Watchmen was pretty damn good...

[armyowalgreens]

The ending seemed a bit rushed. But I expected that.

It had a lot of philosophy hidden in it. I'm definitely getting the book tomorrow and will start reading it right away.


Plus...Malin Akerman is super hot. :7

Overall, the movie kept my attention all the way through. I've got to give two thumbs up to the cinemotography and special effects crew. I love fine art on film.

[Orrex]

1. I was disappointed

I hate to be one of those people who says "such-and-such book can't be represented on film," but Watchmen is really too vast for an effective onscreen treatment. Each character's backstory could arguably be a full-length movie in itself, though of course no one would bankroll such a project.

Rorschach's backstory in particular was hollow compared to its portrayal in the book, and Dr. Manhattan's origin--especially his relationship with Janey Slater--is much more vibrant in the book.

The film was a good effort but ultimately fell far short and felt hopelessly rushed. I'm not claiming that the book is perfect, because Moore often lapses into annoying self-indulgence, rendering whole swaths of the book unreadable for me. I'm not even saying that anyone else could have done better with the film.

Two very minor points that surprised me: despite the unflinching portrayal of graphic violence, the film shied away from the words "impotent" and "sperm." This isn't nitpicking, either; the scenes in which the words occur are central to the plot and are both portrayed in the film, but without these "icky" words, for some reason.

Apparently a meat cleaver to the skull is fine (though that's not how it happened in the book, either), but I guess the word "sperm" is too much for the moviegoing public.

[Strong Atheist]

2. The ending is slightly different in the

book...

[deucemagnet]

3. I enjoyed the movie more than the books,

but I don't think I'd have enjoyed the movie as much if I hadn't read the books, if that makes any sense. As far as what happened in New York at the end, I think the movie handled it better than the books.