WATCHMEN Movie Discussion (SPOILERS allowed)!

[LOTRFan]

Did they at least have their run with Deep Throat!?

 

[Scar]

The Comedian has also been busy:

God bless Edward Morgan Blake.

 

[IrishJedi]

The official IMAX poster uses the score cover art. I like it better than the final standard Theatrical Poster:

 

[CelticPredator]

Me too. Its a certin....pizaaaz.

 

[Scar]

It does, and I particularly like the Comedian's leer and the omnipresent gaze of Manhattan.

 

[scubasteve]

I don't like much of the poster work for this film, so far. However, the other artwork for the film has been ace.

 

[IrishJedi]

Anyone have any cold beans in a can?

 

[scubasteve]

Is this going to be in IMAX? I remember seeing the trailer on the jumbo-screen, but I can't remember if it said it would be released in IMAX...

 

[meanstreak]

Yep, it's released on Imax too.

 

[IrishJedi]

Yep. There will be a whole WATCHMEN: The IMAX Experience release at the same time.

None of it was actually filmed with IMAX cameras, however.

I'll still see it in IMAX at least one. I hope they don't have to shorten the length, though.

 

[scubasteve]

Are films usually shortened for IMAX? That stinks

 

[IrishJedi]

Are films usually shortened for IMAX? That stinks

Well, the size of the IMAX film limits the size they can hold on the reels (or the big flat platters they use in projection booths these days). I think the run-time limit is somewhere around 2 - 1/2 hours. That may have changed in the last couple of years, though. Was TDK: IMAX shortened at all? That should have been right on the cusp. WATCHMEN should be right around 2 hrs, 40 mins.

I know that in 2002 the IMAX release of ATTACK OF THE CLONES had about 10 minutes or so edited out... and that movie was well less than 2 1/2 hrs originally.

 

[Buttmunch]

NOTHING was cut out of the Dark Knight. So there souldn't be anything cut out of Watchmen unless it ends up 3+ hours.

 

[IrishJedi]

Cool. So hopefully the limit on IMAX length has been extended to about 3 hours. It used to be around 2 hrs, 15 minutes or so.

 

[scubasteve]

Rorschach says: If too long for current IMAX technology, no need to cut film. Can make special Watchmen projectors with smiley face reels.

 

[Darth Waller]

Have you guys seen the Previews exclusive version of Watching the Watchmen HC?

 

[scubasteve]

I own one. I believe IJ has one, along with another member here. Great, interesting read. The sketch by Gibbons is icing on the cake.

 

[IrishJedi]

I own one. I believe IJ has one, along with another member here. Great, interesting read. The sketch by Gibbons is icing on the cake.

Yep. Also, don't forget about the additional prints (6, I think) that it comes with as well. I have two of them framed:

The book itself is in this pic somewhere

 

[Darth Waller]

Dang, dude! Time to change your name to IrishWatchman.

 

[scubasteve]

Dude, that TotBF shirt is all kinds of sick!

Jealous.