This is gonna be a lot more fun for those of you who’ve read Watchmen already. I’ll try not to spoil anything for those of you that haven’t…

It’s debatable who kicks the most ass in the book, but Rorschach tends to be a firm fan favourite. Think Batman without the restraint (ie. he’s less of a tool). As a diarist in 1985 and with more than a few chips on his shoulder I’m gonna go out on a limb and say he’s also a proto-blogger. One of my favourite sections of the graphic novel is about the Rorschach under the mask. I always felt in terms of casting he was probably going to give Zack Snyder the biggest headache.

Before the trailer was revealed I avoided most mentions of the movie online because despite knowing the story back to front I wanted to see the movie raw, in the same way I had with Dawn of the Dead and 300. With Dawn I was expecting Snyder to crash and burn spectacularly. I was so wrong on that score that when 300 came around I just shut the fuck up and took a seat.

But I did dip into the Watchmen casting and couldn’t help scan the IMDB for the actor playing Rorschach: Jackie Earle Haley.

Being me I actually got a kick out of trying to remember him in The Bad News Bears and The Love Boat, but it was his first break back in 1972 that sent me to YouTube. Do you remember this?

Here in the UK Wait Till Your Father Gets Home was never given a decent chance, but it left quite an impression on me. When Family Guy first aired and everyone was screaming ‘Simpsons rip off’ I couldn’t get Harry Boyle and his communist hating neighbour out of my head rather than Homer and Marge. But I digress…

The kicker here is that THIS then is Jamie Boyle Rorschach:

Is Zack Snyder this fucking good?