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Zack Snyder and Quint have a brief conversation about WATCHMEN! Pirate storyline! Rorschach! More!!!!

Release this late in the year! by ivehadsex	Jul 29th, 2007 04:00:24 AM
Because if he pulls it off It is an oscar contender. No way it can't be with this source material.
I have total faith in this man. by ivehadsex	Jul 29th, 2007 04:00:56 AM
Can't wait to see these characters come to life.
Mr Snyder? Please, Please, Please... by Marwood 1974	Jul 29th, 2007 04:07:06 AM
...don't fuck this up horribly. Ta.
Nice job Quint by Dolph	Jul 29th, 2007 04:11:57 AM
But you could have let the voice-change issue drop faster!!!
FILMING the pirate comic? by kiddae	Jul 29th, 2007 04:19:01 AM
I really don't get that. Will it become a TV show in the narrative? Yes, it has a very strong function in Watchmen (the comic), but it's hardly a NECESSARY part of the story. I'd concentrate more on making sure the endpapers for each issue make it into the movie in some form (TV interviews, documentaries etc.). Some pretty vital info in there.
Alot of faith in him now by messi	Jul 29th, 2007 05:15:37 AM
As great as Greengrass is. It would have been Greengrass' Watchmen whilst this is shaping up to be Watchmen.
Rorschach's voice always sounded like boba fett by messi	Jul 29th, 2007 05:18:39 AM
in my head, and reading other boards, it's the same to other people. I'm glad Quint brought it up. Everyone has this idea that Rorschach talks in this monotone drone voice.
Yeah, will it be a pirate comic?... by Dolph	Jul 29th, 2007 05:56:21 AM
Or will the media change?
this is not going to work by MTXX	Jul 29th, 2007 06:56:24 AM
This is not going to work out. Snyder is undoubdetly a visual talent, but at heart he's really af 15 year old fanboy, he's SO out of his depth here, he won't be able to handle the humanity of the piece. The Greengrass version sounded much more interesting. Paul Greengrass is a grown up artist with his own unique view of the world. I'll look forward to Greengrass' film about Baghdad's Green Zone, but I have no real interest in an immature fanboy doing a carbon copy of Watchmen. Snyder's only artistic 'vision' seems to be 'it should be just like the book' - I'm sorry, that's not going to work out, unless you got a director who's a genius at handling the human elements. Also, the only way to really capture the eerie atmosphere of the book would be to slow a lot of the key scenes down and do them in a majestic Kubrick-meets-Peter Greenaway style. And you won't have the time to do that unless you make the movie 6 hours long. Snyders film most likely be like the book, except it'll be like like skipping through the book on fast forward.
MTXX by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 29th, 2007 07:10:09 AM
Great post. i agree completely. The human interest in 300 was non-existent, completely swamped by the green screens and wooden acting. Greengrass's version would have been something to behold.
Would've prefered Greengrass, but.... by lost.rules	Jul 29th, 2007 07:29:09 AM
We gotta root for Snyder. This will probably be the only Watchmen movie will ever get. I think he's got the right attitude, and enthusiasm for it. I just hope Warner Bros. gives him enough money. Hurm...
Oh, and the pirate story isn't pivotal. by lost.rules	Jul 29th, 2007 07:31:22 AM
That would be the end papers. So help me God, they better not cut those out. Under the Hood is beautiful writing.
Still no confirmation from him on... by TELF	Jul 29th, 2007 07:58:51 AM
Who's playing Ozy? Pretty important, Quint?
Make Max Shea an animator... by Will_Dearborn	Jul 29th, 2007 08:02:57 AM
and turn the "Black Freighter" stuff into a '60s-style cartoon. Utitlize the different medium.
This is the one comic book movie of 2008 I'm dreading. by rbatty024	Jul 29th, 2007 09:35:02 AM
Snyder is too much of a meathead to figure out Watchman. The guy takes material and simplifies it to idiocy. I truly hope he stays as close to the source material as possible, because any changes he makes will almost certainly dumb it down.
You Idiots. Greengrass' version was too different by messi	Jul 29th, 2007 10:17:06 AM
it was on the war on terror and changed too much. Watchmen not Greengrass' watchmen. You got the book anyway if you want the nifty details. I want it played out.
Hey Quint by Phimseto	Jul 29th, 2007 11:17:27 AM
Any chance you can follow up with Snyder about one point? Snyder said that there'd be a role for Gerard Butler in the Watchmen film but so far...no Gerard Butler! Any chance we'll see him in the pirate sequence?
Dead on, rbatty024 by Sandinista	Jul 29th, 2007 11:29:43 AM
Just look at this Snyder guy speak! He's a complete moron! You know why Alan Moore hates these adaptations? Well for one thing he doesn't sound retarded when he speaks! THIS IS THE GUY THAT'S DIRECTING THE MOST ANTECIPATED COMIC BOOK MOVIE OF ALL TIME: My office, I’m going to try to shoot a still for my myspace page in my office up there if they’ll let me, because it’s like my whole wall is like owl ship, like hovering over the riots… a huge painting like with all of the fires and people rioting and it’s like all this crazy… I just sit in there and go like “this is insane…” This is going to be a veeeery bad movie.
Just imagine Alan Moore by Sandinista	Jul 29th, 2007 11:31:09 AM
saying "and like, it's insane dude!" and you will know why I think this movie will suck balls.
Glad "Sandinista" Isn't Writing The Screenplay by imrjl	Jul 29th, 2007 11:49:07 AM
Why not grow up and give Snyder a break?--he obviously takes the material seriously and even if you don't care for the way he speaks, I'll bet he passed Grade 9 English ('cause the word is actually spelled "anticipated", Comic Book Guy). Careful or Jay and Silent Bob will come and getcha...
Sandinista by jfp2007	Jul 29th, 2007 11:49:41 AM
Watchmen is not the most anticipated comic book movie of all time. Maybe less than 1% of the movie going populace have even heard of it. The only way this movie will succeed at the box office is by having kickass, 300-quality trailers. Those trailers are what brought people into that film, and the super high quality of 300 are what brought them back and started the word of mouth machine. I've read comics for almost 20 years and had never even heard of Watchmen until last year, so the regular movie theater audience isn't going to anticipate anything because none of them have heard of it before. None of them had heard of Sin City or 300 before, either, but those kick ass trailers and/or visual styles are what brought them in (and Sin City was nowhere near as successful as 300 because of the black and white).
Snyder's films so far by Charlie Murphy	Jul 29th, 2007 11:51:50 AM
have been fun geek fluff, essentially. Watchmen is a whole new beast. Sure, you can be a comic fan and think watchmen is the best thing since sliced bread and sunshine, and sure you can know how to point a camera at good looking people, but that might not make you the best person for this job. That said, if Snyder could FINALLY be the one to get this off the ground, he must be doing something right. Keeping the source material is a must, which he will. The pirate stuff was always interesting, but hardly necessary. The end pieces, however, are a MUST. Having Dave Gibbons working closely instills confidence. I have my hopes and doubts about this one, like I've had for every adaptation ever made. We'll just have to wait and see.
Terrible director. by hypnotron	Jul 29th, 2007 11:55:30 AM
I don't get the sense this guy is intelligent enough to do justice to the Watchmen. We need a heavy intellect filming this movie. My hopes for it are really, really low. The dialogue in 300 was the most embarrassing I have ever heard in a movie. I am shocked they let this guy loose on Watchmen. The best thing we can hope for now is that WB close down the movie until they find a decent director!
jfp2007 by Charlie Murphy	Jul 29th, 2007 11:59:07 AM
you're exactly right about the trailers. i had a post way back when watchmen was just starting to brew with snyder on board, and i said back then that the marketing will make or break this movie. plain and simple. in the weeks leading up to 300's release, every time i stopped in my LCS, there were guys buying the 300 hardcover. guys who had never stepped foot in a comic shop before. skater guys who asked "do you have 300?" or "is 300 a comic book?" or "I bought 300 thinking it was a novel, but it's actually a comic book!" the point is, those bad ass trailers got people interested enough to seek out the source material. watchmen needs the exact same thing. if people get out there and buy watchmen, they'll know that it's a long, LONG epic, and not a non-stop action romp, and hopefully they'll realize that it's a well-written, beautiful piece of work, and go into the movie expecting such. MARK MY WORDS--- Watchmen's trailers will make or break its box office.
september 17th by erockwilly	Jul 29th, 2007 12:17:51 PM
its out of our hands and being shot. whew. i don't think anyone should ever make this movie but i'm excited to see it.
"his casting is pretty spot on" by newc0253	Jul 29th, 2007 12:27:39 PM
really Quint? "spot on"? i know there's a temptation when you want a film to work to believe that the light shines out of the director's ass, but really? maybe the casting of mostly unknowns will work but at this stage it seems hard to say one way or another.
Snyder will pwn all of the doubters and haters by Lando Griffin	Jul 29th, 2007 01:11:32 PM
Tis true
of COURSE the black frigate is cut, are you on crack? by Daddylonghead	Jul 29th, 2007 02:01:17 PM
Come on Quint! Great interview, but advocating for the black frigate storyline is madness. Why bust Snyder's balls about that?
The black frigate works because of intertextuality by Gwai Lo	Jul 29th, 2007 02:36:44 PM
But only in the comic. It's stuff like black freighter that makes Watchmen a meta-comic, or post-modern, or whatever.. It comments on the medium.. There are equivalents you could use in film (like having little clips from a serial) but with so much material to cover I wonder why bother?
Waits by monsterforge	Jul 29th, 2007 02:46:21 PM
Holy crap... yeah. I had never really thought of Waits as Rorschach's voice, but that really hits the nail on the head. And yeah, he does look just effed up enough to be a crazy guy under a hood. HRMMMM.
fuck the Pirate story by Rupee88	Jul 29th, 2007 05:48:21 PM
I'm the biggest Watchmen fan out there, or close, but I think it'd be retarded to try to put the pirate story in there. It is an obvious move and thank goodness they are going this route.
I was at The Watchmen Pannel... by Redfive!	Jul 29th, 2007 08:34:23 PM
The only thing synder said that I didnt agree with is Billy Crudups face would be CGd into a CGI Manhattan...Via Davy Jones. If anything Manhattan NEEDS to look like the character in the book via Silver Surfer NOTHING ELSE.
What happened to Tom Jane by #1 Zero	Jul 29th, 2007 10:14:25 PM
The AICN post about the casting of this said that the Comedian was played by the guy that Katherine Heigl fell in love with on Grey's Anatomy who in turn died about a year ago. To me that is just weird casting, people talk about the trailers and advertising being important but I think you need some at least well known actor to star. Jackie Earl Haley compared to the rumors or demand of Paddy Considine and Simon Pegg is also a bit of a leap.
"I'm so tired..." by Bronx Cheer	Jul 29th, 2007 10:23:33 PM
Damn it, every time I read one of Quint's stories he's whining about lack of sleep. Take a fucking nap or strap on a sack, man! Quit yer moanin'!
pirate story can go. by captainCAPSLOCK	Jul 29th, 2007 10:49:22 PM
complain all you want, but you know it's true...a feature film will work out fine without it. i'd rather they found a way to work in the extra news-style stories at the end of each issue.
Rorschach's voice: N. Grantham Zombie from Creepshow by xavier masterson	Jul 29th, 2007 11:01:11 PM
But with a bit of a hiss and a little less gurgle.
I liked 300 by Bass Ackwards	Jul 29th, 2007 11:20:33 PM
But its hard to get behind Snyder, I mean 300 was basically him seeing Sin City, jumping up and going "What Frank Miller comic can I do that with?!" He still made a cool film sure, but between remaking a film and riding the coattails of Rodriguez and Miller its hard to have a lot of faith in him as a creative force. Adapting Moore is gonna be a lot tougher than Miller, I'm just hoping Snyder's got it in him.
Streaming audio from the WATCHMEN roundtable: by TheRealRatigan	Jul 30th, 2007 12:19:14 AM
Questions can be hard to make out in places, but worth listening to for the answers, as Snyder touches on a lot. http://www.comingsoon.net/audi o/snyderwatchmen.mp3
http://www.comingsoon.net/audio/ snyderwatchmen.mp3 by TheRealRatigan	Jul 30th, 2007 12:21:57 AM
Snyder confirms the cast here, including Goode as Veidt, but the post linking to this file at SHH! was dated Friday, so something may have changed before the panel on Saturday.
Ingmar Bergman has passed away! by Rasputin77	Jul 30th, 2007 04:08:03 AM
Vale
hypnotron by messi	Jul 30th, 2007 04:10:41 AM
if 300 had the worst dialogue you have ever heard then you need to watch more films you fucking idiot.
Charlie Murphy by messi	Jul 30th, 2007 04:11:49 AM
Most trailers make or break any movie. What you mean to say, is that the trailers will be the deciding factor in HOW big the movie is. Like 300. The reason why 300 was a mega opening was because of the trailers.
Messi by hypnotron	Jul 30th, 2007 07:27:34 AM
If you think 300 is good dialogue - you need to watch more films you fucking idiot.
Your argument has no merit dumb cunt by messi	Jul 30th, 2007 09:12:12 AM
i never said it had good dialogue. but you say it's the worst dialogue you ever heard, i could hundreds of movies with worse and truly atrocious dialogue. that means you need to watch more movies. think you fucking dickhead.
Re: Messi - The Revenge by hypnotron	Jul 30th, 2007 10:18:03 AM
Soap operas have better dialogue than 300, network TV shows have better dialogue than 300. 300 had no depth whatsoever, it was a shallow and vapid piece of eye candy. I do however think Snyder would be a fantastic director of commercials. The acting in 300 was abysmal and devoid of emotion. The only vision Snyder had for that movie was eye candy and in that sense it succeeded. I don't want Watchmen to become a movie of stilted dialogue spoken with little conviction and compensated for with lavish action sequences. I would rather the set pieces played down and all the real effort go into capturing the subtle themes and making the performances do justice to Alan Moore's great work. Ideally Ridley Scott would have been helming this movie. Still if 300 a proxy by which you defend good writing, there is no point me further responding to anything you say. You function on a low frequency.
Black Freighter as dream sequence...(spoilers) by Kevin Holsinger	Jul 30th, 2007 11:10:01 AM
This is the way I've long thought the Black Freighter could be handled...Dr. Long (guy who analyzes Rorshach) is repeatedly meeting with a mystery figure (voice is distorted, and this person is never shown on screen)who is having the same nightmare over and over again. The Black Freighter tale is the nightmare. Over the story, Dr. Long's patient discusses the dream. Then you get to the end. Ozymandias hints to Dr. Manhattan that he's been having this dream about the Freighter, and anyone with reasonable intelligence in the audience realizes he was the one talking to Dr. Long. This all becomes incredibly ironic because Ozymandias is having nightmares due to guilt over the massacre he's about to cause...a massacre that involves the death of the very psychologist he's telling the dream to. The last time you see the Freighter is when Nite Owl II is dreaming about it, due to his guilt over covering up for Ozymandias and rationalizing the murder of Rorshach (who gets shot by Greedo, if memory serves).
Well I'm NOT writing the screenplay by Sandinista	Jul 30th, 2007 11:38:58 AM
and so what if I fucked up "anticipated", at least I won't be fucking up Watchmen. And don't get me wrong, I want this thing to work, and I was confident just about till I heard this moron Snyder speaking. And to the guy who's been reading comics for 20 years and never heard about Watchmen till last year, well, sorry dude, but have you been reading the wrong comics!
IS THE 300 DVD SPECIAL EDITION A BAREBONES EDITION? by ludmir88	Jul 30th, 2007 02:23:59 PM
ANYONE?
It's pointless to expect the film to be perfect... by Brundlefly	Jul 30th, 2007 04:55:31 PM
'Watchmen' is, as Alan Moore has stated, written expressly for the comic medium. Moore has gone on record as saying that it's unfilmable. That's not to say that a good film couldn't be formed out of the elements in the graphic novel but even if Jesus directed the fucking thing, I doubt it's going to satisfy all the fanboys. 'Watchmen' is one of my all-time favourites but I simply don't expect Snyder to nail it completely. There's always going to be some element that was unfairly left out or badly handled in the translation to screen. That said, I have every bit of faith in the fact that Snyder will give it his all. Personally I think that the Black Freighter stuff won't work in a film narrative - again because Moore didn't write it intending for it to function as a cinematic plot device. The comic is unfilmable but that's not to say that it can't be made into something else, something that's a DIFFERENT interpretation but also great. I just hope Snyder doesn't interpret the comic as a shitty half-assed, film noir 'X MEN'....
12 Part HBO TV Show by hypnotron	Jul 30th, 2007 05:03:31 PM
That would make it filmable and the Black Freighter could easily be included in each episode... I seriously think it would have been a better approach, they could have got Snyder in to direct one of the episodes, maybe the Mars section. It is such a shame they didn't do it this way, with production values as high as Rome.
Did they have to holler that much in 300? by Doc_Strange	Jul 30th, 2007 10:57:19 PM
Every single piece of dialogue was yelled or screamed. I dreaded every time there was a moment of silence it would be followed by uncontrolled yelling. "AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!". That was the whole movie. That and too much man ass. Lame.
Cloverfield/01-18-08 teaser poster up by themanlikedavestrikesback	Jul 31st, 2007 07:49:07 AM
Head on over to www.empireonline.com to check it out. Good job AICN is on the ball isnt it.
Snyder by Cobbio	Jul 31st, 2007 08:57:10 AM
"300" was a fantastic film, in my opinion, mostly for its vivid artwork and beautifully filmed action sequences. Snyder's cost-conscious attention to detail propelled the movie past even the most optimistic projections, which was great, and with the DVD coming out today, even more so. Snyder seems like a smart and humble guy who makes good decisions. I'm excited for "Watchmen."
Re: hypnotron by Cobbio	Jul 31st, 2007 09:01:59 AM
You can complain about the dialogue in "300" all you want, but about 50 percent of it was taken from Frank Miller's graphic novel, so you're basically saying Frank Miller's dialogue sucks. Which I think many people here would have a problem with, including me.
A glimmer of hope... by Bloody Jay	Jul 31st, 2007 09:21:16 AM
"300" captured the tone and content of the graphic novel almost exactly, where he wasn't adding new content (which was the only problem with that movie). This was because "300" is an extremely short graphic novel - Snyder didn't have much to work with. Watchmen has enough content to fill probably two feature-length movies. Additionally, I get heart from the fact that he said this movie would be more "Se7en" than "Sin City". If he was going to make it action-oriented, he wouldn't have said that.
Frank Miller's dialogue sucks. by hypnotron	Jul 31st, 2007 11:22:41 AM
Not even 50% of the dialogue in 300 was good. Maybe the most pointless comic adaption of all time. Luckily Alan Moore writes great dialogue! I do want this film to be good, I have been a Watchmen fan for decades...300 inspires no confidence in me that this guy can do a good job. I think he will make it look good, but if it is anywhere near the superficiality of 300 this serves no purpose.
hypno, I wouldn't say Frank Miller's dialogue sucks... by Transmetropolitan	Jul 31st, 2007 12:50:33 PM
If you have a problem with 300 then that is fine, but what about the dialogue in the sin city novels, or DKR... his new stuff sucks but Miller is a good guy who wrote some good stuff.
fuck, this movie is gonna suck by BurgerKing	Jul 31st, 2007 01:06:56 PM
Snyder is great visually, but his movies lack depth, you can't argue that so far. Most of the interviews he does he just blatently says "I don't know" to a lot of the important questions, like what Rorschach sounds like, how can you cast someone if you don't know what kind of character you want? On visuals alone? Snyder doesn't seem to know much about what he's planning to do, he seems to just think "well, when production starts, we'll figure it out then" he should be getting a grasp on this in pre-production before he's overwhelmed with this project during production. The pirate story isn't super important, but adds alot of the drama and mirroring chaos between those two worlds, the end papers reveal alot of the background, and they will likely be cut too. If not, we can just hope for some flashbacks or something. Also, I have a question: are they making this based on David Hayters script? Please say yes, because if it's as amazing as they say it is, they better not dare make a Watchmen movie without it.
mars and antarctica still in? by BurgerKing	Jul 31st, 2007 01:10:00 PM
I read a Snyder interview somewhere else where I thought he said Mars and Antarctica were cut, I couldn't believe this to be true, could anyone else confirm/deny?
Transmetropolitan by hypnotron	Jul 31st, 2007 01:25:19 PM
You are right, I loved DKR as much as Killing Joke! I care so much that this film is good to the point of not wanting it to be made if it isn't going to do justice to the original work. 300 was the least important of the comic adaptions, Watchmen, to my mind, is the most important of them all. It has great depth, requires intelligence to appreciate and the greatest pay-offs in the comic are dramatic, in my humble opinion.
Give this fucker a break, already. by micturatingbenjamin	Aug 1st, 2007 01:07:39 AM
Jesus the Jew. Everyone calm down, get yourself some clams casino, and check the temp gauge here. I saw 300 in IMAX...The story was light, but who the fuck cares, when it the plot is essentially all to set up the battle scene, setting up the conflict? All of the dialogue, the backstory, and the 'raped politics' sub-plot all seem to serve the whole KICKASS WAR SCENES. I read the comic. It's a great comic visually, and the story is pretty much the same. Miller's art accentuating a balls-to-the-wall battle. Both get the job done without being the 'greatest thing' either medium has ever seen. Snyder's not a bad director. He knows what to spend money on when the story calls for style over substance. Give the guy a fucking break, here. If all you ever saw from Sam Raimi was fucking CrimeWave, would YOU trust him with fucking Spider-Man? Fuck no. Snyder's new, give him a fucking break, already. I have faith because the guy's enthusiastic about the flick enough to want to share it. 300's dialogue fucking OWNS Batman and Robin's. I mean, shit. And, secondly, We're a month out from the principal photography, which I suspect will be the effects heavy shit, giving this guy some time to decide on what Rorshach is gonna sound like...I think using an anaolg of fucking Moore's reading (Snyder's suggestion, BTW) sounds like the guy has a good fucking head on his shoulders. Long story short: Give the guy a fucking break, already.
its actually going to happen by hank quinlan	Aug 1st, 2007 03:34:14 AM
Wow. They're making it. And no. Im not pumped. They should never make this movie. I liked Dawn of the Dead. 300 didnt blow me away like everyone else. I think Snyder is a smart guy with some talent. But its always the same way you feel when they make your favorite book into a movie. Its forever attached to it. And usually thats what people think of it. Frankly, that cast didn't get me excited. I think there was some thought put into it. But besides Wilson as Night OWl nobody else felt right. Haley is NOT how I pictured Rorshach. If anything he looks TOO seedy. Hey im glad for the guy. Who would have EVER thought he's get such a comeback. But Rorscach wasn't a scum bag and he had an inner strength. For all his amorality, he is ultimately the voice of justice in the story. This movie is going to break my hear isn't it? Just watching it...knowing its good but not great. I'll give Snyder a shot. I hope he knocks it out of the park but...
Not that impressive for 6 minutes. by Jakes Nel	Aug 1st, 2007 08:35:40 AM
We find out there's probably no pirate story and Snyder doesn't know what to do with Rorschach's voice. Wow. Oh, and Zack's having fun... I like the guy. I liked 300. But Greengrass would have been a better choice, and less concerned with what's 'cool'.
Oh, and folks... by Jakes Nel	Aug 1st, 2007 08:46:06 AM
...let's just all make peace with the fact that the film will not (and cannot) be the same as the book. Moore's work is very literary in nature (unlike Miller). Changes will have to be made. It has to be a good film first, and a good adaptation second.
I dunno Jakes.... by Damned if I can login	Aug 1st, 2007 02:34:38 PM
I would venture that the film really can't be good unless the adaptation is good....and if one considers the machine's track record with adaptations, the bad far outweigh the good. I'll betcha a hundred bucks this one will fall in to the latter category. Just too complex of a story to be subjected to the normal adaptation process of dumbing things down to the lowest common denominator. It needs a giant spider....yeah....and some polar bears fighting with a buncha robots....yeah....
Yo, Jakes by micturatingbenjamin	Aug 1st, 2007 05:12:09 PM
Hey, I think he said he hasn't decided on what to do not 'he doesn't know' what to do. Big difference. It's the difference between 'I don't know if I want pizza or hamburgers for lunch' or 'What do I want on my pizza?' The fact is, he wants to do something that's reminiscent of Alan Moore's READING of Rorshach. Can't do much better, in my honest O. And to the guy who doesn't think Rorshach's a fricking creep, dude...He's the son of a prostitute, a dirt bag...a PSYCHOTIC dirt bag whose targets just so happen to be the evil elements of society. He was 'Dexter' before there was a Dexter. I think the guy looks goofy enough to elicit the same reaction in the books when Rorshach goes to prison. A sequence that MUST live up to the book to cement Rorshach in the minds of the movie going public. If Snyder understands that the telling of the tale in the comic was designed to showcase the venue of comics as well as tell a kickass story, we won't end up with another FROM HELL. Which was a good movie, but lacking the touch of a director like Peter Jackson who obsesses over the material, and wants to do right by the fans. I wish this guy the best of luck, but I agree that this comic was NEVER designed to be a movie. Let's see what happens. You know the V for Vendetta movie boosted sales of the comic by quite a bit, maybe it will do the same for Watchmen.
Fucking forums without any preview functionality... by Damned if I can login	Aug 1st, 2007 11:08:34 PM
I just realised that I fucked up (yet again) when I said the adaptation would fall into the "latter category". Should've said the "former", or "first", or whatever would've implied the BAD adaptation category. Fuck me man...and double fuck this project...which is gonna make a buncha assholes gazillions of $$$$ but will do very little (or no) justice to a brilliant piece of comics history. Do I sound like a stupid fanboy? GOOD! I hope so. Cause I just can't help it...the word "shitfest" just keeps coming to mind no matter what.
Hey Micting-Benj.... by Damned if I can login	Aug 1st, 2007 11:18:10 PM
I agree when you say it was never designed to be a movie. But I could see it as mini-series that allows the exploration of the many subleties of the original. And this is what boggles the mind...why the frag does a piece'o shite like "Taken" get the ulta-long mini series treatment when it could've been told in a 2-hr format, and something like Watchmen which screams for the multi-episode treatment gets the short version????? Squeek, I tell you...mind boggling it is. Once again...CASH. "Hey we can make a whole lotta dough...fuck making something that could be brilliant...$$$$$$$$...."
Carrot Top!!! by nerdator	Aug 2nd, 2007 04:01:57 AM
The only dude ugly enough to play Kovacs/Rorshach! Seriously...I think the pirate story/newsstand vignettes/under the hood segments would be better served as an "animatrix" style dvd released in anticipation of the movie. Then they could be intercut seamlessly in the ultra-geek-director's-cut edition of the DVD.
hypnotron you fucking idiot by messi	Aug 3rd, 2007 05:22:45 AM
must be the only one in the world that thinks that soap operas have better dialogue than 300, 300 was supposed to be a tough guy movie, thats where all the yelling comes from, but you're probably a fat cunt pansy, it made you feel like one. I enjoyed the movie and NEVER said it had great writing, just that it wasn't as bad as you make it out to be which in your opinion was 'worst ever' meaning there is nothing worse than it, and that just is not true. Grabs some balls and stop being a dumb cunt.
Not as excited by this as I was... by Pawprint	Aug 3rd, 2007 01:59:31 PM
Now that I have seen the cast. All too young I'm afraid. The guy who's playing Rorschach is frankly bollocks...
Messi by hypnotron	Aug 3rd, 2007 08:50:23 PM
Low fucking frequency.
Messi by hypnotron	Aug 3rd, 2007 08:50:23 PM
Low fucking frequency.
thank god zach works in a VISUAL medium... by robzass	Aug 3rd, 2007 09:40:03 PM
...because I saw him at comicon and he is not very good with words. In fact I can almost bet money he failed English in highschool.
I wish this was a 2-D animated series, not a film by kirttawesomio	Aug 4th, 2007 10:02:20 PM
I think it would be great as an anime but not in the typical anime style, in Dave Gibbons style. His drawing style is perfect for animation. If you broke each book up into two episode you'd get a full season of 24 episodes. It could be a word for word translation of the book. Which, I think, it deserves. I don't think the 1.5-2.5 hour format fits Watchmen. Snyder will be forced to water it down.

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