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EW & DC Direct Give Us Images Of Two WATCHMEN Figures!!

hmm by Mr_X	Apr 17th, 2008 09:29:52 AM
this movie has taken so fricking long to get to the big screen, it had better be worth it
Nite Owl Looks Alittle Better. by Redfive!	Apr 17th, 2008 09:31:58 AM
Then the first picture.Im just woundering when there gonna show Dr.Manhattan.Plus I have a feeling that Adrian's still gonna look like a Batman&Robin Reject.
of course that's not better by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 09:32:07 AM
but don't act like the Simpsons came along and invented a word that the English Language was sorely lacking... Why not just say CLICK and let us figure out what will happen? You know, a little mystery never hurt anybody!
oh, and I hope nite owl by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 09:33:20 AM
is a chubby dude in this movie. But he probably won't be. Ah well. Can you imagine how awesome the fat nite owl figure would be?
Nite Owl by Fuck The Napkin	Apr 17th, 2008 09:38:07 AM
Nite Owl looks more owly there than in the moody photo they released of the costume. I feel 8% happier about this movie now.
Hurm. by Ghostball	Apr 17th, 2008 09:38:14 AM

Nothing like 5 days too late... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 17th, 2008 09:40:17 AM

Going for a solid R rating? by Flint_Ironstag	Apr 17th, 2008 09:45:48 AM
I'm hoping Rorschach's origin will be given the treatment it deserves. It was fucking haunting and depressing and made me have to set the book down and take a shit the first time I read it.
I don't think the fat Nite Owl could work... by Kevin Holsinger	Apr 17th, 2008 09:48:32 AM
...given that he's in something more like armor in this movie, as compared to the skintight getup in the comic.
just give me that Silk Spectre figure... by RighteousBrother	Apr 17th, 2008 09:48:53 AM
hrumph
2 Figures Of Figures... by Frodo T. Baggins	Apr 17th, 2008 09:49:01 AM
Get it? I gotta poop
Re-reading it now... by FleshMachine	Apr 17th, 2008 09:49:41 AM
and it really is a great "novel". toys rule. fingers crossed on the film, but after seeing the hollow eye candy that was 300, im skeptikal. This material has some real depth that i think may be lost by this director.
Still... by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 09:54:48 AM
A washed up, depressed Dan Dreiberg having put on a little weight went a very long way in the book, giving it a little punch of realism. Would have been cool to see that preserved in the movie. Nothing like a fat superhero to turn the genre on its ear...
no, it's embiggen. by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 09:55:30 AM
trust me.
Meh the toys look a bit crap really. by testricals	Apr 17th, 2008 09:58:19 AM
Give the job to McFarlane toys.
Fat Nite Owl by 11dayempire	Apr 17th, 2008 10:01:14 AM
He could be wearing a corset under the armour. Which would be even more pathetic.
Enbiggen. by Ladonite	Apr 17th, 2008 10:01:51 AM
It is a word. As it isn't established that words have no meaning here, I assume this one is still in use. Enbiggen. Not Emlarge.
Why is this movie is taking a whole fucking year to come out by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Apr 17th, 2008 10:04:42 AM
It's fucking finished, why is it setting on a shelf for a whole motherfucking year, it's bullshit.
Liking the Rorschach figure by TheNothing	Apr 17th, 2008 10:08:18 AM
of course. Despite the changes, I think I'll like everyone else's costume except for Ozy. Hopefully it'll work in the context of the film, though.
I hate being sucked into by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 10:08:44 AM
an "Embiggen" themed TB vortex, but I've never heard of Enbiggen. You might be right. Though every google search points me to "commonly mis-spelled version of Embiggen" www.urbandictionary.com/define .php?term=enbiggen
It's taking another year to come out by JeremiahTheProphet	Apr 17th, 2008 10:13:30 AM
... because there is a lot of post production and special effects to do on it, ass. 300 finished filming about a year before it came out because of the effects and coloring they needed to do. Oh, and I heard a rumor that they're going to do effects to this to make the photography in this film match the color schemes in the comic. Can anyone verify this?
11dayempire by Kevin Holsinger	Apr 17th, 2008 10:14:08 AM
Dan Dreiberg wearing a girdle under his armor is actually a good idea. Fits the character nicely.
hard to fight crime in a girdle by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 10:15:51 AM
but I see your point. I still doubt they're going in that direction, though. Hollywood = no fat chicks (or dudes),
I hope they use a girdle by JeremiahTheProphet	Apr 17th, 2008 10:21:42 AM
or with the way the armor was made that it acts like a girdle. Think about the Batman Begins armor. If someone fat tried to get into it, it would compress it, ya know?
Wow its a cross between batman and superman.... by BRUTICUS	Apr 17th, 2008 10:25:43 AM
I have a feeling i'm going to get even more sick of Superheroes than I am of Orcs and Trolls and Elves right now. At this point I wish Tolkien was never born.
Why is everyone freaking about Ozy's duds? by Mosquito March	Apr 17th, 2008 10:39:27 AM
It still very much has that classical Egyptian/Greek vibe, and doesn't look anywhere near as gay as the outfit in the comic. The costume changes for this film were necessary. Watchmen is a classic, brilliant story, but some of those character designs in today's movie market would have non-fans - i.e., most of the people going to see the movie - howling in the aisles with laughter. They looked like the cast of MYSTERY MEN - a flat-out comedic film. Snyder did what he had to do to make some of these guys look cool. The fact that Rorschach's appearance is virtually unchanged from the source material is evidence that they must have tried Ozy's look out, and it must have sucked. This is an acceptable compromise.
Why is everyone freaking about Ozy's duds? by Mosquito March	Apr 17th, 2008 10:39:47 AM
It still very much has that classical Egyptian/Greek vibe, and doesn't look anywhere near as gay as the outfit in the comic. The costume changes for this film were necessary. Watchmen is a classic, brilliant story, but some of those character designs in today's movie market would have non-fans - i.e., most of the people going to see the movie - howling in the aisles with laughter. They looked like the cast of MYSTERY MEN - a flat-out comedic film. Snyder did what he had to do to make some of these guys look cool. The fact that Rorschach's appearance is virtually unchanged from the source material is evidence that they must have tried Ozy's look out, and it must have sucked. This is an acceptable compromise.
SPARTANS, TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!!! by PornKing	Apr 17th, 2008 10:43:38 AM
King Leonidas on the left.
Mosquito March by Kevin Holsinger	Apr 17th, 2008 10:49:06 AM
For what it's worth, here's how I see it: Ozymandias is a superhero version of Oprah. He's all about inspiring people to embrace their inner beauty and such. He's also targeting children with his products, hence his toy line. The photo of him on the Internet, however, is of someone who seems a bit creepy. Now, if Oz has TWO outfits, and this is the one he wears at the end...when he's given up on trying to appeal to humanity's better nature, fine. But if the black garb is pre-New York Oz, then he doesn't look terribly inspiring. Though I understand your point overall about costume changes.
Hollywood wont let 'em be fat. by fractureJonze	Apr 17th, 2008 10:57:27 AM
They just wont. We all knew it. They don't care about subtle irony, or anything subtle for that matter.
Hey Merrick!! by RighteousBrother	Apr 17th, 2008 10:57:36 AM
You say Embiggen if you want! Fuck what we think!!!
This could be Pre-Keen Act Owl by vegemike	Apr 17th, 2008 11:10:54 AM
Look at the figure in 1 of 2 ways. A) this could be Night Owl BEFORE he retired. B) This costume is more like sturdy armor, designed for a fit Dan. If an out of shape Dan puts it on, it will be tight and uncomfortable but the basic shape of the suit will remain.....mostly. Who knows, there could be a one liner when he tries it on where he comments on how tight it is. Would get laughs for sure.
Yeah sure BRUTICUS. by Tinfang	Apr 17th, 2008 11:21:59 AM
Because there's SOOO much Tolkien thrown at you these days. NOONE mentioned him on this TB except you so how about if your mother goes back in time and aborts your stupid ass. The figurines look pretty spiffy to me but I'll wait and see the movie before I get excited enough to purchase. O the hoot!
Oh, I guarantee there'll be a line by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 11:24:27 AM
like "it doesn't fit like it used to" or something like that. But the actor on screen will still be a washboard-stomached Addonis (though in the earlier photo he didn't seem as cut as this action figure might suggest)
Maybe its a different alternate 1984's Nite Owl by Diagnostic	Apr 17th, 2008 11:25:41 AM
Rorsharch figure needs bigger biceps.
ha ha by God's Brother	Apr 17th, 2008 11:27:16 AM

Goddamn double-posters! by Mosquito March	Apr 17th, 2008 11:37:23 AM

Kevin Holsinger by Mosquito March	Apr 17th, 2008 11:43:19 AM
I agree, the photo is creepy, but I think it has more to do with the atmosphere of the photograph itself than the costume. It's a dark shot, and his face looks like Frodo-with-the-ring-on.
new Dexter season 3 details... by sherryk	Apr 17th, 2008 11:57:48 AM
no big spoilers, but interesting - Veidt.com
Nite Owl=HOMOEROTICUS by SpiceWonBruce	Apr 17th, 2008 12:04:18 PM
Nite Owl looks like something from a Joel Schumacher comic book movie.
Hi-larius by Brunomac	Apr 17th, 2008 12:12:22 PM
in the actual article, there are two sponsered ads, one for yellow teeth (Rorschach) and one for weight loss (Owl). Rorschach is Rorschach, but yeah, even in the best shape of his life Owl 2 didn't have that physique. Owl 1 did, and that's why he ran around in jocky shorts and pixie shoes.
TINFANG by BRUTICUS	Apr 17th, 2008 12:16:23 PM
Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Orcs OUT THE FUCKING YIN YANG! So sick of them all.
That sound you hear... by Kid Z	Apr 17th, 2008 12:21:56 PM
... Is Alan Moore blowing a major gasket again. (And rightly so)
Neither embiggen or enbiggen are words you retards by hst666	Apr 17th, 2008 12:40:26 PM
Myabe you guys are operating on a level that you know they are not wortds, but are just huge Simpsons fans and using their terminology. If so, then the guy who said embiggen is correct
FleshMachine by TheLastCleric	Apr 17th, 2008 12:48:34 PM
The 300 comic wasn't all that deep to begin with so you can't really fault Snyder for making such a literal adpatation. He respects the medium and seems willing to keep as much of the comic and story intact as possible so I have faith that this film is going to deliver. I haven't seen or read anything that concerns me. Here's to positive thinking. Cheers.
I'm sure this has been covered.. by malificus	Apr 17th, 2008 01:04:37 PM
..but why's the Owl so buff? Being fat and over the hill was a major aspect of the comic character, so why do we care about this Schumaker Owl? Owly nips and neon villains?
Merrick. by BYOBkenobi	Apr 17th, 2008 01:07:27 PM
You are a cunt. That is all.
nite owl is supposed to have a bit of... by Cap'n Jack	Apr 17th, 2008 01:42:07 PM
...a beer belly. This figure and the previous image of him make it look like he's wearing a girdle.
What are you, hst666, the grammar police? by slone13	Apr 17th, 2008 01:59:00 PM
Regardless, we are "operating on that level", yes.
How could you guys not get it? by BrightEyes	Apr 17th, 2008 02:03:58 PM
Adrian's costume is suppose to look like a joel schumacher batman and Robin look. The graphic novel watchmen was a satire on everything we knew about comics. This movie is going to not only follow that template but it will also satire all we know about Super Hero Movies. Thus making Adrian who's character is the bad guy and fake and person who is all about the money modeled after joel shumachers Batman films which were made all about the money and no artistic goals. It's not that hard to understand. Adrians picture looks just like it could have been taken from a Batman and Robin photo shoot, WHICH IS THE POINT.
CAn't wait to see it by tough_times	Apr 17th, 2008 02:05:23 PM
Should I read thecomic first though? Sorry I mean Graphic Novel
BrightEyes by Brunomac	Apr 17th, 2008 02:32:11 PM
as you say, Watchmen was sly, insider satire, but what you are talking about sounds more like spoof. If that is the case, this will end up a lot lik Mystery Men (which I liked for what it was despite the missing of Flaming Carrot), and that is what I fear most. The comics didn't stand back and riducule from a distance...it held the comic cliches tight to the chest, almost stroking them like a pet.
Making fun of Schumakers shitty by Brunomac	Apr 17th, 2008 02:34:20 PM
Batman is not the way to go. It's not what the Watchmen are or should be about. People are reading way way too much into the satire.
I particularly like it when... by omarthesnake	Apr 17th, 2008 02:48:04 PM
jackasses get onto a high horse and tell off others about proper words when they can't even fucking spell the word "words". The English language evolves and we come up with new words for it. And someone came up with embiggen, and other people picked it up and ran with it. So yes, it IS a word. Or a wortd, if you prefer.
Needs Nazis by Trik_Ster	Apr 17th, 2008 02:50:12 PM
"Gif uz zee mask herr Rorschach or ve vill feed zee girl und to zee dogs*
I want em both by Varakor	Apr 17th, 2008 02:55:45 PM
Gotta catch em all!! Rorschach I choose you!!!
Nite Owl did Nutrisystem by Rupee88	Apr 17th, 2008 02:57:53 PM
or something...but I guess a pudgy guy onscreen in a superhero suit might look a little goofy.
They look better than that Spirit doll by Reel American Hero	Apr 17th, 2008 03:36:31 PM
Pretty sweet. They look more like figures from the comic in my opinion, but since they're going 100% faithful to the book it's no surprise.
"They look better than that Spirit doll" by Trik_Ster	Apr 17th, 2008 03:48:10 PM
by lightyears
Rorshack's STRUT of a pose... by Sudynim	Apr 17th, 2008 04:29:20 PM
and his head cocked to the side kinda makes him look effeminate, no? Maybe he won't be breaking any fingers in this movie.
You want proof? by Napoleon Park	Apr 17th, 2008 04:55:52 PM
About a word that was coined on an episode of the Simpsons? But Not from a fan site? It's embiggen because i saw the episode several times and that's how I remember it. I've seen it referred to here and elsewhere in print several times and that's how it's spelled, it's eMbiggen with an "M". It is. there's your proof: I've never lied to you before.
The Rorschach figure variants by Napoleon Park	Apr 17th, 2008 04:58:41 PM
The Rorschach figure will be released with 100 different variant edition heads with all different versions of the mask, just to make the collectors market explode. The Spirit figure's not bad, you just have to buy your own blue paint.
Enb Vs Emb by Antz	Apr 17th, 2008 05:31:54 PM
There is not a single English word in the average dictionary beginning with enb... lots of emb though, embitter, emboss, embrocate... makes most sense to be embiggen.
And old Nite Owl by Antz	Apr 17th, 2008 05:33:38 PM
Needs a pot belly
Maybe Rorschach will get the "Zartan" treatment by finky089	Apr 17th, 2008 06:49:31 PM
you know, they'll give him different little rubber faces you can pop on and off to make his mask "change" its look. i wish
This Movie Is Gonna Bomb by phoenixmagi2	Apr 17th, 2008 07:02:58 PM
hard. iron man is more well known than these clowns and a lot of people don't know who he is. this is the next league of extrodinary gentlemen with a lot of unsold toys remaining on the self and going to the clearance bin.
Not Good by Partyslammer	Apr 17th, 2008 07:44:47 PM
Physically fit, buff Night Owl is another sign Hollywood is going to blow it on this movie. I wonder if they have a gag order on Alan Moore to not talk (trash) about this movie before it's released or he forfeits his royalties?
Nite Owl's Neck by Pariah74	Apr 17th, 2008 07:53:03 PM
looks ridiculously long in that figure. Not to mention Rorschach looks like he can't be posed. And yeah...nite owl better be fat. I hope this is old school N.O.
Test by Pariah74	Apr 17th, 2008 07:53:41 PM
Is this how you separate paragraphs?
Yep by Pariah74	Apr 17th, 2008 07:53:53 PM

Proof it is 'embiggen' by RonnieBarzel	Apr 17th, 2008 08:22:23 PM
The lyrics to the closing "Jebediah Springfield Theme," from pg. 197 of 'The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family,' edited by Ray Richmond and compiled by the show's staff: "It's that team of Jebediah Springfield/Whip those horses, let that wagon roll/That a people might embiggen America/That a man might embiggen his soul, his soul, his souuul!"
GO GO POWERRANGERS!!!!!! by TomBodet	Apr 17th, 2008 08:33:50 PM
You know the truth-
RE: Yep by Trik_Ster	Apr 17th, 2008 08:58:15 PM
no That's how you do line breaks This is how you do paragraph breaks
Needs more destruction of new york by INWOsuxRED	Apr 17th, 2008 09:06:19 PM
I don't care about toys
This year's little Miss Sunshine by welsh12uk	Apr 17th, 2008 09:31:55 PM
Nuff said
A perfectly Cromulent phrase by doodler	Apr 17th, 2008 09:39:34 PM
Click to Embiggen is a perfectly Cromulent phrase. Use it with care.
Unsold Toys = Catwoman by teethgnasher	Apr 17th, 2008 10:16:29 PM
You just know there is a warehouse full of that shit somewhere. I wonder how much DC Direct lost on that crap?
The Toys Look Good by LeckoManiac	Apr 17th, 2008 10:34:20 PM
I am still holding out hope that this film is going to be good. Watchmen is a property that I, like many, hold dear. To see it reduced to mediocrity would almost certainly force me to commit a crime of some sort. Probably murder, but at the very least arson.
SCRUMTRULESCENT by Kurzinski Valentine	Apr 17th, 2008 10:48:30 PM

Oh Boy, Cute Little Dolls by Queefer Bukkake	Apr 18th, 2008 01:27:23 AM
Man, this movie and everything about it are going to utterly suck!
Queefer... by Ghostball	Apr 18th, 2008 05:06:26 AM
Go get DP'd by a chainsaw.
Yes it's better by The StarWolf	Apr 18th, 2008 06:34:58 AM
I can't even type that 'em...' word. It hurts just to think about it. And, Omarthesnake, just because some illiterates, who don't realize there are already perfectly good words to express what they want to say and thus come up with absurd expressions to fill in their grade school level vocabulary, doesn't mean we should encourage them.
Embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word. by Mockingbuddha	Apr 18th, 2008 06:44:48 AM
Give me fat Nite Owl!!!
Jebediah Springfield.... by Kid Z	Apr 18th, 2008 08:04:10 AM
...Ahh, yeah! Remember when The Simpsons was good? Damn, I'm getting old...
Oh, I see it now BRUTICUS. by Tinfang	Apr 18th, 2008 11:47:36 AM
That ring shaped purple bruise on your temple where someone has held a gun to your head MAKING you read and watch all things Tolkien. Tch, such a pity. Here's a suggestion (though it baffles me where you're getting this from as there's been NO Hobbit news in months), the next time there is any Hobbit movie news, hold on, DON'T READ IT if it bothers you so much. Methinks you're about four years late in your carping, however. Think I'll go embiggen my Internet search for more Watchmen stuff. O the hoot!
Whoever said 300 was "hollow eye candy" is clearly illiterate by SCYTHEOFLUNA	Apr 18th, 2008 10:27:13 PM
Because it was pretty much a frame for frame adaptation of the book. And if you're going to talk shit about Frank Miller I will knock you the fuck out. Next to Alan Moore Miller is god, and you aren't fit to lick his, or Zack Snyder's taints. Comic book adaptations are often hollow misrepresentations of the works they're based on, (any Marvel film applies so far other than the original Blade) But 300 was spot on. Read some fucking history, Sparta wasn't known for deep thought or philosophy. They were a WARRIOR SOCIETY you fuckin' imbecile.
Seriously Fleshmachine: by SCYTHEOFLUNA	Apr 18th, 2008 10:39:19 PM
What fucking depth did you expect in 300? What kind of deep, meaningful message was missing in that film? Would a few heartfelt moments have broadened it's appeal to include someone as clearly sophisticated as yourself? Pretentious twat. Get over yourself, and try reading the book before you talk shit about the film. Miller liked it well enough, and since he wrote the fucker, I think he's a better judge than some nobody trying to elevate his own sense of self by whining about "depth". Spartans weren't much more than finely honed killing machines. Perhaps you got them mixed up with the Athenian boy lovers. Maybe you'd prefer a film about that. As for Watchmen, why don't you shut the fuck up and let them get the film out before you start shitting yourself with nerd angst. And Skeptical only has one "k" in it, douche.
SCYTHEOFLUNA.... by JayWells87	Apr 19th, 2008 12:07:03 PM
Film and books are too seperate mediums, one should not have to read the book to understand the film. should everyone who saw "There Will Be Blood' read "Oil!"? Calm the fuck down. 300 was alright, nothing deep or anything, just ok.
That's my point jay. by SCYTHEOFLUNA	Apr 19th, 2008 01:46:26 PM
It wasn't supposed to be deep. The book wasn't deep, Sparta wasn't deep. The film is virtually identical to the book. You don't have to have read the book to understand the film. My point was that for better or worse the film was a direct adaptation, and to call it eye candy with no depth illustrates a lack of familiarity with the source material, or the historical fact that the Spartans weren't known for great depth, so his criticism was pointless netnerd bullshit. If you thought the film was just okay, good for you. Personally I like my film adaptations to reflect the books their based on. That's kinda' the fucking point. And yes, I do think people should try reading the books these things are based on before they run their mouths or keyboards about depth. 300 was exactly what it was supposed to be.
Good point by JayWells87	Apr 19th, 2008 02:07:38 PM
I dunno, I just think that as long as they get the essence of the material, it doesn't have to be word for word, image for image. I mean, yeah Batman Begins took some liberties, but the motivations and message were the same as the comics, as opposed to Burton's Batman, which was really just a Burton flick with characters that happen to be from batman. As long as the get the essence of the material, which apparentally they did with 300 (I haven't read it) then that's fine by me.

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