Comments on: Watchmen: 10 Things I Liked, 5 I Didn’t

By: Sakura

Sakura — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:09:40 +0000

wow, Watchmen was my favorite film of all time. I'm obsessed with it. I heard that reading the comic then watching the movie was a bad idea, so i did the reverse. I found i didn't like the comic nearly as much as i liked the movie, although it shared more of Rorschach's past. He made the movie, hands down. this movie deserved 5 stars.

By: Alex M

Alex M — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:17:38 +0000

kudos for saying that you actually liked the sex scene, that's taken a whole lot of heat. I'm not sure that I agree with your negatives though

By: Alex M

Alex M — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:17:00 +0000

kudos for saying that you actually liked the sex scene, that's taken a whole lot of heat. I'm not sure that I agree with your negatives though

By: Negative Nancy

Negative Nancy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:44:08 +0000

This production could have used a consultation with a good writer / story teller.

By: Negative Nancy

Negative Nancy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:44:00 +0000

This production could have used a consultation with a good writer / story teller.

By: Negative Nancy

Negative Nancy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:40:31 +0000

I wish Gilliam had done it.

By: Negative Nancy

Negative Nancy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:40:00 +0000

I wish Gilliam had done it.

By: vladsocaciu

vladsocaciu — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:10:35 +0000

you liked the sex scene and the soundtrack ??? well that's pretty sad… that means that you think Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah was a good choice for that awful sex scene. This is really not a question of taste, the music is really bad, I mean it's songs that have been overused, many many times and the sex scene… well, you haven't scene a lot of movies have you, if you think this is a good one ?

And the opening credit sequence was so innovative ??? have you seen any other movies beside 300 and Sin City ?

By: vladsocaciu

vladsocaciu — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:10:00 +0000

And the opening credit sequence was so innovative ??? have you seen any other movies beside 300 and Sin City ?

By: Pat Ryan

Pat Ryan — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:32:11 +0000

I think the film is very,very good.I also think that this film will do better on dvd than it will in the cinema. I just watched it a second time and am convinced that it will get better upon numerous viewings. The actor who played Viedt was very good .All the bullshit talk about him needs to be capped. The only problem I had with him was that he wasnt in it enough. I also think the directors cut will help to make the quality of the overall experience better, and I cant wait to see it. I take my hat off to Zach Snyder. The guy is a very capable director and he has proved that with this "unfilmable" film. I think the critics were waiting just to hate, and tear into this film as best they could, as soon as it came out. One thing I was afraid of happening was that the film might have turned out and incohesive whole along the lines of something like David Lynchs Dune. Its great to see that this has not happened despite what one or two critics have said. Over the timespan of the next decade the film will be looked back upon by critics as being a classic. Mark my words!

By: Pat Ryan

Pat Ryan — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:32:00 +0000

By: WLPowell

WLPowell — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:03:34 +0000

I watched the movie and walked away feeling empty. Snyder was more focused on getting the look of the comic more than the reasoning, plot, or weight of it. The ending would've been harder to sell, but it brought the whole thing home. (I read to that part and was more "oh F*CK", than "WTF") I think if snyder understood the fans like the book because of the story and hired a better suited director to really add weight to the film, it would have been better. Snyder IMO wasn't qualified for this type of thing.

By: WLPowell

WLPowell — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:03:00 +0000

By: Nathaniel Mounce

Nathaniel Mounce — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:14:59 +0000

It's nice to see someone else noticed his strange accent that was there one scene and gone the next. The whole time I watched the movie, I was confused if that was on purpose or not. I think the accent made him sound cool, but I didn't like it when it fluctuated. Also, if anyone cares, almost everything about him made me think of Nikolai Carpathia who is the AntiChrist in the Left Behind movies.

By: Nathaniel Mounce

Nathaniel Mounce — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:14:00 +0000

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:04:28 +0000

I liked the movie. I don’t think that people who never read the comic would like it very much. Also there were way too many children in the movie theatre. Why a parent would bring their child to any R rated movie is beyond me, I geuss because it was a “super-hero” movie they figred it was kid safe. So that took away from my experience a little. There definately was a bait and switch angle going on. If you didn’t know anything about the comics I think you might have believed this was like an R rated “Mystery Men” or some other junk like that. As for the sex, I thought it was appropriate. There was banging in the comic so there should be banging in the movie. And to all the homo-phobes out there, Dr. Manhatten was a 6’5″ blue diety and all you noticed was his dong; grow up.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:04:00 +0000

By: curt

curt — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:48:26 +0000

99 luftballons is in the movie thats why i was asking where the fuck it was on the soundtrack

By: curt

curt — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:48:00 +0000

99 luftballons is in the movie thats why i was asking where the fuck it was on the soundtrack

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:18:28 +0000

Okay, I decided after watching the trailers that I should read the comic before I watched the movie so I could enjoy it to its fullest. Glad I did, cause I could have been tricked into thinking this was an awesome movie. I'm not a Zack Snyder fan at all, too much action takes away from the plot of both the movie and the novel. Plus the gore? Ridiculous. These heroes are suppose to be normal people, good fighters, but not super human, yet super human strength was what Snyder gave them. Rorschach flying with his grapling hook instead of having to climb up the building. Adrian (who looked like a skinny wimp, mind you) kicking Nite Owl/Rorschach across the room. Dan and Laurie beating the crap out of gang members I can handle, having their bones pop out of their skin, not so much. Now, I did think it was a good movie, but that was mainly because of the parts that were taken directly out of the novel. Rorschach was AMAZING, the Comedian was as well. Doctor Manhattan was also done very nicely. I don't agree with the soundtrack for a few reasons. When you have music in a movie it has to have some flow to it or else it just seems like the random mixings of a DJ. 99 Red Ballons? Ridiculous. Period. I think enough has been said about the sex scene and I won't give it anymore attention than it deserves. The ending… whatever. Didn't make sense or grasp the whole concept of the novel, at all, but whatever. Too much to say about that. Mainly, what gets me is the at times total disregard to staying faithful to the novel when time wasn't even an issue! Adrian's secretary gets shot through the chest, NOT the leg! Why did that have to change? Because it looked cooler? It wasn't a grinder in the jail to cut the bars, it was an arc welder! Boyfriend made mention arc welders are big, I say it's a fucking movie, you can make a fake one whatever size you want and put in special effects like it works! Rorschach does not smash toilet open with guys head, but kicks it while he's on top of his bunk. In the comic that shows foresight of action, in the movie? Accidental electrocution because, well, oops.