I finally watched 'Watchmen' - and as a fan of the comic, I was glad to see the original plot hadn't been twisted beyond all recognition - barring a major plot device (altered sensibly, methinks) which I will leave readers to find out.
Yes - the movie was long (don't see how they could have stuck to the original storyline without shortening the movie), but I think a lot of the disappointed reviews have come from folk who equated comic-based movies with action flicks... whereas 'Watchmen' goes deeper (a lot deeper!) than that.
NOTE: be warned - the film *is* violent... and graphic with it!
The opening credits (accompanied by Bob Dylan's 'The times, they are a-changing) can be found @ http://nextround.net/2009/03/09/watchmen-opening-sequence/
And for those who didn't watch the movie (for whatever reason) - you missed finding out who killed JFK! (Hint: Yes, the shot came from the grassy knoll!) ;-)
Year of Release: 2009
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 (73,554 votes, as at the time of posting)
PS - I also came across this animation - "Rorschach's friends to the animals"... LOL!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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