Watchmen: Review By Dark enV

Mar 10th, 2009 by Dark enV
You're stuck in here with me!
  • OVERALL
    3.5
    GREAT
  • Story
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Visuals
Okay where to begin. I was really looking forward to this movie, although I've never read the book before I was still very excited. I got to see the film in IMAX (which this was the first film I'd ever seen in IMAX) and I have to say I walked out of the theater pretty upset. I couldn't really follow the story at all, and for me that is very very rare. The whole issue with the nudity and blood and gore and stuff I knew was going to be there so I wasn't very shocked at all, but I didn't want to keep seeing Dr. Manhattan completely naked for the majority of the time you see him. The visuals were very good which I expected, Zack Snyder's direction of the film was still good in my opinion. The overall acting in the film to me was pretty average, although I will say I really enjoyed Jackie Earle Haley's performance as Rorschach a lot. But in the end for me it's all about the story and how you can follow it, and in this film I just couldn't. I really wanted to like this film. I don't know how accurate they are to the novel but I just couldn't understand everything going on half the time and that's what killed this film for me.

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Comments (10)

  1. Dark enV

    All I'm saying is that I couldn't follow the story completely and I was not the only one. I gave the film a 3.5 rating cause overall with how it was visualized and how it was performed by the cast and the visual effects made this still a good movie in that sense. I'm not saying the movie was terrible because it wasn't.

    3 years agoby @dark-envFlag

  2. BlizZzario, Bizniches

    I could follow the movie, but some sh*t just didn't work, but I agree with you.

    some of it seemed like you needed to have read the novel

    zZz

    3 years agoby @blizzzardFlag

  3. moviewebhead

    Dont pay attention to Dr.M's,crotch pay attention to silk spectre as she got her ass tapped above the city..lol
    Rorschach was the BEST...visuals were top notch...Great Movie!

    3 years agoby @moviewebheadFlag

  4. 313td

    You didn't like the movie,and yet you gave it a 3.5?I am having a hard time following and understanding your review.

    3 years agoby @313tdFlag

  5. Shelley

    When it comes to Dr. M's nudity, I agree with Vamp 100%. It did not bother me at all and I do not understand what the big deal is.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  6. Vamp

    Besides, they're not going to make the film so that only the people who've read the novel could follow the events. I mean, how would you make the money BACK that you spent on the film? See it again, and PAY ATTENTION.

    -.-

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  7. Vamp

    I agree with VIS (His first comment, I can't recommend the novel..... yet). This film perfectly explained the events going on, and if you couldn't follow it, you had to have been making out with someone or something.

    As far as Dr. M's nudity goes: It's there. Get the f*ck over it. You don't complain in movies when women are fully nude, do you?

    3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  8. T.Clark

    You should definitely read the novel for a better understanding. You'll appreciate it more

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  9. T.Clark

    I don't get why people can't understand what's going on...it shows how low your attention span is. PAY ATTENTION

    3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  10. Shelley

    I never read the graphic novel either but followed the film just fine.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag