Watchmen Movie Review

[ufotruth100]

I saw the movie a friend recommended it. I never read the graphic novel though so is the novel better than the movie because I just couldn't get into the movie. I am thinking about reading the graphic novel then seeing the movie. review kick-ass

[N00DL3z84]

Sins lol

[chior]

Is this too late? Anyway... almost 2 years after the release of Watchmen and I never watch it again. The movie really upsets me. It was just a movie, not an epic like the graphic novel. And even as a movie, it fails. Too much cliches were used, like on the prison scene. The final fight, didn't fit in anything the book brought. And sorry, may sound silly, but it is not. The changing at the final...it changes all the comic book plot and it doesn't fit on the "reality" of that 1985.

[ElTapatio619]

You sure are a cutie

[Skeletonwitharaygun]

That movie was fantastic.

[222frankel]

im hard looking at you !!

[TomatoDragon]

This is one of those rare occasions where I have to say I enjoyed the movie more then the graphic novel.

[ckj377]

The directors cut of the film is a masterpiece. I enjoyed the theatrical cut but the directors cut fleshes out the characters SO much better.

Greatest comic book movie ever.

[wantsomecake328]

I actually really liked Watchmen, but the comic book is extremely better.

[mattfca]

i don't remember there being that much gore. maybe i was too busy getting into the characters :) excellent film

[ROCKBANDDUDE666]

it was a hard movie 2 make but the novel is WAY better

[randommegenter]

I diddnt read the novel ant it was SHIT

WHAT THE FUCK WAS IT BOUT?

[ROCKBANDDUDE666]

fag pay attention retard

[cuckooclock1]

I didn't read the book prior to watching the movie, but that didn't hinder the experience of watching the film for me. I was smart enough to realize there was more happening underneath the surface, so I went to Barnes &Noble and purchased the graphic novel, and it was amazing! It was the first I've ever read, and thus far, the best I've read-- I've become a fan of Alan Moore. P. S God I wish I had a girlfriend like you. We could just sit around and talk about comics all day.

[rogger128]

Watchmen was terrible. Graphics were amazing but, the brainless plot was stretched into a 3 hour action flick. The dialogue left a bad taste in my mouth with its phony tough guy vibe/ bad acting. And when that chick found out her dad was the "comedian" I wondered if anybody who watched unable to make that connection sooner? They spent such little time on these characters having personality, I forgot to care! And last... the costumes were corny. 1 out of 10.

[AlgorithmicCrane]

I disagree

[Y2JackHammer]

i had saw the movie before i read the graphic novel and i understood it very well and i loved that movie

[skasskwash]

I think you're exaggerating how "complex" the novel was.

I saw the movie with my sisters and they had no problem with the comprehension of the story.

[ibabod]

i expected more cause i actually read the book

[ibabod]

he didn't do an "accurate" representation of the novel!!!! 1. they left out the squid monster 2. dr Manhattan leaves earth because he is tired with humans, not cause it will help with world peace. 3 when Rorschach is killed, night owl and silk specter are out getting it on again. the costumes for some of the characters are messed up. and 4 Rorschach is a filthy dirty person and people have trouble being around him cause he is so messed up in the head. this movie was made for main stream

[PluginGC]

you just say that cause you expected more getting it on cause you heard there was nudity and u just made cause it was mainly Dr. Manhattan. so there.

[MrDerkderk1]

shut the fuck up. the movie was great. I had connections. I didn't read the comics and I just saw the movie. It was great.

[MikeMcG]

I know this is old news but I decided to add my two cents. I agree with you, it looked and felt like someone made a music video inspired by the Watchmen graphic novel. It was utterly superficial. This is a film that should of felt like Fight Club, it should be satirical and disturbing. At times you should be psychological devastated and the ending should of been a revelation. We could debate wether it not the film hit those points, but in my opinion it didn't.

[Ralphims]

You like comics? and your a girl, marry me !

[The120DaysofSodom]

not bad looking, but the movie was great.

[ERICtion1988]

You know what watchmen is? a million-dollar fan-film. and i enjoyed every second of it.

[chrispcreme]

i saw this movie without knowing nothing about it and it all made perfect sense...i read the GN after since i loved it so much and i understand it more but i still understood it perfectly without gn

[thewhitehawk]

Fail.

[Generic43]

I would have to disagree with what you said at 3:58. About the Movie Watchmen, about how it had no social commentary, or how it did not discuss the Human Condition. I honestly think it did, perhaps it was just outweighed by the action and gore and whatnot, so people could not take it all in. But I think you could easily see what the movie had to say. I realized this after seeing the movie, And I hadn't even read the Novel at the time.

Although I think this was a great review. 5 stars. =D

[l33tpwnzord]

omg will you marry me lol

[MartinChkon]

This movie messed up my mind!! i loved it though. i never read the book but i got the story just from watching it. lol WOOT! "...people's arms hanging off of ceilings..." (gothamgirl2009). I think Snyder tried to emphasize how different Watchmen is from other superheroes by adding all that gore, sex, and the infamous blue penis.

[eak3514]

HEY!!! lol

[AdelaideNott]

HEY!!! YOURSELF!!!

I shall be home tomorrow! Partay right?

[1995BATMAN]

what are youre top 10 superhero movies?

[Kerbieridesagain]

there have only ever been 4 good ones, top 10 is pushing it

[1995BATMAN]

what are they then?

[Kerbieridesagain]

The Dark Knight

Sin City

Watchmen

Iron Man

Batman Begins

If you're gonna stretch it then you could probably put Howard the Duck in there as well.

[1995BATMAN]

you aleady setched it to 5 but still a good list

2 thumbs up on the Howard the Duck by the way!

[gothamgirl2009]

Ummm probably... 1. Dark Knight 2. Ironman 3. Superman Returns 4. Spiderman 2 5. Incredible Hulk 6. Watchmen 7. Batman Returns 8. Batman 9. X-Men 2 10. Batman Begins

[Kerbieridesagain]

Superman Returns is in your top 10? Please tell me you're joking.

[BaRd3L2]

@gothamgirl2009 SUPERMAN RETURNS IS YOUR # 4!?!?!?!?!?!

[EricScissorh4nds]

@gothamgirl2009 Glad SR made it to someone other than myself's top fav. super hero flicks. Extremely underrated film IMO. Not quite as great as Superman The Movie and its Sequel. But i quite enjoyed it, cept for the whole Clark being a father thing, that was just stupid. My List; TDK Superman TM (1 & 2, Donner Cuts) Watchmen (Ultimate Cut) Batman Begins Defendor Wonder Woman (Animated) Justice League: New Frontier Batman Under the Red Hood The Crow Superman Returns Honorable Mention: Hellboy.

[jollo203]

BLUE PENIS

[CrazyTonyT]

the first time I saw the movie I felt much the same way you did, however I saw It a second time and really liked much more. The first time I watched it I was more focused on expecting what was coming next and seeing what was left out and what was in. The second viewing I was able to relax and watch the movie as it was and I really enjoyed it much more.

[gothamgirl2009]

I did like it a whole lot better the second time through when I saw it.

[sulkow82]

I personally have never read the book. I was able to basically follow the movie, but it left a "weird taste in my mouth." It was hard for me to track on some parts of it. I agree with GothamGirl. This would have been better as a two-part movie.

[DRisLegend200919]

ive read watchmen so many times im sick of it!!!!

[23BellW]

And I understand where you're coming form when you say that Snyder left the essentials out. Though he copied the book frame for frame, hauling the book to film intact, he failed to establish the philosophical inquiry which were the main debates of the novel, as well as the characters' perceptions of society. The surrealism and academia was left out.

[23BellW]

Totally agree with you. But I don't have nice things to say about the cinematography.

The Watchmen movie is a deeply perverted and disgruntled wannabe pseudo-intellectual pop fantasia with additional and meaningless sex, which Alan Moore was right to get the hell away from. It was essentially a low-grade B movie with poor acting and cheap effects. The film is either failed art or artistic pornography.

[Yudamori]

It was fine as one movie and was undersandable to anyone with a brain. You must be slow. Too faithful, not faithful enough, there's criticism either way. And what is... "campy"? He didn't "throw in" anything at all. Almost everything in the movie was exactly from the comics. You claim to have read the comics but still have no idea what was in them. It wasn't too gory. You're just a lightweight. And stop feeding the stereotype that girls can't handle gory movies.

[gothamgirl2009]

Dude, trust me. I am not a lightweight when it comes to gore. I've been watching zombie/horror movies religiously since I was about eight years old. I have no problem with gore, unless it has no purpose to the plot, and I felt Synder's over use of it had none.

And it takes a big man to insult someone's intelligence on youtube. Stay classy!

[Yudamori]

you're assuming i'm a man? and whatever zombie movies you watched when you were eight, remember, that was probably in the 80's or 90's. those were LIGHTWEIGHT zombie films lol.... i'm basing it on the fact that you said the WATCHMEN was too gory. it really wasn't. there were only a few really gross parts, and if you can't handle it close your eyes.

[McGrath18Adam]

The sex scene was funny as fuck though im not going to lie.

[McGrath18Adam]

people who want to see this don't need to read the book first, What i saw was a fantastic movie like nothing else i have seen before.

[McGrath18Adam]

The thing i don't get is why there are so many different opinions on this movie. I have never read the book and i don't intend to, but i still undersood the movie and thought snyder did a great job. The visual effect was outstanding, and i have heard that the movie was actually pretty close to the book exept a few minor details and the ending. Im not saying this is you but what a think is that a lot of people have read the book and went to the movie expecting it to be nothing less than perfect.

[usmc2498215]

I dont know if u red the novel yet but read that first when u have time then see the movie and youll understand it even more then when your done with that see the movie again then i think you will change your origanal opinion to a solid 8 or 9 remember think comic do u understand that?

[gothamgirl2009]

Uh, yes since I had read watchmen 3 times before I ever saw the movie.

[caction66]

Hey, I totally agree with your review. I think Snyder could have done two or three movies instead of one, but I really enjoyed Watchman. I'll look forward to your review of Wolverine! And I'm just counting the days until Iron Man 2 :-)

[phatmatt1176]

i saw the movie last night and what i didnt like about it was the subliminal messages that being gay is ok and that its ok to kill millions of people to save billions and i didnt like the monument to Giza i thought it was some kind of illuminatti brainwashing film. possibly one of many films setting us up for some sort of mass extinction that is coming!

[Rayster84]

shut up and let me put my cock in your mouth.

[gothamgirl2009]

stay classy!

[tgtcmj]

movie was absolutely stunning. GREAT. I understand where your coming from but yea, see it again because i loved the graphic novel, was afraid how it would turn out and i was not disappointed.

[james12x]

you didden reet it ..

[rbh1138]

I concur with your review. It appeared if scenes were campy they would ramp up the gore and violence to try and distract you. It had the look of the Graphic Novel, but for some reason I just couldn't get into it. The only character I really could enjoy was Rorschach. Even he though, with his interior monologue, did get annoying at some parts. Overall I did enjoy it even with it's flaw's. Oh and Your eyes are beautiful like lionsgateblows said.

[lionsgateblows]

you have beautiful eyes

yes, im a misogynistic bastard

[Liberator130]

I thought the film was great, but Snyder was definitely in a catch-22. No matter what he did with the movie, fanboys would hate him.

[Tigerkaya]

I just saw the movie and to be honest I thought it was okay. I do agree it felt dis jointed and I felt the movie had none of the subtities from the book. by the way great review as always 5/5 creepy looking eyes of doom!!

[tastywave1]

watchmen is without a doubt, the WORST movie of a comic

[ssengupta04]

gothamgirl.... you're pretty cute.... didn't listen to half of the things u were saying coz I was too busy admiring your eyes..... :)

@fredo: have some respect... don't insult people on the internet. Go watch the govt sponsored cyber bully ad.

[fredo69]

stfu, bitch go watch your not that good dark knight bitch!!

[gothamgirl2009]

Wow, it takes a big man to insult a woman he doesn't even know under the shadow of the internet because her opinion is different than your own. Stay classy!

[Liberator130]

Whoah, calm down, asshole. It's her opinion.

[religionsucks123]

i think that the film was amazing! i mean i didnt read the novel but over all the film was intertaining and i just enjoyed it all.i believe its the best super heroe movie! like come on, i mean the spiderman films were ok iron man was no good, and the hulk was ok too.

[ahashane]

watch my review its a vid response

[SpeedymemeGR]

I saw the movie and it was freaking awesome! LOL

with alot of nude like freaking blue penises XD

5 stars review!

[FullMetalGamer07]

i might go see it next weekend :3

[mettabee]

I haven't read the comics and I only have a handful of questions that don't really have to deal with the story. I didn't think it was hard to follow at all, I think it's strange so many are saying this.

[elleoneiram]

The same here. A few parts were confusing or random, and there weren't really any transitions, but the only people I heard say that it would be difficult to understand were those who had read the gn. I guess they know how much was left out.

[quitejaded]

I clicked this video because you looked really interesting with that bright hat. Where more bright hats.

[loverman13]

WOW! I Liked Watchmen a lot! I liked the different ending as i thought it made more sense as far as the film genre goes, compared the comic book genre.

*SPOILER*

I did dislike the absence of the Police detective solving the identity of Night-Owl from the funeral. But that was all really.

The Pirate comic and Minutemen stuff is all going to be on the dvd and seperate dvds anyway so i look forward to the dvd format more.

[quitejaded]

Okay, I have never READ the watchmen and I understood the film. But I'm not the average person. There were some things that I didn't quite get, though. I didn't immediately understand what was going on in the intro with the Minutemen. It took me a little bit to realize some of the older people were retired super heros. There are some characters that I didn't understand their role. I felt the disconnected stories were part of character development and was kind of necessary.

[Mindfever1]

I saw Watchmen and I loved it. Its pace and squence followed the book well.

Do not read Allan moore's removal of his name from the project as any indicator of the fantastic masterpiece that this movie is. The only movie Mr. Moore has endorsed by name was the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which was a horrible movie. Is Allan doesn't want his name on it, its probably pretty good. See V for Vendetta.

Comic chicks rock, Gotham Girl! Thanks for what you do!

[OrcGhoul]

I dont think splitting the movie into different parts would be very good for the directors wallet. I mean, had they went and done that. What if the first part was a bust and made no money at all? Splitting it in that case would be a disaster. People have to realise a film will never do the book/comic any justice what so ever. For example "The Da Vinci Code", the movie made for it imo was a bust. For fans too expect too much outta this movie. Would be giving this director too much credit

[CZANDJL]

But then you look at directors that know what real fans want and demand from a film and are willing to say screw the wallet and make it for them. Case and point Peter Jackson. The first production company he went to said you are never going to make this a three part series and you have to put it into one movie. They actually said that to him. He knew no one would go for that and so he finally kept fighting for a three part series and got one that was going to make or ruin him. It made him BIG.

[sethorlando]

i know this is completely random and miles away from the topic but if i wasn't a gay guy i would totally wanna date you or at least make you my fag hag, your so awesome lol!

[gothamgirl2009]

Aw, why thank you!

[quitejaded]

HAHAH! I've never heard a gay guy say he wanted to make a girl his fag hag LOL!

And as for what I thought of the movie... from a MOVIE perspective (not comparing it to the novel since I never read it and barely even heard of it), I thought it was GREAT! I thought it was BEAUTIFUL. I thought the characters were FANTASTIC. I thought the story was incredible and thought provoking. This film is unlike anything I've seen in a CINEMA in a long time! And so I highly appreciated this film.

[sethorlando]

oh come on this girl is super interesting i bet any gay guy would love her!

i read the comic book and saw the film and i can say i enjoyed both very much, and i liked how they use john in the film instead of the giant squid.

[Monopolyzzutube]

THAT'S WHY THE STORY DIDN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE!!

omfg it's a 12 series?!??! ahhaha I was so lost in that movie.

[CZANDJL]

The Dark Knight amplified the character development 100 times more then Watchmen ever could. That film only had two things going for it. 1. Special effects that made the characters more visually attractive so your eyes are going wow but your mind wants you to shut off the crap your watching. 2. the only reason that people would see that movie is for being a die hard fan of the comics or because they see the Joker from The Dark Knight in Rorshache. In any case, Watchmen failed horribly.

[zerofitz]

I've watched his death like 100+ times holly crap I've cried about half those times :(

[HumanStrategy]

Who died?

[KidInSunshine]

Were we watching the same movie?

I saw it in IMAX and fell in love with Watchmen.

The character developement was very good.

I think you have to be able to put it all together yourself....So, You got to really pay attention.

I hadn't read the comic when I saw it and I was still able to understand it.

It made me go out and buy all the books.

:) So, Yeah.

I thought it was better than The Dark Knight.

[gothamgirl2009]

I will admit that I did like it better the second time around, but I still felt like it did the opposite of V for Vendetta, where V focused mostly on the plot and not action, where this was vice versa.

[fanofrhymeswithstar]

I second that. I saw it again the other day. But still, I felt the movie to be a bit "compressed". This movie would have been better if it were split up into two or more. You would get a better trade-off between action and plot that way I think!

[pobra17]

this was definitely a fan-boy film. Hard to view it on its own being a huge watchmen fan going in to it. The film really did feel rather clunky and disjointed, so I imagine that threw many non fan-boy/girls off. Highlights = Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach and Manhattan's origin.

[playahata113]

Great review! You're pretty :)

[grimmdoom]

Rorschach was dope i felt like i was reading the graphic novel as i was watching the movie, made me want to be in jail in a tank top and smash a midget into a toilet lol.

[Dragonzenie]

i think its was great cause ive loved the book since i was in 5th grade. i think that only people who have read the book first then watch it because it makes me mad when people watch it and insult the book because they cant understand whats going on. but i also agree with you at the same time without reading it i might of been a little wtf

[niggabanguh3000]

gotta agree with you on your entire review. I found it to be extremely disappointing, but not terrible. I'd probably give it a 7/10 as well. my major problem with the film was zack snyder's choice of music. while i thought the intro fit nicely, he ruined the dr. manhattan scene in vietnam with that cheesy victory jingle, and ruined the comedians burial with some also poor music choice, the songs made the film feel too camp. i guess watchmen really is unfilmable after all

[archer2211]

I totally agree with this review! I 'walked in off the street' so to speak, and I felt no connection to the characters. My friends and I came out of the movie struggling to remember their names!

The action parts were good, but other scenes just made us cringe and left us waiting for them to be over.

[iShpabillion]

Well, I obviously respect your point of view, but personally I loved the fact that the movie was exposed in a complex manner , since it became some kind of visual puzzle full of historical references and symbolism. I think we should give more credit to stuff that makes us think.

[jadekite22]

This is definitely the best review of the movie I've seen. You've earned my subscription.

[janajhalloway]

the message came accross. thats all that mattters.

[Lebowsk1]

I can only say I pity the comic fanboys who fail to appreciate the true GENIUS of this film, and how Zack has improved on the graphic novel.

look at lines like "hey, do you think wearing the costumes help us have sex?" (paraphrased from comic). WHY say that? WHY? There is a rule in writing, "show dont tell". Zack SHOWED us convincingly that the costumes helped them have sex. NO NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT! The acting did it.

Sorry lady, I just pity you for being a fanboy. No offence.

[gothamgirl2009]

I respect your opinion, and Im not saying its a bad movie or adaptation. Its a good movie and a good adaptation of a great comic. And I have to say you are one of the only people I know who didnt read the comic that didnt think the plot was jumpy and confusing, so maybe my friends are just stupid.

[Lebowsk1]

I think it was a great movie of a good comic. I mean, the plot, you just gotta keep up with Rorsche as he conducts his investigation, and follow the time jumps (which are all announced anyway). I guess I trained on The Big Lebowski so this wasnt so tough to follow.

[gothamgirl2009]

Well see, there is something we can agree on. The Dude = Awesome.

[Lebowsk1]

Haha yeah. See you at Lebowski-fest in May? Gonna be a blast.

Gonna be strange tellin em it's no longer my fave film tho! Anyway, as The Dude says, "well, that's just, like, your opinion, man" ;)

[d0cToRaRoN]

Lebowski are you kidding me, Snyder bettered the Graphic Novel? If you call making the characters cardboard lifeless cutouts of the novel to the big screen then I guess I can see what you mean. Only dull simple headed mindless fools ride the bandwagon into thinking this is a classic. Its decent, there are moments of brilliance, but most of it drags on, and as you stated "the acting did it" I pray to god that your not referring to Malin Akerman, I pray to god...

[Lebowsk1]

Hey hey comicbook fanboy, listen up: Malin was better than the horse-faced Polish disaster of the graphic novel. You know why? Because she didnt start crying every two minutes. Because she was fantastic in the fight scenes. Because of her bubbling sado-masochistic chemistry with nite owl. Her classy performance in all love scenes. Classy final scene with her mother. In short: I was glad it worked out ok for the character, so she succeeded. And the others also. Please do be more specific.

[Lebowsk1]

I'm sorry, but to give this film a 7/10 is a horrendous misjudgment if you ask me. I'd give it a mindblowing 10/10. I hadnt read the comic beforehand, and having heard what comic fanboys have said about the movie, I am GLAD I hadnt. It was NOT random and disconnected, I followed it easily. It just has a crime-story plot that follows logically. You had an issue with campiness? It's about COSTUNME HEROES! Of course there's gonna be camp. But it's dark too, rorsche wouldnt have worked withoutviole

[christaincage]

great video gothamgirl i think iam gonna see watchman thanks again :) btw wats ur favourite movie in 2009?

[gothamgirl2009]

Thanks! Umm...I would have to say Coraline is at my top right now, but with all the great stuff coming out this year, I'm not sure it will stay there.

[darknesswalker]

I honestly wasted 2 minutes of my life watching this girl talk about NOTHING.

Its like listening to an Enya song, this is the perfect example of amateur reviews and a professional review.

[tmpfan2]

300 sucked donkey balls, so I am not surprise Watchmen would suck too. I liked Sin City, the gory in that served a purpose and was kind of beautiful, but in 300 it just ruined it.

[sargentmonkeyz]

I don't give a crap what you all say I saw it and it ruined the book it fucking sucked they added a sex scene and took one out and skipped almost an hour's worth of footage it ruined my week! although it was the movie that followed the book the best, as for I've seen.

[montbard]

You didi not read the Grapic Novel didin´t ya?

[gothamgirl2009]

Uh, yeah I did. I read it about 5 years ago and a few times since then.

[hellointernet]

Which Alan Moore adaptation would you say was better or more faithful than the Watchmen?? I thought this was the first time one of his books was translated well and faithfully (mostly) to the screen, while pretty much all of the previous ones sucked.

[gothamgirl2009]

See, I know I may be in the minority, but I love V for Vendetta. When it comes to films based of novels or comics, I don't like it when they try to be clones of each other...which I feel like Watchmen tried to do. Don't get me wrong, I still think it's a good movie and am planning on seeing it a few more times in theaters...it's just I think overall I prefer V to Watchmen as a film adaptation.

[RustyKoi]

I agree. V really nailed it the way it should have.

But I also don't think Watchmen is as much of a copy as you're suggesting. It took some pretty extreme liberties.

[disface]

in opinion it was an ok movie not the best it couldve been, it looked watchmen visually i say zack did a great job at that but it didnt feel like or have the same impact the novel did. i think it shouldve been adapted into a tv series instead. it wouldve been more suitable for a complex story of this magnitude...why is it battle for the cow????..............ahhhhjk..­....dan didio joke : )

[natebooce]

1.Dark Knight

2. Watchmen

3. Constantine

4. V for Vendetta

5. Spiderman

[zephyrus8]

Totally agree with how it was a good, not great movie. Considering the difficulty in adapting it from the source material I feel like this is as good as it could have been. Sidenote: Moore wouldn't like it because he's an ass when it comes to film adaptations of his work. Not without reason considering how bad the LoEG movie was.

[fanboydee]

sweet intro, and nice review! haven't seen it yet but what you're saying pretty much sounds like how i expect to feel...

[Parhell]

I saw the movie and enjoyed it. i mostly didn't have a problem with the movie. i actually saw it with my brother who literally didn't know a thing about it and he has been talking with me alot about it and i think he enjoyed it. we agreed to see it again. as for the hype. i don't buy into hype. cause heres the thing. hype is always empty. if you think a movie looks good based soley on hype you will be dissapointed... for know this is my favorite comic book movie. liked it better than 300.

[deadite17]

Yeah i can see what your saying, yeah but still love it. 0h i think they change the thing with Rorschach killing that guy with the dogs cuz maybe they thought it was too much like saw or something.

[DaftBrian]

No compromise. Not even in the face of film reviews.

[RustyKoi]

I felt like a lot of classic lines, scenes, and character development were missing, BUT, I understood why it had to be sort of the Reader's Digest condensed version.

Good news is it's just the Theatrical Cut. We're gonna get a crapload more stuff that I've seen photos of - like Hollis Mason's death, etc., in the final cut. ^_^ OH! And of course the kid and the newspaper salesman, as well as the animated version of Black Freighter.

And I'm hoping for more Dr. Malcolm Long...

[gothamgirl2009]

I'm already counting down the days for Black Freighter :D.

I think the overall problem was that it was stuck between trying to be the comic and trying to be a movie. I mean probably one of my favorite parts was the ending, and how they changed it. I just want to be like, "See Zach? It's ok!" But I think with the extra hour, you'll get to see all the extra stuff that really should have been in there if he wanted to make it as close to the comic as possible and still be an epic movie.

[RustyKoi]

Yeah, absolutely! We just needed that extra chunk of time to tell more story! What -was- there was pure gold!

And there were actually quite a few drastic liberties Zack took, like Rorschach directly killing the guy who butchered the girl, rather than letting him burn after handing him the saw. There was this intensity, this freaking out. And the dynamics of how the inkblots responded to physical things as well as his feelings, really had me in awe.

Different, but AWESOME, and in context.

[gothamgirl2009]

Oh yeah, when he was going for the knife, I was like, what is this? But the line about "Dogs needing to be butchered" was just amazing.

[RustyKoi]

Omg, I had chills. <3

One change that I was admittedly a bit offended by was the absence of the watch storyline involving Janey... That was one of my favorite parts of the book.

And of course, 'The light is taking me apart...'

[gothamgirl2009]

I was really sad they didn't have Rorschach with the sugar cubes. I mean the beans was close, but not nearly enough.

[RustyKoi]

I KNOW!! That was one of my most adored little sub-plots. It was charming somehow...

I loved how Dan was gonna get Laurie some coffee but he's like 'I thought I had more sugar cubes than this..'

Rorschach is so.. cute, in a way, at that part. And when he taps the newsstand guy on the shoulder likea little kid, to make sure he'll keep the paper for him. ^__^

[therealmanos]

I'm curious to see how you feel after the second viewing. I think it's my favorite film based on an Alan Moore book. I hope the director of "LXG" is watching and taking notes.

Nice intro, by the way!

[gothamgirl2009]

I am too, because I have to admit that the circumstances under which I saw it were not "ideal." I'm hoping I'll have another Dark Knight -second viewing type conversion again.

[gothamgirl2009]

Oh and thanks about the intro! I finally got Sony Vegas Pro 8.0 and have fallen into it's trap.

[PS3KUN]

Yeah I liked it but It felt so rushed, if it was in two parts it would have been better.

[gothamgirl2009]

I just felt like I was floating between all these different plots, that a divide would have just made everything much more stable.

[DRisLegend200919]

is it good or bad

i read part of the book

[gothamgirl2009]

It's a good movie, but it's not the epic movie that most expected from it. If you have a general feel from the book, then you should like it.

[DRisLegend200919]

your face is cute