The Watchmen Movie

[Rhinox]

Never read the Novel so just fill me in whats the difference to Nite owls abilities and Batmans abilities?

[Correction]

Wikipedia is your friend.

[Rhinox]

Did and saw this.

Has technical knowledge and employs several high-tech gadgets and weaponry, notably including a flying/submarine owl shaped ship (that he affectionately refers to as "Archie"). Good fighting prowess

So apart from being an owl instead of a Bat.. Nothing? which is why I asked am i missing something?

Edit: eh nvm guess its one of those you gotta read the novel to get things.

[Correction]

I'm also noticing in the trailer that the filmmakers have the twin towers in the NYC skyline, an indication that they're not tampering with the firm timeline set in the comic. This is refreshing. Or a sign that the movie's been in production for a really, really, really long time.

[Weeks]

Did and saw this.



So apart from being an owl instead of a Bat.. Nothing? which is why I asked am i missing something?

Edit: eh nvm guess its one of those you gotta read the novel to get things.

Yeah, you're missing the point until you've read it. Basically, and this isn't much of a spoiler:

Spoiler: show

these people are all grown-ups still playing Batman, with one obvious exception.

[scrockstar]

The movie trailer for those who missed it:

http://watchmen--trailer.blogspot.com/

[Trichocyst]

This looks like a fantastic adaptation. This has been one of my favorite graphic novels since high school.

[Correction]

HQ Version is back up at the official site

http://www.empireonline.com/video/watchmen/

[Scythiroth]

That movie looks awesome. Have to wait so long for it though.

[Deftscythe]

That 10 second clip of Silk Spectre dropping through the ceiling was cooler than anything she actually did in the book.

Edit: Also, Silk Spectre? More like Spandex Spectre.

[BRP]

Night Owl based more on Blue Beetle(Ted Kord?) than Batman. Ozymandias is more Batman than anyone else, though I'm sure he's based on someone else.

Watchmen isn't just Xmen. It's pretty damn deep. I wonder if they'll keep all of the Rorschach's whole storyline is some pretty dark stuff. Like question the existence in god stuff.

[grantlogan]

One of my favorite stories in Watchmen is the origin of Rorschach. His personal moral code was unbreakable, all the way to the end of the series(don't wanna spoil it). I loved how a little bit of his tale was revealed each time he would talk with the prison psychologist and how it affected the psychologist himself. The jailbreak was awesome too.

[Isiolia]

So apart from being an owl instead of a Bat.. Nothing? which is why I asked am i missing something?

Edit: eh nvm guess its one of those you gotta read the novel to get things.

Night Owl based more on Blue Beetle(Ted Kord?) than Batman. Ozymandias is more Batman than anyone else, though I'm sure he's based on someone else.

Arguably, all the heroes in Watchmen are similar to Batman in some way, since with the exception of Dr. Manhattan, none of them actually have superpowers. They're all "simply" vigilantes, or in the case of most, were, since their activity has been outlawed.

[Bagel]

I embarrassingly just spent a good chunk of my day reading The Watchmen. I'm very surprised to see that "they" thought to make a movie out of it considering the nature of the story.

[archibaldcrane]

Why embarrassingly?

[Ohemgee]

5 points to anyone who can name that Smashing Pumpkins song.

[quannum]

The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning from the Batman & Robin movie soundtrack.
99 cents on itunes.

[tyven]

5 points to anyone who can name that Smashing Pumpkins song.

the beginning is the end is the beginning

omg beaten

[Ohemgee]

The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning from the Batman & Robin movie soundtrack.
99 cents on itunes.

Free on the internet.

Thank you

[The_OG_Nelta]

So this is like the first time i've heard of this superhero, can i get a quick summary of this hero? or heroes* ?

When I first saw this trailer, I thought of Thor ._.;