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Like many a fanboy I just watched the new Watchmen trailer, see it here folks!

I’m pretty pumped for it. I don’t think it will be a perfect movie, and I think the fanboy community will give it a drubbing for that, but I think it will be a very stand alone flick. The comic is obviously something special, to have struck more chords than Hendrix in his day it clearly is the shit. I’m not going into this flick expecting it to be the book. That would be impossible. But I am going into this flick expecting it to be pretty awesome.

Dr Manhattan looks pretty fucking awesome, and that’s one that I wondered how they would go with it. It’s in the face that I really buy it. Rorschach also looks suitably awesome, and sounds just as impressive. Cannot wait to see him slinking about the city. Comedian should be good, as with Night Owl. I didn’t even mind the song, Smashing Pumpkins if I’m not mistaken. I think all the actors will do their roles justice but there is one main reason for me to see this flick.

Zack fucking Snyder. The dude is a film genius. Dawn of the Dead, solid gold. 300, gold dust. Watchmen, surely some form of precious mineral deposit.

The direction on the trailer looked superb. The action is going to be smooth and crystal. The transition from the page should be pretty close to seamless.

I’m pumped for this movie, just not for the fanboy backlash that will surely rail against it.
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In other news, I’ve seen The Dark Knight twice and loved it both times. There’s not much that I could say was wrong with the movie. Script and direction were tight, acting was great and the flick kept me wanting more, even after it had crept well past two hours.

As much as people love Ledger in it, and I think he is fucking insanely awesome, you have to credit the Nolan brothers for creating a Joker who was quite simply perfect. They gave him all the right words, motivations and actions. The magic trick, the plan for aggressive expansion, the childhood stories. They just made him exactly the way you always wanted to see him. Brutal, shocking and fucked up crazy.
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I’m trying to do some proof reading tonight. My eyes are tired, my weekend was awesome, my work is going to be busy this week, but I have to get some done. At least one more issue.
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The last time I grew my beard my brother said it made me look more like a writer. I wonder why that is? Why are writer’s so lazy about shaving?

Writer’s beards that I dig. Off the top of my head. Are there more out there?
That nasty one Stephen King grows from time to time.
Matt Fraction’s full-ass beard.
Alan Moore’s bushman.

Posted on July 28th, 2008 by ryan
Filed under: comics, movies