Why is it that they barely show ozymandias in the trailers, there has been him hitting the guy with the standtion in the lobby(In the slow / fast mo shot) of his building.Then him walking down the stairs in the full get up in the teaser but very breif, and him looking shocked in this footage? they really aren't hiding the fact that he's the villain cause they are really setting him apart from the full group in the trailers and in the posters? or is it just me?

Sorry for the spoiler if you haven't read the book.

I am extremely excited that they released this footage because this was the only cut trailer that made watchmen look more like a tragedy/thriller than an action pulse flick.


the feel of this footage has always been what originally sold me on this film.
glad it's finally out.

You might want to put the spoiler warning ABOVE your post.

That footage was incredible. Really helped set a better tone for the movie than that last trailer did.

SPOILERS ( IF YOU HAVE YET TO READ THE BOOK)(REALLY THOU?)

Why is it that they barely show ozymandias in the trailers, there has been him hitting the guy with the standtion in the lobby(In the slow / fast mo shot) of his building.Then him walking down the stairs in the full get up in the teaser but very breif, and him looking shocked in this footage? they really aren't hiding the fact that he's the villain cause they are really setting him apart from the full group in the trailers and in the posters? or is it just me?

Sorry for the spoiler if you haven't read the book.

Sweet.

Love it. It's a really good marketing tool.

Yeah, glad I got to see this. Really solidifies my belief that this will stay close to what Alan Moore created. This movie looks great.

Also, you didn't have to put a spoiler up there to Say, "Hey, where's the Oz love in this footage?" I do agree that they aren't showing much of him but the novel didn't have a terribly great helping of him either so.

Total fan-boner alert. Thank you Peter!!

Does anyone have a link to watch this video outside of iTunes?

I'd really appreciate it.

I've never read Watchmen, so I'm reserving judgment. However, these characters look like cheap knockoffs of other superheroes. Perhaps there's a point to that?

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Ahhh. So people familiar with the story are assholes. Got it.

please refrain from commenting then. or just read the book already.

what Time said about Watchmen;

"A work of ruthless psychological realism, it’s a landmark in the graphic novel medium. It would be a masterpiece in any."
–TIME, TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present

says the commenter who jumps into a thread to dump on the movie.

I simply made a visual observation. One character looks like a rip-off of Batman, for example. That isn't dumping on a movie.

Excuse me? I don't care what Time said about the movie. I was asking whether there was some reason for the characters looking so much like other superheroes. It simply doesn't look original. As for the story, I plan on seeing the film, so I guess I'll find out. (By the way, Time ranked Speed Racer as one of the ten best films of the year. But you knew that.)

david is spot-on actually. The characters are all commentaries on other popular superheores. Familiarity with the characters is crucial to the appeal of the story.

You heard the man. Can any help out us internationaleers? Best we've got at the moment is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S-tn1gPK8pE

Anyone else surprised by seeing Dollar Bill?

Hey, Speed Racer IS one of the year's best!

I am a fan of talking to people sometimes. Only sometimes, mind you. As for Wikipedia, I generally avoid it. It's not very reliable.

Thanks!

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt on this, and put it down to the obfuscating qualities that mere text can have on intended meaning. But you just came off as sounding like a self-important clique tosser. Not that I'm saying you are, mind. Just something to look out for in future, eh?

wow, I can't wait for Wondercon (inSF) to see some more! Hopefully Zach and the crew will be there.

I'm not going to read the graphic novel before I downloa...err, go to the cinema to see this. Hopefully, not reading the comic shouldn't hinder the story in viewing the film. Especially after seeing how thorough they are being in those making-of clips.

The Comedian punching women? Nic Cage must be furiously jealous!

Yeah well talking to people sometimes isn't very reliable either. Open your mind when you read Watchmen. Otherwise, go back to living under a rock.

you don't read comic books then you don't get it. It's not worth trying to explain the significance of this title. check this review out, it might explain why people regard it as the greatest graphic novel ever.

http://comics.ign.com/articles/666/666025p1.html

Thank you, Matthew. In fact, I do read comic books. Just not this one. All I wanted was a quick answer as to the significance of what appeared to be derivative looks.

I'm a big fan of helping yourself before you attempt to get help from others. A quick wikipedia search of the Watchmen would have confirmed that these characters are indeed homages to the Charelston (now DC owned) characters of The Question; The Blue Beetle; Peacemaker; Captain Atom; Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt; and Black Canary/Phantom Lady.

And also, on an added layer to the onion. I do believe Snyder is also "spoofing" (even though I hate using that term with the Watchmen), other comic book movies. Like the nipples on Ozzy's breastplate.

But hey whatever. Grain of salt and all that.

*SPOILERS*


Well he shot a pregnant women he knocked up, so that was a hug compared to some of this behavior.


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Gorgeous footage. I must see this movie NOW!