I guess you could call me old-fashioned, since despite the teaser footage, stills, and hype that has popped up about the upcoming Watchmen movie over the past year, it hasn’t felt real to me until now. And I’ve gotta say, this teaser certainly whets my appetite for the movie. I’d been skeptical about the non-movie-star casting of the movie before, since while I respect director Zack Snyder’s idea that big names would overwhelm the roles themselves, I wasn’t sure if his choices were the right ones, aside from Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, a choice I’ve loved from the beginning. But seeing them in this context, I buy them a lot more. I guess my only hesitation now is how flashy and eye-candy-filled this teaser is. Yes, I realize that’s what a teaser is for, but I got the same vibe here that I got from 300, a movie for which I had little use. Of course, the source material for Watchmen beats the hell out of 300’s inspiration any day of the week, and if nothing else, the Snyder imprimatur could mean a lot more business for what might otherwise be a niche title. Oh, what the hell am I saying- this will almost certainly be awesome. Right? RIGHT???
