Watchmen

2009
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John A Massie's Review

Created Mar 06, 2009 03:02AM PST • Edited Mar 06, 2009 03:02AM PST

  1. Quality
  2. Summary
    Great 4.0

    While never reaching the sublime brilliance of the source comic, the movie version fo Watchmen is an entertaining and intellectually stimulating movie. Very stylised, the film manages to subvert expectations at every turn even those of people who are familar with the comic. While probably better for someone who hasn’t read the comic, speaking as someone who has I find it a very good adaption streamlining without simplifing and the few changes from the comic have both their negative and positive aspects.

    Overall, Watchmen is a very good film, for newbies and comicfans alike.

  4. Acting
    Great 4.0

    All the performance fit within the style of the movie.

  5. Male Stars Great 4.0
  6. Female Stars Great 4.0
  7. Female Costars Great 4.0
  8. Male Costars Great 4.0
  10. Film
    Great 4.0

    Very styilised, some people will complain about the slow motion etc, but I think it works for the film.

  11. Direction Great 4.0
  12. Play Great 4.0
  13. Music Really Great 4.5
  14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
  15. Content
  16. Edge
    Horrid 4.3

    Some explicit violence and sex. Theres not that much but it is pretty shocking.

  17. Sex Lewd 4.5
  18. Violence Monstrous 5.0
  19. Rudeness Profane 3.5
  21. Reality
    Supernatural 3.5

    Its realistic for the worlds its set in, but very unrealisitc for ours.

  22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.5
  23. Biological Supernatural 3.5
  24. Physical Supernatural 3.5

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Mar 3, 2010 6:11PM
MJ5K

Regarding Wick’s Review
You thought the visuals were bad, Wick? Visually, this film was amazing, IMO. Sure, some of the costumes looked a little cheesy but the CGI on Nite Owl’s ship, the Vietnam war scene, and Dr. Manhattan’s Mars fortress were pretty cool, at least I thought.
Mar 22, 2009 8:38AM
Spaceghost

Regarding Wick’s Review
The more I talk to people about this movie, the more I wonder if my love of it comes from knowing the source material so well. Those who have read the comic seem to love the movie, those who have not seem to dislike or not even understand what happens. Wick talks about the adolescent nature of the ideas, but in my head that’s a good thing. The large point of Watchmen is to dissect the adolescent nature of comics and superheroes in general.

Wish I could separate my head from the comic on this one and be a bit more objective.
Mar 15, 2009 1:57PM
Wick

Regarding Wick’s Review
Sorry for the buzzkill dudes, but I found the movie as flawed as its heroes. Happy I saw it though. Sure was interesting.