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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Film This Is Kind of Cool

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM

This is a viral marketing video for the Watchmen movie. You've got to admire the attention to period piece detail in the thing:

I'm not usually one to spread the viral marketing, but I think this one's pretty neat. It comes from a website for the New Frontiersman, which is a right-wing paper that appears in Watchmen. It's a really lame website and there's no reason to go there.

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I like how they list two actual historical events and follow that with a third alternate history event. Same as on the old Star Trek. It sucks that whenever you want to enjoy a trope like that you have to turn to a second rate author instead of somebody with talent and shit.

Posted by elenchos on January 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM

i love the way the "brilliant gov't scientist" is a finely chisled, square-jawed adonis in his late 20's.

Posted by ellarosa on January 22, 2009 at 4:48 PM

I've not read the Watchmen comic, but wouldn't someone like this be feared and locked in a cage to be "studied"? Or is that what we've come to expect after 8 years of Bush? Maybe it was different in the '60s, when science was actually respected.

Posted by kebabs on January 22, 2009 at 6:23 PM

Apparently surviving a nuclear accident gave him a big, blue package, as well.

Posted by NapoleonXIV on January 22, 2009 at 8:09 PM

But high-cut panties are so Eighties.

Posted by Amelia on January 22, 2009 at 8:35 PM

I am so torn. Watchmen comic= yay, 300= booooo. Gonna see it anyhow...

Posted by Big Sven on January 22, 2009 at 9:13 PM

@6, me too. I had to turn 300 off at about 25% in, because it was so bad, and I don't want to support this director. But as a huge fan of the graphic novel, I would love to see all of it reimagined in live action. I already got a little giddy watching the trailers, so I'll probably cave and see it.

Posted by another Andy on January 22, 2009 at 11:57 PM

"period detail"? Paul, you so young that you think those details are accurate? The period props were awful in that viral video you just promoted -- from the XLR mic cords, to the modern dress shirt worn by the dark-haired news anchor, to the cheesy sunglasses, to the modern-style silk-screened tee shirt worn by the 5 year old boy.

If the movie is anywhere close to this I have absolutely no interest.

Posted by Meatbot 3000 on January 23, 2009 at 2:24 PM