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Originally Posted by CSC
Being the comic buff that I am, I saw Watchmen opening night. Other than being amused at Carla Gugino playing a character 3 times her age and the misusing of Hendrix's/Dylan's classic All Along the Watchtower, I thought the movie was long and confusing, filled with an overusage of violence.
This movie pales in comparison to a classic like Blade Runner, in the hands of the right director this could have been a very good movie, it fails on so many levels, that an intelligent comic serial fan cannot help but be dissapointed. Adam Goode as Veidt...? That's believable? Carla as a 60 year old...no chance.
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Now strange opinion, because I don't at all enjoy comic movies, or superhero movies, or anything along those lines, but I had an opportunity to go see the midnight showing for free, so I took it.
The three people I was with (all who enjoy this kind of movie) walked out disappointed, having hated it.
Amazingly enough, while acknowledging that it was a bit long, I found it fascinating. Maybe it's because I had no background on it at all and just watched the movie for the sake of watching the movie, but with very few portions excepted, I really enjoyed it.