Watchmen Review

First off, Watchmen was amazing!
It was funny, compelling, frightening, and brutal. It included every important element from the Novel without bastardizing its vision. Upon second viewing it was even MORE enjoyable than the first, as my original cynicism was set aside. I didnt have to battle my anticipation to be entertained. Be warned it's rated R. And for good reason, Graphic Violence, Frontal Nudity (all though CGI blue penis doesnt really do it for me), and Coarse Language.

Second, They changed the ending!
All right, now I'm sure about 5 people just felt a sudden cold wash over them. The biggest offense to what Patton Oswalt calls "The Nerd Mafia", is changing source material. And while i was disappointed, I understood. Those who have read the Graphic novel, know that the ending was very.....comic booky.(And we read it for that reason) But, this is a movie. And as such, has to appeal to a broader audience. If all 60million tickets sold for The Dark Knight were to die hard Batman fans, we'd have a much bigger problem than altered story cannon to deal with. Our entire race would be doomed. Think about it comic nerds arent exactly reknown for spreading their seed.

Third, Zach Snyder loves you
Seriously, this guy is a movie lover, who makes movies for movie lovers. He's not a comic geek trying to stroke the undeserved ego of the Nerd Mafia. He's a great story teller that tries to include all viewers. Every minute of Watchmen is a little reward for following the complex narrative. There's action and comedy and drama and romance just around every corner. And for a movie that comes in just shy of 3 hours, i haven't heard a single complaint about its length! Think about that! These are people that cant wait 10 minutes to make 4 serving of mac and cheese. So they spend 5x as much money to make single servings in 3 minutes?!

That alone is mind boggling.

In summary, go see the movie you won't regret it.

Easter Eggs:
The combination on the psychiatrist's briefcase is "300". The title of Zach Snyder's last blockbuster
Also, on Veidt's wall of television screens the movie "the 300 Spartans" is playing.
And, for the real geeks. The doom's day plot is called operation "S.Q.U.I.D."