all I can say about these photos is, Maybe Zack Snyder will CG the shitty wigs. Is it me, or does Matthew Goode look like he needs to grow into both his hair, and his costume? The production value on this movie looks really low. If they’d given a smaller budget to a creative director, that person would have found ways to work around the short comings that glare here. Thank god most of the bad costumes (and actors), Ozymandias and the Comedian, are limited in their appearances in costume in the story.

Seriously, you took a vibrant bright purple and gold outfit, and turned it into the damned dark knight. This was in poor taste, was a poor choice, and us poor fans won’t forgive you.

The U.S. has a history of using homophobia to vilify high intelligence, aristocratic leanings, masculine grace or elegance — in other words, much of what made Ozymandias who he is!

Furthermore, the primary hero of the work, Nite Owl, is dressed up in an homage to the modern Batman. So we have Nite Owl versus Ozymandias paralleled in costume by straight guy Batman versus campy gay Batman.

Homophobia does not belong in the Watchmen, but I’m seeing warnings of it in this film — or at least, in the film’s promos.

The costumes mostly work for me. The darker colors fit in with the more or less “realistic” setting of Watchmen. But…
(1) Ozymandias looks insane, when the whole point of the character in the comic was that he seemed the sanest of all (and was the most successful).
(2) If you are going for dark and gritty (as seems to be the case), what is the point of dressing up Silk Specter in flashing colors ? (Although that may just be due the more “colorful” environment used for the promo shot – the fire rescue with Night Owl probably).

Otherwise, I like Nite Owl’s costume, although if he were on the street in that, it may evoke shouts of “Hey, isn’t that Batman?”

Ozymandias…I dunno. The costume’s kinda “meh,” but I think the look of the actor is right for Adrian Veidt. He’ll look better in a dapper business suit than he does here.

And Silk Spectre looks great. I love Malin Akerman, love the hairstyle, and love the costume. Although, it looks like if she were standing straight up, her vagina may still be hanging out. Wear some pants, for godsakes.

I think Rorschach DOES have a mouth. Blasphemy!

Maybe I’m grading on a curve here; one look at the Comedian’s mask to remind me of the leap it takes to go from comic to reality, as far as superhero costumes go. It’s what makes me cringe when I think about a Captain America movie. Why can’t something as simple as a domino mask be believable?

I think the costumes are gr- …is that a mouth on Rorschach?