I wish I was there to check out the screening but the good news is that the Warner Bros. "Watchmen" film is living up to being as good as its trailer.At least 25 minutes of it is.
I watch a lot of movies and if any film has a really good 25 minutes in it, that could make it more than adequate.
Reading the praise for the considerable visual talents of director Zack Snyder ("300") here at Collider only confirms what everyone who saw that impressive movie trailer observed... The kid has game.
Yeah, Snyder can bring the fireworks, but does he have a chance of making a story this complicated work as a three-hour film? (I can't imagine it any shorter than that.)
Frosty at Collider writes that the opening sequence is a storytelling marvel. And I don't want to ruin what you could get if you read the post here. There are also audio clips of Snyder discussing the film.
There is little new word on the spat between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. over the distribution of "Watchmen." Attorneys on both sides were instructed to collect their materials and prepare to appear in court (edit: go to trial) in January.
Despite all of the legal issues there is confidence it will work out and perhaps that's with both sides getting something out of it.
(Edit: A link to a New York Times piece that navigates the twisty details of the "Watchmen" legal struggle.)
Image courtesy Warner Bros.
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