Unfortunately, I've never read any of "Watchmen", so I can't say if these characters look like they should. I agree though, the Comedian is really cool looking... those bullets probably sting a little. I don't like the Night Owl dude, he looks like a Batman rip-off to me. Still, could be a good movie.

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You've made my day

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I can see why Dave Gibbons has been so upbeat about the project now, the art direction is certainly on the right track.

Still, I've no doubt the film will suck balls.

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the Nite Owl looks too dark and Batman(Begins)-esque.
Ozymandias is also just way off target.
Rorschach is right on spot along with the Comedian.
But the big one here is Doc Manhattan, let's see how he looks.

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I completely agree with NvM. And Laurie looks better than i thought she would. I'm still not convinced about Malin Akerman being any good, however.

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Looks finw to me. Still, it's all about the script and how they pruned the source. I agree....Dr. Manhatten will make or break this film.

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I'm real happy with this. Watching Haley in Semi-Pro, he just looked like such perfect casting for Rorshach--undersized and half-sane, and all any critic has done when Billy Crudup shows up on screen is complain about how remote he is--so he just has to be right, too, as Dr. Manhattan. I keep having to remind myself it's Zack Snyder to keep my enthusiasm curbed.

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I've never read the book but I've seen pics and I think they all look great, Except Ozymandias, he looks nothing like The graphic novel and the look on the actors face is very creepy. The Comedians looks very cool, every one else is pretty cool too. The Nite Owl looks cool but too batman returnsish.

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I think they all look great. Updated to look 'modern', but still clearly based on the books.

@Eli Burnside: Ozymandias looks the most different because his look in the book was, weird at best. He still certainly is still based on the novel: purple colours, 'rounded' neck protector...thing, the eye symbol (now on the belt), cape, straight lines.

I'd hate to be an adapter of a well-loved source material. Example: Watchmen is loved because it looks at the nature of super-heroes and uses 'generalized' versions of other superheroes to do so. Fans predict Watchmen will suck because it will not follow source material. Stills of Watchmen released which show great care in being true to source material. Fans complain that stills copy other super-heroes too closely, despite the fact that the source copied other super-heroes to the same degree. (original Nite Owl looks like the original batman just as much as this one looks like Nolan's batman). An endless, unsatisfiable loop of fandom at its finest.

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Wasn't there a guy who just glowed blue? His wang was exposed? What was his name?

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These have restored some faith for me. I dunno about NiteOwl from the shoulders up. But I rekon they all look pretty nice overall.

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I like them all. But, I'm not all too crazy about Comedian with the cheap wig. And while i do like the Nite Owl costume, i was a huge fan of the original one and am a little disappointed that it's not as loyal. My favorites are Laurie and Rorschach. Even the setting that Rorschach is in fits perfectly. And check out Nite Owls ride! sweet.

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actually, nite-owl in the comics is based on blue beetle, not batman.

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Zack Snyder is the modern Day Ed Wood

Watchman is an unfilmable graphic novel

I want Hollywood to sink into the ocean today, with all the prints destroyed with it.. maybe there will be some hope only then....

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I don't really follow comics but when I saw the image of Nite Owl I did a double-take... I thought it was something from the upcoming Batman movie... You can't say the similarities aren't striking!

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