Just one question to those who have read the novel.

The story is set in 1985 and they claim Nixon is in his 4th term as President. Seeing that he was elected in 1968, shouldnt he be in his 5th term in office in 1985? (atleast after January)

So I was browsing a couple of Malin Akerman photos at IMDb, and found out she was that SAME girl from The Heartbreak Kid. Stupid and late but....


HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

Just got back, my mind is racing with thoughts on it. This is a review for now but, in short, brilliant. Honestly, I didn't go in expecting to be blown away and that may have helped but this film at times, was a masterpiece. Never a full one, or even a very good one but from scenes like Dr. Manhattans rise, to Rorschach's prisoning I was just in awe. Lets get this out of the way, the slow motion worked beautifully in most of the scenes in the film. It was a bit too much during the Comedians death (which was done excellently) but honestly I didn't mind it. The casting, top notch. Jackie Earle Haley is one of the best casting choices as Rorschach I have seen since Jackman as Wolverine (not in terms of acting, but in overall just being the character). He is, masterful. Also, I didn't recognize Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II until half way through the film, his transformation, IMO, could not have been better. The adaptation itself is beautiful, especially in the Dr. Manhattan transformation scene, I was again, in awe. I feel like i'm giving this film a massive blow job, but I was never once bored, not entertained or hating the film. I think the last third was a bit weaker than the rest of the film, but still it's was pretty beautiful. Was it too much of a literal adaptation? At times, but it was so faithful that it became it's own, it became a fanboy orgasm. And with saying that, the film will probably have no cross over appeal WHAT SO EVER. It's too faithful especially in the second half (minus the ending) to really grab in the average movie goer. Even getting past it being a graphic novel, Watchmen is a world of it's own and you have to read to the graphic novel, you have to accept the world to truly be entertained. I could be wrong though, and I hope I am. The soundtrack was hit and miss, more hit though, maybe just not the inclusion of 99 Red Balloons. This film is anything but "meh", I can see people hating it and absolutely jizzing over it, but Watchmen does not leave you, the viewer, in the land of meh. It's just not a middle ground film. A

I knocked this down a little bit grade-wise, I'm at a B rather than a B+ now. Many parts of it have already faded from my memory, so.

I know a lot of people don't like 300, but I absolutely loved that, and Watchmen is not nearly as memorable to me in certain respects.

David Hayter, is that you?

Saw it again. Good parts were even better and not so good parts seemed even worse. Overall, sticking to the same grades.

Great stuff:

Opening credits
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jackie Earle Haley
Backalley fight
Ozymandias' assassination attempt


Bad stuff:

Any scene with Wilson and Akerman together by their own. Very cringe-worthy
Laurie and Dr. Manhattan on Mars at the end

On 1 above, they were good in the prison scene, IMO

On 2 above, would the movie have made sense without that scene. Anyway, I didn't mind this as he was just talking about how and why he left Earth .....

It's not the scene, it is the execution of it (and the acting)

so was all of their acting bad the whole movie or only when paired together?

BK - what country are you from? And where are you heading off to until May/June?

The soundtrack for this film is fucking amazing. Really amazing. Philip Glass' work on the film is also terrific. Very impressive.

Peace,
Mike

Uh, Philip Glass didn't work on the film. The bits composed by him are taken from Koyaanisqatsi, over 25 years ago.

Uh, Philip Glass didn't work on the film. The bits composed by him are taken from Koyaanisqatsi, over 25 years ago.