# New Watchmen Trailer(sort of) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162 "2008-10-23T01:44:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/1 "2008-10-23T01:44:28Z")
I guess this thing aired on Spike TV. The last 75% is mostly new. [Spike TV Watchmen Footage](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GUmgQHvqqc) When does that nuclear bomb thing happen in the book? That shot of Dr. Manhattan dismantling that tank(or something) is cool! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/2 "2008-10-23T01:58:50Z")
I don’t recall the nuke going off - perhaps it’s some sort of dream sequence? My god, what an astonishingly beautiful trailer. Whether or not this movie is actually any good, it will clearly be gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/3 "2008-10-23T02:35:48Z")
The nuke was a dream sequence, from just after Dan couldn’t get it up with Laurie. The Tank disassembly is one panel from where Jon is revealed to the world. ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/4 "2008-10-23T11:38:08Z")
Good Og, I’ve got the shivers now . . . ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/5 "2008-10-23T13:51:21Z")
So was J. Jonah Jameson the Comedian before or after he ran the Daily Bugle? ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/6 "2008-10-23T14:35:36Z")
God, I have SO high hopes for this movie. The previews have been great, but I keep coming back to an argument I had with my younger brother (who is in the film business) that it would be better as a mini-series on cable ala Spawn. He says Watchmen is a niche film, there is no way to make any money on a TV show, and the movie will probably lose a lot of money, but have a decent DVD release. I hope he’s wrong, but I wonder how they can squeeze the books into one movie without leaving out a LOT of the story. I also don’t think modern viewers will buy the alt 80’s theme, people like me who grew up in it will, but younger viewers will just be confused. Case in point, I tried to tell my 14 year old niece about it and she asked who Nixon was…trust me she is a very typical teenager. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/7 "2008-10-23T14:36:46Z")
I’ve never had much interest in the Watchmen before. I knew it was a much-loved niche comic, but that’s about it. Holy _crap_ I want to see this movie. ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/8 "2008-10-23T14:52:56Z")
Oh yeah, the trailers are awesome. Zach Snyder seems to have a gift for cool trailers. 300 lived up to the trailers, so I hope he can pull another rabbit from the hat, but Watchmen is a much bigger project. The comic spanned a _year_, that is a _lot_ of info to condense into one movie. ---
**Author:** ![BooBoo316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/9 "2008-10-23T14:58:23Z")
Please, please, please be good. I love the comics, hell, I bought them back in the 80’s. If anyone can pull this off, it’s Snyder, he really seems to love the comics according to interviews I’ve seen. A director who is intimately familiar with his source material will fight to get it done properly. [sub]be good, be good, be good[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/10 "2008-10-23T17:49:36Z")
After reading some reports that _ahem!_ fell off the back of a truck, I’m a little nervous about the climax of the movie. I’m not sure if/how they can change it without screwing it up, and I _really_ don’t want it to get screwed up. Part of my brains is saying “You know Snyder’s a fanboy, so he will do it justice,” and the other part is going “But what if he doesn’t?! It’ll be ruined!!” Anyone got a paper bag I can hyperventilate into for the next five months? ---
**Author:** ![in\_hiding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@in\_hiding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/in_hiding)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/11 "2008-10-23T18:29:38Z")
I know its supposed to be ment as a sort of satire or so, but the music in that Trailer is awesome. The movie looks very promising, too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TJVM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@TJVM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJVM)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/12 "2008-10-23T19:40:45Z")
> [@BooBoo316](#): > > He says Watchmen is a niche film, there is no way to make any money on a TV show, and the movie will probably lose a lot of money, but have a decent DVD release. Isn’t that pretty typical these days? I’ve read more than once that, overall, the studios now make more money from DVDs than from the box office. > [@BooBoo316](#): > > I wonder how they can squeeze the books into one movie without leaving out a LOT of the story. I believe he’s cut out the entire pirate storyline (the comic within the comic). I think the remaining story can be fit within a single movie. I read that Snyder’s current cut of the movie runs about 2 hours and 45 minutes, so it sounds like it will be a fairly long film. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/13 "2008-10-23T19:50:46Z")
Apparently the current 2h46m running time is without credits and fixes to be the final running time. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/14 "2008-10-23T20:00:32Z")
Sorry, my mistake, [2h43m](http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/10/01/watchmen-running-time-new-trailer-and-sequel-denial/). ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/15 "2008-10-23T23:23:58Z")
Best trailer since 300. I’ve been trying to keep my hopes from getting to high about this, but I can’t anymore. I am so freaking excited about this movie! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/16 "2008-10-24T00:24:27Z")
Giant Doctor Manhattan? Heck yes! Rorschach’s mask looks damn good too. Why does it have to be so long away? 2009 might as well be 2099… ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/17 "2008-10-24T00:47:05Z")
Somebody please tell me they’re doing an IMAX version. Can you imagine that movie on a 72 foot wide by 53 foot high screen with a 70 megapixel resolution? I’d pay $100 dollars for a ticket if I had to. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/18 "2008-10-24T00:50:44Z")
> [@freekalette](#): > > After reading some reports that _ahem!_ fell off the back of a truck, I’m a little nervous about the climax of the movie. I’m not sure if/how they can change it without screwing it up, and I _really_ don’t want it to get screwed up. Part of my brains is saying “You know Snyder’s a fanboy, so he will do it justice,” and the other part is going “But what if he doesn’t?! It’ll be ruined!!” Anyone got a paper bag I can hyperventilate into for the next five months? Well, I’ll spoiler my response. Would eliminating the squid ruin it for you if they found a replacement plot device? ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/19 "2008-10-24T11:59:37Z")
Now I can’t wait to go home and look at the linked trailer. I read that the studio wanted to set it in present day (which would require rewriting the whole thing, I’d think), and that Snyder talked them into keeping the alternate-1980s setting. If so, that makes me like Zack Snyder. I’ve also read that 20th Century Fox is making trouble over the distribution rights. ETA: How are they handling Dr. Manhattan’s penis? ---
**Author:** ![BunnyTVS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162/20 "2008-10-24T12:05:33Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > ETA: How are they handling Dr. Manhattan’s penis? With lead lined gloves? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-watchmen-trailer-sort-of/469162.md?page=2)