# Watchmen Trailer!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891 "2008-07-18T00:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/1 "2008-07-18T00:21:12Z")
I can’t see another thread. > **[Watchmen Trailer (2009)](https://www.traileraddict.com/watchmen/trailer)** > > The official trailer that will be shown before The Dark Knight. A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes... I was really worried about this. Now, not so much. If the movie is like the trailer then this is gonna fucking be very good. Seriously it looks very good. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/2 "2008-07-18T00:37:42Z")
Well, I happen to think **300** was an ugly, tedious, unmitigated piece of shit. So I have to assume this will be better (since it could hardly be worse). The trailer does look pretty cool, but I don’t want to get my hopes up too much (yet). Here’s hoping… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/3 "2008-07-18T00:39:02Z")
Buh. Oh my GOD. That is frikkin’ gorgeous, if nothing else. Ozy and Silk Spectre look much better in motion (and they were the only ones I had issue with in the stills), and good lord - Doc Manhattan? The Martian glass fortress? Holy crap. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/4 "2008-07-18T00:45:34Z")
Oh shit. Oh, shit… Dr. Manhattan looks right – the slight fuzzyness will emphasize his other-worldliness without having to resort to Austin Powerisms, and the “Damn, this is interesting” look on Jon’s face just before the field builds up is priceless… Archie is flying, Rorschach’s ink is moving, the Silk Spectre is kicking ass, and the Martian Glass Fortress looks better on film than it did in the comic. Oh. Shit. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/5 "2008-07-18T00:46:08Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Well, I happen to think **300** was an ugly, tedious, unmitigated piece of shit. So I have to assume this will be better (since it could hardly be worse). [/QUOTE] The thing is though that almost all of the problems with 300 lay in the source material. Snyder replicated it very well on the budget he had. This is a different animal. Watchmen is no 300 and on the basis on this trailer it looks like he might get it right. He is purposely hitting the notes to help the fanboys get over their worries. Showing the Comedian/Manhattan in Vietnam means that some of the back story will be mentioned. The only line of dialogue is from Rorschach and it’s a perfect Rorschach line. NIght Owl like cool as fuck, how he does I don’t quite know as the costume is really silly but he manages to make him look cool and menacing which is what he was in the book. And they’re doing some of the Mars stuff as well. All in all I pretty stoked. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/6 "2008-07-18T00:51:57Z")
Holy crap, this looks amazing. I hope the rest of the film lives up to the promise of the trailer. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/7 "2008-07-18T00:58:32Z")
I’m much more optomistic now. But I still wonder how they’ll cram everything in. Probably the original 1940’s superheroes will be cut. I wonder what else? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/8 "2008-07-18T00:59:11Z")
Oh yeah, and the Comedian looks more dangerous than a very dangerous thing in a dangerous situation. He’s an absolute sociopath. Did you see the smile when he’s playing with the flamethrower? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/9 "2008-07-18T01:03:26Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] I’m much more optomistic now. But I still wonder how they’ll cram everything in. Probably the original 1940’s superheroes will be cut. I wonder what else? [/QUOTE] The Tales of the Black Freighter will be done as a separate straight-to-DVD feature. I remember something about how they were handling Under the Hood, but I can’t remember just what. But that’s, what, 1/3 to 1/2 of the book right there? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/10 "2008-07-18T01:03:49Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] I’m much more optomistic now. But I still wonder how they’ll cram everything in. Probably the original 1940’s superheroes will be cut. I wonder what else? [/QUOTE] The Pirate Story is gonna be an extra on the DVD I’ve read as they are filming it. I’ve also seen a still of a kid reading a comic beside a news stand in NY which would tie it in. They have to cut out stuff. That’s gonna happen. If they capture the heart and the feel and hopefully don’t wimp out at the end(not holding my breath) that would be enough for me. Jackson IMO did enough with LOTR to satisfy me and **from the look of this trailer** it looks like the makers understand and respect the source material. I’m rarely an optimist but this trailer looks like the movie could be the real deal which is not what I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/11 "2008-07-18T01:04:09Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] I’m much more optomistic now. But I still wonder how they’ll cram everything in. Probably the original 1940’s superheroes will be cut. I wonder what else? [/QUOTE] The [IMDb listing](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/fullcredits#cast) at least shows Hollis Mason (original Nite Owl) and Sally Jupiter (original Silk Spectre), but who knows how much screen time they’ll get. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/12 "2008-07-18T01:06:26Z")
[QUOTE=Tengu] The Tales of the Black Freighter will be done as a separate straight-to-DVD feature. [/QUOTE] And on goggling I find you’re correct. Wohoo! [http://www.canmag.com/nw/11320-tales-black-freighter-dvd-release](http://www.canmag.com/nw/11320-tales-black-freighter-dvd-release) ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/13 "2008-07-18T01:06:33Z")
Dr. Manhattan looks fantastic, which quells at least 40% of my fears. Can’t wait! ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/14 "2008-07-18T01:06:39Z")
Who watches the Watchmen… trailer? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/15 "2008-07-18T01:08:32Z")
[QUOTE=Scylla] Who watches the Watchmen… trailer? [/QUOTE] Begone, non-geeks/comic nerd etc. albeit one with some classical knowledge 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/16 "2008-07-18T01:13:21Z")
[QUOTE=yojimbo] And on goggling I find you’re correct. Wohoo! [http://www.canmag.com/nw/11320-tales-black-freighter-dvd-release](http://www.canmag.com/nw/11320-tales-black-freighter-dvd-release) [/QUOTE] Which also mentions what they’re doing with Under the Hood. Whoo. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/17 "2008-07-18T01:21:29Z")
[QUOTE=yojimbo] Begone, non-geeks/comic nerd etc. albeit one with some classical knowledge 😉 [/QUOTE] Sorry to ruin the meeting, Captain Metropolis, but it don’t mean squat. Now pardon me, but I got an appointment. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/18 "2008-07-18T01:31:31Z")
[QUOTE=Scylla] Sorry to ruin the meeting, Captain Metropolis, but it don’t mean squat. Now pardon me, but I got an appointment. [/QUOTE] You’ve gotta read some more classics. May I recommend [this](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1852860243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216344650&sr=8-1) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/19 "2008-07-18T01:45:46Z")
[QUOTE=yojimbo] You’ve gotta read some more classics. May I recommend [this](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/1852860243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216344650&sr=8-1) 🙂 [/QUOTe] You have been sooooooo whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891/20 "2008-07-18T01:51:02Z")
Cool. It happens quite a bit so I’m used to it. Dumb drunken Mick that I am 🙂 \<— I resemble that remark 😃 I assumed you just goggled the Captain Metropolis thing BTW. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891.md?page=2)