Bruttenholm, you'll definitely find this interesting: The wiki about Sam Hamm's Watchmen script gives a little insight on the differences between Gilliam's & Hamm's respective scripts.
In a related story, Zack Snyder defends his own Watchmen movie.
Quote:Terry Gilliam was unhappy with Hamm's draft, because, according to Gilliam, the first draft was "just a bunch of superheroes." With his collaborators Warren Skarren and Charles McKeown, Gilliam wrote a new draft that restored the original comics' narration of Rorschach's journal and additional scenes that were cut. Although it has never been released, it has been rumoured to be closer in tone to the comic series.
In a related story, Zack Snyder defends his own Watchmen movie.