Watchmen Two-fecta: Minutemen Pic and Black Freighter DVD
Posted at 11:02 AM May 28, 2008
• AICN got the 1940 class photo of the Minutemen, the original 1940s superhero team in the universe of Watchmen, including the Comedian, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre. Their simplified outfits and out-of-shape physiques leave me feeling like they're a bit goofy. Unless director Zack Snyder is consciously trying to emulate the 1940s screen superheroes with their goofy outfits and terrible body shapes, in which case it's a great idea. He's probably doing it on purpose. So yeah, never mind.
• Remember the Tales of the Black Freighter anime that was going to be included as an extra on the Watchmen DVD? Now Warner Bros. has decided to release it on DVD by itself a mere five days after the Watchmen movie premiere (it'll eventually make its way to a Watchmen Special Edition DVD later, they say). The New York Times calls this nothing less than an attempt to salvage the plummeting DVD market, but I'm not so sure—other than the hardcore fans, who's going to buy a DVD of a cartoon of a 1950s-style pirate tale that only tangentially is related to the main Watchmen story? Not Joe Mass Audience, me thinks.
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So excited for the movie!!! I'm a little scared because one of the authors also wrote x-men, x2 and the Scorpion King. Seeing this photo gives me some hope...
Posted 05/28/2008 at 07:05:02 PMNot the authors dumbass - screenplay maybe - or adpated from work by ALAN MOORE prob the greatest comics writer.
This dvd release for anyone who read the comics on their original release isnt some cheap marketing ploy - its glorious.
The average Xmen action idiot wont appriate Tales of the black freighter or Under the Hood - the documentry also pulled from the comic.
At the movies it may confuse or distract from the story - but in the end it gives it more depth and reveals a lot about the time and people.
This isnt a cheap animated fill in back story like Riddick or Van Helsin - this is material puller directly from each issue.
Hopefully there will be a feature or version with the black frieghter editing into the film at relevent parts. Under the Hood works as a stand alone doc tho.
The film gives me hope cos unlike most of Moores work (which hes given up ever being filmed properly) has been changed and ruined by fools or people unable to tell the story right.
Posted 05/29/2008 at 12:33:40 AMThe directer here Zack who made 300 almost frame accurate is doing the same here - the pic above is alomst a perfect represenation of a pic in the comic where the then heroes have a line photo op at their headquarters.
I am so looking forward to this an people seeing one of the greatest stories ever told made to live.
Did you just call me a dumbass?? Really?? Wow
Obviously I meant the Author of the Screenplay as we are discussing the FILM!!! I IMDB that guys ass and it gave me that fun list of past films that he wrote. Sorry next time I'll be more clear for you simple folk and type screenplay author instead of just author. I just assumed that people knew that the writer of the crappy Xmen movie did not write the amazing Watchmen. Sheesh.
You know what happens when you assume? You make an ass of u and me :)
Posted 05/29/2008 at 01:27:00 AMDid you just call me a dumbass?? Really?? Wow
Obviously I meant the Author of the Screenplay as we are discussing the FILM!!! I IMDB that guys ass and it gave me that fun list of past films that he wrote. Sorry next time I'll be more clear for you simple folk and type screenplay author instead of just author. I just assumed that people knew that the writer of the crappy Xmen movie did not write the amazing Watchmen. Sheesh.
You know what happens when you assume? You make an ass of u and me :)
Posted 05/29/2008 at 01:27:13 AMSorry double post :(
Posted 05/29/2008 at 01:29:44 AM