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Watchmen (2009):Summary
- Release Date:March 6th, 2009
- Director:Zack Snyder
- Writer:David Hayter, Alex Tse
- Starring:Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Stephen McHattie, Matt Frewer
- Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
- Genre:Adventure, Mystery
- Official Site:watchmenmovie.com, 6minutestomidnight.com
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- Runtime:2 hours 43 minutes
- Box Office:$107,503,316
It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story - the story of The Watchmen.
"Watchmen" is based on the 12-part DC Comics series written by Alan Moore and featuring art by Dave Gibbons. More »
"Watchmen" is based on the 12-part DC Comics series written by Alan Moore and featuring art by Dave Gibbons. More »
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with that said, i could not find myself getting into it as much as other movies i have seen not b/c of the movie itself, but b/c i knew what was going to happen before it happened. this movie is a perfect reminder to people as to why movies should not follow books to a "T" and i hope directors learn from it
with that said, i do not hate zack snyder for it... i applaud him for putting forth the best effort possible and bringing one of my favorite graphic novels to the big screen. it is not his fault it failed
I really wish, looking back, that a studio executive had told the screenwriters and Snyder "Two Hours, fifteen minutes. Every minute you go over will decrease your paycheck." If Snyder had been forced to reprocess the book and actually adapt it rather than trying to fit in as much stale reproduction as possible, this might have passed the 75% margin and been something akin to V For Vendetta, wherein it captured the spirit of the GN well, and didn't try to do things that don't work in a film. It's basically a video companion to the books, stiffly acted by all but a few.