Some lucky SOBs got into a secret Watchmen screening in Portland, Oregon this weekend. Warners reps were handing out passes to a top secret screening that required recipients to RSVP online, submit their photo IDs at the theater and ditch all electronic devices before entering the screening. Those of you who participated in the Dark Knight Viral games and got to attend the screening of the final trailer are familiar with the extreme steps Warners is willing to take to protect their secrets.

So, it must have really hurt when the IMDB message boards for Watchmen started lighting up with SPOILERS…

Most notably, the ending. For those hardcore Watchmen fans, we have this to say: No squid, no diary coda.

For everyone else, the bulk of pertinent posts were copied both HERE and HERE.

Read at your own risk, though most of the reactions still place this as THE movie to beat in 2009.