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This movie ether you love it or not, it doesn’t fall in the middle like many Hollywood movies are done today. I love this movie just for its story (that if you’re a comic book geek) I cherish from when I was a kid. Yes they made some changes from the original story, but the essences of the book are there to see. The color palette, Rorschach mask looked awesome, it was just like I imaged it would be in the movie. But, ( I hate having a “but”) this Special Edition DVD set felt a bit flat, I wanted more special features a better behinds the scenes, a better understanding of the book, I don’t know, just more. Again, this is for those that ether will love the movie or not. You deiced.
Let me clear up some possible misconceptions before we go any further. This film is emphatically NOT a kid's movie. Nor is it a straight-up superhero action flick. It will not appeal to anyone wanting characters along the lines of a certain blue spandex-clad, flying Boy Scout. If you are looking for any of these things, please back away from the "buy it now" button until you've read further. With me so far? Good. The year is 1985, Nixon is in his fifth term as President, the globe is teetering on the brink of nuclear apocalypse. Costumed heroes of this alternate reality are normal people who just want to make a difference, but they've been outlawed by Presidential decree. The two who are still free to work are working directly for the government ...in very different capacities. The one truly super-powered being in the whole bunch is a reluctant, accidental hero who is deeply ambivalent about the role that he has been conscripted to play. (Note: he spends most of the movie naked. He's supposed to be. Nudity is a human concern, and when you can see atoms and manipulate them with a thought, you realize that the only difference between air and underwear is how the molecules link up. He is utterly alone in the universe, armored in his increasing detachment from the human race.) Against this political backdrop is a murder. This is the sequence that starts everything rolling. Don't let the opening scene fool you into thinking that this is a straightforward action movie. As a 95% faithful adaptation of the source material, it veers straight into philosophy, psychology, and other non-explosion-oriented areas. Anyone who is familiar with Alan Moore's work, most comparably "V for Vendetta", knows that he doesn't do simplistic. Moral ambiguity is thick upon the ground, paranoid angst is the mood of the day, and even the good guys can leave you questioning the definition of the word "good"; characters who are far more complex, and flawed, than the usual costumed crimefighter. Bruce Wayne has never mused about the impossibility of compromise, nor has the aforementioned flying Boy Scout ever said "the heck with this" and gone off for an extended sulk on Mars. Alan Moore had his characters do these things, director Zack Snyder didn't mess with that decision, and we get an amazing movie that doesn't spoon-feed the viewer. Can you still call yourself a hero if you're willing to kill a million people to save billions of others? Must one ultimately become a monster to fight monsters wearing human faces? There are no easy answers in "Watchmen". What "Watchmen" does provide is an intelligent story, dry wit, some of the best choreographed (and disturbingly realistic) fight scenes ever committed to film, grit, ugliness, a twisty plot, beauty, love, and even hope. It doesn't offer a neatly tied-up happy ending, but then, neither does life. It's breathtakingly filmed, with fantastic effects that don't get in the way of the story. The changes in the storyline from print to film don't weaken the finished product. This is not only one of the best book-to-movie adaptations I've ever seen, it has become one of my favorite movies for its complexity and vision. It's not typical Hollywood fare; that this movie was made at all, let alone made so well and faithfully, is -- as Dr. Manhattan might say -- a thermodynamic miracle.Read full review
Excellent movie I thought, it received a lot of criticisms from fan boys but by and large I felt the director did a pretty good job. If you've read the book, you can actually see a few scenes that have been adopted by the panels in the movie and the climax has been altered to be more accessible to the mainstream audience (no one-eyed teleporting/exploding mollusk, sorry guys). My only issue is that the acting seems forced/artificial at times and gets in the way of some scenes. The music is also somewhat inappropriate to the era the story takes place in and there are moments of over-the-top/unnecessary scenes of violence as well that was somewhat disconcerting. Overall it was still a pretty good movie, I'd say give it a try before judging it
Easily the best of the zombie horror flicks, and far better than the new remake. George Romero try's to mimic our sheepish culture through the use of mindless zombies a different way in each film, and this time he uses the mall as a template. whats that? Yes, there is a thinly underlined message and theme to all of his works, and here the it seems he is saying that we are the real zombies. Whether this works or not doesn't seem to matter, but you can't deny the fact that the masses have become a slave to westernized materialistic ways. The music is highly synthesized, and works well in a very scary futuristic way, though some say it is out dated quite the contrary, it has only grown in the past few years to infiltrate every style of music. I love how he gives so much depth to all of the characters regardless of their role down the line, and there is never a dull moment. I don't think its possible to regret owning this movie, and if you like zombie films watch this one. RATING: 5 / 5 STARS If My Review Was Helpful Please VoteRead full review
As a huge fan of the book, it is hard for me to accept unorthodoxy; however to translate all the intracacies and shots and even the plot to the big screen, keeping it under 3 hours, making it believeable, and having it appeal to an audience larger than comic book fans, would have been nothing short of herculean. Which is all why for over a decade, WATCHMEN was considered the unmakeable movie. The only dissapointment, was the lack of dread regarding nuclear war with the soviets, our society having been 20 years from that prospect. It would seem in this movie it was nothing more than a backstory in favor of the more human dusty interactions between the many main characters. And the history which is explained in ultimate detail within the pages of the book may leave a viewer lost. Casting was top notch in this movie, featuring several supporting roles and relative unknowns. Very fanatically done save for matthew goode as Adrian Viedt. Goode betrayed Veidts patience and calm with his menacing eyes and darkening mood. Still a champion movie which all those involved should be proud!Read full review
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