Zach Snyder's Watchmen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3orQKBxiEg

The Watchmen adaption is coming out next March, and the trailer is attached to The Dark Knight.

Many have said the Watchmen is un filmable. Hopefully, Snyder will proove otherwise.

Any thoughts?

I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.sammyjenkis898

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.sammyjenkis898

Does look a tad inorganic. I was hoping it would like a little more grounded, but if it fails it might be a cool IMAX experience.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.Angakua

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Moore hates Hollywood. He wouldn't approve of any attempt.

Alan Moore is a genious, but he's a bit pompous.

[QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.MedicMike66

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Moore hates Hollywood. He wouldn't approve of any attempt.

Alan Moore is a genious, but he's a bit pompous.

well true but he has a right to be pissed..they trick him and then strip him off his greatest title to turn it into a movie...

It looks pretty rough, I'm not going to lie.

I probably won't see it.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.Thorpe89

I really enjoy epic movies like 300, King Kong and so I think this will not disappoint me.

I enjoyed King Kong..300 was just awful.

The theatrical cut will probably be crap. Snyder's current cut is over three hours, and I'm assuming that film would be hell to edit.

As a big fan of Watchmen, I'm not a fan of the trailer. It just looks...wrong.

Don't get me wrong, a lot of the scenes look like they are straight from the comic. But things like a really cool looking shot of the Archimedes rising from tthe water. Or a really cool looking slick shot of the Comedian flying through a window. Silk Spectre looking badass crashing through the ceiling. Nite Owl looking badass beating guys up. Rorschach in a badass slow motion shot where he torches a SWAT team.

Still images gae me hope that Zack Snyder would nail it. But seeing stuff in motion makes me worry that he doesn't get it. I'm starting to worry that he's gonna turn Watchmen into freaking 300. An empty style-oer-substance moie that misses the entire point of the comic books. Watchmen was neer about being cool and badass. And with the amount of CONTENT that'll ineitably hae to be cut out due to time constraints, I don't want to see them wasting one second on superfluous slow motion action scenes that don't add anything to the moie other than letting casual moie fans say stuff like, "wow, that looked cool!"

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.Angakua

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

[QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.MrGeezer

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

I'm taking it your "v" key is broken.

:P

Well, regardless, the trailer makes me want to read the comic.PannicAtack

Me too. Don't know where I could get my hands on it though.

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Well, regardless, the trailer makes me want to read the comic.muffincakes87

Me too. Don't know where I could get my hands on it though.

Any book store or Amazon.

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Well, regardless, the trailer makes me want to read the comic.muffincakes87

Me too. Don't know where I could get my hands on it though.

Try Barnes and Noble, or any decently-sized bookstore.

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Well, regardless, the trailer makes me want to read the comic.muffincakes87

Me too. Don't know where I could get my hands on it though.

I tried to get it yesterday at Comic-Con, but the stupid SSBB tournament took the entire bloody day and by the time I got around to trying to get the book, they were sold out.

But anyways, Amazon FTW.

[QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.MrGeezer

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

that's how it should be....they shouldnt be made into movies..

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.Angakua

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

that's how it should be....they shouldnt be made into movies..

[QUOTE="muffincakes87"]

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Well, regardless, the trailer makes me want to read the comic.PannicAtack

Me too. Don't know where I could get my hands on it though.

I tried to get it yesterday at Comic-Con, but the stupid SSBB tournament took the entire bloody day and by the time I got around to trying to get the book, they were sold out.

But anyways, Amazon FTW.

Yeah, I ordered it from Amazon 2 days ago.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.Angakua

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

that's how it should be....they shouldnt be made into movies..

Are you saying that comic books shouldn't be adapted into moies?

Or are you saying that NO books should be adapted into moies?

Or are you saying that it's okay to adapt comic books into moies, as long as it wasn't an Alan Moore comic?

[QUOTE="muffincakes87"]

[QUOTE="PannicAtack"]Well, regardless, the trailer makes me want to read the comic.MrGeezer

Me too. Don't know where I could get my hands on it though.

Try Barnes and Noble, or any decently-sized bookstore.

:P

Barnes in Noble should be a good start. I'll check and it probbley be hard cover too so that's good. Online was never an option cause I don't have a credit card.

[QUOTE="Angakua"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.MrGeezer

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

that's how it should be....they shouldnt be made into movies..

Are you saying that comic books shouldn't be adapted into moies?

Or are you saying that NO books should be adapted into moies?

Or are you saying that it's okay to adapt comic books into moies, as long as it wasn't an Alan Moore comic?

well imo most of them....again IMO...

Comic's sold out everywhere I'm trying to look...

Darn.

From what I've heard, 300 was a mediocre movie because of the source material, so Watchmen will show more of Snyder's skill. That could just be Snyder fanboys talking though.Funkyhamster

His..skill? I didn't know he had any skills..

I plan on seeing the movie, then reading the book. I'd rather see a cool movie, then read a mind-blowing book instead of reading a mind-blowing book then seeing a disappointing movie.

Also, a lot of people say that Watchmen is too long for a movie. I strongly believe that if a story is too long, you shouldn't make it into a 90 minute movie. That's why I'm not looking forward to Metal Gear Solid. The game's cutscenes alone are probably 2-3 hours total, and making it short enough to accommodate the general audience's short attention span will most likely kill the movie.

From what I've heard, 300 was a mediocre movie because of the source material, so Watchmen will show more of Snyder's skill. That could just be Snyder fanboys talking though.Funkyhamster

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.Angakua

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Alan Moore doesn't want ANY of his comics being turned into films, and that's before een knowing anything about the film in question. The fact that Alan Moore disapproes says NOTHING about the quality of the moie. He will NEER approe of ANY of his comics being turned into moies, regardless of how good the moies are.

that's how it should be....they shouldnt be made into movies..

Are you saying that comic books shouldn't be adapted into moies?

Or are you saying that NO books should be adapted into moies?

Or are you saying that it's okay to adapt comic books into moies, as long as it wasn't an Alan Moore comic?

well imo most of them....again IMO...

Yeah, but why?

And I'm still curious about your position on this. Are you specifically talking about Alan Moore's works, or adaptations in general?

Yeah, but why?

And I'm still curious about your position on this. Are you specifically talking about Alan Moore's works, or adaptations in general?

MrGeezer

honestly i;ve watched a LOT of adaptations and they never achieve the greatness of the literary work...i admire the effort and have "enjoyed" some of them but still it's better off to leave that medium as it supposed to be ..

the most basic factor-the lenght of the book makes them compress the work and thus destroying it.....even peter jackson had to cut some parts of the book...

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Yeah, but why?

And I'm still curious about your position on this. Are you specifically talking about Alan Moore's works, or adaptations in general?

Angakua

honestly i;ve watched a LOT of adaptations and they never achieve the greatness of the literary work...i admire the effort and have "enjoyed" some of them but still it's better off to leave that medium as it supposed to be ..

the most basic factor-the lenght of the book makes them compress the work and thus destroying it.....even peter jackson had to cut some parts of the book...

But LOTR is still an EXCELLENT moie. There hae been MANY excellent works adapted from books. Are you saying that film would be better off WITHOUT the Gone With the Wind, or LOTR, or 2001, just because those moies may not hae been as good as the books?

Is that really the point? If some of the greatest films eer made hae been adaptations, how does it MATTER if the books were better? The books still exist for anyone who wants to read them.

[QUOTE="Angakua"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Yeah, but why?

And I'm still curious about your position on this. Are you specifically talking about Alan Moore's works, or adaptations in general?

MrGeezer

honestly i;ve watched a LOT of adaptations and they never achieve the greatness of the literary work...i admire the effort and have "enjoyed" some of them but still it's better off to leave that medium as it supposed to be ..

the most basic factor-the lenght of the book makes them compress the work and thus destroying it.....even peter jackson had to cut some parts of the book...

But LOTR is still an EXCELLENT moie. There hae been MANY excellent works adapted from books. Are you saying that film would be better off WITHOUT the Gone With the Wind, or LOTR, or 2001, just because those moies may not hae been as good as the books?

Is that really the point? If some of the greatest films eer made hae been adaptations, how does it MATTER if the books were better? The books still exist for anyone who wants to read them.

yes ithose were great movies indeed......i dunno how to explain this..i just find these works to have a magical feel to them when they are in words..when i see them it doesn;t have that feeling anymore for me...

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Yeah, but why?

And I'm still curious about your position on this. Are you specifically talking about Alan Moore's works, or adaptations in general?

Angakua

honestly i;ve watched a LOT of adaptations and they never achieve the greatness of the literary work...i admire the effort and have "enjoyed" some of them but still it's better off to leave that medium as it supposed to be ..

the most basic factor-the lenght of the book makes them compress the work and thus destroying it.....even peter jackson had to cut some parts of the book...

But LOTR is still an EXCELLENT moie. There hae been MANY excellent works adapted from books. Are you saying that film would be better off WITHOUT the Gone With the Wind, or LOTR, or 2001, just because those moies may not hae been as good as the books?

Is that really the point? If some of the greatest films eer made hae been adaptations, how does it MATTER if the books were better? The books still exist for anyone who wants to read them.

yes ithose were great movies indeed......i dunno how to explain this..i just find these works to have a magical feel to them when they are in words..when i see them it doesn;t have that feeling anymore for me...

But as I said, no one is REPLACING the book with the film. If the books were suddenly discontinued as soon as the moies are released, then I would agree with you. But that's not the case. We now hae a book AND a moie. The people who find film more interesting can watch the moie, and the people who find books more interesting can read the book. I see that you PREFER books oer moies, but I fail to see how that translates into the claim that books shouldn't be adapted into moies.

[QUOTE="Angakua"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="Angakua"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Yeah, but why?

And I'm still curious about your position on this. Are you specifically talking about Alan Moore's works, or adaptations in general?

MrGeezer

honestly i;ve watched a LOT of adaptations and they never achieve the greatness of the literary work...i admire the effort and have "enjoyed" some of them but still it's better off to leave that medium as it supposed to be ..

the most basic factor-the lenght of the book makes them compress the work and thus destroying it.....even peter jackson had to cut some parts of the book...

But LOTR is still an EXCELLENT moie. There hae been MANY excellent works adapted from books. Are you saying that film would be better off WITHOUT the Gone With the Wind, or LOTR, or 2001, just because those moies may not hae been as good as the books?

Is that really the point? If some of the greatest films eer made hae been adaptations, how does it MATTER if the books were better? The books still exist for anyone who wants to read them.

yes ithose were great movies indeed......i dunno how to explain this..i just find these works to have a magical feel to them when they are in words..when i see them it doesn;t have that feeling anymore for me...

But as I said, no one is REPLACING the book with the film. If the books were suddenly discontinued as soon as the moies are released, then I would agree with you. But that's not the case. We now hae a book AND a moie. The people who find film more interesting can watch the moie, and the people who find books more interesting can read the book. I see that you PREFER books oer moies, but I fail to see how that translates into the claim that books shouldn't be adapted into moies.

my only problem with adaptations is that they ALWAYS change something..MAINLY the lenght...by cutting alot of the main work..

My concern for Watchmen is that I didn't like Snyder's 300. I thought 300 was one of the dullest war movies I've seen in sometime. The fact that Watchmen has several different narratives going on at once might make it difficult to film. I'm interesting in learning more though. BTW I started rereading the graphic novel since I saw that trailer, so I know its a very complex story.viewtiful26

when you read the ending quote of chapter 4 you will know why it cannot be made into a movie....

[QUOTE="Angakua"]

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]I think it looks really corny. I hated 300 so I doubt I'll be seeing this.MedicMike66

same here...and alan moore the creator of watchmen himself DOES NOT approve of the movie in any shape or form......therefore i respect his choice and call and shall not see the movie..

nevertheless it look bad ...

Moore hates Hollywood. He wouldn't approve of any attempt.

Alan Moore is a genious, but he's a bit pompous.

when you read the ending quote of chapter 4 you will know why it cannot be made into a movie....

Angakua

Do you mean "We are all of us living in the shadow of Manhattan"?

Or the Einstein quote "The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."