Three More Watchmen Tidbits

- The ending didn’t really work for me. It was logical and all, but…meh. Even though more people died in the udpated ending, I don’t think it had as much as an impact as the original.

- The costumes were totally cool. I really loved the modernized Nite Owl costume. A lot of people complained about Veidt’s outfit, but I liked it. Laurie’s was sexy too. It doesn’t count as a costume, but I guess it’s a nice thing that Manhattan’s dong got bigger. I’m sure he feels better about it.

- Christian pointed out that the movie did a poor job at conveying how huge Veidt’s company was. It had its hands in everything…almost like a Daewoo. I remember going to a late ’90s CES and being shocked at the variety of Daewoo products at its booth: cars, electronics, guns, sporting goods, etc. Veidt Industries was just like that.

Watched the Watchmen

Christian, Noot, and I saw Watchmen. It was enjoyable, but there was a lot missing. I’m still not sure who this movie is for. Fans of the book will notice the numerous omissions required to get the movie at 2:41. A lot of the movies subtleties were also killed…I guess that’s what bugged me the most — a lot of things were dealt with in a ham-fisted way. Hopefully it inspires some people to pick up the graphic novel so they can see what an awesome work it is.

Now for some spoilerificness!

Video Stuffz

So I did some video interviews at DICE 2009. I haven’t done on-camera work in almost a year, and even that was my only shoot in like two years. Some of the stuff was good, some of it was rough…it definitely took a little time getting a vibe with a new shooter. He was great, but it’s not like I’m professional talent.

Anyway, here’s a rundown of my videos:

Good Stuff

Chris Taylor

Todd Hollenshead

Pete Wanat