Uh-Oh: New Watchmen Clips Are Not the Best Thing Ever

Zack Snyder-haters, this post is for you. Because four new Watchmen clips have been released over the past few days, and…well, frankly, they don’t seem all that good. One has Ozymandias talking in a very strange way (I have no idea what the actor is trying to do, other than sound really bizarre), and one has Nite Owl and Silk Spectre rescuing folks from the tenement fire, which ends with a rather hilariously gratuitous fireball (and that slow-motion scene seen in most of the trailers). But what I’m worried about is above — the scene where Nite Owl and Rorschach have their little tiff during their investigation, because it just seems really, really awkward, and more than a little goofy. Maybe it’s the lack of camera movement that makes it seem almost TV show-like, or maybe that it’s a small portion of the scene that just doesn’t stand on its own. But this the first time I’ve seen anything Watchmen movie-related (not Watchmen movie merchandise-related, natch) and thought “eww.”

Bonus: Nite Owl and the Comedian in the ’70s, getting ready to fuck up some rioters, while K.C. and the Sunshine Band’s “I’m Your Boogie Man” plays. I realize audiences need to know it’s the ’70s, but…maybe a quick caption would have been better than disco? I don’t know, folks. Is it just me? Or are there cracks in the facade?