Watchmen

2009
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BrianSez's Review

Created Mar 16, 2009 09:41AM PST • Edited Mar 16, 2009 09:42AM PST

  1. Quality
  2. Summary
    OK 2.5

    An entertaining movie with outstanding special effects, kudos-worthy fight scenes, and for once, a film worthy of its R rating. If you are a comic hero buff, you will leave this movie happy — but for me, the film tries to accomplish too much and has too much of a story to convey. As a result, I found myself the most entertained when the simple to understand good-guy vs bad-guy action happened, and less-so during the numerous back-stories and background.

  4. Acting
    Good 3.0

    Jack Haley wins my acting vote with his rendition of Rorschach who tells his own story in a narrative tone. An admirable job by Patrick Wilson as the Nite Owl, who has great chemistry with Malin Akerman as the Silk Spectre II. Carla Gugino was a surprise as Sik’s mom.

  5. Male Stars Good 3.0
  6. Female Stars Good 3.0
  7. Female Costars Good 3.0
  8. Male Costars Good 3.0
  10. Film
    Barely OK 2.0

    Outstanding special effects and the filming of the older era comic-heros did not come across as cheesy in any way. A lot of drama and back-story was mixed in, and while it was filmed well, trying to cram that all in to an action/hero movie was a bit much.

  11. Direction Barely OK 2.0
  12. Play Barely OK 2.0
  13. Music Barely OK 2.0
  14. Visuals Barely OK 2.0
  15. Content
  16. Edge
    Sordid 3.2
  17. Sex Erotic 3.4

    Teenagers everywhere will be very delighted with this film. Lots of fuel for weeks of daydreaming :)

  18. Violence Brutal 3.1
  19. Rudeness Profane 3.1
  21. Reality
    Supernatural 3.6
  22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.6
  23. Biological Supernatural 3.6
  24. Physical Supernatural 3.6

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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.