenly people who have never read this before, myself included, are scooping up the comics like mad after seeing the trailer and becoming intrigued after all these years.
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Jesus Diaz
11/12/08

@15sunrises: Trust me, I wish I wasn't there when it came out. That would have made me younger than I am.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

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I love the translations of the outfits to modern cinema, namely the Silk Spectre's :D I mean, the outfit Gibbons illustrated in the comic was sort of cheesy, but they pulled it off nicely to make it zzexy. Nite Owl's looks awesome, as does Archimedes.

The only one I'm not fond of is Ozymandias, but his outfit was a little too flamboyant to translate and take seriously I guess. Glad to see Bubastis though!
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: Just a side note though: One of the lines seems to have a hint of spoiler. I guess if you read the comic already it doesn't matter, but generally I like to treat movies as if no one's read the source material at all.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

@Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: I know this is blasphemous, but I don't care much for the art in Watchmen. In fact, I don't care for a lot of the art from comics in the 80's.

Granted, the medium was hurting bad then, but I didn't start seeing amazing artwork in comics until Dave McKean came along.

And then, of course, there's Alex Ross. (hey Hollywood, want to know what Superman should look like? Read Kingdom Come.)
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I have, and love, Kingdom Come.
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TOWken
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Although the 80's weren't exactly the renaissance of comic book art, there were a lot of milestones in the writing. Guys like Alan Moore and Art Spiegelman were reinventing the way comic books were written to be something more literary and thought provoking than what they once were. I think that once the writing changed the perception of comic books the art naturally took cue and began evolving.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/12/08

@TOWken: For me, I was so into the story and writing that the artwork was just a vehicle for the rest.
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iatw
11/13/08

@Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: I'm not to keen on the zzexyfied Watchmen. They're supposed to be past their prime. Nite Owl has a beer belly. Of course this is just my opinion, but all the bling and gloss is kind of ironic.

Also, what the hell is up with Silk's caption? even though Dr. Manhattan's is a dumb line, it's at least character related and significant to the story. "I am used to going out at 3am and doing something stupid." That's all they could think of? What is this Harold & Kumar?
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Kaiser-Machead
11/13/08

@iatw: Well, I think it's more of an issue regarding Nite Owl, since Dreiberg gained a lot of weight after retiring, but the Silk Spectre was always lean throughout the story.

But regarding Dr. Manhattan, yeah, that line is not the best. There were so many good lines from the book to use, that one just seems so vanilla.
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