For some of you reading this, Zach Synder's upcoming take on the classic graphic novel (the most acclaimed-ever, if you forget Spiegelman's Maus) and superhero-bending Watchmen is the most anticipated movie of 2009. Heck, it just might be your most anticipated move EVER. Can't say that I'm part of either click, but after a surprisingly dour first trailer, the second is doing a lot to keep the hype-heat flowing through these jaded veins of mine.
Don't get me wrong...I LOVE the Watchmen series/book/whatever. Its just that I'm really starting to get burned-out on all these serious comic adaptations. With The Dark Knight, The Spirit, and this all having been or will be released in less than one year, where did all the levity go? But if you're one of the two aforementioned groups...here's your ticket. Now about those Giant Squid rumors...
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