Funny how things can change in just twenty-four hours.
Yahoo! Movies has the second trailer for Watchmen (including high-def Quicktime). And if there's a single shot in this that's not in the graphic novel, I'm not seeing it...
Okay, I'll say that I again have faith in Snyder. That I believe he will indeed pull off the impossible, regardless of whether the squid is in there. Tonally, this looks completely right. Rorschach's voice is exactly as I imagined it would be when I first read the book in 1990. But the thing I keep thinking about most from this trailer is Jon's voice: Billy Crudup is evoking the right kind of disaffection for a god no longer interested in the world around him. And then his scream of "LEAVE ME ALONE!"...
Think I might have to see Quantum of Solace this weekend, to catch this trailer on the big screen (well also 'cuz I liked Casino Royale too :-)
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A little off topic, but did you ever end up reviewing "The Dark Knight", Chris? I was really looking forward to reading your take on that.
Real-life events kept me from writing it and giving it the full thought that I believed it deserved, JP. But when the DVD comes out next month and I get plenty of chance to ruminate on it, I'll finally do a review then :-)
I'm reading the book now and I'm confused. How is "Ozymandias" pronounced?
I always did it as such:
(OSY - MAN - DI - IS)
Note that is a soft s in OSY.
This movie looks amazing!!!
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=ozymandias
When I first read Watchmen I pronounced it "OZ-ee-man-dee-us"
That's how I've heard it pronounced by many others over the years but I've also heard it said this way too...
"OZ-uh-mon-dis"
Or even...
"OZ-mon-dis" (with VERY faint enunciation of the "y" and "a" at the end).
Just one more reason to look forward to the movie: it'll be the most pop-culturish exposure for that weird word ever so SOMEONE is bound to figure out how to speak it righ, yah? :-P
If it's "OZ-mon-dis" I'd be cool with that. It sounds more "divine" for some reason...
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