Eh, a lot of slow motion and superhero/trailer cliches, and they call the “team” “The Watchmen” which is like if someone sat around thinking up the best example of a dumb thing Hollywood would do. As the trailer began to load I suddenly realized I’m pretty bored with this movie already. My friends Rickey and Sam point out, however, that this could be a pretty exciting trailer for people who haven’t read the book, haven’t seen the first trailer (although thanks to The Dark Knight that doesn’t describe too many people), haven’t seen the San Diego footage, haven’t seen the Scream Awards teaser, haven’t seen the promo posters, and on and on and on…
It’s a trailer, all right.
they actually call the group the Watchmen? blerg.
i agree that this trailer leaves a lot to be desired if you’ve seen any other footage… but DAMN can this movie just come out already???
Hope.
Hope.
Yeah, this one definitely seems more targeted to catch the uninitiated with plot-type hooks, as opposed to the more free-association imagery of the first trailer. I’m not crazy about it.
That may also, of course, have something to do with the unfortunate lack of Carla Gugino, but I suppose I’ll have to live with it.
Hurm.
You know, first time I watched this, it left me pretty cold and I couldn’t figure out why – until I watched it without any volume. That actually improved the thing alot for me.
I guess I didn’t realize how big a difference the voices and/or the line delivery would make in my attitude towards this thing – after hearing these characters in my head for the past twenty-something years, I guess I’ve just developed a prejudice against hearing them speak in any other way.
Solution? They jack speakers into my imagination and I redub the voices and dialogue as they should be. Then the movie will be good.
***spoilers***
Oh, and what’s with them dropping the big reveal that, yes indeedly do, it be a Manhattan effect that takes out time square? You’d think an image like that would be kept under wraps, no?
I don’t pay much attention to trailers since I found out that Casshern was not the greatest movie of all time.
I hope it’s good, because I like good movies!
Jim: Excellent point. Well, points. Also I owe you a million phone calls. I’m sorry I flaked at SPX–that ended up being kind of a whirlwind day.
Sean: I’ve heard that complaint from a few people now. Rorschach not “monotone,” Dr. Manhattan too normal, etc. I think it makes sense to give Rorschach a generic gravelly tough-guy voice–the real test as to whether it works will be when we hear lines where he leaves out the subject of his sentences, which is his trademark vocal pattern.
Also Sean: I noticed that spoiler, too. And it’s not the first movie I can think of lately that basically blew its climax in the trailer. Sigh.
Tom: Me too!
I dunno.
I think it looks sweet.