Watch This: WTF is Watchmen
Filed under: Fandom, Trailers and Clips
Watchmen is the kind of comic property that not a lot of people are aware of even though it's known as one of the greatest comics ever written. It's not exactly Batman or Superman or Iron Man; it's a lot deeper and more adult in a lot of ways -- kinda like a slick crime story with a supernatural twist. But now that Watchmen has been turned into a major motion picture with the director of 300 (Zack Snyder) at the helm, all of a sudden everyone is a HUGE Watchmen fan. It doesn't matter if they actually read the graphic novel or not -- if it's popular right now and a whole ton of people are giddy with excitement, then you bet your Dr. Manhattan condoms (seriously, here's the link) there will be posers. Enter: LandLine's WTF is Watchmen video, which pokes fun at all those "fake fans" of Watchmen who run around pretending like they know what the hell they're talking about even though they haven't got a clue. I especially like the addition of Watchmen screenwriter David Hayter, even though it's an actor playing Hayter. Fun stuff. Stay tuned for lots more Watchmen content (including our much anticipated review) all week long.
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3-02-2009 @ 2:17PM
J.W. Hanawalt said...
So hilarious, and yet so true. So many people excited for this movie don't even know what they're excited for, all because of a trailer.
Sad, really.
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3-02-2009 @ 2:58PM
BloodwerK said...
i have the first six issues but never finished the series. never read it, either... i was too into all the x-titles at the time. now that there's a movie i'm glad i never read it, cause i have no idea what's gonna happen. it would have been nice to have finished buying the books, though. might be worth some extra money with all the movie hype...
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3-02-2009 @ 3:12PM
K. MacDonald said...
Alright being a person who has studied this book in depth, in an actually classroom, with an actual professor with a doctorate in English, I can say that all this clip represents is the snide, arrogant and exclusive behavior that turns people away from wanting to read comics. Yes, I bet your "actors" did a great job of portraying the two "fans" you talked to, as well as portraying David Hayter in probably the most obvious and over edited production I have ever seen.
Watchmen is the greatest graphic novel ever written, and this movie will be a gateway for many people to start entering the world of graphic novels. Reading the book isn't a requirement to watch the movie. So how about the next time you question someone walking out of the book store with a copy of something, try to remember they haven't read it yet, because they just bought it.
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3-02-2009 @ 3:20PM
Tim said...
Nice work taking a harmless little comedy sketch about a thousand times too seriously, K. MacDonald
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3-02-2009 @ 4:53PM
BloodwerK said...
k.mac, i think the fun is being poked at the growing number of people who cliam to be "old school" fans of something when they either know nothing about it or just got into it a month ago. i don't know why it's so important for people to be old fans of things these days...
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3-02-2009 @ 5:11PM
Alan Less said...
This is for true Watchmen fans. Its both hilarious and catchy - A long-lost 1985 Watchmen era original rap video from Luscious C and DJ Fist!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3tq7gbTlR0
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3-03-2009 @ 2:48AM
asusiekablooie said...
lol so all those people in there are actors right? are those specific people they're making fun of, or just watchmen fans in general?
man i'm such a loser, not having read watchmen... XD
oh and if anyone can help me... is there a way to change the username you post under? it's my email and i don't want it to stay my email. i can tell that obviously other people have different usernames? and their own profile?
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