Watchmen: Review By shaun_of_the_fuzz

Mar 15th, 2009 by shaun_of_the_fuzz
Watchmen establishes itself as better than The Dark Knight. Beautifully directed and designed, its only faults lie in the finer details.
  • OVERALL
    4.5
    SUPERB
  • Story
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Visuals
Well done, Zack Snyder, you should be proud. You managed to turn a monolithic, convoluted epic into a movie that doesn't drown in complications and annoying plot twists but instead shines, and outperforms even the steadiest of billion-dollar-grossing comic book movies. Yes, I said it. Watchmen is better that The Dark Knight. It's basically no contest. The only thing that could have made Watchmen even better would be casting Heath Ledger as Rorschach.

Having said that, though, Jackie Earle Haley was fantastic.

THE GOOD POINTS

Watchmen's stunning realism and graphic fight scenes, paired with the visually and aesthetically pleasing palette, make for a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously but still manages to communicate its message effectively enough. Zack Snyder's constant film speed adjustment provides lost of enjoyment as the bad guys fly though the air in slow motion.

THE BAD POINTS

Dr. Manhatten's penis. It's always there. What the f*ck? Wear some underpants, dude. Aside from that, the flashbacks can get pretty tedious, as can the whole Mars thing. The ending is slightly anti-climactic; I feel they didn't capitalize on My Chemical Romance's "Desolation Row" credit song.

OVERALL

A very good movie. Worth every penny. See it twice.

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Comments (5)

  1. Shelley

    Yes it is your opinion, but what VIS was trying to tell you is that if you had read the novel Dr. Manhattan's nudity would have been no big surprise. Had it been a woman walking around naked no one would say anything.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  2. shaun_of_the_fuzz

    Wow Agent VIS, you're a prick. It's called an opinion. Everyone is entitled to one. You must be the kid at school who nobody likes because they just shove their own views and beliefs down everyone else's throats. Dude, you talk about me going back to my colouring books, but I've got a piece of advice you *sigh* failed mother might have told you when you were innocent enough to enjoy the unopinionated world that colouring books offered: if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Disregarding my own advice, however, I must say this: Go suck a f*ck, *sshole!

    3 years agoby @shaun-of-the-fuzzFlag

  3. T.Clark

    By bringing up Manhatten's penis, just like every other imbecile who stared it at, shows your lack of maturity. When reading this review, I questioned whether you actually read the novel or not. For one, the sheer fact that, again, you brought up the penis. If you actually read it, it wouldn't have surprised you. Convoluted? The correct word is "complex" and if you can't follow the story, then you obviously need to turn back to coloring books because stories like Watchmen are too much for you to handle.

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  4. Clutchfluid

    Good film review, I agree with your point about The Dark Knight. I disagree however, with your opinion of the Graphic Novel though. Did you really think it was too convoluted with annoying plot twists?

    3 years agoby @clutchfluidFlag

  5. 313td

    Nice review.

    3 years agoby @313tdFlag