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I am a fan of the Watchmen movie.
Because I wasn't familiar with the source material , I could watch the film without preconceptions.
I first watched it without the sound on, just the subtitles - this was the Director's Cut.
Sleeping babies can affect your movie watching capabilities. I was able just take in the visual aspect of it - on that basis alone, the film succeeded for me.
Now, after watching the Director's Cut a few more times, I've begun to make more sense of it.
All the actors seem to fit their roles, the world of the movie is believable, effects work well and it is an
offbeat and long movie.
It is very dark and explores failure as a theme, similar to 'The Dark Knight'. Perhaps part of the reason the film got made is good timing - 'The Dark Knight' was very successful and took the superhero movie somewhere else.
I recommend you rent it to see what you think of it - whether you look at the source material is up to you.
If you bought a used copy like I did, you would then have time to watch it again as you felt able to 'take it in' over several viewings ,which is what worked for me.
You could call it a drama with a comic book aspect or vice versa.
I'm glad it got made and that it has caused such intense scrutiny.
I don't plan to read the source material - after all, some of us just want to see the film, not read the book.
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I bought this for my husband for Christmas. We watched it yesterday and I was pleased to see it is not your average comic strip into movie thing. I really enjoyed it and will definitely watch it again and again. Oh, and since my husband is rather particular about comics and movies and such, it bears to mention that HE loved it too. Didn't complain about anything in the movie!! Well done!!
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It's almost impossible to throw too much praise on The Watchmen. It is one of the 100 best films ever made and the greatest page to screen adaptation done in this century. It's a film for people who enjoy the art of making a great motion picture, it is a pleasure to behold, seeing it is a plain and simple awesome experience. It is also one of those rare examples of a movie actually being better than its original source material, which in itself was a brilliant act of innovation. All that said, The Watchmen also has some nice blue penis shots, and it's hard to go wrong with blue penis scenes. Seriously, though, if there is anything better than seeing The Watchmen for the first time in the big screen, it's seeing it for the first time on Blu-ray. Absolutely and unreservedly recommended to all. A bargain at many times the asking price. If you want to go to Heaven when you die, you'd better buy The Watchmen now, because the end of the world is coming and I hear it's God's favorite flick!
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Bah-humbug, I say; this film is the worst kind of filth. Hopefully this massacre of an adaptation won't frighten viewers from investing in the graphic novel, which is infinitely more intelligent and rewarding. The problem isn't just the script - which is bland, misogynist, overtly violent and dimwitted - it's the direction. Let's face it: Zack Snyder shouldn't be making movies, he should be making screen-savers. It's over-stylized nonsense, and it detracts from the maturity of the content.
So, in short, by turning Laurie into a self-centered bimbo, adding heaps of unnecessary violence, often hilarious dialog, and a side-splittingly out of place soundtrack, Zack Snyder has managed to turn an intelligent comic book (which is something of a rarity these days) into a moronic popcorn flick which has sold tens of thousands of chain-wallets and wristbands and beanies (which is tragically commonplace). Somehow, this disaster turned into a hit with a strange and decidedly 16-year-old fanbase. Well, you guys can have my copy - I think I'd rather just read it.
Zack, your attempts at sabotaging things that I think are cool have not gone unnoticed. I've got my eye on you, bub, and if you lay one finger on The Dark Knight Returns, well so-help-me-God I will write you the angriest of emails. And don't you forget it.
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In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot. The superpowers of the graphic novel are weakened, but Watchmen still packs a wallop. This movie brings the superhero-noir murder mystery very much to life.
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