Comments on: The 'Watchmen' Opening Credits are Online

By: Gone

Gone — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:07:58 +0000

Gone forever. Both links. Too bad.

By: Ham Samm

Ham Samm — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:43:08 +0000

Joe, go see the Sam Hamm script. THAT is "making such a shitty film out of a masterpiece"

By: Rainy

Rainy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:14:15 +0000

Another link to the Opening Credits they cant stop it all

By: neil

neil — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:54:21 +0000

best bit was the batman reference the couple saved from getting shot by niteowl 1 and the batman comics in the background

By: Alex B

Alex B — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:03:13 +0000

@Joe:

Calm the hell down joe, they did an okay job.

It's the unflimable book, and they did a resonable job of doing it.

sides, the dvd version should be much better. if you watch carefully, through out the movie, there are little hints, characters appearing in the foreground and such, that they shot every scene, they just couldn't fit it all in.

By: greg

greg — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:29:24 +0000

@Steph.Y: That's Andy Warhol. The guy in the scarf next to him is Truman Capote.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:20:09 +0000

I first read the graphic novel when it was released in a collection years ago, I've loved it ever since. Now I have to go kill Zach Snyder for making such a shitty film out of a masterpiece. You should be ashamed of yourself Snyder, how can you call yourself a fan and then go anally rape Alan Moore's work?

By: Stephan

Stephan — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:46:44 +0000

I think this is simply amazing. I didnt like the movie as a whole but this is by far the best scene. The only time where music and action fit perfectly

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:45:14 +0000

@benishe: Haven't seen the movie but watched this bit yesterday and agree with everyone that it is unique, creative, and totally cool. But if this isn't camp than I don't know camp. Like I said, haven't seen the rest of the movie.

By: Malisteen

Malisteen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:51:33 +0000

@benishe:

Hardly the end of superhero movies. The current run of such movies are derived from comics that already were affected by the Watchmen. By staying so true to the source material, the film's relevance is primarily to Cold War culture and Silver Age comic books – a historical, rather then immediate, significance.

It's a really good movie, and I'm sure it will influence other films, but it won't revolutionize superhero movies (much less movies in general) the way the source material revolutionized comics.

Probably a good thing, too. Watchmen was amazing, but the Dark Age of comics that followed – years and years of lesser comics writers trying to imitate it's success through a barrage of unlikable characters and pointless violence – was hardly something I'd like to see on the big screen.

By: Roger

Roger — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:08:53 +0000

@Steph.Y: I think its meant to be Andy Warhol

By: Steph.Y

Steph.Y — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:35:15 +0000

@Nathan Henderson:
Oh… OH…. thanks for clearing up my mind Nathan!

BTW, who's the guy with the paintings at 4.10??

By: Nathan Henderson

Nathan Henderson — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:26:22 +0000

Alpha: the Comedian worked for the CIA, who in the Watchman universe were responsible for JFK being killed likely because he wasn't going to escalate Vietnam the way they wanted, or even was going to deescalate it. This is a real world conspiracy theory, that in the Watchman-Universe is true.

By: Nathan Henderson

Nathan Henderson — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:23:56 +0000

Steph.Y – You're thinking of Robert Kennedy (JFK's brother & Attorney General), who was killed in 1968 after he won the Democratic Primary in California to be nominated for President. President John F. Kennedy was shot in his car by a sniper in Dallas Texas in 1963.

By: Steph.Y

Steph.Y — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:58:06 +0000

Wait.. i thought JFK was killed in a hotel kitchen??

By: Alpha

Alpha — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:48:54 +0000

Why did the comedian kill JFK?

By: Marooned

Marooned — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:06:17 +0000

The best part of that shot is Captain Metropolis and Hooded Justice obviously- a fanboy's dream come true.

By: adu

adu — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:55:47 +0000

I loved the sequence, it set up the movie nicely.

By: Steph.Y

Steph.Y — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:09:01 +0000

@Vince: No you're not the only one. I notice that the moment I saw it... and I was telling my friend hey its the LAST SUPPER! Watched the movie on friday!!! Loved it to bits!

By: The Bri-Man

The Bri-Man — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:51:19 +0000

Really enjoied this in the film glad its online already.

By: benishe

benishe — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:41:21 +0000

It's the end of superhero movies. This declares it. Now all other superhero movies will look more or less campy in front of this…

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:50:09 +0000

I feel like I'm the only one who noticed this in the theater (and laughed), but look at the part for "Happy Retirement Sally"?

Does it look familiar to this perhaps?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Last_Supper_pre_EUR.jpg

I don't remember if this was an easter egg in the graphic novel (wouldn't doubt it if it was) but it was amusing to me, at least.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:09:40 +0000

I love it. It was definitely a creative way to put in the back-story. I haven't seen the movie yet (going out tonight to watch it) but if it's as well done as the opening credits I have a feeling I won't be too disappointed.

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:40:21 +0000

i thought it was brilliant and well done. The whole movie was great and a lot of effort was put into everything in it. the intro was a great way to cover a lot of the back-story in not a lot of time.

By: Creep

Creep — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:27:39 +0000

One of the best moments of the movie (which I did not really enjoyed)…I'm shivering 'cause of it…so brilliant

By: Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:40:13 +0000

I wasn't very impressed by it either, Brad. Gotta say I loved that Kennedy stuff, though.

By: EnglishGavz

EnglishGavz — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:19:34 +0000

Wow, the Lesbian scenes made me go from highs to real lows. Very awesome.