Clockguys

"The musical is back!!!" -Hugh Jackman at the 2009 Academy Awards

I laughed too. Obviously our Australian friend did not look at the box office statitistics for last year. He would have noticed that Hancock (yeah, I know), Iron Man, and The Dark Knight ($228 mil, $318.3 mil, and $532.8 mil, respectively) all made more money than Mamma Mia! ($143.7 mil). I guess what I'm trying to say is that Hugh Jackman really should have said "The superhero/comic flick is back!" He could have said this after a really cool stage performance of Hugh acting out many different superheroes (although, he does pull off the hairy bladed-hands guy very well).
So you see that really the comic movie is back. Last year, Marvel stepped up their game. Releasing Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk in the same year proved to be quite successful. They also made mention of sequels and an Avengers or S.H.I.E.L.D. movie. DC only managed to put out The Dark Knight, but that's okay considering it became the second most successful movie in the box office (second to Titanic, eww...). TDK actually made more than The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man combined.
Really, with 3 superhero movies in the top 4 selling movies of last year, the comic/superhero movie is back.
And 2009 is starting it's hero time early. March. The sixth. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time hits the silver screen. I'm (obviously) referring to Clockguys... I MEAN Watchmen. I find this strategy odd for DC. The first 3 months of the year are quite possibly the worst months to release a movie. Sales are never up; studies show less cinema attendance. But this may be just what DC has in mind. Perhaps they can capitalize on the fact that no one else reputable is releasing a film in these early months. Because let's face it, this movie is going to make money. Alot of it. Alot. And alot of people want to see this movie. Alot of people. Alot.
Go buy the book. No one will look down on you, call you a nerd, or hit you for having this in your library. It's the only graphic novel on Time Magazine's "Greatest Novels of All Time". With a great story, great cast (as far as I can tell), and a great crew (Zach Snyder did a little comic movie that you may have heard of called 300). If I told you the premise of the movie, I would most certainly give details that I think I shouldn't give. So... I'll just let the trailer ruin that for you. Enjoy. X)