MOVIE TRAILERS

Holy F@#K! This movie just keeps getting better and better.

Holy shit. All kinds of shivers down my spine.

I'm pleasantly surprised by Rorschach's voice...(reminds me of Batman) Dr. Manhattan's voice was also different from what I imagined but the trailer's awesome I'm just kind of on the fence about how people unfamiliar to Watchmen now know who gets thrown out the window (although it IS at the very beginning of the story) Oh yeah, is the song by Muse?

Im sick of waiting for this to come out. The anticipation is killing me!!! This film will be fantastic.

CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP!!!!! The silhouette of the person entering the Comedian's apartment is a dead giveaway though...not too much attention into keeping that secret it seems, other than.....bloody brilliant! I love how they're using Muse's "Take A Bow" in the movie, that's perfect! Thanks Alex!!!

Is it just me or did the characters refer to themselves as "Watchmen"? Because, y'know, that's sort of...wrong. Hugely wrong, in fact. What's the matter, is Snyder afraid of "confusing" people or something? "Watchmen - one of us died tonight" "Watchmen are over" So much for staying completely faithful! Other than that it was a freaking awesome trailer.

Perfection.

Absolutely gorgeous film. It is going to be perfect, just like the GN

Nice, but I am not sure if I like the Phillip Glass score for Watchmen....just yet. O.O

...why am i the only one that thinks this all looks cheesy?

That was incredible!! thanks alex! But can someone explain what i have been hearing about a giant squid?? Or should i just go read the novel before i see the movie and ask too many questions? thoughts please

I HATE, i repeat, HATE this trail and i believe it will totally tank at the box office. I cannot believe they made this into a movie, leave the comic as is. Nothing is safe these days. Rorsaches voice is WAY WAY WAY off, it needs to be higher and more boyish, Manhatten needs to be a darker blue, Silk Spectre...well she is just bad... and The Comedian was black if i remeber corretly. So yeah i am vastly dissipointed by this trailer

@23 I don't have a lot of faith in its success at the box office, but the movie itself looks to be near flawless. Nearly every scene is a live version of a frame in the book. Rorschach's voice is perfect. I wouldn't change it a bit, and I think keeping Osterman's voice normal was a good choice. Audiences need to know that he was a man once.

mister #23 two words: shut up. you´re not allowed to criticize an adaptation of something you not even know what it is, Comedian black?? c´mon! this is like saying captain america is black! zack did an AWESOME job just as I expected....dumb people should be away of these stuff.

Cumtacular.

#23, "... and the Comedian was black if I remember correctly". Clearly you don't remember correctly, or you've never read the Book and are just another twat full of shit???

Rorshach's voice is supposed to sound creepy, so I guess the raspy Batman is what we'll end up with and it works, but I expected Dr. Manhattan's voice to sound more "disembodied" or "otherwordly" instead of like every other joe. And no, the Comedian wasn't black.

What song is that?

Wow. That was way better than the first trailer and I loved that. I love Rorschach's voice and the music at the beginning set a really cool type of mood. Also, why hasn't anyone told big r, number 21, that he should really read the book before somebody ruins it for him?

Honestly, it looks like crap. I can already see the slow-motion effect being "michael-bayed" and over done, like the audience is stupid.

Watchmen is the most overrated comic ever made; the movie looks to be okay, though. Holy Silk Spectre, she is gorgeous...

Looks good, Phillip Glass Pruit Igoe was perfect for this trailer!

Can i just say that i forgot he want black. But they should have cast him as black because it is way better that way, BLACK COMEDY! and also they should have had forest whittaker ad the comedian and also had William H Macy as Rorscah, he fits the roll so much better. Look dont get me wrong i love The Watchmans but i dont think a movie can capture the spirit of how fun this comic is, and how uplifiting the story can be. i am glad there is no squid, they should make the comedian be alive and bomb the city. also i would have liked to see this version be more historically accurate. like maybe even have george bush or obama be the president and set it in now times

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't there supposed to be a Terminator Salvation trailer attached to the Quantum of Solace as well. McG mentioned that he'd have the trailer ready at this time when he held a panel at ComicCon.

"The world will look up and shout save us and I will whisper...no." One of the most badass lines I have ever heard...

looks CULT... this is going to be the most talked about movie for some time to come... there were people who hated 300... called it all style but no substance... but look at what 300 has achieved... it is one of the most memorable movies of the past decade... Zack Synder knows what he's doing... this movie looks like it will give TDK a real hard run for its money...may not return the same numbers but will have a loyal legion of fans nonetheless.. was it just me or the voice over sounded like bale's batman voice? not complaining just observing... one thing i didn't like about the trailer was the choice of backgorund score/song... not as captivating as the one they used in the first trailer... looking forward to march...

Whats the big deal with this film? Should i read the comic/book/novel first? Because at the moment i don't know what all the hype is about. This is NOT a criticism it's a general question!

Rorshachs voice sounds like that because they were copying Alan Moores interpretation in a video where he reads Rorshachs lines.

Never read Watchmen. Wasnt really into this movie before this trailer. All the other trailers were a bit confusing, and didnt know what its all about, 'cos as i said.. never read the comic. This looks interesting to be honest. It has lots of Sin City vibes to be honest

Am I the only one who thinks that the last trailer was WAY better? Especially with the Smashing Pumpkins music - it just suited the mood far better than this one does. I mean, Muse? Seriously, come on... it just totally kills the atmosphere.

zach did name change because he felt casual fans were not educated by the novel to understand why movie is called watchmen do you honestly think after film is over casual fans are gonna know why its called Watchmen. I don't think they will its just easier if they had said crime busters in trailer most people would laugh in theater when trailer comes on

nelson - granted, but there could have been a half glimpsed "Who watches..." graffiti instead. And there are plenty of other parts of the book and the trailer that could entice the casual fan. I'm hoping it's just for the trailer (as with the exposition in Transformers - "we're fighting a war against a technical civilisation far in advance of our own") and is quietly absent from the film. Also slightly disappointed in the purported axing of (slightly racist, slightly homosexual, slightly whiny) Captain Metropolis - I thought he was a key cypher/commentary by Moore and Gibbons on the change from 'Golden Age' superheroes to the damaged and damaging contemporaries such as Comedian, Rorschach & co.

BAD ASS!!! Can't wait!

Duck Benny = troll. Don't feed the troll.

Hells ya they are, Bucker.

@ 60 This is a point where you and I will have to agree to disagree, but I actually tell people to NOT read the comic. I'd rather let the movie take them completely by surprise as opposed to risk worrying about what they got right. I'm doing my damnest not to watch these trailers repeatedly!

Okay. Everyone picking these trailers apart and talking about Rorschach's and Manhattan's voices -- Seriously, you're not gonna get a more faithful adaptation of this film. And you're not gonna get a director like Zack Snyder who will fight for it.

Fuck my life. If I see this movie, nothing will ever please me ever again ever. This is what the world has been waiting for. I'M SO EXCITED I COULD SHIT

Holy Shit!!!!

*Spoilers* I for one would be seriously pissed if they didn't use the alien for the ending. An explosion of any kind in reality would just lead to more war, which is the main thing everyone is trying to avoid. An outside force really is the only way to stop war throughout the world. The only other way I can see it happening is if the Manhattan is some how convinced to blow it up and then everyone just hates him but again that's unlikely since he already knows whats going to happen and can not be convinced to do anything

EXTRAORDINAIRE !!! This is so great!!! This just blow me up ! Cant wait !

#78: There is a chance that the scene in which we see Veidt entering the Comedian's apartment is NOT used in the first part of the movie, but rather later on, where the story unfolds and the reader/audience understands Veidts part in the death of the Comedian. Just because its shown first in the trailer doesn't mean it has the same posish in the final cut. Other than that, I'm really curious on how they'll deal with the absence of the squid... I really hope they don't screw that part up too much... Opening night, here I come...

So I was really fired up for this movie after seeing the first trailer. Now? Not so much. Not that I don't still want to see it, but my excitement has definitely been greatly diminished. My first complaint is sort of nit picky: the music. I thought the music for the first trailer was way better than the music for this one. The music for this new trailer wasn't all bad, but it definitely wasn't as good of a fit in my opinion. Also, I think there may be a bit of slow-mo overkill. Again, just my opinion. My second complaint is much larger: they actually say Watchmen. Now I know my memory isn't as bad as the guy who claimed that Rorschach's voice "needs to be higher and more boyish" and thought that the Comedian was black and made that ridiculous "black comedy" remark, but if my memory serves me correctly, there was no mention of the Watchmen in the comic other than the graffiti on the walls. I definitely don't recall anyone in the comic actually saying Watchmen, and the way it's used here sort of implies that the characters in the story were some sort of superhero team known collectively as the Watchmen. Not true. I believe the only real "team" mentioned in Watchmen is the Minutemen. Aside from that, there are a few team-ups, but it seems like everyone operated independently of each other for the most part. So referring to a Watchmen "team", or even referring to the heroes as Watchmen in any way other than the writing on the wall, I believe is false. Also, excluding Captain Metropolis seems a bit ridiculous to me both because of the commentary stated above in #63, as well as the fact that he was essentially the founder of the Minutemen team, meaning the omission of Captain Metropolis also creates a small hole in the story. Which brings me to what I believe to be the monumentally huge problem that is my third complaint: no squid. Are you serious? watchmencomicmovie.com says "I understand that the 'squid' ending could be very difficult to adapt and that the way the ending unfolds in the comic may not work well on screen." I guess I can sort of understand that as well. But at the same time, a giant alien "squid" teleporting into a city, causing immeasurable damage, killing a vast majority, and devastating the minds of many, many others I think could have been pretty incredible to see on screen. Just make it look like the Ogdru Jahad from Hellboy or something, and it had the potential to be really dark, and really amazing. But now, by leaving it out and rewriting the ending as Dr. Manhattan destroying the city, or so it would seem, there will be more than just small holes in the story. Why would Dr. Manhattan destroy even a portion of the city? How are they possibly going to tie that in with Ozymandias' plan? How is all of that going to come into play at the end of the story when Dr. Manhattan is part of the attempt to stop Ozymandias and Ozymandias tries to kill Dr. Manhattan? If part of Ozymandias' plan in the GN is for Dr. Manhattan to be "exiled", how then is it going to be that in the movie part of that same plan involves Dr. Manhattan destroying the city? How would Dr. Manhattan taking out a city possibly end war and unite the planet? If there is no alien creature, then there would be no need for an island on which such a creature would be created. Which means that the Comedian would not be able to accidentally discover said island and find out the information that leads to his death. It also means that there would be no reason for people like Max Shea to disappear to such a place. So if Max Shea hasn't disappeared to some mystery island, does that mean that he is no longer a part of the story/movie? And if he is no longer included, does that mean that his comic "Tales of the Black Freighter" will be excluded with him? Because if so, that essentially eliminates any need for the newsstand to be a part of the story, with the exception of Rorschach (Walter Kovacs) stopping by to pick up the New Frontiersman, which if I recall correctly only happens once in the story. And all of that now has me wondering how they're going to handle all of the book excerpts, case files, and other such things that are included in the GN. Will they be handled as flashbacks or something along those lines, or will they be omitted as well, and the newcomer will just have to do without the added back story and etc? All of this just really shakes my confidence in what initially looked like an incredible screen adaptation of an incredible comic, and just a great cinematic experience in general. There were many people who said they felt that 300 was all style, but no substance. I agreed with them. I felt that it was a very visually attractive movie, but that there really wasn't much more to it. I am now starting to worry that Watchmen might end up the same way. I still plan to see it, don't get me wrong. I just worry that with the changes being made, the exclusion of the "squid" in particular, the story won't be as solid or have quite the same impact. I do, however, hope to be proven wrong.

Yeah, that music's not too great. Especially towards the end where that dude really starts belting it out. Lame! And about Doc Manhattan's voice? I think it definitely would have been way cooler if they would have added some effect to it after he became Manhattan. It does sound a little bland, especially with the way he looks. But hey, for everything else, there's Mastercard. (get it?)

@78... Who kills the Comedian is not nearly as important as why the murderer did the deed. In many ways, the Comedian's death is nearly a MacGuffin - something to drive the plot but which is ultimately of considerably less importance than initially suggested. The death of the Comedian launches the story. But very soon we see that the story is about much, much more than the simple mystery of finding the Comedian's killer. It is about a world unraveling, protected by those exiled for their duties. It is a story, ultimately, about redemption.

I must say this trailer highly impressed me and silenced some of my doubts. Finally we can see some dialogue and footage which is not in slow-motion. They need to put out more Watchmen trailers like this.

I dunno if Watchmen was some sort of comic or show or whatever, but this movie looks fuckin' tight as hell. I can't wait to see this movie. Controlled substances will definitely be involved.

I didn't really care for the music but Goddamnit this movie looks so badass... Tho I am still worried about the ending and this trailer didn't help..

@85 I believe I read somewhere that Zack Snyder planned the ending to include Ozymandias creating a device to imitate the effects of Dr. Manhattan to destroy New York and eventually getting everyone to unite against Dr. Manhattan. Weak in my opinion but I don't see how he could make the giant squid work on screen.

@98 That's reeeeeeeeeeeeeal weak. There's no way I can see that working. I mean, it might be similar to a 9/11 scenario where it unifies the city, possibly even the country, but definitely not the entire world. It's too small scale. It would take something huge, like alien invaders (as corny as that sounds) for the entire world to be united, especially if that unity's supposed to be brought about by a common threat. Manhattan just doesn't represent that. And I'm with 85. I think if they did it right it would have been really amazing. I mean, an alien creature destroying a city and giving people for miles nightmares for the rest of their lives because of the psychic shockwave? That would have been epic. And the possibility of having all of the effects of that catastrophe potentially unravel with the discovery of Rorschach's journal at the end just doesn't even seem all that plausible if it's just Dr. Manhattan. It just isn't big enough. Anyway, just my thoughts.

ZACK SNYDER ON MANHATTAN'S VOICE - "I didn't do any effects for Manhattan's voice. I think he would want to put every one at ease as much as possible."

@98 and 100- Yeah, Snyder did consider that ending so I'm a little worried but I don't think that will be used.

Wow, I'm a little late on this one, but I didnt think rthat you could beat the first trailer, but this definitely has w/o question. This looks absolutely amazing. Idk if this was mentioned above, but did anyone else notice Roscharch mask print move?

About the slow motion... As you can see there are what... three slow-mo shots in this? And the one with Rorchace with the Aeresol Flame Thrower is altered to be slow-mo-esque. I don't think it will be like that in the film. So you're looking at the window throw - which was there to replicate the comic panel depicting that scene - and the scene with Silk Specter and the explosion in the background. Probably from the fire-rescue scene, and there may have been a panel matchin git as well... i can't recall off the top of my head. In any case, I think some of the action scenes (and there's not really all that many if you think about it) will probably use these slow-motion techniques to emphasize the comicbook panel feel of the scenes. If you will recall, there were several shots in the previous trailer that WERE in slow-motion, but which are not in slow-mo in this trailer. Owl's landing shot for instance. I think what he's really trying to do here is replicate not just the visual look and feel of the comic, but to create a very comicbook like viewing eperience as well. Emphasizing specific actions by slowing them down and letting you take in the shot, the use of the more abstract panels in the book that i think a lot of other directors would have axed... It really looks like he's trying to bring all of the more interesting aspects of comics as a whole into the film world. I think it's neat, personally. I think the trailers, tho, are going to ultimately hurt this movie. As a fan of the book I know the movie is going to be a lot slower than these trailers make it out to be. If I were to judge by the trailers I'd say it was going to be all costumed guys fighting stuff and being attacked and in fights and blowing shit up... The reality is that it's a murder mystery with some seriously dark comedy, a lot of deep character study and a lot of slow, intercut scenes playing on multiple timelines and just... craziness... I think the movie is going to be considered a lot more boring than people had expected it to be, with a lot more cryptic, puzzle-piece sort of loosely tied together plot. people are going to have to really think while watching this movie, and I dunno if the mass majority of the popcorn tossing blockbuster movie fans are going to really enjoy it. I know I will, cause I've loved everything I've seen so far, but I dunno if there will be a huge audience for this. It will probably open really strong the first weekend, but after the first couple of weeks we'll see if it's got legs and if people are actually coming away impressed or just disappointed by the expectations from the trailer that were not lived up to.

lol f*ck yea!!! see you all at the premier!!

I think I just crapped my pants.

Snyder's being a bit evasive, but interviews seem to indicate the word "Watchman" won't actually appear in the dialogue of the film...

From what ive read Snyder isn't really doing a good job of getting the important story across and if the ending is anything like the scripts...I'm out.

I got a hard on after watching that!

Does anybody else think that Nite Owl in this movie doesn't look fat enough?

I just "arrived"

The trailer looks badass and I can't wait to see the movie but even if the movie blows, which I doubt, if it makes more people read the book I'll be a happy panda.

"I'm just happy that the film is still being released on March 9th, 2009 after that nasty dispute WB and Fox had earlier this year. I couldn't help but notice why Fox waited till the film was finished for the them to begin complaining about distribution rights. Something tells me they were overwhelmed by all the buzz and this amazing trailer shows why! Frost on Nov 13, 2008" It's a shrewd but unethical legal tactic. You let your rival complete the movie you never intended to make (even though you retain some of the IP). Once it's done you spring the lawsuit. In order to get the movie out, your rival has to cough up a settlement or lose a huge investment. Thus you make money without any production cost. If Fox had filed suit before the movie was half in the can, WB may have scrapped the project and Fox wouldn't be able to profit.

Fox dosn't want this movie. They want the rights to Batman so they can release all the Adam West episodes on DVD. Theyr'e pretty much just saying "We will leave this movie alone if you give us the rights to Batman." AS for Watchmen, a lot of the lines in this trailor will not be in the actually movie. Rorshachs opening dialogue isnt even correct. The trailor states "the world" will look up and shout save us! When it should read "all the whores and politicians." Changes are needed to make an apropriate trailor for the general audience, thats just how trailors are. It Dosn't mean they actually changed anything from the graphic novel; well exept maybe the ending, but thats ok because Alan Moore himself said that "David Hayters script was the closest anybody can get to Watchmen." PS WATCHMEN was a term used for ALL masked crime fighters, not just one particular group.

No movie can flesh out a Comic Book or Graphic Novel on the big screen. I believe Hollywood has finally done justice to an Alan Moore's master piece. This Genius has many. Zack Snyder, U da Man.

AS for Watchmen, a lot of the lines in this trailor will not be in the actually movie. Rorshachs opening dialogue isnt even correct. The trailor states "the world" will look up and shout save us! When it should read "all the whores and politicians." The quote is too long for the movie, so they had to cut it short. I fully expect it to be in the movie.

they shouldnt be allowed to show trailers this good when there is still 5 months before release...

Finally....something about this movie that actually interested a non-fan. I haven't read the books, so the first trailer didn't make any sense to me at all. This one, with the voice over, gives you a better sense of what the story is about. The trailer itself looks pretty amazing. My curiousity will probably send me to the theaters in March.

#4....such a debbie downer comment,lol

What's up with this movie? And why is that guy attempting to imitate the voice of Cristian Bale's Batman? That is weak. Seriously. These superheros suck! One director, I can't recall his name, has seen this movie and stated that the Dark Night is a much better movie. I myself can't wait for Captain America: The first Avenger. God I hope they don't cast Will Smith as Captain America. They will totally ruin it if they do. He's too hip-hop to be Captain America.

The more I see trailers for this movie, the more I think Hollywood is diluting the market with unnecessary superhero movies. It looks like a poor mans Avengers. It looks Like a bunch of superhero sidekicks got together and decided to make a movie. Lame.

I hope this doesn't contain so much slow motion like 300.

Looks just as stupid as the original trailer. PASS!

Im most definitely not feeling this. Time money and life potentially wasted here. Who's watching the watchmen? Not ME. However 300 is one of my favorites.

Ross, we couldn't possibly tell you. It would be a massive spoiler. There isn't really a franchise as such, just the original novel. (Plus Alan Moore's Annotated Watchmen (sort of a York Notes for Watchmen), and Dave Gibbon's excellent Watching The Watchmen artistic notebook.) So, either read the novel, and be wowed by it, or: Don't read the novel, avoid spoiling a few plot twists and, hopefully, you will have a film to watch in March that should take your head off, or (in a worst-case scenario) you have an ambitious flop to watch but still get a few surprises.

Been anxiously waiting since '86. Good job Zack. One thing though. It's rumored that the "Tales of the Black Freighter" segment is to be omitted from the theatrical release and inserted only on a future DVD. Also I heard the "giant alien squid" is absent from the film. Is this true? Since both of these story points are integral to its conclusion, I hope that isn't the case... The director did so well to keep the Watchmen's time line faithful. It would great if he could keep everything accurate across the board. Any major edits could possibly change an otherwise brilliant adaptation into a hot mess... Love the trailers by the way.

looks really good. the graphic novel is really, really good, though the ending was a little weird, and i am sure this will be a good adaptation. however, before when i watched trailers for both sin city and 300, i was blown away but i hated the movies. i hope the same thing won't happen with watchmen. the only thing that bothers me is that even though patrick wilson has put on weight for night owl, he still doesn't have a belly, as far as i can see from the trailers.. anyway, i'm looking forward to this one...