The movie Watchmen wont be out until March of 2009, but we’re starting to get more information and details trickling in.
If you don’t know much about the movie, it’s based on the groundbreaking graphic novel frrom 1985 about a group of superheroes that you’ve never heard of before. It traces their origins back to the early Depression days and how there were just men (and women) who decided to fight crime vigilante-style.
The story focuses mainly on the second generation of these superheroes, some of which have actually evolved some super powers.
But the photo we have from the film is the group shot of the original heroes, or Minutemen, from the 1940s.
This movie is looking good, although word is that it could clock in around THREE HOURS and have an extended, DVD version at four hours.
Here is the photo below.
Wow really 3 hours?! Hope this lives up to the hype its starting to build…
I know man…have you finished reading it yet?
I wish they wouldn’t make it so long. Long movies are starting to wear on me.
But they look so good on you!!
@Mike.. well playing doctor lately has me only about 45.3% through it….
It’s a long book!
I almost think they should split it in half and make two, two-hour movies. Open them both at the same time and cut the price of admission. They could cut it to more than half – say 60% of a normal ticket – and I know I’d pay to see both movies.
They could show the full four hour cut that way (for the fanboys like me) and not cause deep vein thrombosis!
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Yeah, Tarantino did that in a way with Kill Bill, although it was full price and not released at the same time.
But it would definitely be nice to see a four-hour version for fanatics…because there is a lot of good stuff in the novel.
That photo is as cheesy as the art in the comic. The Watchmen to me is the equivalent of Stairway to Heaven, everybody thinks its great, but me. I’ve read this on two separate occassions and its ok. I will probably see the movie. Maybe it was important like Metropolis was but..
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@DadofIandI, the photo should look cheesy. It should look like a bunch of people from the ’40s dressed up like vigilantes.
Have you seen the production diaries and shots of the set design? All the stuff in the ’80s looks perfect. Like NYC in the late ’70s and early ’80s – rundown, dirty, decrepit. The archival stuff looks silly and old-fashioned, like a man in a striped one-piece swimsuit. I think they nailed those costumes.
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You know Dad, you bring up an interesting point. I read Watchmen, and while it was cool and epic, I’ve enjoyed Civil War, The Dark Knight, Y: The Last Man way more.
It seemed long to me, and the action was lacking.
Still, I can SEE how it was influential to the genre and turned it on its heels…but I sort of can see your point.
I saw the preview of “Watchmen” at the theater. The movie is going to have some great graphics. Also, the movie seems very dark and eerie. I can’t believe that “Watchmen” will be three hours long. I don’t think they are going to cut the movie in half or the admission price. I think there will be a large turn out for this movie.