'Watchmen'.. (And the 'Star Trek' film too)

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Originally Posted by brianwspencer

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.

I read the Graphic Novel and thought the material was an excellent chance to make a unique comic style movie, if you have a chance to pick it up I recommend it, perhaps that is why I was dissapointed.

I don't mind if a film is almost 3 hours long as long as the movie delivers a provocative story. I refer back to Blade Runner as a movie that provokes a tremendous amount of thought, that has many memorable scenes and is filled with terrific performances. Perhaps it is unfair to compare Watchmen to a classic like Blade Runner, but I had alot of trouble getting into this movie or the characters as much as I tried to. I believe it comes down to subpar casting, cinematography, musical score, and direction. Case in point, when a character with the depth like a Rorschach comes along you try to get him to do what the Joker did for the Dark Knight. That potential arc was never realized, something I wish was explored more.