OK, let’s get one thing straight. I’ve never read the Watchmen book, I never intend to read the Watchmen book, in fact I probably would’ve never heard of the Watchmen book if it wasn’t one of DR’s ultimate favourite comic books…
But just like 300 and V for Vendetta before that, I went to see the movie with him and totally loved it. A real feast for the senses.
Even though Watchmen’s very involved story is told in multiple flashbacks and could be somewhat hard to follow if you started daydreaming at any time, the director’s well paced storytelling kept me interested at all time, as the rest of the audience who was mercifully silent for the entire run.
I also believe that the movie benefits from the mostly unknown cast as we’re not wasting anytime trying to compare them to past performances. It certainly helps very much that this mostly unknown cast can really act, a movie like that could’ve have been silly very fast with a “medium to bad” performance from any of the actors .
At 2hr 43min, the film is long but always entertaining, and definitely worth seeing on the big screen for it’s continuous special effects. And, I must add, for Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s gorgeous face.
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Bill and I went and saw it today. I am also a huge fan of the comic, and I thought it was a faithful adaptation of the source. And, sorry to saw, I know the fanboys were upset about the lack of a giant squid, but the new ending is much better, while still being in the spirit of the original.
And Jeffery Dean Morgan is yummy.