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| Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Format: Color, Director's Cut, Special Extended Version, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 186 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 1000089879
UPC: 883929058051
EAN: 0883929058051
ASIN: B001FB55H6
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: July 21, 2009
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 Watchmen November 2, 2009
Serabily (Saint Albans)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another gift for the hubby. He is into comic books. Honestly, I thought it was a great movie. Not for children of course. But good.
 The Comedian and Nite Owl II make this movie November 2, 2009
Fry Boy (Orlando, FL USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off, I never read the graphic novel, so I won't be comparing it to the movie or vice versa. Second, I heard that Alan Moore wouldn't even let his graphic-novel writing credit into the movie, which prompted me to do a little digging into Alan Moore. Frankly, he sounds like he'd be a difficult person to live with or be friends with. In fact, he's probably ramping up for next year's Renaissance Fair in Sterling Forest, a supposition based on the photos of him that I've seen, the recent, odd publications he's produced and the biographies I've read about him.
That being said, I came away from "Watchmen" rather impressed. The opening credits are done exceptionally well, presenting a history of the Watchmen group circa 1940 from its inception to its existence in the movie's present day of 1985, with Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" as the song (which is pretty good, even though I don't generally like Dylan's voice). Later on, there's a fantastic scene where the Comedian and a giant Dr. Manhattan are fighting in the Vietnam War with Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" playing, not to mention a post-war Vietnam bar incident. Wow.
My big issue with "Watchmen" was the sheer ridiculousness of the superhero, which in this film generally constitutes nothing more than a human being running around in a costume fighting for the good old U.S. of A. Some of their names add to the silliness, namely "Silk Spectre" and "Ozymandias." And why does Rorschach's mask have moving bloodstains when his face doesn't? Unexplained.
The Comedian, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (from the "Supernatural" TV series), and Nite Owl II, played by Patrick Wilson, are the best characters in the movie. Morgan steals every scene he's in with profane sass and violent behavior. Outstanding job. Wilson's Nite Owl is the kindest superhero of the bunch and, for that reason, is the most likeable. The "Silk Spectre II" character, played by Malin Akerman, also has quite a few redeeming qualities.
Although I'm sure it's all pretty much computer-generated, there's WAY TOO MUCH of Dr. Manhattan's swingin' blue pepe in this movie. I'm surprised no one in the movie--the Comedian, for instance--makes any cracks about it. That would be the first thing I would say: "Hey, Manhattan, could you put some pants on! I don't wanna get poked in the eye, you know."
All in all, the movie is worth watching, but be prepared to be somewhat confused about all the goings on in the movie (i.e. if you haven't read the graphic novel). I had to go back and review a few sections after my first viewing in order to gain some clarity as to who was who and what was what. Plus there were a few impressive scenes I wanted to see again. I think there's so much going on in "Watchmen" that it turned some people off ("Transformers" crowd) and annoyed some fanboys because it couldn't cinematically do enough justice to the heavy, involved storyline. You've really got to stay focused throughout the entire movie to catch every detail.
director's cut way to go October 30, 2009
Jim Molnar (Chicago, IL USA)
I was only remotely familiar with the comic, not having ever read it (found the art style unattractive, I was a Marvel guy and preferred the more clean line art of Byrne, Smith, Adams at the time), but who can pass up a 3 hour superhero movie? It was a great alternate world adventure, perhaps a little too obsessed with lingering on unsavory details and gore, but communicating pretty well to a non-follower. A labor of love, certainly, and probably a blueprint for how many movies will look in the future. The Rohrschach character was the best, with some awesome scenes and at least one highly memorable one- (or maybe two-) liner. After a little time probably worth watching more than once or twice.
 Better than Theatrical Release........ October 30, 2009
Debjyoti Guha (India)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Because of the publicity put up by the aggressive marketing by its distributors, I had decided to read Alan Moore's Graphic Novel first before watching the movie.
Alan Moore's 'Watchmen' had been one of the unsurpassed graphic novels I have ever read in a long time. Those who have not read the novel, the story of 'Watchmen' exist in an alternate reality where Americans have won the Vietnam War, Nixon had been elected three consecutive times for the successful drive in Vietnam and the Superheroes/Vigilantes are the part of the Society. This story originated at the peak of the Cold War, and what kept the Russians form launching an aggressive campaign against U.S. was due to the presence of Dr. Manhattan (enacted by Billy Crudup). Due to the violent methods of providing justice, the superheroes had become detested among the public, thus leading to pass of Legislation Act which outlawed them. Though most of the heroes accepted forced retirement, two of them had been kept of the book 'Dr. Manhattan' & 'The Comedian' as they were working on Government's surveillance. Only 'Rorschach' was one of the vigilantes who had not accepted the act and continued his work undercover.
The story starts with the murder of one of the vigilante 'The Comedian' followed by an independent investigation taken up by Rorschach; likewise we get introduced to all the other Superheroes who were given the name 'Watchmen'. First half is mostly flashback which introduces us to the characters at the same time it slowly carries the story to the core Novel's Climax.
This movie could have been way much better. The entire novel was full of intensity. Some of the characters seemed to be less developed in this adaptation other than Rorschach, which was done marvelously by Jackie Earle Haley. Even Dr. Manhattan's tone didn't seem true. Though most of the content had been taken directly from the novel still some segment looked consciously altered to mesh with the alternate ending. Even 'Tales Of The Black Freighter' was not included within the movie which I think can be justified with the limitation of the time constraint.
Visually this movie is stunning packed with slow paced action which we have already seen in Zack Snyder's 300, with some of the musical tracks of the late 80's. Unlike other Comic based movies, this movie had been too brutal for which it got easily 'R' Rating.
There could have been lot of potential to make this story a magnum opus keeping true to the content of Alan Moore. Anyone who has not read the novel will not be able to realize what have failed actually while recreating this into a big motion picture.
Looking at the efforts undertaken I would prefer to give it a solid 6/10.
New Update: Director's Cut
Well on seeing the Director's Cut I felt good, may be this was the better adaptation compared to the Theatrical Release.
It seems that after each viewing this Movie is really turning out to be good. Its strange that on the first screening I had been very skeptical but later on it did click for me. May be I should have given it more chance.
New Rating: 8/10
Works for the uninitiated October 30, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Bottom Line:
A long film that doesn't feel long, Watchmen is an astonishing visual experience (for all his faults director Zach Snyder sure can craft a pretty frame) that has its flaws--the scenes with Rorschach work far better than anything with Matthew Goode or Patrick Wilson and Malin Akerman, some of the flashbacks don't make much sense to neophytes--but Jackie Earle Haley is great, the CGI is very effective, and the film works as *spectacle* even when it fails a little as a story; no one can deny that Watchman has issues, but it succeeds despite them.
3/4
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