You've Got to Watch the 'Watchmen' Trailer This Weekend!
Filed under: Comic/Superhero/Geek, Trailers and Clips
Some of you out there already think I'm crazy for opting to see The Dark Knight on a regular screen rather than an IMAX screen. While there are a few reasons for my decision, the big kicker was word that the Watchmen trailer would be attached to the regular deal. However, I did have my fingers and toes crossed that it wouldn't be a too-brief teaser that didn't show much, like that Star Trek trailer, or any of the other ones that get you excited but leave you anxious.Well, if CHUD's Devin Faraci is to be believed, it'll be a damn worthy trailer, but still likely to leave us anxious. He got to check out what's attached to the film and said: "I think you're going to be blown away." I refuse to read the whole thing because I still want to be surprised, but Devin says that the sucker is over two minutes long, and it's definitely a trailer rather than a teaser. It's vague enough to confuse and intrigue regular audiences, and also make fanboys and fangirls everywhere wet their pants. It's got the big blue Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, action, and it's all done to a '90s soundtrack. Check out Devin's rundown if you want to learn more, and be sure to share your thoughts once it hits the screen on Friday.
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7-16-2008 @ 4:08PM
marc said...
Well, I went to a Dark Knight screening on Tuesday and of course, there were no trailers attached to the screening , so I am sure I will have to see The Watchmen trailer online
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7-16-2008 @ 4:20PM
dwoods said...
At least at the theatre where I'm a manager, Watchmen is attached to the IMAX Dark Knight. And it is an excellent trailer indeed. I'm not familiar at all with the graphic novel, but will actually be picking it up after seeing the trailer.
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7-16-2008 @ 4:52PM
Mark said...
I saw the tuesday showing of TDK and the trailer was on it, as well as the 5 second Harry Potter trailer. Pure Geekgasim.
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7-16-2008 @ 9:14PM
Dan said...
Heh. I'm one of the one's who thought you were kinda crazy, yeah....
But then I read this:
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/07/16/watchmen-going-imax/
And as dwoods pointed out above, the trailer will apparently be in IMAX anyway. Sooooooo....
:)
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7-17-2008 @ 2:46PM
Nathan said...
The Watchmen Trailer 17 Minutes ago
So, I reviewed the DK movie at an IMAX theater in Louisville, KY last night and had the pleasure of seeing The Watchmen trailer on the big screen. Please pardon me on the identification of situations as it has been years since I've read the comic.
The trailer starts off with Doctor Manhattan in the atomic chamber room trying to prep for what appears to be his last struggle in life. He's taking off his watch, the heat begins to rise and then he explodes/evaporates. The trailer cuts to various introduction scenes of the superheroes where you get a shot of Nite Owl, then the Comedian (in the fields of Vietnam smiling and killing people) and just a very quick paced view of Rorschach throwing an explosive into a window where a crowd is forming, exploding everyone. Basically, just a montage of all the superheroes, not much detail to go on, again just visuals.
I would specifically like to point out the accurate job that they did on Doctor Manhattan. If you're a fan of the comic, one of the few memories you might have (like myself) is the formation of him after he dies in the chamber. His spinal cord shows up in one scene in the trailer, scares the beejebus out of a janitor and they show him fully formed in the cafeteria, blowing all the people away (just kind of pushing them out of his range). You also have a ginormous shot of him in Vietnam taking down the enemies, please reference the gigantic drawing of him in the graphic novel for details. They got him down perfectly and he doesn't look completely animated, it's half/half (actor/animation), it's done really damn well. You'll probably see tomorrow.
It was a great start to Dark Knight and a movie that I'm truly excited about seeing when it comes out. Sorry the details are fuzzy, I didn't have time to write them down, my memory is shite.
-nathan
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