Comments on: Watchmen Review

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:10:10 +0000

This is by far the worse action/villain comical in the entire history of film making. One cant help but to think of other things one could be doing instead of watching this. Which is not good for having a movie night because this does not come up on the radar of a 1 – 10 star rating. A complete waiste of time. No hero rating, and the blue guy? named John, now theres a super heroic name {not} he should of had his own film called the “blue guy”, in a “blue movie”
Not worth its time nor its worth, a definate disappointing film, I’ll make sure I dont recommend it to my friends.

By: Matt Keith

Matt Keith — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:04:37 +0000

Well there were added scenes of Dr. Manhattan.

By: Sylar's Hunger Continues

Sylar's Hunger Continues — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:50:02 +0000

I was joking…all that Dr. Manhattan weenage was in the screen version.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:26:14 +0000

Just saw Watchmen last weekend after renting the DVD
It is awesome… penis and all!!!

By: Matt Keith

Matt Keith — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:45:09 +0000

Yeah it does…click on my name and check out my review for the Blu-Ray disc.

By: Sylar's Hunger Continues

Sylar's Hunger Continues — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:22:07 +0000

Matt,
I hear that on the director’s cut, there is even some full frontal nudity. Is it true?

By: Matt Keith

Matt Keith — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:10:52 +0000

I waited for the film to be released on dvd before I saw and man I’m glad I got to see the director’s cut…I give it a 4.5 out of 5, with running time of 186 minutes I just had to drop it half a point, but other than that the movie was AMAZING.

By: Fenix

Fenix — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:44:39 +0000

this movie was sweet you people are dumb its not at all hard to understand. Follows graphic novel to a T like vic said so its truly for the fans. If your not into graphic novels then you prolly won’t enjoy this period

By: michael freaky jackson

michael freaky jackson — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:20:54 +0000

It is a horrible movie and i am never goint to see it cause i do not sniff stuff like that, but i like the name of it cause i also like to watchmen!

By: Is Jackie Earle Haley The Next Freddy Krueger? - Screen Rant

Is Jackie Earle Haley The Next Freddy Krueger? - Screen Rant — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:49:56 +0000

[...] let’s not forget his performance as the mysterious Rorschach in the recent Watchmen adaptation. He had that gruff, tough and intimidating (despite his relatively small stature) thing [...]

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:47:50 +0000

You people are way too uptight/immature about nudity. Especially male nudity. I see my own dangling junk everyday, and I suspect most of you do too. Why is it suddenly such a big deal when its in a movie instead of a mirror?

By: Satyr

Satyr — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:52:35 +0000

Well, I went to see this without knowing what to expect. Didn’t read any reviews, and the only thing I knew was that it involved some superheroes. Imagine my surprise as I actually watched the movie. Expecting a dull and cliche superheromovie, it was waaaay better than I expected! I’m going to read the novel too, btw.

By: Jesse Bales

Jesse Bales — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:33:18 +0000

There has been a lot of comments on this film. Most of them have been praises. The big question is : is this movie worth all these posted comments? The reason why I asked is because I have not seen this Film. So are we talking good like Tarintino good or Guy Ritchie good?

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:48:52 +0000

Yeah I completely agree with the review, there were only three worthwhile characters. Even in the comic book I wasn’t attached to any of the characters, the only ones that seemed to have any depth were Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, and the Comedian. In the movie that connection with those characters seemed to be even more evident. Everyone else seemed somewhat detached and hollow. And being a girl I did like veidt only because of his cool as a cucumber personality and the fact that he was cute, but physically that punk was definitely not strong enough to take on the comedian, far less throw him through a window. If perhaps they showed a muscular figure or even his gymnastics routine to at least show he was athletic.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:00:30 +0000

I saw this movie 2 weeks ago; never read the comic, nor had I even heard of Watchmen before the movie…Ended up walking out about 1 hr into the flick. I’m definitely not a comic buff/fan, therefore I didn’t really know what to expect. The beginning kept me intrigued, yet the vivid images (to include the gore, sex, and “frontal”) were a bit too much for my taste. My wife thoroughly hated it btw..Anyhow, as if it hasn’t been said before, this isn’t a family movie…doesn’t come near TDK nor Ironman imho (Although I didn’t read the latter, the graphics and acting were MUCH better than Watchmen). Interesting plot (of what I saw at least), but waaay to much fluff to keep me watching. I shoulda read Vic’s review prior to paying $20 for tickets…Will check back here next time.

By: Vance

Vance — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:27:08 +0000

I watched the movie without reading the graphic nvel first. I think that is the best way to go. I f you read the novel and really were into it, then the movie will probably be a let down for you. This is someone elses interpretation. The movie served its purpose, I think. It enertained the viewer(except the already biased ones). It has far better fight scenes than, most modern movies, lot of violence, sex, depth and intrigue. The only thing that seems kinda comical is Dr. Manhattan’s power. But…I can forgive that to watch the rest of the movie. The soundtrack was great. The soundtrack aided in the movie’s overall tone. I think that the bloggers who talk so negatively about this movie because it doesn’t live up to their unreachable expectations are doing a disservice to the people who could have went and enjoyed it. I stopped listening to professional critics years ago because they just like listening to themselves speak and smelling their own farts. YOu shouldn’t have to analyze a movie to know if you liked it. When you see it the first time how did it make you feel? Did you enjoy it? Then if you want to watch it again to unravel more layers or think critically about it go ahead. But, your first impresion is really whether you like it or not.

By: Tim - Drumheller AB

Tim - Drumheller AB — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:10:59 +0000

Hi first time I have read your reviews good points.
I personally felt that the movie was missing something was extremely long and with all the flashbacks made it very confusing.
And from the get go it appeared as if, from the camera angles, coming at you style of photography supposed to be in 3D.
I am sure if it was then Dr Mahattans Penis really would have stood out!
Great review though Vic and I will look at your reviews in the future.

By: Marc

Marc — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:46:41 +0000

The answer doesn’t lie in between. This movie was awful. I’m talkng worse than Highlander II, worse than Dungeons and Dragons, worse than Mortal Kombat II, worse than Krull The Conqueror.

This movie is a tri-fecta of shoddy acting, bad directing and a screen play written by someone who didn’t quite get what the comic book was saying.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:31:12 +0000

Saw it last nite. Not a comic book/graphic novel fan cept for American Splendor & R. Crumb. It’s just a penis. What struck me was the pacing. Definitely the slowest action film of all time. I assumed they’d gone slower to smack ya with action at the end. Sorta. Loved Haley as Rorschach. He had presence in the 80’s Breaking Away bike film and to see him 25 years later was very satisfying. Awesome quote I’m not in here with you, you’re in here with me. Not superhuman almost like Mystery Men’s Ben Stiller character, he just gets really really mad. And he’s like McGyver, uses whatever’s at hand and makes it work. Glad it’s R cuz a lotta kids coulda waltzed into this and the softcore sex scene and the limbs bein’ cut off are just not for children. Fascinating to envision life with Nixon at the wheel for so long. Imagine 5 terms of Bush. That gives you an idea how the U.S. of this movie got ground down, taking restrictions off of big business and lettin’ ‘er rip. I might go see it again cuz yer right, there’s gotta be lots to yet catch in this densely presented film. Very realistic regarding how life might end up for neighborhood masked vigilantes. Blue man is removing from his humanity and he’s still moved by the girl. Nite Owl II is reminiscent of Batman, left lots of money by his folks and builds/has built? clever vehicle & crime fighting suits and his own urban conceivable batcave. Someone told me Robert Downey Jr. was in the flick and just as the Comedian looked like Javier Badeem he also looked like a made up Downey Jr. especially in Vietnam younger. Unusual. I don’t anticipate this film getting the big bucks at the box office cuz of the very deliberate almost too slow pacing. Cool look tho.

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:03:45 +0000

@Deb

Hey thanks, hope you become a regular.

And don’t say I didn’t warn you about how awful The Spirit is!

Vic